The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-13

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SATURDAY ......................JUNE IS, 1896
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
From St. Louis every rumor is thrilling.
There may yet be surprise party at the
convention.
The only issue local Democracy cares
for is Daggett or no Daggett.
Things look certain for the first ballot,
but everybody feels uncertain.
Leave orders for The SUNDAY CALL and
you will have good reading tomorrow.
1t would seem somebody should tell Mr..
Hanna there is such a thing as OVERRIDING it.
The first ballot at st. Louis will tell the
tale, but what the tale will be is a mystery
story.
On the platform question at St. Louis
there are about as many planks as there
are men.
After all is said and done there will be
less fun at st, Louis than at the Santa Cruz
carnival.
Bland looms up as a Presidential can
didate despite the fact there is no bland
feeling in his party.
This is q good time to remember that
accidents are liable 10 happen in even the
best regulated conventions.
The love of the convention for Mckinley |
is undoubtedly true, and perhaps that is |
the reason it doesn't run smooth.
Foote would like to sway the Democratic
Convention, but the chances are he will |
not be permitted even to agitate it.
This Congress could not do much with |
Cleveland in the White House, but it |
managed him better than the Democratic |
Congress.
1t is already evident there will be
nothing at the Democratic State Conyen- |
ton but mighty small politics treated in a
small way.
The money question that will have to be
settled first is one of wages and good
prices, and the plain answer to that ques-
ton is protection.
The Socialists are reported to have put
up State ticket in Ohio but they could
not have put it up very high, for it isn't
visible above the horizon.
The greatest issue of the campaign will
be protection. and no loyal supporter Of
that American system will abandon it for
any minor issue whatever.
Goldbug Democratic organs in the East
are showing an earnest desire to put the
money question out of sight before the
Chicago convention meets.
If the st. Louis convention declares for
gold, the money question will go over to
the next campaign, for no one will trust
Democracy with any issue.
While the leaders are selecting the
standard bearer at ST. Louis the rank and
file of the party should be organizing and
getting ready to ratify the choice.
The increase in the Republican County
Committee membership will be timely.
There is much work to be done and the
committee must have mem bers enough to
do it well.
Not one of the prairie States will admit
that any of the cyclones originated with
in its borders; each claims that every storm
started somewhere else and was blown in
by accident.
1t IS the voice of the people which has
made protection the chief issue in the cam
paign, and the same voice warns the gold
bugs not to claim the coming victory as
their triumph.
This time the Democrats of the House
Joined in a vote of thanks to Tom Reed
and the display of the conquest of their
old passions was a triumph for them as
well as for him.
The appropriations of Congress were
clearly based upon an expectation of a re-
turn to Republican prosperity under the
next administration, and the people will
see to it that the expectations are realized.
Foraker is said to be the most dramatic
statesman in American public life, and in
nominating Mckinley at st. Louis, he will
have stage, a role and audience that will
give him splendid chance to show his
talent.
Cleveland is reported to have said that
Tom Reed is the ablest leader in the Re-
publican party and best fitted to be Presi-
lent, but fortunately for the man from
Maine, the words of Grover have long ,
since lost their power to hurt anybody.
When Bland was asked if he would &C
,ept the Democratic nomination on a free
ilver platform. he promptly replied, /!
Yes, and would be elected" which only !.
,oes to show how foolish men become
when they answer more than thew ara !