The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-04

every hour OF his career Grover Cleveland has
stood ready 10 sacrifice himeslf on the altar of
revenue reform; that the reforms in the civil
service alone during the last two Democratic
administrations Will endure as monument
10 the courage and patriotism of Mr. Cleve-
land, when the whole miserable work of the
chicago convention will be Temem bered by
Americans only in humiliation and shame.
The campaign in which the masses of people
are invited by every art of the demagogue and
oy every appeal TO prejudice to depart from
the principles of common honesty, we must
appeal TO the high moral sense of the Ameri-
can people, to their National pride, to their
sense of honor. The American people have
never yet proved dishonest, / believe they
never will. We shall need as our leaders men
whose careers have been tempered in the
herce heat of repeated conflicts. If there is
any doubt as to the courage OF General Bragg,
go ask the battle-scarred veterans who faced
MIN at the second battle OF Bull Run, at South
Mountain, at the battles OF Fredericksburg
ana during the long struggles of the Wider
ness. During these days of professions and
crowded streets. in Indianapolis, the old vete-
rams who wore the blue and the veterans VIII o
wore the gray, have paid their tributes of love
ana honor to their old commander. All the
world honors the man who knows how to fight
IN time of war and how TO forget and love in
time of peace.
II in this great civil battle which must now
De fought to the end it should be the pleasure
OF this convention TO nominate who fought
under the Stars and Stripes, and another of
'equal Yalor who fought under the Stars and
as one man under the old veterans, marching
together, face to face in deadly conflict, but
shoulder TO shoulder under one banner on
which should be inscribed 1.-The National
Honor Shall Be Preserved"
Proudly we present you the name of General
bragg. We love him for the battles he has
fought through long civil life or for his long
Ialtnful service in the cause of Democracy.
we love him no less for his bravery in the bat.
Ties he fought on the tented fields. We love
MIN because he never worshiped at the glitter
ing shrine OF temporary success.
We love him not only for the enemies he has
made, but because ne is the friend of honest
men and an honest dollar. We who have
gathered in this convention have thereby
Pieoged ourselves to maintain this struggle
lor honest money.
We have enlisted. We have enlisted for the
commander, General Bragg will be in the
thlckest of the fight. He would be lonesome
anywhere else. He would gladly buckle on
MS sword as a private in the ranks, but We ask
you in the name of those who love him in
Wisconsin and on behalf of hundreds OF thou.
sands who wait expectantly in other States
VIII 1t not be best to let the gallant general
Lead the charge
After Jones' nomination of Bragg, Mr.
Hartridge of Florida said that when the
Florida delegation came to the convention
1t was for the purpose of presenting the
name OF Grover Cleveland, but because
they believed that the civilized world was
standing to-day with its ear acute, to hear
the sound coming from this convention