The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-18

terror of the State abandoned the Democratic
party, when they abandoned to a large extent
the candidacy of Mr.. Budd, that is the county
of the State that gave to him for Governor OF
the State plurality of almost IL, 900,
Now, then, the delegation that I am repre-
senting here to-day made the fight for Mr..
Budd in San Francisco; we all participated in
in II, and the chairmen of this convention,
Mr.. Gould, must say to YOU, that in every bat
tie of that campaign, whenever the call was
made, the San Francisco Democracy responded
TO his call, and as the result OF that action this
large majority was rolled up.
There are great matters here to be considered
by the party and appeal to you to harmoni
US, to let US vote on these questions. Don't
drive US out of the party and you will get as
large plurality for your nominee for Presi-
dent as you did for Mr.. Budd, but each one OF
US will go back and take off his coat and roll
up as large one for any one they may nomi-
nate no matter who he may be.
There is another matter of which wish to
speak. Two years ago this State Convention
adopted platform on the railroad question,
in which you, gentlemen, made the candidates
for the office of Railroad Commissioner accept
pledge that in the event of their election
they would reduce fares on the Souther Pa
cjfic IS per cent. l want to call your atten-
ton to the fact that for the first time in seven
adoption of the new constitutions commits
sioner was elected on such a pl atform. and
want to call the attention of the farmers OF the
State to the fact that the first fight that came
before that commission was a fight on their
behalf; want to call your attention to the
fact that every farm in the State of California
was interested in that matter; want to call
Your attention to the fact that the eyes OF every
farmer in the State were turned toward this
commission, to see whether or not they would
obey the behests of the Democratic party and
give to the farmers the relief to which they
were entitled; to the fact that when your eyes
were turned there the same attacks were made
then as now upon that commission. The state
ment was hurled broadcast to the world that
the Hon. James l. Stanton was under the con-
troll of Buckley, and that the farmers would
not receive from him the support to which
they were entitled.
That statement was made during the cam
paign, and in the face of that statement before
the election he was elected by the voters Of
the Democratic party of San Francisco by a
plurality of over $500. In the face OF that
statement, this man not only took the pledge
to reduce fares per cent, but he tookGhe
pledge of the Democratic platform and intro
duced it as the order which was finally made /;
and as reward of his honesty and as reward
of his integrity, he comes to-day before the
Democratic party of the State of California,
and he says to you:
Gentlemen, the statements that are being
made here that this delegation is controlled
by Mr.. Buckley are false. l give you my word
for it. l tell you that they represent the bone
and sinew of the Democratic party of Califor-
mia; that they are the Democracy OF the City
and County of San Francisco"
In the face of that statement the statements
NJ ra and
man who redeemed your party and saved the
State of California for you for the Democratic
party-that man is to be turned out of this
convention and is told to go back. The Demo
cratic party of this State says: ave won't &C.
cept your word as against the word of ire
sponsible persons in the State.
1 say to you, gentlemen, that you can't
afford 10 do it. 1 say to you. farmers, that
when the bread and butter for families was
concerned you did not find him false, you did
not find him recreant, yon found him standing
on your side you found him giving the relief
you asked, and now, when he is here present
ing his word TO you in the interests of the
Democratic party of this State, ask: Can you
afford to turn him out?
Now, 1 want to say another thing. 1t is
bad for Democrats to be always fighting; it is
bad enough to fight the enemy on election
day. Why shouldn't every man here want to
harmonic?
was before the committee on credentials
last night, and there was some statement made
about our delegates not being bound by the
action of this convention. Let me say, we
want to be bound so far as the National plat
form is concerned. Now, as far as municipal
parties are concerned, if the representatives of
the Junta are up here trying to drag municipal
politics into the State Convention l say the
Democracy should repudiate it. What diff
ference does it make to US who the Tax Collec-
tor of San Francisco is? We want to place in
the halls of Congress men whom we know to be
friends of the people and friends of all those
great issues recognized by the Democratic
party. What difference does it make who is
dogeatcher or poundmaster or Tax Collector Of
the City of San Francisco2
This delegation has been misrepresented In
great many things. I say they stand to-day
pledged on all the question: that can come be-
fore this body, and they have instructed Dr.
Stanton TO vote for them a unit ON every
question that can come before this body. And
the main question on which DR.. Stanton is in
structed is the free and unlimited coinage of
silver.
Now, gentlemen, that is one issue that con-
Germs the people OF the United States at the
present time to q greater extent than any other
issue that can come before you.
The chair-Mr. Clunie, you are not
speaking to the question.
Clunie-Wel, if YOU shut me olive
have had great many shut-offs here-I
must stand it. 1 shan't appeal from your
ruling.
Clitus Barbour came forth to reply to
Clunle. He got along nicely until he
wandered off to ST. Louis and on among
the Eastern bondhoIders, and then he got
yanked back to the report of the commit
tee on credentials. He spoke OF the Re-
publican National Convention, "about
which the thunders and lightnings are
playing" and Chairman Gould called him
back to the question. Barbour at once got
in on the lightnings again and the chair
man raped him down and the conVeDtioa