The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30

last night Metropolitan Temple was
crowded into the halls. Even the gallery
steps were utilized as seats. Many ladies
were in the audience.
A large bonfire blazed at Fifth and Mar
ket streets. Cassasa's band played at the
TEN pie entrance and afterward inside.
There was plenty of enthusiasm. Mention
of the names of Senator White, Congress
man Mcguire and Mayor Sutro brought
out ovations of applause and cheers. The
Congressman bowed his acknowledge
ments, but the Mayor was not there to
hear his name cheered to the echo. He is
In Napa County.
Applause followed the appearance on
the platform of the vice-presidents. Of
the list of Independents the following
were present: Stewart Menzies, George
K. Fitch, Joseph Leggett, c. NJ. Shortridge,
D. Gilbert Dexter, Clitus Barbour, W. NJ.
Bunker, James H. Barry, Richard Lam
bert. w. Macarthur, John Fay, John P.
Dun, R. l.. Mann, W. ]. Buggy and Max
Pepper.
Due credit was given by Congressman
Mcguire and other speakers in well-turned
words to The CALL, the Examiner, the
Evening Report, the Washington Star,
the San Francisco Star and to mbrose
Bierce, the Washington correspondent, for
his fidelity to the cause and to Davenport
and Swinnerton, the newspaper artists.
When Congressman Mcguire mentio ned
the name of Congressman Johnson there
was q demonstration in the audience.
When he mentioned the name of the
other members of the California delega-
ton, other Congressman from other States
who had helped in the fight at Washing
ton, and of Senator Morgan of Alabama
there were enthusiastic applause and
cheers.
The meeting was called to order by
James H. Barry. When he concluded his
remarks the vice presidents were nicely
settled in their chairs. Mr.. Barry said:
You know for what purpose this meet
ing mas been called. 1t has been called TO
ratify the action of Congress over the in
famous funding bill. am here simply to
introduce the chairman of the meeting,
the Hon. ]. D. Phelan."
The applause that greeted Chairman
Phelan when he stepped forward was
almost deafening.
Mr.. Phelan said: Ladies' and gentle
men: l am not here this evening TO make
a speech. There are others here who have
more information than | have, and they
will address you. Certain of the Southern
Pacific lobbyists at Washington declared
that the opponents of the funding bill in
California were communists and anarch-
lists If this be true, then every body IN
California must therefore come under this
category. ALI of our Representatives at
Washington, save one, fought gallantly
against the infamy, and that one has been
shown up in his true light OF fawning
servility by the local press.
1--WE maintain that this funding matter
is simply business proposition. In 1862
the Government gave the railway certain
privileges, IN return for which it took
shortly to become due Tle railroad
people want the time on the liens to be
extended and the debt to remain unpaid.
The people of California, however, de-
mand that the lien be foreclosed.
when the Government shall have fore
closed several different things may hap
pen. We may have Government owner
ship of the railroads. Loud applause.
'On the other hand, if the road should
fall into the hands of another corporation
we will have what we have been so long
anxiously waiting for, transcontinental
competing railroad.
1--WE who have lived in this State all our
lives scarcely appreciate to what extent
we are in the power of the railroad. 1t
hens US in on the east, the south. the
north, and, strange to say, even in the
west.
"Our delegation at Congress is repre-
scented here tonight, and through its
spokesman will tell Us of the fight. We
wish to show them, that they may tell
their fellow-representa at Washing
ton the kind of citizens who oppose the
passage of the infamous refundiug meas
ure."
Mr.. Macarthur, as a labor representa-
tive, spoke as follows after chairman Phe-
Ian:
81 will preface my remarks with the
following trite complet:
Honor and shame from no conditions rise.
Act well thy part, in that the honor lies.
GAS l recalled the couplet of Pope I
thought how great a common ground it
constituted between various revolutions.
AS l stand here, representative of the
laboring men of California, | am de-
lighted to voice the praise of the laborers
for their honored representative whom
believe has been esteemed by the laboring
class longer and more zealously than all
others.
"There is one thing l wish to say here
this evening-something that may per-
haps be not exactly in place. [ wish to
voice the grateful thanks to our honored
Congressman on behalf OF the American
seamen. Congressman Mcguire has done
for the seamen what Lincoln did for the
slaves"
Js y. Odll III, W llO OiLGAdbcO do S6CItldIY
of the meeting, read the list of vlce-presi-
dents and the following resolutions. The
resolutions were unanimously and very
vociferously received and adopted near
the close of the meeting:
RESOLVED, That we the citizens of San Fran
cisco, IN mass-meeting assembled, do hereby
hereby heartily indorse Congressman Mcguire,
Barham, Hiborn and Bowers, Senators White
and Perkins OF California and Senator John T.
Morgan OF Alabama for their able, earnest and
determined opposition to the consideration OF
the PACING Railroads infamous refunding bill,
whereby It's passage was prevented at the last
session OF Congress, and we entreat them 70
continue their laudable efforts in our behalf in
the future; and
ResolUed That we Commend Congressman
licly made, to vote against the funding bill !
and earnestly urge them to strenuously sec
ond the efforts of their colleagues to defeat the
measure; and
Resolued, That we tender to Senator Goebel
and his colleagues in the Legislature OF Ken
lucky the heartfelt thanks of the people of !
for their efforts to repeal the char