The record-union., 1896-10-27

had been done in giving the people the
Australian ballot SYSTEM. and ON cleo
ton day the people could vote tor the
interests OF their homes REGARDLESS at
the amount Of money which might be
poured into tho State.
OTHER CANDIDATES.
A Mazzinnd. candidate for the Assem-
bly, from the Twenty first District,
spoke next He was for silver at 16 TO
i. and II elected would support q man
for Senator who stood upon the same
platform as he did.
G. w. DAILY, candidate for Supervisor
from the Third District, said chat If
elected the taxes should be reduced II
it were possible to do so. II there were
buildings or bridges to be built the
money set aside for the purpose
should all be put into them, and the
people of Sacramento County should do
the work.
M. j. Curtis, candidate for the Assem-
bly, from the Twentieth District, said
every Democratic and Populist should
be out and working for the whole ticket.
JUDGE w. II. LAMME
Of Los Angeles was next introduced.
He said the Democrats of this section
Of the State would have to hump them
selves to keep up with the Republicans
Of the southern portion. He had been
told that the gold Democrats Of this
section would vote for Mckinley, and
it was certain that the silver Repub-
licans of the South would vote for Bry-
an. This action of the Democrats he
could not understand. Why should they
No,4fvr 1,a iy,c-f% limo
been right in forty years? On the other
hand, why should Republicans stay
with their party because 1t CHANGED 10
be wrong the first time in its history.
There could be no doubt as to the po-
litical status of all parties In California.
at their conventions each and every
one of them had declared unqualifiedly
for free silver, and the Republicans had
maintained those declarations until
after the ST. Louis Convention, when
.. they had backslided, swallowed the gold
standard, Mark Hanna, and all the rest
of it. The leaders had had change
of heart in order to stand by the old
party. They had placed party before
principle. and were now asking for votes
for party and not for principle.
The speaker then took up the question
Of the finance and handled it from the
alleged standpoint of producer. He
cf Intended that men had mortgaGed
their farms when wheat was 81 BUSH
el, but when the first installment fell
due they found that wheat had depre-
c.ated one-half. When the second IN
stallnent was due 1t was found that the
commodity had deprecated still an
other one-ha1f, and the consequence
was that it took four bushels OF wheat
to pay off the mortgage which when
contracted could be paid for one. Con-
traction Of the currency increased the
purchasing power Of money and deple-
ciated values on products, yet to-day
the Republican party insisted in with
drawing silver, one half Of the coin In
the United States, and thus forcing the
| purchasing power Of money still further
| up, and in like ratio depreciating the
value of products. The difficulty was
| that the farmer had attended To his
| wheat raising, and allowed the bankers
| to manipulate the finance. 1t was time
| the farmer took a hand and declared
that Americans should have American
| money.
| The speaker read q number Of ex-
! tracts from speeches Of prominent men
| of both parties protesting against the
leging that such action would enhance
| the value of money and depreciate the
| value of all products. He favored an
| American policy for Americans, ano
stood with those who were not willing
| to wait until some red-capped, red
| bNeeched king across the Atlantic said
/ we might establish system of bimet-
| allis,n He believed the American Con-
I eressR syaoalld legiSlate for Americans,
I regardless OF the moneyed powers OF
1.-THE world. Germany should regulate her
| owQ finances, and no American tt-
| jected to England regulating hers, but
| it had come to the pass when Amer
| leans did object to waiting for Germany
| and England to give their permission
to establish a financial system suitable
| for their needs.
| At the conclusion of Judge Lamme' S
| address those present gave three cheers
| for the ticket and the speaker, and then
went out into the damp, dark night.