The San Francisco call., 1896-10-23
THREE CERT AIN TIES
SAYS Mcgowan
They Are Death, Taxes and
the Election Of William
Mckinley.
The Senator's Neighbors in Hum
boldt Are Adopting a Busi-
ness View of 1t.
PROTECTION FOR W0BKMEN.
All Big Industries of the Northwest
Unan imous in Reputation of
Organism.
PROTECTION FOR woBKMEN.

Senator Frank MCGOWAN of Eureka ar
rived in this City Wednesday and is at the
Lick. He has been on crutches during
the present campaign as the result OF an
accident last July, but still maintains an
active interest in the present controversy.
To CALL reporter he said yesterday:
The three certainties now are death, taxes
and the election OF Mckinley. The people of
ing the political affairs from a business stand
point and many enterprises to be 1naugurated
are predicated upon the election OF Mckinley
Notably among these proposed ventures is the
construction o g. railroad from Shasta County
to Humboldt Bay. l have yet to hear of any
enterprise waiting for the election OF Bryan.
The people oil Northern California have been
shamefuIy treated. The protective duty has
been taken off lumber. our chief product, and
as a consequence $4,000 900 worth of foreign
lumber has been sold In the United States
since the Wilson bill became law. This has
deprived us of market, taken that amount of
money out OF the country that should have
been paid for our own labor, and given labor
and money to foreign labor and manufacture e.
The Government has received about $45Oo
duty on these importations of lumber.
the people of our country engaged in the
sheep business have been reduced almost to
absolute poverty by the present tariff laws
wool being on the free list. Mr.. Bryan promises
no relief whatever TO this class OF our fellow
citizens. He boldly declares that he is in
the ruin his policy has wrought
There has been impor ted into the United
States over $23, 100000 worth OF wool since
the Wilson bill went into effect AS it was pro-
duced by cheap labor on cheap lands it sold
for much less than our wool men could sell
their product; the consequences were that our
wool was not sold. the cheaper article being
taken by the buyer, and our product remained
on the hands OF those who raised it,; they had
no money to pay Shearers, teamsters or others
who worked for them. AS lands depend for
heir h.ir
and the price OF product, the failure OF our
wool market for US brought the price of lands
down so low that so per cent of the former
value cannot be obtained. a great number of
our sheep ranches are mortgaged and the ac-
cruing interest is simply taking the ranch |;
however, in most instances, the banks refuse
TO take deeds OF the places, claiming that If The
owners cannot make interest it is OF little use
for any one else to try. The men who nave
money thus loaned almost invariably say:
"Wait until Mckinley is elected and all will
be we'll"
THE CALL, however, has called the attention
of the people OF this State III some very ably
written articles on both these questions, show
ing most effectually how the Wilson tariff law
has depressed and o most destroyed these TWO
industries which in former years under pro-
tective tariff yielded labor and property to
many people ana brought osperity to a
goodiy number of our citizens We appreciate
very highly what IHE CALL has done for US in
this behalf.
The Republicans will carry Humboldt by a
fear az the earlier part of the campaign of an
adverse result. but our people, who are
sensible and patriotic, have come to the con-
clusion that there is nothing in the wild
wall OF wandering Wilie' for free silver; they
cannot see how Tree silver would give day s
work to any OF our people; how it would pre-
vent the importation OF foreign-grown wool or
foreign lumber, or protect single industry
against the disastrous competition OF cheap
labor.
If we start the wheels of industry the labor
that gives spirit, life and promise to all our
institutions will be the magnet 10 draw into
circulation the money now boarded because
OF the lack of confidence in our present poor
Industrial system. Then if q voter had no
knowledge of the financial question, or the
benefits of protection, or the disasters of low
tariff he could not hesitate TO cast his vote
for Mckinley because of the marked difference
in characters OF the two candidates. Mckinley
represents ali that is dignified, patriotic and
conservative in our National life; he is q true
patriot who has risked his life in defense of
the Institutions OF our country; he has un-
swervingly maintained a wise and inte iigent
championship OF American labor and has ever
been the defender OF the best elements in our
Industrial life. Every interest of our country
would be safe in his hands.
Mark what l tell you, Mckinley will be
elected by large majority, confidence will be
restored, business Will revive, labor will be
again engaged, and every Bryan advocate who
has enough sense to pound sand in gopher
hole will be proving au alibi for the next four
years for the benefit OF himself and children.