The San Francisco call., 1896-07-25

m meeting on Broadway to-day. It
began as soon as the San Francisco news
papers arrived, which is about 4 o'clock
A. NJ, and it was still in session when the
electric lights went out at midnight.
The orators are as numerous as the diff
ferent kinds of Populism that are i'm
plicitlv believed in on this side OF the bay.
There is a populism a la A. a. Bretz, an
other q Ia Thomas Roberts, others OF j.
B. Randolph, Judge Gibson. Major Waters,
Auctioneer Rosenberg, Adna A. Dennison
and many minor forms of doctrine as
numerous as the individual parts of the
large audience In fact every one advo-
Gated doctrine of his own, and fre-
quently dozen of them at one time. Re-
form meant one thing to one man and
ninety-nine other things to the rest of the
hundred people who composed one sec
ton of the crowd.
Mayor Dayie, Sterifr White, County
Superintendent of Schools Garlick and
County Treasurer Sanford have no partic-
lar kind of Populistic doctrine TO discuss.
They all have fat offices and since they
received their first salary warrant they
alone know how they stand-the Populist
rank and file have not been enlightened as
to how Populist feels in office. Thomas
Roberts, the energetic little leader of the
last strike, is somewhat fearful of the
effects of office-h holding on the average
Populist. He seems to think that big
salaries and little to do are detrimental to
disciples of the truth, but he declined to
go into details.
Mr.. Roberts was one of the first
speakers. al have been taught to believe
and do believe, +" said Tommy, that Popu-
lism is doctrine of principles. Our
greatest principle is the free coinage OF
silver, and if we indorse Bryan we shall
certainly get it. What do you think an
Oakland Populist said to me this morn
ing? He said, III we go for Bryan what
shall we get?' I told him we should get
what we are fighting for-silver coinage at
16 to 1-our great principle. Principle be
hoisted downward he said, how about
the offices?'
Snow, here comes Judge Gibson. He
ought to have been q National delegate.
He would have been If he could have slept
| in q cheap bed. When the Alameda dele
CATION went to Sacramento they were all
huddled together in close quarters and the
Judge objected. He hustled around and
| found a comfortable bed in hotel all by
himself The other fellows said he was
| too aristocratic for a Populist, and al
though the most influential man in the
county, they sent somebody else.
"Then there is old man Rosenberg. He
has done the cause of reform q lot of
harm. He has got up on the City Hall
steps night after night and during the
day, too, when he could get crowd, and
has called everybody asses who didn' t
| think as he thinks. and he never thinks at
all. He is talking ell the time and doesn't
get time to think"
At this point in his discourse Adna A.
Dennison stepped forward Adna is a
silver man first, a Bryan man next. can
didate for Supervisor next, candidate for
anything else next. and then Popuiist.
Before he had fairly commenced Major
Waters appeared, and as he is over feet
tall his appearance is very apparent.
Now look here" said the major,
whose ebony features reflected the noon.
day sun. you folks is alius talkin
bout the Democrats and 'Publicans- You
say dey press you- Why shouldn't dey
Amt you white folks pressing US all de