The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20

studied 1t, and propose to give you briefly
the history of the crime of 1873
The speaker traced the financial legisla-
ton from 1887 to date. Continuing, he
said:
There had been no change of coinage laws
from 1887 to 1878. Up to this time silver was
worth more as bu lion than 1t was as coin.
After Bismarck met ''Pigiron" Kelly in Ger
many If you will watch you will see that
there was a steady growth in the protection
of Germany's industries ! say it is time that
somebody was sent to the United States who
knows what is going on instead of piling his
labor on the oVerworked reporters OF the
daily press.
The Republican party under the Bland
Allison act coined So 900 900 a month. and
under the Sherman act $4,0Oooo0; but what
we want in order to be prosperous Is days
work for honest labor. [Applausel
You can go to the treasury and get 100
cents in gold for the silver dollar, and II is the
stamp of the Government on IL which makes
the silver dollar, with 50 cents only, good for
100 cents The silver dollar was an orphan at
its birth, without father or mother.
Suppose silYer-mine owner had load OF
silver and had Il coined. How would you get
any of ii except by wages? When the stamp
of the Government is on it il is worth 100
cents on The dollar and it is good money. l
have lie ter here from the Director OF the
Mint, stating that he can coin $40,OOO O0O
silver year, and now long is it going 10 take
you to replace the $500, 900, 600 you have
driven out Of the cnuntiy2 Fifteen years.
fOoQ III 10 10 WAS + per cclt CUchpcI ludu III
1860. Everything except lumber was cheaper
than in 1860. People point TO the fact that
gold has appreciated but wages are lower.
Why, the Democratic party has been in power.
This shows you that every time you in troduce
an unknoWu quantity into the fnLnces OF the
country wages go down. This is the result II
way Ihold that hat $s2, 600, 900 deficit was
better paid in q foreign country than taken
out of the wages OF this country.
In 1873 the average earnings amounted TO
S302.t In 1898 ii was $485 year This shows
that every wofkHlnn sh red in the prosperity
OF the Republican doctrine OF protection. Why
change that poiCy2 Is il not Uetter Tor all OF
us 10 foster and support it? Mckinley stands
to-day as The apostle of the worklngEa and
he is the man for the workingman. lAppiause.
There are eight silver States that are making
all this silver fuss. Do any of you fellows
think that the tail is going to wag the dog ?
daughter and applause.1
We have no State so closely allied to the
doctrine OF projection as California
All her nuts and fruits can be raised and are
raised in Europe. Products OF Santa Clara
! County can get 8 cents pound under the Nc
Kinley bill when they could get only 3 cents
a pound under the Mills bill The doctrine OF
protection gives work TO thousands in Califor-
mia, when otherwise they would be and are
| idle. California has every climate that
| known under the sun and all the products
which nature can give.
You enjoy in this City in the hardest times
! what the laborers OF Europe never see in the
I best of times have travelled over the entire
J globe. never yet saw class OF men so well
/ clothed ana houSed as the mechanics OF the
! City OF San Francisco and State OF California
! Will you change all this because some wild
cats of the West could not get elected on the
| Democratic ticket2 l tell you, what can be
| done in building cruisers can be done in
every industry OF this State and under the
sun. 1t is possible for the people to carry oul
/ banner around the world and command OBJ
! servance from the banner OF st. George on any
| field.
| Gold and silver, every dollar of it, is pledged
| by the Government and redee mable in gold.
Is the poorest money the kind of a system
| you want to vote for?
No" replied the audience.
QUOTING from speech of Daniel Web
ster in 1887, Mr.. Scott said:
He who tampers with the currency rob
| labor OF its bread. The prosperity of the work
| ing classes lies in an established credit. Die
| wild schemes and projects ever benefit the la
boring classes? Remember that such ar
| alarm as shuts up the banks will shut up the
United States treasury as well. When you gC
] 10 your homes make up your minds to vote fol