The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-12
LOCAL DEMOCRACY'S TWIN RATIFICATION

w oman suffrage Ctdle (entral OOHl Inlibee,
Miss Susan B. Anthony Mrs. John +.
Swift, Miss Harriet NJ. Mills, Mrs.. Ida
Harper and Miss Mary E. Hay, chairman
of the committee. Despite the fact that it
was a meeting engineered by men, and
that mannish ways of speech were some
times heard, the ladies appeared to enjoy
the affair heartily.
The chairman, in calling the meeting to
order, SAID:
81 shall not attempt a speech, for my
business is merely to keep order, which,
think, will be an easy task. | merely call
to your recollection the fact that in the
high councils of our country there has
been a fight between the masses and the
classes. The masses have won, In the
nomination of Bryan of Nebraska as
Democratic candidate for the Presidency.
II believe that, politically speaking the
question of the day is sound money as dis
tInguished from free silver. / believe that
we are unanimously in favor of the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of IS to 1.
The plank in the National platform in
favor of free coinage is directly in line
with the resolutions OF our county and
State organizations. AS a result of this
plank in the National platform we have
now as standard bearer the Cicero of the
Northwest, William J. Bryan.
1--WE also have as his companion for the
campaign the worthy representative from
the far Northeast, Arthur Sewall of
Maine.
"But did not intend to make speech,
so l will stop without going further and
will give place to the speakers of the even
ing"
D. NJ. Gavigan, the secretary of the
meeting, read the following list of vice
presidents:
gcrty C. II. Haswell Jr., Samuel Newman, J.
Q. Nealon. James OConnor, John H. Miller,
Daniel Sheerin, F. F. Strother, Thomas Ash
Glynn, Maurice Schmitt, DR.. Luke Robinson,
d. II. Bibb, William j. Bryan, DR.. w. d. Nc
Garthy, Henry WTeden, Anthony Quill, F. J.
tyre, II. B. Goeoken, P. F. Ward, NJ.
G. Sears, Joseph Castro, E. B. Young.
I. J. Welsh, Nathan Croker, d. A. Macdonald,
Martin Bulger, T. +. Treacy, Matt O'Donnell,
d. b. Nye, Robert Siering, S. H. RegenSburger,
John Mccarthy, c. C. Rivers, P. F. Dundon, w.
Sanguinetti, ]. A. Steinbach, DR.. E. E. Hill, b.
Wurthmsnn, Joseph McKenna, Z. II. Hayes.
e. T. Mills. w. G. Kisling. John Kreling,
Brown, K. E. Murray, Robert Haight, Ed
Healey, NJ. j. Kelly, P. H. Cahill, William
Glack, William P. Humphreys, p. NJ. Clarkson,
son, j. F. Winters, CIV. Pope, DR.. H. r. Nor
ton, ]. q. Whaley, John Walters, James Ryan,
William Mclaughlin, John Egan, F. A. Brown
ing, P: H. Fay, Wslker Z. Graves, ?. T. Finn,
Frank Lawler, Thomas Burke, J. o. Bennett, D.
Becker, c. W. Rivers. H. Doeseher. w s. Nolan,
J. J. Rafferty,, J. B. MeCloskey. John oBrien,
man Joost, J. ]. O'Brien, James Ward, C. w.
Buck, James Z. Kenney, DR.. A. z. Mulligan,
]. b. McManus, George Larsen. NJ. Bishop,
Arthur 0'Brien, L. J. Dolsn, w. H. Ring, p. j.
Carr, r. l. Barry, c. ]. Harrigan, Z. J. Crane
ii. NJ. Owens, J. II. W1tte, James Slattery, B.
Conway, II. B. Morey, George Lacombe, p. H.
Stanley, H. Mulcreavy, IL. Zimmerman, T. J.
Lowney. /. H. Goldmeyer, Joseph wanne-
macher, J., ]. Mcdonnell, A. Barry, William
May; H. N. G. MangeIs, John Phillips,
duff. Samuel Haskins, ]. NJ Crane, p. Callag-
han, Joseph Sophey, D. Hartnett. E. T. Tenant
?. Reilly, J: T, Doyle, James j. Donovan, T. ].
Gallager, 7. ]. Lynch, George MoElroy. Will
liam Fahey. Thomas Godsil. Dennis Kelly,
Isaac Levy, T. ]. Dorgan, Assistant Secretary
William Bell and James 1. Twohig.
Colonel J. J. O'Byrne said he had hoped
to follow the other speakers and not to
precede them. He said whenever popu-
lar protest against great, common foe
was needed, young man was usually
found TO take the leadership. This was
the case in the nomination OF Mr.. Bryan
"a grand National protest." pursued
the colonel, "has been inaugurated against
the system whereby the blood ana sweat
of American labor are converted into gold
for the dowries of the American brides of
foreign mobiles. We should not be forced
to submit TO the heavy golden yoke of
these men. l have new name for them
not gold bugs or any other unmeaning
term-but Mammonites, worshipers of
the false god Mammon.'
The sentiment evoked a maudlin ard
rather profane protest from befuddled
individual in the gallery.
Put him out! Put him outl" cried the
crowd.
"Steady, steady" observed the gallant
colonel, mildly. Have you anything to
say, sir?''
But the man was just vanishing through
the door under the escort of a pair of
police officers and held his peace.
"More than once" continued the speaker,
when order had been restored, sit has
happened that free people have been
forced by unjust oppression at the hands
of money kings to rise III their might and
demand redress. A Spanish proverb says
the man who knows not history is blind,
seeing nothing but what reaches his ewes
Let us not be thus blinded, but rather look
at the present in the light OF history's
torch.
''But 1 must give place to better speak
ers. / will only take enough time to give
voice TO a word of warning. Already the
sneaks and panthers of our enemy are GO
ing about through the avenues and by
ways of our society, limiting that Mr..
Bryan is not sound on this or that public
question. / beg you to believe them not
searching investigation into his life and
record will show what he is-a man worthy
to represent the American people and lead
them to q season of glorious National
prosperity"
The Coloners eloquent ADDRESS was in
terrupted by frequent bursts of applause.
At the conclusion of Colonel Byrne's
speech the chairman introduced the Hon.
r. B. Terry, who spoke as follows: Il
suppose that by the broad definition given
by our Presidential candidate, YOU
are ali business men. suppose on the
other hand that to the narrow and re-
stricted definition of our Republican
antagonists, none of you are business men
unless you are money-lenders.
II maintain that in the Republican
convention at st. Louis the overwhelming
preference of the people for constitutional
money was not expressed. In the conven-
ton at Chicago just adjourned the senti-
ments OF you and of me and of four-fifths
of the people were boldly and eloquently
proclaimed.
THE result of the Republican convention
at st. Louis was known months before it
convened. The whole affair was manipu-
lated by Mark Hanna. who is such friend
of the workingmanl The California silver
Republicans who went to the convention
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