The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-17

has rented large store next to the La
clede House as the headquarters of the
straights. This room will be fitted up and
ready for business by next Sunday and 1t
will be one of the liveliest camps in the
field. DR.. Shattinaer does not belong to
the House of Want and is not, therefore,
trying to break into the House of Have. He
resides in a neat two-story brick cottage at
22O9 Sidney street and enjoys lucrative
practice as a physician. He is young
and active man and apparently sincere IN
his belief in the principles OF his party.
He Joined it in 1892 because he was dis
gusted with what he believed to be the
corruption of the two old parties and that
is one of the principal reasons why he is
opposed to combining with either one OF
them now. The doctor must have sui
fered at the hands of some unscrupulous
reporter for with rare and unnecessary
caution he declined to consent to be inter
viewed unless l agreed to write my ques-
tons and his answers on carbonized paper
so that he could have q copy in my hand
writing in case / should misquote him to
his injury. My first question was:
''Do you think it advisable or proper to
affiliate with any other political organiza-
ton or to indorse the candidates of such?"
s'Not if that organization be Democratic
or Republican," was his reply.
"Why2"
because the Populist party originated
in an attempt at independent politics; be-
cause there never has been known a case
In history where any reform was achieved
by an old party; because, while there may
be honest and well-meaning men in the
Republican and Democratic parties, both
those parties are honeycombed with cor
fuption."
The speaker paused before giving utter
ance to the following significant sentence:
1.-The Endorsement of any man VINO has
not definitely severed his connection with
either the Republican or Democratic par
ties would make the Peoples party an ad
junct of the party whose candidate had
been Endorsed, and would result in the
utter humiliation of its organization"
why are you specially opposed to in
dorsing Mr.. Bryan"
"Mr. Bryan may be q true, liberal
minded, even radical, man, but his cleo
ton by no means signifies the triumph of
principles which he may personally favor.
Laws are made by Congress, not by the
President, and the people have absolutely
no guarantee that Democrats in general
have suddenly become purified and will
give US even SO little as the free coinage of
silver, in view of their black record in the
Senate and House of Representatives on
this very question. The Democrats have
merely taken up the popular cry for free
silver to save their party from utter de-
struction, to the verge of which it has
been brought by the odIum attached to
their last administration They are catch
ing at the free-siIver issue as drowning
man catches at straw"
A picturesque Populist is J. Harvey Da-
Wis, popularity known as "Cyclone Davis"
The Cincinnati Enquirer bestowed this So
briquet upon him on the occasion of his
memorable debate with General Hardin,
who was running for State Attorney on
the Democratic ticket in Kentucky.
On that occasion General Hardin did
not show up well, and in its report OF the
affair the Enquirer said that the general
had been deceived in his man and that he
had struck cyclone. Mr.. Davis manner
is quite breezy, but not in a cyclonic way.
He stands several inches over six feet and
wears a black SLOUGH sombrero with a
brim so wide that Mr.. Davis does not need
to carry an umbrella. He is member of
the National Executive Committee and Is
an ardent silver man. He has Just re-
turned from campaigning tour through
ALABAMA, where he had been talking sill
yer and Populism. When I heard that, /
knew that he would not express an
opinion on the question of indorsing the
Democracy, and he did not. He is one of
the first lawyers in the State to leave the
Democracy, and did SO at time when
that party had a majority of ITO 600.
Owing to the existence of the People 8
party that majority has been reduced to
$4,000. At the last election the Populist
vote was 10000, and Mr.. Davis predicts
that it will reach 200 900 this year
''If the Republicans in Texas don't vote
the Democrat ticket" he ADDED, 1.-THE
Populists will defeat the Democrats by
50,0O0.''
when did you leave the Democracy"
asked.
~ left it when Cleveland wrote that the
silver dollar was a dishonest dollar" re-
piled the Cyclone.
When asked as to what he thought OF
the proposed Endorsement of Bryan he re-
piled that he aid not care to express any
opinion ON that subject. He had no au.
thority to speak for others. and he did not
want to say anything himself this early in
the campaign. Mr.. Davis is a mem Der of
sbe National Comm ittee, and is spending
the greater part of his time consulting
with Chairman Taubeneck and preparing
for the W ork of the convention.
Sergeant-at-arms Mcdowell returned
from Little Rock, Ark, to-day. He re-
ports lively time at the Populist State
Convention over the question of indorsine
Bryan. The motion to indorse was de.
ieated by vote of 1871 to 1901. This
vote is characteristic OF the strong fight
that is being made by the friends of silver
Opinion here is that unless the political
weather changes the silver men will not
be able TO control majority Of the 1906
votes of the Peoples Party Convention
and secure the Endorsement of the Demo
cratic nominees.
A cloud without the necessary silver lin.
ing is oyercasting the Democratic sky
The Populists are not so easily sirened a:
the silver-tongued orators of the Democ
racy had believed. The former knew thai