The San Francisco call., 1896-10-28

scene which impresses me and leads me to be-
lieye that this great city of the West which
rests upon the prosperity OF the great mass of
our people, which cannot prosper without
they prosper-lhat this great cty.will cast its
Influence one week from to-day on the side OF
an American financial policy fOr the Ameri-
can people. [Appiause1
beg 10 express my deep gratitude to these
organizations which participated in this wei
come to-day. My friends, | am not vain
enough to believe that any part of the extra
ordinary enthusiasm when / have witnessed
between the Missouri and the Atlantic Coast
is intended as a personal tribute.
No, my friends. l want you to believe me
when say hat in this great contest it is the
principles for which The candidate stands and
not the candidate himself that has called
forth these demonstrations. [Applause.1
There is only one thing for which claim any
credit. | believe that you and others who
have EXPRESSED themselves as you have ex-
pressed Yourselves have confidence that / will
carry out the pledges which have made in
this cam paion. GApplauSe.l 1t is simp ply your
confidence that viii do wnat promise TO do
and car ry out the ideas for which, in this
mpa1gn, stand, ana LOT this only that can
claim any credit
But, my friends, what credit is it to man
to be what he seems TO be? Why, if were
other than true to the principles which / ad-
yocate | would be beneath the contempt OF
those whose sufrages l ask. Applause
do believe that in this campaign a great utles-
ton is 10 be determined. for the present at
least; do believe that the settlement OF that
question affects every man, woman and child
III all this land, ana when l see the people
stirred as they have been seldom stirred be-
fore, believe that they appreciate the respon-
sibilities of citizenship and that they intend
that their ballot shall be cast for that finan-
cal policy they believe to be best for them
selves their neigibors and their country.
i appreciate, too, the kindly feeling that mas
prompted this gift from the Hebrew Democ-
raey. [Applause.l Our opponents have some
denounce the financial policy advocated by the
Rothsch we are attacking race. We are
not, my friends We are equally opposed to
the financial policy of j. Pierpont Morgan as
we are to the financial policy OF the Roth
schilds. We are not attacking race; we are
attacking greed and avarice, which knows no
race nor religion. lApplause.] do not know
of any class OF our people who, by reason of
their history, can better sympathize with the
struggling masses in this campaign than the
Hebrew race [Applause.]
Whenever we have great contest and when
ever right is arrayed against might the exam
pie of David and Goliah is always cited to give
inspiration 10 those who fight for the truth.
David conquered not beause he was strong
he conquered not because of his might; he
conquered because he was on the right side of
truth, and i'll this contest If our Hebrew
friends will liken me TO David, let me say to
them hat as David triumphed because he was
on the right side so my only hope of victory is
in the righteousness OF our cause. [Great ap-
pfause.l
NV friends, / may be wrong. [Cries of mo,
no, and cheers. l have never claimed infal-
Iibility; but when / examine a question and
reach conclusion which balieye to be right,
when / take q position which my judgment
supports, l am willing to stand by what | be-
lieve, care not what may happen. And IN
this struggle for the restoration of bimetal-
lism there was time when had less COM
pany than l have now. [Laughterl Your
papers call me demagogue. lHisses.l There
is one thing which l am not; IL is a dema-
gogue.
demagogue is defined as a man who advo-
Gates thing which he does not believe in
order-[1 rieS of "Bill Mckinley and cheers
A demagogue is man VINO advocates thing
which ne does not believe in order to--[Great
appl ause and cheering.I This audience is TOO
responsive. [Applause.l Ny friends, let me
now get through with tnat ntence. laugh
ter aud voice, "Ain't he a peach?' and
cheersl Now let me finish that sentence. A
demagogue is man who advocates thing in
order TO conciliate those who differ from him.
fCheers.]
demagogue is man who is willing to ad-
yocate anything, whether he believes it or not
which will be OF advantage 10 him and gain
him popularity. lGieat applause.
Now, my friends, / have never advocated
during my public life single thing did not
myself believe in. lApplause.l have proven
my willingness 10 go down in defeat by advo-
eating things when was III q minority, and l
have always been willing TO accept defeat
when went down with my convictions rather
than to rise by demagogueism. lApp]ause.l l
say that here because in this clIy the papers
are against US and we have TO do our own
talking for ourselves. (Cries OF "How about
the Dispatch ?" and cheering.1
l do not mean TO slight the Dispatch, but
you know that the great bulk OF the press OF
this city are against us and that we must seek
TO reach the people directly, because we have
not the advantage that onr opponents have OF
reaching them through the daily press.
If there is anybody in this city who believes
that the free coinage of silver Will be in njurious
to this country he has right and a rea son for
voting against those who stand ior tree coin
age; but do not want any person who Is in
nj A II n 10
deferred from voting for those VINO stand for it
by any abuse that any OF our opponents may
use against US between now and election day.
/ shall be in this city for few days and
shall see as many of your people as it is pos
sible for me TO see IN that time; and snail
defend the principle for which stand before
these people, and / am going to talk 10 the
people themselves and not go to the employer
and bargain for the delivery of the votes of
the people. [Great cheering l have been
taught to believe that the ballot was given to
the Individual for his own use and that the
citizen who has the right to vote also has the
ability to determine how he ought to vote.
Therefor, in this campaign, want to address
my argument TO the individual voter and lot
to the head of firm or the president of rail-
road or a boss OF corporation. wild cheer
ing and voice, "We'll be with you Tuesday. /
Three political parties have declared that
the money question is the paramount issue
and the boiling Democrats who are helping
the Republican ticket without having the
that this money question is the paramount is
sue, and the leading Republicans have admit
ted it. And yet, when our opponents are
driven to the wall the money question ;
when they have failed in their attempt to de-
fend themselves before the American people,
they attempt TO turn the discussion OF this
campaign off from the money question and on
to other issues. [Cheers.t
But give them notice that for one week
more they have to march up to the money
question and tackle it. [Great applause.1 In
the past the gold standard has gained every
advantage which 1t has thus far gained under
cover and in the dark. And in this campaign
the gold standard having tailed before the
people, is seeking to secure its hold upon the
American people by going into power under
the cover that the Nation is in danger if those
who believe in the Chicago platform are
elected fApplause.l ! am willing 10 trust to
the intelligence OF the American people to de-
eide whether this Government is safer in the
hands of those who believe in the ability of
our people to govern ourselves or in the hands
of trusts and syndicates that have been bleed
ing the people of this country. (Great cheer
ing.1
am willing to let the American people de-
eide whether our Government is safer in the
hands of those who believe in our form CT
Government and would die to perpetrate 1t, or
whether it is safer in the hands of a few
financiers who cannot think on the money
question until they cable to London to find
out what they think. [Great cheeringl
Now, my. friends, I only came here this
oftarroo n oranf vofl nd receive vour xvordc