The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
VOTERS SWINGING INTO LINE FOR MCKINLEY

grower about 80 cents to lay down the
same sized box of oranges there. :,
irrespective of party the citrus fruit
grower is for Mckinley. The beet-sugar
industry is the second staple industry Oh
Southern California. There is now beet
sugar factory at Chino, and the people
hope soon to establish factories at Ana
helm and New Westminster.
"Bryan has declared against sugar
beets. Mckinley has declared in favor OF
them. Therefore the people who are in
terested in the sugar beet and citrus fruit
industries are sure to cast party bonds
aside and vote for Mckinley.
at has been said that Southern Cali
fornia is the home OF Populism and the
silver sentiment. Generally this is moi
the fact; locally it is true. The less de-
sirabl immigration of that section, con-
ssting of the Kansan, the Missourian and
the am bulatorv agriculturist of the South
west, has passed by the alluvial lands and
seemed to settle upon the less productive
farms of that section. These people. who
have settled upon lands unirrigated, with
difficult communication and with i'm
perfect crops, have seized upon the
propaganda of the Populist party, which
denounces the doctrines under which the
Republic has grown from mewllng in
fant INTO a stalwart giant. They do not
realize that the difficulty lies in them
selves and not in the government of the
country.
TAKE a map of Southern Califor-
mia. Wherever you find desert land, lack
of water, difficulty of communication, ex-
ploded boom towns and small villages
with large names-there you will find the
Populist in all his glory.
"Where you find alluvial soil, a we'll
watered country, an intelligent popula.
ton that starts banks, builds school
houses and churches ana opens factories,
there you will find the vote for Mckinley.
al believe that the great productive dis
trict of Southern California will come up
to the Tehachapi with such an oyerwhelm-
ing vote for the representative of sound
money and a tariff for protection that it
will overcome anv Populist vote that may
De registered by the desert class.
I'm Southern California the Democratic
party is dead-tne Populist party has abb
sorbed it. All Democrats are in favor OF
the Republican ticket; only the Populists
the Democrats and Popullsts as against
the Republican, but fusion between the
Democrats and Republicans against the
Populist propaganda.
II believe that the Mckinley electors
will carry Southern California by an over
whelming plurality.
81 spoke in San Diego to at least 5000
people, at Ph0nlX Park to 7OO or SUI, al
Santa Ana to about 5000, at Redlands 20
about 1000. and at Ontario to fully 1900
persons. There seemed to be uniform
enthusiasm for the Republican ticket.
Among other pleasant experiences
which l enjoyed was the call l received
from represen tative ex-Confeder ate veter-
ans who had fought in the war of the Re-
bellion. They informed me that the
ex-Confederates are now among the most
loyal citizens of the Republic: that they
had fought out the doctrines of State
rights, and intend 10 vote for Mckinley
because they are opposed to the platform
of the Democratic party, which denounces
Federal interference and seeks to revive
the doctrine of State rights"