The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-02

and persecution which, purlolnlng the plum
age of "patriotism," begins by denying the
first tenet OF American Iiberty-freedom to
worship God-and proposes to punish religious
~eliefs which il does not share by, de,
Driving those who hold them not only of
their. political privileges, but of the
natural right of earning their ssubslst-
ence in the fields OF legitimate labor
We denounee further the action of the late
Republican State Convention in having formed
a meretrcous alliance with this Jezebel OF
politics. which is conspiring TO raise false
issues to befog the ignorant and mislead the
unthinking at the very time when all the truly
conservative forces of the land are needed 10
act in Unison for the good OF our common
country.
Such principles and purposes as are pos
sessed and professed by this combination IN
degrading utilization cannot be harboreo py any
political organization without torieltng the
confidence OF the people, and we suDnlt 70 tile
candid judgment OF our tellow-cltlzens, ~ ~
spective OF past party connecton, W4etneA
they shall ratlfy by their SURFACES inns e ~
rupt and loathesome conspiracy against natu-
raj right, against domestic peace ana dgdinst
the constitution, which was framed 10 estap-
lsh justice, TO insure tranq Unity. 10 pl4ito s
the general welfare and to secure the Dress,
iugs of liberty to ourselves and our posterlty
and which guarantees to every cltlZeu Inc NC
exercise OF the religion OF his cholce, wn hi.a
protects the rights of conscience ana pronlplts
forever the requirement OF religious test as
. qualification to any office or pubic trust rus
The liberal principles empoaieu py 15 3ina
jefferson in the Declaration of independence,
and sanctioned in the constitution, Whlch
make America the land OF liberty and the
asylum OF the oppressed OF every h4uon, nave
ever been cardinal dogmas of the Democratic
creed and every attempt 10 abr1dge the pres
.ent privilege of becoming citizens by re-
stricting the immigration OF the INDUS
tFipus and worthy OF foreign lands we con-
denim as q revival OF the spirit which
for a time imposed upon the statute books the
alien and seditious acts which our ancestorsso
reSolutely resisted and repealed, ana at the
same time we heartily approve all legitimate
efforts to protect the country from an INVASION
by. professional paupers and conylcts; and we
demand the rigid and con tlnuouS enforcement
of the laws against Monaghan immigration
and the importation OF foreign Workmen 10
degrade American labor and lessen its wages,
for we invite none hither except the free ana
voluntary and assimilable members OF our
common race.
:McNab was on his feet when the read
ing ended and quickly offered resolution
of his own, saying that he had drawn 1t
with the thought of getting 1t into the
State platform. He argued that his
briefer resolution covered the issue IN a
style BETTING State platform, while Mr..
Coffey's would afford a number OF planks.
T.. The resolution was as follows:
ResoEped, That the delegates from the Fourth
Congressional District favor the adoption OF
the following plank in the platform OF the
State Convention:
pies OF Americanism established by the
founders OF the Republic, and true 10 the
words and spirit OF the american Con-
sutution, declares It's opposition 10 the
introduction OF any religious test into
our political system, and announces its opposl-
ton 10 what is known as the American Pro-
Tective Association, and to all other proscrlp-
tive religious political organizations.
."It is not becoming or dignifed in
Democratic convention" Mr.. McNab
further agued, Ito SO construct the recital
OF its principles that the public may think
that it adopted its principles not because
they are inherently right, but because
Republican convention had done some
thing or other"
Gavin then proceeded to vigorously urge
a special reason for adopting anita. P. A.
resolutions. The occasion offered the
speaker a chance to again defend himself
from the charge of sympathy and affllla-
ton with A. 2. A. s and to get back at the
Democrats who continually charge him
with having negotiated a. P. a. indorse-
ments for mis- friends in the last campaign.
There are men in San Francisco, he
declared, 'who are going about denounc-
ing this man and that man as A. ?. A. s
when they are not, that they may get
some petty, beggarly advantage. We have
found them even in this organization &C
cusing leading members in this way.
While the a. P. A. exists this is some
thing that decent men will be forced to
feel"
The argument was that the a. P. A.
should be downed, that men, innocent of
affiliations with it could not longer be in
iured thus by INSCRIPTIONS enemies. lie
thought his resolution most likely to find
its way into a State platform.
:. John Foley, who is candidate for State
Senator or anything, seconded both reso
-lutions with strong voice and much Amer
lean history.
George T. Marye, who had been looking
over both resolutions, briefly put sugges-
ton that went.
ave all subscribe to every word in both
resolutions" he SAID. land L therefore
move that we adopt both, using Mr.. Cot
:fey's as preamble"
There was instant and cordial assent and
1T was so.
= McNab had set his tongue with hair
trigger. and that no fool might get in
something to spoil his programme, he
shouted as quickly as the chairman ended
his parliamentary declaration, "Mr, Chair
man, move that this convention do now
adjourn"
Clitus Barbour bobbed up with an
anti-funding resolution which he wanted
to offer, and McNab withdrew his motion
for that purpose only. The resolution
quickly went through when it was read as
follows:
We are opposed to the funding of the debts
due. the Government from the Pacific rail
roads. We demand that they be proceeded
against by foreclosure and sale, and ii the up
set price is not bid by any other purchaser we
demand that the Government bid in the prop
. critics and operate them for the public benefit,
and we ask that our delegates TO the National
Convention be instructed to labor for declar-
alton of similar tenor i'll our National plat
form.
An adjournment sine die quickly fol-
lowed and McNab was relieved and gayly
triumphant.
Democrats could not last night recall
another Congressional convention in this
State which had been held on a few hours
warning on notice sent out in the small
hours of the night with Ssh! sh!" to
every body concerned. Most OF the dele
gates didn't learn of the convention"
until last evening.
The way in which McNab stole forth in
the darkness with his moccasin tread and
suddenly bouncing on the unsuspecting
Mcguire declared him nominated for
Congress was highly amusing to many.
If the entire Junta delegation should
be seated at Sacramento and the Buckley
delegation wholly shut out this affair of
last night would thus be made the regu-
lar Democratic Congressional Convention
of the Fourth District and no second one
would be held.
Should it turn out that way McNab's
Congressional convention would become
historical. McNab created it and when
the right instant arrived McNab ended it.