The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
Financial and Tariff Questions
Discussed by a Trio of
Orators.
REED DAY" AT LOS ANGELES.
AL Southern California Will Greet
Names FaYorite Son
To-Day.

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Oct. 26.-One OF
the best meetings OF the campaign was
held here this afternoon by the Repub-
licans. The Democrats had a meeting
billed for to-day as well, and in order not
to conflict the Republicans held theirs in
the afternoon. 1t was an open-air meet
ing and was largely attended. General
Chapman, Colonel Eddy and ]. c. Camp
bell were the speakers.
General Chapman was first introduced,
and began by referring to the fruit indus
try of this State and the evil effects Of
Democratic tariff legislation upon it. He
discussed the silver question, showing that
the value of the silver dollar of Mexico
was but half that of an American dollar,
and saying that it was the intention of the
Democrats to turn out an irredeemable
silver dollar worth no more than the
Mexican. The speaker contended that
silver was only a commodity, its value be-
ing subject to the same laws as other COM
modities, rising or falling with the in
crease or decrease of production.
The general went into the history OF
the American coinage system, showing
how the ratio between silver and gold had
been changed by law in order to equalize
the commercial and the coinage values.
In 1858 law was passed taking away the
legal tender quality of silver, except in
amounts of $5or less. He defended the
act of 1873 and denied that it had been
clandestiDely passed. 1t was before Con-
gress for three years, and its purpose was
known to every one. No complaint was
made until the product of silver increased
TO such an extent that the miners had to
find a new market for their metal Free
money in circulation than there was now.
What was wanted was confidence. 1t was
untrue that the fall in silver was the
cause of the fall IN wheat and other COM
modities That fall was due to over
production and to the law of supply and
demand.
The next speaker. ]. G. Campbell, be-
gan by saying that he believed Americans
had too much politics and not enough
patriotism. He had great faith in the
good, hard, com nonsense of the Ameri-
can people. He was Republican because
he believed that the Republican party was
in the right and he was proud to belong to
the party of honest Abraham Lincoln and
that peerless statesman, James G.. Blaine.
The speaker ikened the temptation of the
people by the apple of tariff reform to that
of Eve by the snake, with ike disastrous
results.
The loudest applause was bestowed upon
his reference to foreign immigration and
its suppression, something to which the
Republican party is pledged.
AFTER American people are provided for
will be time enough he said, ITO let any
more foreigners come in"
Colonel Eddy said he believed that the
people had made up their minds and it
was too late to change them by discussing
the general issues. He believed that the
people could be depended upon to do their
duty with mindedness and intelli-
gence. The only question was: Which
of the candidates could be best trusted to
fill the highest position in the gift of the
American people. He challenged Mr..
Waterhouse. the Populist who was to
have spoken tonight, to tell how free
coinage was to start the factories of this
country.
Colonel Eddy said that he would not
accuse Bryan of being an anarchist, but
he was treading very close to the line.