The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
HON. E. F. LOUD.

suffrage, Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. Nellie
Holbrook-BIInn and Miss Hay.
After the song by the quartet, &. l..
i. Taylor, regular Republican nominee for
Mayor, came upon the platform and was
greeted with hattering cheers. In return
ing thanks for the honor of being selected
as chairman of the meeting Mr.. Taylor
announced that he was the regular Re-
publican nominee for Mayor of this City.
He said that he had been Supervisor for
the last two years and had always tried to
do his duty.
He might have committed errors. but to
err was human, and he would not claim
infallibility. After his long experience as
q Supervisor be knew that it was to the
interest and advantage of this City to elect
q Board of Supervisors and Mayor who
have had experience in municipal affairs
1t takes the ordinary man nearly the
whole term of his office to learn what is
best to do, and he finds himself. even
though honest, tricked. Therefore, man
who has had experience as a Supervisor is
better prepared, if honest, to take the po-
sition again, and to occupy the seat of the
Mayor OF the City.
None of you business men in selecting
some one to manage your affairs would
take man unless he knew som ething
experience IN three Boards of Supervisors.
l know that it takes the ordinary Super
visor some time to learn where he is alto
use colloquiallsm-and by the time he
learns that perhaps he is not serving the
people to the best OF his ability
Il regret the strife that has ragged in the
ranks OF the Republican party, and hope
that between now and election day they
will forget all their divisions and conclude
that this election is of sufficient impor-
tance for them to stand by Republican
principles and to elect their Congressmen
and electors and members OF the Legisla-
ture, for the United States Senator de-
pends upon the men you elect. If YOU
elect William Mckinley President of the
United States you want Republicans In
Congress and you don't want 70 take any
chances upon that question, therefore l
advise harmony, and If we cannot nave it.
1 consider well what you will dor don't
\Rcrifce the party.
81 have pleaded with my friends not to
continue the strife. / have myself offered
to come down from the ticket to promote
harmony, but have always understood
that there was no opposition to myself,
even from the other wing of the party,
and | am happy to say that the gentleman
who was nominated on the other side has
to-day shown desire for peace and has
manifested true patriotism for his party
by Withdrawing his name in favor of mine
for the position of Mayor of this City. He
is deserving of credit for doing all that he
can in his humble capacity to bring about
that condition OF peace and harmony
which we all desire"
The speaker concluded by referring to
the distress brought about by Democratic
free trade and mismanagement of the
finances.
THE people," he added, shave suffered
enough from Democratic rule to atone for
all the sins of the damned"
Congressman Loud was the next speaker
He called attention to the present indus
trial depression, which he said was a worse
condition of affairs than the country wit
messed in 1860, Immediately preceding the
Civil War He deprecated the attempt that
is being made by Democrats and Populists
to arrav one class of citizens against the
other, and the threatened destruction of
the financial system under which this
country prospered. There is but one class
in this whole country, and that is the class
of the American people.
Bryan says that if the Democratic
party succeeds we shall have panic, -
continued Mr. Loud. "Does he know what
panic would mean to the country at this
time, when the country is on the verge of
despair? There is not man in the world
kEho does not know that if we return the
Rtepublican party to power we will have
tgaln that system of ofprotectlon and loyalty
which has made this Nation the greatest
on the face of the earth.
The Republican party stands to-day
Where 1t always stood, on that broad
piat1orm OF protection to American in
uustry and labor"