The San Francisco call., 1896-05-04

they meet in National convention. will see To
II that they will not be party to the killing
our golden one.
Our merchants are much concerned Just now
because OF the arrival from Japan OF an in
voice of furniture sold at prices far less than
1t could be produced here, and they have al
ready invoked our Chamber of Commerce TO
beseech Congress to give them some relief. 1
am no prophet nor the son OF prophet, but
predict that in ten years, let the tariff remain
as it is now and take no concern to remonetize
silver, giving the japanese the present advan-
tage of so per cent difference in the price of
labor and SO per cent premium on the cur
rency they sell their goods for here over the
currency they pay their .workmen, their rents
ana other expenses incident to the manufac-
turing establishment, and you will soon see
the Merr1mac and the Connecticut River
water-powers unused and such a depression
Throughout this country that these times will
be looked upon as extra good. Let these con-
ditions pass unheeded aud we will all be in a
financial "sweat-box" at no distant day
There are many sharp as well as many good
and harmle less persons in both parties who in
dulge the hope that England will soon ioin u
in an international agreement for the unlim-
ited coinage OF silver or as our party platforms
have put 1t a greater use for silver" / am
not one of those. India is England's great
farm. She pays her farm hands and the other
expenses Of production in fifty cent dollar
and sells the product of her lands for hun
dred cent dollar. Is she likely TO soon sur
render the advantage and ask for an interna-
tional conference on the money question? We
cotton by paying the expense of farming with
hundred cent dollar. How long can this con-
tinue and keep our farming out OF the bank
rupt court? is the question that now confronts
Us
was in Washington during the concluding
days OF Buchanan's administration and lis
tened to the belligerent as we'll as the patriotic
speeches of that historic period. One 1 re.
member brought down lond clamor and noisy
Endorsements from the listening crowd in the
gallery. The venerable and patriotic Senator
Foote OF Vermont was in the chair, and rising
10, his full height and striking his gavel with
all his power said: "Should this demonstra-
ton be repeated / will certainly order the
chamber closed" The speaker who was ad-
dressing the Senate at the time responded
.Wc had better go a little slow with orders TO
close the galleries, lest they come down here
and clean us out" Who knows but had the
speakers apprehensions been realized we
might have averted at least for a season ter
rible war am not a croaker, but the bitter
ness with which this financial question is being
waged and the large mum bers that really be-
lieve thev are cruelty wronged remind me
much of what heard in Washington in 1851.
i have no sympathy with those too jealous sill
yer Senators, so called, who would see the
country's pressing demands go TO protest
rather than vote for an emergency tariff bill'
unless coupled with silver legislation. This
savors too much of the notification tactics OF
Calhoun. / would save the country's credit