The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03

public charity is less invoked and the free
"souphouse" is unknown and unnecessary.
Tremendous cheers.l When confidence is
shaken misfortunes come not singly, but in
battalions, and suffering falls on every COM
munity. [Applause.1 No part OF our popula-
ton is exempt. 1t may come from one thing
or 1t may come from another. Doubt in the
business world is death to business. [App1ause
and cries of That's right."1 We have it now.
We knew the hour it came. [Cheering.l We
know what brought it Trenewed cheering] and
hope we know how to get rio of 1t, Tire
mendous cheering and cries of "You bet we
do."l
We have had 1t in the United States to a
greater or less degree from the moment 1t was
settled in 1892 that your protective tariff laws
were to be changed. IApplause.] 1t contin-
ued until the changes were actually made and
still longer, until the people in 1894 elected a
a Republican National House of Representa-
tives and made it impossible to cut deeper
into the industries of our country. [Great ap-
plause.1
When the doubt OF further changes had been
thus removed, then came the realization Of
the destruction which that tariff law had done
to some of our great industries, entailing an
injury felt in every State and community of
our country. Then following that was loss
to the treasury from insufficient revenues un-
der that legislation. Then the run on the
geld reserve. then bonds to make that gold
reserve good. Then the obstruction in the
Senate to any emergency legislation which
would supply the loss of revenue entailed by
that law. and the very character of that re-
sistance in the Senate to legislation which
would increase the revenues only increased
the uncertainty. [Applause.l Then with all
these burdens upon us the Chicago plutform
with its reactionary provisions came to fur ther
fret the country. The effect of this platform
upon the business world has been character
lied not By Republ blicans lone but by the old
and trusted isadeS OF the Democracrlc party
as menace to every invested interest in the
United States. Revolutionary in character
and directly Leading to National dishonor and
partial reputation. tCheering.l
The people this year are engaged in great
National contest to restore the confidence SO
sadly shaken by the succession of events
which have briefly named. In less than five
weeks they will speak and make known their
decree. What will it be, men of Ohio and
West Virginia? [Cries OF mckinley, McKin-
ley" followed by tremendous cheering.l
If the people shall with ringing and I'M
pressive voice declare four weeks from next
Tuesday that the public credit shall not be
lowered, the National currency shall not be
degraded, the peace and tranquility of this
Government shall not be broken, the revenues
OF the treasury shall not be longer insufficient
for the needs of the Government, and then
that the tariff shall no longer be inadequate
to protect the American workshop and Ameri-
can market, business activity will return, con-
fidence will come back again, courage viii take
the place of fear, work will be resumed and
prosperity will come to bless and benefit us all.
[Great applause.l God grant to the American
people the wisdom to guide them in the right.
[Great cheering.l