The San Francisco call., 1896-10-28

confusion resulted. In 1887 the ratio was
fixed at to 16 but this not being enough
2-100 of grain OF gold was added in order
to equali5e the two ratios. The Republi-
can party is and always has been the
TREND of silver. From 1893 to 1853 we
coined over SIC. 600, 600 of that metal and
from 1853 to 1873 upward OF $65, 900, 900.
From that date TO the present time we
mintei $552 $50, IA.
''All down the line of the Democratic
rarity you can read their inconsistent and
wild statements regarding the financial
condition of the country.
"They have said that among other de-
piorabe things the demonstration of sill
yer would lower the price Of wheat Well
you have seen by the market quotations
OF the last few days how that argument
has been answered.
'Yet a few more days and every argu-
ment of the Bryan orators will have been
answered in the same manner. They also
say orr per capita circulation has run
down; but | need not tell you how false
that statement is and how wealthy we are
compared with other nations.
"Of the act of 1873, the crime they now
call it, for an answer point to the
glorious record of the Republican party
lapplausel the years OF prosperity, the
decrease of the National debt, the finances
of the Republic on sound foundation
and the good coin of the realm honored
among the nations of the earth.
He who runs may read, and all will
read and be convinced ere Novemb ber 3,
and the truth that is in the Republican
party will prevail.
"The avowed purpose OF the Democratic
party is to array the South against the
North, section against section and class
against class. The Republican party has
never elected President on these lines.
Such q man is false to his country and
would tear down the temple of liberty.
~ do not believe that the millions of
voters of the forty-fve States of this
Union will elect to fasten upon the coun-
try the oligarchy of free trade and free
silver, and that is all that can be hoped for
III the choice of Bryan. 1t is contrary TO
American principle and American pa
triotsm. [Applause.] The Republic Will
live and Its glorious institutions will con-
tinue to prosper, with protection its watch
word [Great applause and cheers from
all parts Of the house..
Chairman Booth introduced ]. G. Camp
bell Immediately after the rendition of
"Old Glory" by Mrs. Nellie Holbrook
Blinn.
The speaker'sre might be summed
up into these facts: Silver is not the
main question at issue now, but pro-
lection. which will open up the
factories dUO HILLS VI lu6 UulIeQ
States in preference to the mints;
protection against immigration which has
brought 15, 900 900 people into this coun-
try in fifteen years, to good purpose, but
which is sufficient for the time being, but
which threatens the livelihood of the boys
and girls already here; the prosperity of
the country for twenty years under Re-
publican form of government, and the ter
rible depression which has existed during
the past five years.
'sThe time has passed. said the speaker
in prefacing his remarks. ITO give figures;
we must at this time consider what ire
the facts that we know exist. We know
our mills are closed and we want to hear
the wheels of our machinery keeping time
to the song of the wind"
Touching upon the financial ques-
tion Mr.. Campbell stated: .Four
years the surplus was the pane of the
Democrats life. Where is that surplus
now? We have gone $3.50, 600 600 in debt