The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19

pie of this country to accept such dollars, and
such coinage would not be OF any possible
value to the mine-owners. but this is not what
they propose.
They insist, and the Chicago platform de-
clares, that they shall have the right TO bring
all the bullion Of all the world, all now
coined ana uneolned In other countries, all
now mined and all the vast stores yet I'M
discovered in the mountains, to our minis and
nave 1t coined at our expense and returned to
them with q law attached compelling the peo-
pie OF this country TO accept all dollars thus
coined as full legal tender for all debts, public
and private; for all products sold; for all
services rendered; 1or ali labor done, at 100
cents on the dollar. The man OF the factory,
the mill and the shop cannot compel the
mine-owner to accept his labor at double
price. Why should the mine-owner be given
ducers of the country to accept their silver
product a double its market value? Will free
coinage result in deprecated dollar? Mr..
Bryan at his Madison-square Garden meeting,
before all of the audience had left, declared
that in his belief opening our minis TO the
free and unlimited coinage of the worlds sill
yer would Immediately advance the price of
silver from 90 cents per ounce. its present
bullion value, to 81 % per ounce, its coinage
value in gold.
Is there anything in history or the expert
ence of mankind to justify such belief? Can
the American people afford TO chance the bust
ness, the business prosperity of this country
and of its rs 600, 600 people, to the pellet of
any man, however distinguished, when that
belief is in direct opposition to the accepted
JuNSIuSllI OI IudDkluQ9 AS MI. FOTdk6T mas SO
well said, "Can we afford to make an expert
ment station of the White House ?"
What is the free coinage of silver? There
are many people in this country who actually
believe that under free coinage our minis will
be sort of Government thrashing-machine (;
that the mine-owners will feeQ their bullion
into the front end while the people stand
around the other END of the machine and the
dollars run out into their pockets. Such is not
the case. OF all the bullion that will be
brought to our minis not one dollar will go
into the treasury of the United States. We.
the people, will pay all the expenses running
the machine and the same men who feed the
bullion into one end will hold the bag into
which the dollars fall at the other.
You may open yonr minis to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver when the mine
owners of the world, with the dollars we coin.
can build pyramid whose apex reaches TO
the eternal stars. and when it is builded and
completed there is not one man in the United
States who can take just 81 from that pile I'M
less he has 100 cents worth of labor or the
product of labor to give in exchange. and
whenever man in this free country has an
opportunity to exchange his labor or his prod
uets for money he ought to insist upon receiv-
ing in payment the best dollar that the civil
lied worl affords.
The silver advocates tell us we have been on
a gold basis since 1873 and we admit it. Is
there mortgage in the State of Ohio which
bears date prior to 1878? Has not every
dollar that has been borrowed by Ohio
farmer, or by any Ohio man, on note ana
| mortgage, been paid to him in gold or money
equivalent TO gold? Is it just that he should
rowed? But when do the mortgages of the
farmers and mechanics become due?
The ordinary term OF mortgage on real
estate is from three to five years; very little
money is borrowed for longer term by small
borrowers. Your time to pay is coming soon.
Where will you get the new cheap money in
which to pay? Is 1t possible that all the
farmers of Ohio will be prepared when their
mortgages come due to pay them off, principal
and interest even in money worth so cents on
the dollar? The fact OF it is, my countrymen,
! you do not expect TO pay and you cannot pay
| your present mortgages when they become
due You will be prepared TO pay the in
tereSt, you may be prepared to pay part of the
| principal, your hope is to renew from time to
| time at the same or at cheaper interest rates,
your entire indebtedness is Cancelled. But you
are now asked 10 vote for policy which will
drive capital out of the country. When your
| mortgages come due if you are not ready 10
pay in full you cannot Ienew, certainly not t
as favorable rates as you have now.
There was another big meeting at night
in the tent. The speakers were Governor
Hastings of Pennsylvania and Repre-
sentative McCleary of Minnesota. Both
speakers were enthusiastically received.
Several delegations called at the close OF
the afternoon meeting. To the Akron
delegation. one OF the largest that visited
the city, Major Mckinley said:
1 was especially delighted to see the great
delegation from Akron in the parade to-day.
1t occurred to me as saw you passing the re-
viewing stand that you had not left anybody
at home. [Applause.l I am sure your pres
ence here has contributed much toward MAX
ing this most successful meeting, and per-
sonally / feel especially honored to see you
come over in such large numbers on this our
opening day, This is one of the largest poll IT,
cal meetings, if not the largest, ever held in
the State, and it is only the opening OF the
nd in 1909 at
when looked over an audience of fifteen or
twenty or more thousand people at the open
ing of the campaign, my second nomina ton,
said if this is the opening, what will the close
be? And so 1 thought to-day as you were pass
ing thank you for your call. [Great ap-
plause.l
1t was quite dark when the Elkins
Cadets and a large delegation from Salem,
Ohio, called.
Major Mckinley was tired and had gone
to his room to take a short nap. The
bands played six or eight marches and he
gave up the notion of slumber and made
two more speeches. Judge Amber of
Salem made a short address and Major
Mckinley responded in few appropriate
remarks.
Major Mckinley then turned to the Ell
kins Cadets. He was heartily cheered.
After the tumult had subsided he made a
speech of welcome and was greeted with
rounds of applause.
Major Mckinley entertained Senators
Cullom and Thurston, Governor Hastings,
Governor Bushnell, Congressman Nc
Cleary and a dozen Canton friends at
dinner this evening.
HARRISON WILL SPEAK.