The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
Letters From the People.
DUTY OF CALFORNIANS.
No Citizen Should support the Party OF
Free Trade and Repwdiation.

No Citizen Should support the Party of
Free Trade and Repudiation.
Editor Call In the Presidential election of
1896 think it is the duty of the people of the
State of California to cast its electoral vote 70
the Republican ticket to repay debt of graft
tude it owes to the memory of Califor-
MAS greatest champion in her hour of greatest
need, James G. Blaine, when he stood by you
and fought for your rights and to protect you
against the free-silver hordes of Asia. Are
you going to forget his services in your behalf
and follow the banner of the budding states
nan of the Platte =? Are you wiling to follow
the banner Of the party that has caused the
American people to be in misery and want for
the last three years, party that has either
new flag or a new free issue to give you In
every campaign since 1860?
In 1860 it came out and opposed the restric-
ton of slavery and made the threat which 1t
kept: "That if the Republican party elected
Abraham Lincoln 1t would establish brand
new republic, with brand-new flag and a
new seat of Government at Richmond, Va,
with brand-new system OF free coinage: and
they did have plenty of 1t and Its greatest ism,
free trade, saying we, the Democratic party,
shall protect and shield American labor by
making the cornerstone of our new Democracy
human slavery, and the keystone of the arch
a section in its constitution to show its love
and affection for labor and industry, prohibit
ing protection In its own home industries and
manufactures.
They ran this brand-new free-trade repnblic
for Iour years, wnen the firm of Lincoln &
Grant compelled them to close up shop, while
the poor misguided wretches who followed
under the leadership OF Davis, stephens,
Yancey and of Toombs had knapsacks full OF
free coinage and empty stomachs; free coinage
issued by the Democratic Confederate States
of America as fast as the printing-press could
make 1t. Did not the Democratic party. the
friend Of American labor, especially OF those
who go down in ships the American seaman),
indorse the destruction of American shipping
by Britis free-trade cruisers flying the black
flag of piracy which swept every vistage OF
American commerce from the seas, since which
time England has controlled the commerce OF
the world.
In 1892. when our treasury was teeming
with gold and the American people were corr
tented and happy, did not the Democratic
party enlist under England's greatest COM
mercial Dattle-hag-the banner OF free trade,
which has been used by British emissaries in
every country W hich has had a protective tariff
and was becoming rival OF England In the
manufacturing trade of the world, and whose
home industries England sought to destroy
Are you, the workingmen OF this country
and especially of California, going to enlist
under this h hybrid Democratic Populist banner
OF free trade and free silver, who have suffered
more from hunger and want the last three
years under the free trade heresy OF Grover
Cleveland, to be further reduced in misery and
want, so that you would be reduced to the
level of the low caste labor OF India, to the
degradation of the cody of China, or the
misery and want Of the peon OF Mexico and
South America?
Do you, the workingmen, want to live In
hut made of mud and thatched with straw, or
do you want to live in your small home with
your family, having ycur children attend the
free schools of America? Or do you want to
be reduced to the level of the laborer of India,
whose only covering to his body is turban
and breechcloth, or to the condition OF a
Chinaman, whose only garment is blouse
and pair of drawers? That is the condition
of la Dor in the silver countries OF the wor d.
Are you willing to be led into an ambush by
the red flag of anarchy and the black flag of
communism? Do you, the workingmen OF
America, want to go on the gallows, stand on
the deathtrap OF destruction to American
labor ana to be hurled into financial eternity
from which there is no resurrection?
Are you willing to follow the principles Of
the true friends of American lapor-Lincoln
and Blaine-in preference TO the so-called po-
litical principles of Bryan, dictated by an
Altgeld or Tillman? The principles of the
old leaders of the Republican party are safer
for American labor than the demagogical isms
of the anarchistic, socialfstic, Populistic, DEM
ocratie party. And when the sun sets on No.
vember 3, if the people of America does its
duty, we will have q new guard mount on
March 4, 1897, at Washington D. G., with
William Mckinley as corporal OF the guard,
and our guard at post l will be Garrett A.
Hobart. LOUIS Il. ANDERSON.
122 Eighth street