The San Francisco call., 1896-10-28

tial candidates the Invincibles have held
up the Republican banner in this State
since the Grant and Colfax campaign oil
1868.
1t was in those days. when Major Jack
Stratman was president of the club which
met in old Congress Hall, on Bush street,
near Belden place, that it was unsafe to
openly avow being Republican, so bitter
was the opposing political element. The
meetings OF the Grant Invincibles, there
fore, were secre;, a password being re-
quired to gain an admission to them.
1t was not so last night at he Audi
torium meeting. The doors were thrown
wide open and men and women were
given smple chance to listen 10 the
speakers and learn the true doctrine rpon
which the Republicans of this advanced
day base their platform.
In 1876 it was the Hayes lnyincibles
then, in 1880, the Garfield Invincibles
were to the 'front.' They were called The
Blaine Invincibles after that until in 1888,
they were the Harrison Invincibles until
1892.
From this aggregation of sound Repub-
licans the present Mckinney 1nvincibles
spring as legitimate successors.
They have stepped forwarI so far as to
be able TO bring TO their meetings their
sweethearts. wives and children to listen TO
able orators, just as they would to rendI-
ton of highly educational effort by a
recognized master.
Music was provided to entertain the
audie. ce between the speeches. There
was an excellent band and talented
quartet, and Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Blinn
reciJed "Old Glory"
An - 10 srr nrol
Chapman and ]. G. ampbell-touched
upon the various issues OF the day. The
former andled facts only, making no
endeavor toward oratory or embellish-
ment of phrase.
He presented unyarnished and stern
realities. Campbell, while following the
same strain, punctuated his remarks with
pleasant and appropriate anecdotes.
Promptly at 1880, Chairman A. g. Booth
called the. great assem- blage of people to
order. and in a few stirring words went
! into the object of the meeting.
1t was an elucidation of the m oney ques-
ton OF the present campaign and the
| principal issue before the people to-day
At the close Of his remarks he introduced
the hrst speaker of the evening, General
N. Z. Chapman, the venerable orator
whose voice has so often been heard in
ringing terms advocating the principles of
Repubicanlsm and PATRIOTISM.
When the general arose from his rIace
among the gentlemen and ladies that
crowded the stage of the Auditorium, the
applause that burst out from ali parts OF
the house was spontaneous, deafenin and
continuous. Quiet at last settled down
over the audience and the speaker without
preliminarirs launched into his subject.
"The Democratic party said he. s.has
declared in iavor OF silver a. the ratio of
16 TO l. This declaration carries with it
the index of absurdity when it is krown
that the commercial ratio is about so to /.
and they have resolved that the people
shall receive this debased currency.
Now stop and consider what an en-
croachment this is upon your rights, that
you shall accept in your private contracts
a coin OF ia. Sc measure, a money OF depre-
ciated value.
Now there is one other matter / want
to speak OF, and that is the m isapprehen-
sion as TO what these new dollars are 10