The San Francisco call., 1896-10-20
MR. BRYAN AND
THE ITALIANS
Denial of the Story Re
Gently Published in
Chicago.
Judge Mcguire Gives Some His
tory of Congressional
Proceedings.
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.
Argument in Favor of Much.Dis.
cussed Plank in the Chic. go
Platform.
GOVERNMENT BY INJUNCTION.

nee for Congress in the Fourth Congress
sonal District, addressed a meeting of
Democrats at Bersaglieri Hall, corner of
Stockton and Union streets, last evening.
The regulation bonfire flashed in front
OF the hall, and, as usual, there were flags
and pictures of w. ]. Bryan in every con-
venient place.
The following officers were announced:
President, 7. Bacgalupi; vice-presidents-
Q. Pescia, G. A. Devote. L. D. Bacigalupi,,
L. Rottanzi, 7. A. Spinetti, T. F. Cavag-
naro, c. o. Fanda. q. Ravenna, A. Mar
dini, f. Cavagnaro, E. Daneri, G. Dondero,
d. Devincenzi, A. CodegIia, J. E. Caglieri.
L. Bianchi acted as secretary.
T. Bacigalupl called the meeting to or
der and introduced w. II. Afford, chair
man of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, as the English-speaking president
of the day.
Mr.. Afford read a telegram from ex-
Congressman Caminetti asking him to
denounce the lie that was being circulated
against Mr.. Bryan to the effect that he
abused Italians on account of their
nationality.
]. A. Devote took up the subject of Mr..
Bryau's alleged abuse of the Italians. He
admitted that the Omaha paper with
which Mr.. Bryan was connected did say
something disparaging concerning Ital-
ians. The paper said they were no better
than Cinnamon; that they were class of
anarchists and dynamiters. But Mr.. De-
voto contended that Mr.. Bryan had moth
ing to do with those expressions.
Having disposed of the story from
Omaha Mr. Devote gave up the remainder
of his remarks to the silver question.
Judge Mcguire was introduced and was
wi tod hxyf hoa a,1di 10
that in public life. as in private life, he
stands for the manhood of the country; not
for any of the accidents of wealth and po-
sition, but for the man himself; not for
the corporations, but for the people, de-
manding equal opportunities for all and
declaring that there shall be special privi-
leges for none.
INV position is such that I must there
fore appeal to the men of the country. and
so / come to you, for you must know that
have no mighty corporations or other
associations of capital behind me-; said
the speaker.
In giving refutation to the story about
Mr.. Bryan, Judge Mcguire said that he
served in Congress with Mr.. Bryan, and
that his expressions in regard to the Ital-
ians were favorable and, In fact, coincided
with those of Judge Mcguire himself.
When bill was before Congress, having
in view the exclusion of great many
Italians, and particularly directed against
the majority of the Italians. Judge Ma
guire said that he as a member of the
Committee on Immigration opposed those
the exclusion of vagrants and criminals
of every nationality, but he stoutiy con-
tended that the honest and industrious
countrymen of Christopher Columbus and
Americus Vespuci, who gave this magnii-
cent continent to the world. ought to be
welcomed TO this country.
Speaking of the scheme to refund the
Pacific railroad debts, Judge Mcguire de-
clared that at one time it looked as if the
railroad people were about to defeat the
of the Pacific Coast, and
in their dire distress he and others called
on Mr.. Bryan, beseeching him to help
them. With half an hours preparation
Mr.. Bryan made speech which, Judge
Mcguire declared, saved the day for the
enemies of the funding bill. He said that
if Bryan is elected the funding bill will
never be heard of again.
Touching government by Injunction,
which is condemned in the Democratic
National platform, Judge Mcguire paid
his respects to Judge Jenkins of the
United States Circuit Court in Ohio. He
said that Judge jenkins was sent to Wis
consin to make law which no Legisla-
ture and no Congress would ever make
Judge Jenkins issued an injunction for
bidding any person from quitting the en-
ploy of certain railroad either with or
without notice, and when some of the
men, exercising their right as citizens of a
free country, did quit, Judge Jenkins had
them arrested and turned them over to
the officers of his own court for punish
ment. These men demanded q trial by
jury, but this was refused. If they had
broken a law made by Congress they
would have o right to trial by jury; q
right that none could deny. But when
they violated law made by Judge Jenk-
ms alone they lost their right to jury
trial.
M. M. Estee, w. II. L. Barnes and
Irving M. Scott were criticized for chang
ing their views on the silver question.
Ben Butterworth, who wrote a pro-silver
letter to Senator Teller last March and
who is talkingfor gold now, was also held
up to rldicule.
Judge Mcguire dwelt at considerable
length on the silver question. He said
that it was not fair to alege that Mexico
and China are to be judged as silver
standard countries, because the poems and
coolies of those countries have not the iu.
tell;gence and the political power to pro-
tect themselves.
F. Cavagnaro made an address in
italian, arousing considerable enthusiasm.
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