The San Francisco call., 1896-09-10


wear his hat this morning.
Home protection and international BIZ
metallism make the best basis for bust
ness and prosperity.
If the average Stocktonian has the big
head to-day no one will ask questions
about how he got it.
The equalizers have fddled with the
figures and we must both dance to the
tune and pay the piper.
We have celebrated Admission day in
fraternal union and now we return to
party politics and call the Democrats to
repentance.
By estimates based on a school census
just taken Chicago figures out a popula-
tion of 100000, so the 1.-TWO Million Club"
cannot afford to adjourn yet.
Growers indifference to political parties
in this campaign would be the biggest
thing OF the kind in sight were it not for
the indifference of all political parties to
him.
When the wage-earner and the producer
go to the polls in November they will bear
in mind that every vote for Bryan and
free silver is also a vote for Bryan and
free trade.
The lone voice of Tom Watson, crying
in the wilderness, pierces the uproar of
the campaign with its plaintive wall like
the sound of the whangdoodle mourning
for its first born.
The saying of Benjamin Harrison, "Re-
publican success never did disturb busi-
ness,' is one of the truths that business
men reflect on, and they will cast their
votes accordingly.
The assessments of San Francisco have
been raised and those of the railroad COM
pany have been lowered, and once more
the spoilers ask derisively, What are you
gong to do about it?'
To promote home industry, 70 increase
our commerce, to maintain our financial
stability, to uphold the Supreme Court
and the Federal Government, we must
work with the Republican party and vote
for Mckinley.
Bryan in his speech accepting the plat
form of the Silver party gave great deal
of taffy to the silver Republicans who in
tend to support him, for as there are not
many of them and taffy is cheap he could
afford to be liberal
From thu increased vote cast in both
Vermont and Arkansas we can see how
great Is the interest the people are taking
in this campaign and how necessary it is
for Republicans to organize and bring out
their full strength in California.
"The first duty of nation" said Nc
Kinley in a speech at Cincinnati on Labor
day, 1891, sis TO enact laws which shall
give to its citizens the widest opportunity
for labor and the best rewards for work
done. 1t is on that platform the great
champion of protection stands to-day. and
it is for that reason the Republican party
nominated him and the people Will elect
him.
For shrill whistling to keep ones cour-
age up commend us to the st. Louis Re-
public. 1t has just declared "The Vermont
election is really verdict for Bryan and
Sewall, as the November returns will
show" OF course it goes without saving
if that is the kind of verdict Bryan and
Sewall wish they will be sure to get it, and
the Republic may be whistling in Novem-
Der as merrily as now.
Democratic orators and organs continue
to assert that the panic of 1893 was caused
by the characterization of silver in 1873.
but the people will remember that under
the Republican system of protection the
wealth of the country increased from
$4,000, 100000 in 1870 to $65, ,0O0, 600, 600 in
1890, and that no crash or disaster came
until the free-traders got into power and
began to break down the industries of the
people.
While the Palmer Democrats denounce
the Bryanites for proposing to revolution
lze our finances they propose almost the
same thing themselves. The Chicago
platform is for silver monometallism and
the Indianapolis platform for gold mono.
metallism. Neither of these suits the
people or is in accord with the best in
terests Of the country. We must have
bimetellism, and that we will get by the
election of Mckinley.