The San Francisco call., 1896-09-09
JUDGE SPENCER
ON THE OUTLOOK
Says Republican Success Is
Next to a Ger
tainty.
SILVER AND FREE TRADE
Can't Understand How a Work.
ingman Can Be a Demo
crat.
THE MKT LEGISLATURE.
1t Has the Work of Electing a
United States Senator to Do and
Must Be Republican.

Judge E. B. Spencer of Lassen County is
in the City stopping at the Russ House.
Judge Spencer is an old Republican war
horse, a member of the Legislature, and
candidate for reelection, which is the
same as saying that he will succeed him
self.
In talking of the political outlook last
evening Judge Spencer said:
The thing in politics that 1 have never
been able to understand is how a laborer,
a worker, can be a Democrat. The thing
is Inconsistency itself. Now 1 have been
reading Bryan's speeches carefully, and
upon my word it seems to me that they
should cure the workers of this country of
any leaning they might have toward
Democracy. There is not word of argu-
ment in them-simply fat statements, un-
supported by either reason or fact.
Mr. Bryan proclaims himself as the
friend of the workingman, and all in the
same breath he declares himself in favor
of giving the work to the foreigner and
opening our mints to foreign silver-to
pay what wages NAV be earned-at home
here under his pronounced system of free
trade.
"Mr Bryan is the most pronounced free
trader in the country" continued Judge
Spencer. He carries the free-trade idea
further than any other man who has given
public utterance on the subject. There is
no doubt in my mind of the election of
Mckinley. The sober, second thought of
the people is beginning to set in, the
country over, and will overwhelm dema-
gogism with an absolute certainty. have
not done much in the campaign yet, but l
am about to get out to work.
There has been very little agitation up
in the mountain counties as yet. 1 have
done some considerable travelling in this
State and through Nevada since the OPEN
ing of the campaign and have taken pains
to learn the sentiment of the people and
from all | have seen am convinc d that
the Republicans will poll their full vote in
this State. What losses they have sus-
tanned have had their full compensation in
gains from the opposite party.
81 was over at Reno, New. short time
ago. 1t is popularity understood that
everybody in Nevada is for free silver
coinage. Sitting in the hotel / asked a
Democratic friend how many Mckinley
votes would be cast in Reno. He said, "A
dozen, perhaps-not more than twenty at
the outside
THAT evening another friend asked me
to attend that evening the formation of a
Mckinley club. | did so and discovered
big crowd-150 names were subscribed
as charter members. That simply shows
what reliance may be placed uDon the
average Dem ocratlc boast. When the
workingman comes to realize that free sill
yer is inseperably linked with free trade
in the tenets of the new Democracy he
will be very careful of how he votes to
perpetuate the current hard times. l GER
tainly expect to see the Republicans carry
this State. Republic ansentiment is grow
ing rapidly. 1t is necessary that the next
Legislature be Republican on account of
the duty imposed upon that body to elect
q United States Senator
''The State Senate will be Republican
beyond perad venture on account of the
holdovers. but enough members of the
House are to be added
Speaking of the progress of the cam
paign Judge Spencer said: ''Up in the
mountains, as l have said, very little has
yet been done, but things will soon begin
to warm up. l have heard the speeches
of Congressman Mccall. General Barnes
and Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee. They were all
great speeches, unanswerable in their
arguments. Their effect will spread over
the entire State"
Judge Spencer expects to return north
in few days and take an active part in
the campaign.