The record-union., 1896-09-26
CAMPAIGN FAIRLY OPENED.
Largo and Enthusiastic Republican
Meeting.
Speeches Last Evening by D. e
McKinlay and Judge Davis
Of Oakland.

ally opened In this city last evening,
when d. E. McKinlay, candidate for
Presidential Elector, and Judge w. r.
Davis, Oakland's "Old Man Eloquent" /"
addressed an overlooking audience at
the Metropolitan Theater. Irving M.
Scott was to have appeared with Mr..
McKinlay, but was deferred from SO
doing by death in his family, and
Judge Davis, at his request, filled the
place, and filled it acceptably.
The meeting was called to order by
A j. Bruner, Chairman of the Repub-
hcan County Central Committee. who,
having presented Win. J. Davis as
Chairman Of the meeting, read the
names of the following gentlemen who
had been chosen to act as Vice-Presi-
dents: A Heilbron, j. w. Wilson, M.
Howard, George 0. Bates, P. Newman,
J. 0. Coleman, Ed. Taylor, E. G. Atkin-
son, d. Gillis, Joseph Steffens, Jacob
Olsen, w. f. Odell, George Rider Will
lam Land, Talbot H. Wallis, l.. l..
Lewis, William Beckman, John We'll,
A L. Frost, Charles Barnes, Max Horn
lein, John Breuner. Phil Herzog, Will
lam Johnston, Dwight Hollister, w. w.
Greer, ]. J. Campbell E. Gladney, Will
lam Davidson, William Robinson, Har-
~ Rodgers, Charles Holmes, L. p. Will
Jams, P. Frazier, J. r. Welch, Bing
Bryer, George Newman, Charles I.
Jones, Frank D. Ryan. Crawford Cox,
William Lampert, Robert Joy.
MIR. MKINLAY'S SPEECH.
Chairman Davis, after a few pointed
remarks introduced Mr.. McKinlay, who
lost no time in getting down to his
work
Sentiment, in politics, he said. was
something of the past. The people de-
mand more from party than mere
platform without any attempt to carry
it out. The Republican platform
was so simple that any one might un-
derstand it. It dealt with the two main
issues Of the day-protection and the
tariff-in plain, honest manner These
two questions were the root of all the
issues, and he would therefore contine
himself to them.
The free silver men said the Repub-
licans were gold bugs. The Republican
platform said nothing Of the kind 1t
declared for international bimetallism
without a quibble. International BIZ
metallism meant the use of two monies,
and that, with the concurrence Of the
money using countries Of the world,
these monies should be of equal DEBT
paying power the world over without
charge for exchange.
Two weeks ago a 16-to-1 dollar was
known as a 53-cent dollar. 1t was then,
but not now, for to-day the silver which
went into a United States dollar was
worth but 81 cents in the markets or
the world. Legislation can give value
to nothing in the world, and the only
thing which can possibly give such val
ue is supply and demand. The great
law of human selfishness would not al
low a gold dollar worth 100 cents to
circulate when there were dollars with
which to pay debts worth only ol cents.
Even honest Californians would likely
take advantage Of the opportunity TO
pay their debts with cheap money. Nat
urally gold would disappear, and sill
yer would be the money. When the gold
had been withdrawn the SbOOUOO,oOO
now in circulation in gold coin Woulo
have to be replaced. This demand
would naturally increase the price for
the white metal, but could not raise II
from 81 cents in value to 129 cents,
which it would have to reach before, al
the ratio of 16 to I. it would be of equal
value with the dollar 1t was called upon
10 replace.
'T3," the speaker traced the measure
from its inception down to the present
time, showing that when the bill first
passed silver bullion was worth 81 20
an ounce. and that from 1878 to the
present time the attempts had been
made to bring back the value Of the
white metal to the original figure
81 20. These attempts failed because
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money or anything else. A carpenter
had said to him that the same monetary
standards maintained under President
Harrisons Administration as at this
time He had worked every day and
got So 80 a day, but Bryans cry Of l6
10 ! meant to him sixteen days to loaf
and one to work.
The free silver people said that under
q system Of free coinage everything
would be manufactured upon a silver
basis Then the people would turn TO
China, Japan and other silver standard
nations and say. Come 10 US and we
VIII take your silver and charge you no
discount for it." 1t would all look very
nice, but when the Chinaman came to
buy the American would demand two Of
his silver dollars instead of one, as for
merly. In other words, prices would
20 I'D, but values would remain un-
changed Cheap money could raise
prices. but could never raise values.
The silver men said that under a system
Of free coinage the farmer could get
81 a bushel for his wheat. This was all
very true, but to-day the farmer could
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