The San Francisco call., 1896-10-31
THEY ARE, FREE VOTERS.
Southern Pacific company's En-

Southern Pacific Company's En-
pioyes WEI Parade In Force.
The following document is a sufficient
reply to the charges made by Democratic
hand organs to the effect that employees of
the Southern Pacific Company have been
forced to take part in the parade:
AN APPEAL TO THE VOTERS OF SAN FRANCISCO
COUNTY.
We, the undersigned workingmen and voters
of San Francisco County. hereby appeal to all
citizens of San Francisco Coun tv to unite with
us in defense of our wages, our homes, the
prosperity OF our State and the honor of our
country.
We are the employees of the Southern Pacific
Company. 1t has been asserted. not once but
many times, that in advocating the cause of
honest money in this campaign we are being
"coerced" and "intimidated" by our superior
officers. 1t has been charged that we are
guided IN our political actions by subservience
to the com panys interests and fear OF off,
cial displeasure. This is not only totally false,
but ~ is gross and gratuitous insult to our
manhood and intelligence. We are men, not
towards. We are citizens, not slaves. We re-
sent the insult which is. offered to us and pro-
pose to show our resentment at the polls.
We shall vote as unit for sound money and
we shall do it because, OF our own free will
and Judgment, we are convinced that the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of
16 TO would be injurious to our individual
interests as wage-earners, detrimental to the
welfare OF the State and disastrous to, the
United States as a Nation. We have not come
TO this decision unthinkingly. We have
reached the conclusion which we have delfb-
efately, and having, reached 1t We earnestly
appeal TO our fellow-citizens to stand with us.
The free coinage of silver at ratio of IL to
] must result in deprecated currency and
cheap dollar. The silver advocates confess as
much when they claim that the prices OF all
comm odities would risewhen measured in our
coin. We do not want cheap dollars AS in
dividuals we are entitled to good dollars for
our good work. AS nation, this best country
on earth is entitled the best currency.
The depreciation OF our silver coinage must
inevitably drive all gold out OF the country.
History proves this and nobody denies II. All
our debts abroad are payable In gold only. TO
pay these debts would take twice their face
value in 50-cent dollars. Ii, as nation, We
tried to pay these debts thus doubled In value,
1t would be certain bankruptcy. LII we did not
try, but insisted on paying every debt dollar
for dollar in our deprecated coin, 1t would be
Reputation. We do not wish 10 see the Ma
tion a bankrupt, nor do we wish TO see the
Stars and Stripes faunted before the world as
an emblem of reputation and q badge OF COM
merciai dishonesty.
Thirty-fye years ago, when Lincoln called
for troops, the railway men OF the west re.
sponded SO that many of the railroads could
hardly be operated. The danger which threat
ems the country to-day is, We earnestly believe,
no less grave than 1t was then; ana once
again, we as railway men propose 10 respond
to our country's call.
We appear to you TO stand by us. We appeal
to you as our friends and comrades and as fell
low-citizens of a land that we all love. There
Is no ''enemys country" in the United States.
We are all one people whatever State We live
in or whatever our calling may be- and we ap-
peal to you've call on YOU You've we imptore you
We ask it for the sake of our country. We ask
IL for our own sakes to protect our own
wages our livelihood and our homes. We ask
it, too for your sakes-in behalf OF your own
business, in behalf OF all the industries and
commerce of the American people. We appeal
to you 10 vote for sound money, for honor and
prosperity.
w. H. Ayers. Harvey Adams 81. w. Allen, 81.
A. Albright, X H. Abbott. F. Antony, T. Ander-
son. James H. Allen, L. Appleton, q. w. Adams.
M. ID. Brown T.. II. Brown. = j. Butler, Charies
W. Bliss, :. G. Bur,oa D. 7; Berry g; g. bfowa, rs1
rick, Harry Brewer, ]. A. Butier Lawrence
Roland. Michael Bsarratt r. Bird, Patrick Burke,
John j. Barry, J. n. Barstow George Bramhall.
J. r Ber:e Bon, w: c. Boelen. L Boand; ,
c Conneil. II. B. Cady, w. i. Crossman, A. 8
Cannon, II. I. Cripps, j. p. Christie, Patrick
Crowley, J. NJ. Cecil, FRANK w. Clapp, John Con-
way,tJohn Crossman, B. j. cummings, y. l. Car
Joe Coffey, ]. ]. callaghan, George ). Collins
Ed 4. Duea, James Doolin, g. w. Dean, N.
Dyke, ]. K. Dlen. c. II. David, J. T. de Roco,
LOUIS Danjus. John ]. Downey, Frederick Denges'
L. g. Duces, William Dempsey.
John Edwards, Charles p. Elya, w. ]. Egan.
w. B. Faulkner +. b. Freeman, j. w. Favman,
George II. Fish, John j. Ffnnegan. w. Freeman,
James Farrell, Ed Ferguson. M Fitzgerald. j.
r. Farrell, John Faherty. Owen Flanagan
h. II. Gerald. j. p. Gelinas. +. Gallagher M. A.
Gardner, NJ. +. Guildea, b. w. Griffin. William
Calvin i. II. Gray. w. l.. Garner, a. NJ. Gwin, J.
Greaney, James Gidea-
w. ]. Hardy, William Henry, R. J. Hughes, C.