The San Francisco call., 1896-10-21


not so comfortable, we are not so con-
tented, we are not so prosperous as we
were a few years ago. And where prosper
ity is impaired discomfort is spread.
''What is the matter with the conditions
OF the American people to-dayf Is there
a man here tonight who questions the
truth of nv declaration that the trouble
with the American people to-Gay is that
somebody else is doing the work and re-
ceiying the wage that should be received
by the American workingmRn. lGreat
1--WE have had in this country during
the whole of my public life, ana before
that, a great controversy running along
the line of what should be the best meas
ures for promoting the welfare OF the peo-
pie of this country. We have discussed
1t in every way, we have ransacked vol
umes of political economy, and still there
is difference of opinion.
81 have gone over the whole ground OF
protection and free trade and we have car
ried that matter to the point Of demon
stration. l stand here to claim judgment
on the matter l claim a verdict from the
intelligent wage-earner that the policy OF
doing the business of this country in this
country is the best policy. l claim tnat
it is demonstrated that the period during
which the policy of protection OF American
industries existed was period OF prosperl-
ty unparalleled in the history OF the world.
II began under the firsl great Republican
chief magistrate, Abraham Lincoln Tre-
mendous applausel and reached its cul-
minatIon und er the last Republican chief
magistrate, Benjamin Harrison Ihat
period of great prosperity will be resumed
under the next Republican chief magis-
trate, William a roar OF applauseJ Nc
kinney"
When the applause had subsided and
he ba hos ard ha
now, my friends, let US anticipate the
wave of success which shall roll over this
country November by rising to our feet
and giving three cheers for William Nc
Kinley."
The challenge was uproariously re-
sponded to. Canes and handkerchiefs and
hats went into the air like flight OF
birds. Resuming the speaker said:
"My San Francisco friends, we are not
only going to elect Mckinley and Hobart
by an overwhelming majority, but we must
have strong Republican majority in Con-
gress, and among them we need the help
OF yo1r able representative, Mr.. Loud, to
whom l ask you to give larger vote than
ever before. He has ably earned this mani
festation OF your confidence by the un-
usual influence he has established IN the
House. Few mem bers have ever attained,
so early in their service, the chairm9nsnlp
OF so important a committee as that on
poStofhces and post roads. and 1t is much
to a district to have the benefit of the in
fuence that such position gives. Mr..
Loud is one OF the strong men OF the
House and can GO more for his constltu-
ents than half dozen new men.
There is no name that stands higher In
the list of business experts than Professor
Munhall of England on the question Of
the progress of the peoples of the earth.
He is a student in this field, and in taking
his data from the American census, says:
1t would be impossible to find any paral-
lei in all history for the progress in wealth
of the American people for the period from
1880 to $780, That was the period when
the industries of the country enjoyed the
benefcent protection of the Mckinley
bill.
"Mr Munhall says every day that the
sun shines in the United States it sees the
accumulation of more than two and a
half millions of dollars, and that is more
than one-third OF the entire accumula-
tion OF all the rest of the world
THAT is wonderful tribute to our peo
pie.
Now, my friends, there has been a
change in our affairs and jim this story
since 1892. Is there any doubt as TO what it
is? 1t seems 10 me that all we have to do
is to point to that record, TO that splendid
past where We rested only q few years ago
"
10 our position to-day and say, Here we
are Great laughter.
81 have a very clear idea of this Wilson
German abomination as to It's relation to
the interests OF California, and if | thought
you didn't have an equally clear idea
would proceed to PROFOUND it 10 you, but
1 don't think so. [Applause.] Is there
anym an here-a single indivldual-who
does not know the effect on Cal fornia of
the repeal of the Mckinley bill? a
voice-'There is not one'-laughter.
NOW, nv friends, l know that in my
own part OF the country great disaster
has fallen as result OF that unhappy leg
islation. We are not doing the work that
we used to do and that we ought to do.
The work they used TO do, the values they
used to receive, have been transfe rred
to England. Our people do not like it.
The sound Of the spindle was one tine
sweeter to my ear IN my own little town
than was the song of birds. For it was
the symbol OF the prosperity OF good
people. | was up there last summer.
There was the same beautiful picture. The
sun shone, the river sparkled under 1t, the
trees trembled and futtered in the soft
wind, and in their branches the birds sang.
But the mills-ah, there was pail upon
the landscape. The mills were silent; the
song of the spindle was not there.
81 was in England since then. l saw an
English wool manufacturer. He told me
that he was enjoying great prosperity; his
mills were running right along and he was
laying the foundation for new mill. He
congratulated me on the fact that
our people had come to a proper
sense of political economy and had
repealed that Mckinley bill which
he declared was contrary to every
principle of right. He really had no no.
ton of the relationship between the clos
ing of the mills in our own country and
the opening of the mills in his. The
last year of the operation of the Mckin-
ley bill $86, 600, 600 was paid in wages to
tue wool-workers of this country, and in
the past year $40, 900, 600 was paid in such
wages. No less than $46, 600 900 that should
be circulating among the people of the
country has gone 10 England. And all
those dollars were good American dollars,
worth 100 cents, and not dollars that
shrink from 100 cents to 53 cents between
Saturday night and Monday morning.
[Applause.l
's1here is not man who has studied
the question for day who does not know
that prosperity cannot be obtained in any
country unless the wage-earners are
allowed to work and earn and spend their
wages. / have heard it said that what we
want IN this country is more money. That
IS true. As the American people do not
steal their money. the presumption goes
that what IheV want is chanca tn earn