The San Francisco call., 1896-10-30
Bryan. He was frequently applauded
during the course of his address.

Bryan. He was frequently applauded
during the course of his address.
The mascot of the evening rendered a
brief recitation in an acceptable manner.
Mr.. Gator resumed his speech and ex-
planned his ideas on the silver issue. lie
said that the ratio of 16 to l was and is
based on the estimate that gold and silver
should bear to each other in value the re-
lation that they bear to each other IN
volume, eauged by weight in ayolrdu pols.
Mr.. Gators peculiar intonatioii lndl-
Gates that he was formerly an auctioneer,
in which vocation his lung power must
have been of inestimable value. during
the peroration of his address. during
which he made several scriptural quota
tions, Mr.. Gator was visibly affected while
speaking of the snfferings of the poor peo-
pie with whom he declared that he was SO
deeply in sym pathy.
He again predicted that California
would give $4,000 majority for Mr.. Bryan.
The Treble Cleft Quartet sang two more
songs, calling forth hearty app ause.
Mrs. Alice Tugaskis recited Joaquin
Miller's pro-silver poem that was printed
in last Sundays Examiner
Mrs. Frona Eunice Waite was intro
duced as the president of the Woman.s 8
Bryan Free-silver Club and said that ii it
were not for the fact that an election is
impending she would advise the voters
present to sit quietly with folded arms
and let things lake their course, for she
believed there is no power on earth that
can prevent the business of the world from
being conducted on bimetallic basis.
Mr.. Reed, she had heard, is soon to be
in this City to enlighten the people on the
question of the tariff She had been EN- :.
ployed in the State Labor Bureau for
several years and had investigated the
condition OF the poor people. Her lnyestl-
cations had led her to the conclusion that
protection can do nothing for the people
of California. She had paid particular
attention TO the boot and shoe industry
and found not more than per cent OF the
shoes worn in California are manufactured
In California. Despite all the talk about
protection the fact remains that Eastern
manufacturers are able to sell shoe in
this City cheaper than you can buy 1T in
Chinatown.
England, the lady said, is owned by
100 men. Naturally one would suppose
that those men are very rich, but she
thought not, for they are constantly COM
ing over to marry our heiresses IN order TO
keep from working.
There are two classes who are in favor
of the gold standard, Mrs. Waite said.
The first is the man who has gold to lend,
and the second is the man who doesn t
know a living thing about the financial
question.
Mexico was declared to be more pros
porous than ever before, and this was due
to the silver standard. France, the only
nation that uses common-sense in 'finan-
cial affairs, the lady said, maintains the
Iatio of 1512 to l. ana the French silver
coin is good in England or anywhere else,
because the credit of the French nation is
behind it, ana that is all that gives any
circulating medium its value. More than
that, nobody. but Frenchman can buy a
French bond, which is right. When
France decides to issue bonds she doesn't
flop down on her stomach, like Uncle Sam
does, begging Rothschild, Morgan ct al. to
take our bonds at 104, when they are
worth 124. French people who buy French
bonds know that when those bonds are re-
deemed it will be half in silver and half IN
gold. That is the way in which they main-
tain the bImetallic standard. =
A tribute was paid to the financial ability
of President Cleveland who, though 'he
had made a muddle of affairs in the Ma
tional treasury,:yet had been able 20 save
So, 900, 600 on salary of $50, 900 year.
Mrs. Waite predicted that California
would give $4,000 majority for Mr.. Bryan.
Reel B. Terry made a humorous free
silver address, paying high tribute 10
Mrs. Waite and to Mrs. Clara Shortridge
Foltz, whom ne had heard in one of her
great speeches.
Mr.. Terry. seemed to think that Califor-
MIA would give majority of $4,000 for Mr..
BRYAN.
The meeting closed with cheers'for Will
liam Jennings Bryan and Frona Eunice
Waite.