The San Francisco call., 1896-10-25
Escorted by Irequois Braves and
Free-Silver Flambsau.
Bearers.
E. D. M'CABE's RATTL1NG TALK
Sacramento's Representative Pleased
the Ptople-Quoted Senator
Booths Words.


Committeeman for California. delivered
the speech of his life at Metropolitan
Temple last night. Mr.. Dwyer was escort
ed to the hall by q delegation of Iroquois
braves.
With red fire, rockets, Roman candles
and martial music the procession entered
the hall by the Fifth-street door, headed
by herald who held in his hand a BAN
ner with the familiar Democratic device,
''16 TO L.
Uniformed in snowy white, bearing tin
torches, next came the Bryan Free-silver
Flambeau Club, under command of Cap
tain Holcomb.
When Mr.. Dwyer appeared on the plat
form he was greeted With cheers, while the
band played "Hail to the Chief"
Z. P. e. Troy. secretary of the Demo
cratic State Campaign Committee. in call
ing the meeting 10 order said that he had
figures 10 prove that Mr.. Bryan would be
the next President, and that reports re-
cefved by the Democratic State Commit
tee indicated that he would carry Califor-
MIA by . majority of from 10000 to $4,000.
Yet he thought all good Democrats ought
to keep right on working for the silver
cause until election day.
After colored double quartet had en-
livened the meeting with some spirited
campaign songs. Hon. T.. d. McCabe of
Sacramento, Governor Budd's private
secretary, was introduced as the chair
man of the evening. Mr.. McCabe started
out by confessilg himself 10 be consider
able of hayseed. and proceeded TO dis
prove the allegation by making a rafting
good political speech, judged. of course,
from Democratic standpoint. He said
he thought Sacramento would give a
majority for William jennings Bryan of
Nebraska.
Coercion was theme that engaged Mr.
McCabe's attention. He made no accusa-
tion that men are being coerced or that
they are in danger of that, but appealed
to al. workingmen to go into the election
booth and vote according to the dictates
of their consciences.
Free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 10 /, without the consent
OF other nations, MI. McCabe said. was
the greatest issue of this campaign, and
he challenged his Republican friends TO
disprove this assertion.
Mr. McCabe read from an eloquent
speech made by the late Senator Newton
Booth to show that America is OLD enough
and strong enough TO control her own
financial affairs.
The Moore Brothers trio entertained
the audience with .'16 to u song, which
was highly appreciated.
Cheers greeted Mr.. Dwyer when he was
introduced. He opened his speech by
few happy remarks in regard to this
being a young mans campaign, and he
was proud to speak at a meeting held
under the auspices of the Young Mems
Free Silver Club. He thanked the Iro-
quois Club and the Free Silver Club for
their courtesy.
Mr.. Dwyer scoffed at the action of
Mark Hanna, who had proclaimed October
"a as Flag Day." He said that no party
had a right to try to monopolize the
American flag. He believed that the
Democratic party had put most of the
bright stars in the blue held of the flag.
Yet he wished to give just credit 10 the
Republican party, and in strict accordance
with historical truth he acknowledged
that the Republican party had done grand
work Ill preventing any of those stars
from darling from their true orbits to rush
like comets into trackless void.
Many OF the leading Democratic papers
OF the Nation, the speaker said, had been
beguiled by the gold legions and had gone
over to the standard of Mckinley, but
there were two papers, the New York
Journal and the San Francisco Examiner,
that had remained true to the Democratic
party. Mr.. Dwyer IN this connection paid
attribute of praise to w. X. Hearst and
the late Senator George Hearst, by whom
those papers were controlled.
Chauncey M. Depew and General w. II.
l.. Barnes were criticized by Mr.. Dwyer
for what be denominated their cheap
abuse of Mr.. Bryan. Touching the issu-
ance OF millions of bonds in the past
eighteen months during time of profound
peace Mr.. Dwyer said that he could not
sufficiently denounce such course. "But
we are told that this bond issue was made
under a Democratic administration. i
deny it. II the Republican papers insist
on the statement that Mr.. Cleve,and's s ad-
minfstration is Democratic administ ra-
tion retort to them that it is an admins
tration which is supporting Mr.. Mckinley
and is opposing William Jennings
Bryan"
Combating the theory of the gold
standard. M. Dwyer said: '.The ciyiliza-
ion of the United States does not rest on
gold. fall The gold in this country should
suddenly melt and vanish in thin air, the
civilization of our Nation would still re-
main, for it is founded on the men and
women Of the country, not on its gold.
''lt is nothing new for the rich men of
the country to abuse the leaders of the
people, said Mr.. Dwyer, and he thought
Mr.. Bryan had not been denounced as
much as some OF the earlier patriots.
Mr.. Dwyer declared that the white mail
cars now to be seen OH our streets, consti-
tuted a menace to the peace and welfare
of our City. 1t was an outgrowth of the
great railroad strike two years ago, be-
cause there was 70 real saving of time; it
was an effort to extend the control of the
Federal courts and the Federal army to
the streets of the municipality, all in the
interest of the corporations and money
powers. He notified The monopoIists that
the people would demand the withdrawal
OF all those cars the moment Mr.. Bryan
was elected.
Democrats were urged to avoid the dan
ger OF voting for he so-called National
Democratic candidates for Presidential
electors. These men had stolen the DEM
ocratic name, not because they wanted to
vote for Palmer and Buckner Mckinley
Is their man). but they hope to mislead
the unwary Democrats of the State and
thus fitch few votes from William ].
Bryan.
With an impassioned appeal for the
young men of the country to stand by the
Democratic party Mr.. Dwyer closed his
speech amid round OF applause that
shook the building.
LejeaHs New Mass