The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-20
ESTEE At
SAN JOSE
Monster Republican Mass
Meeting Addressed by
the Orator.
HE REPLIES TO SENATOR
WHITE.
An Expose of the Democratic
Leaders Compact With
Gator.
ASSEMBLED VOTERS DISPLAY
ENTHUSIASM.
William A. Bowden, a Lifelong
Democrat, Presides Over the
Gathering.
ASSEMBLED VOTERS DISPLAY
ENTHUSIASM.
William A. Bowden, a Lifelong
Democrat, Presides Over the
Gathering.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 19.-An immense
Republican mass-meeting was held in this
city this evening. Hon. Morris NJ. Estee,
the orator of the occasion, was escorted to
HaIe's Hall by the uniformed Flambe
corps of the Santa Clara County Republi-
can League and delegation from the col
ored Mckinley Republican Club of this
city. The crowd along the line of march
was enthusiastic and there were frequent
bursts of applause. The members of the
Flam beau Club, which is known as the
Mckinley Battalion, made fine appear
ance and went through many neat mill
tary evoiutions in a mastery manner.
Hon. NJ. NJ. Estee replied TO the mis-
statements made recently by Senator
Stephen NJ. White in a speech in this city.
The speaker made numerous telling points
and his address was frequently interrupted
by applause.
The great demonstration of the evening
was when William A. Bowden. q lifelong
Democrat and Democratic candidate for
District Attorney two years ago, was in
troduced as chairman of the meeting. As
the convert came upon the stage there
was long continued applause, followed by
three cheers for the chairman. Mr.. Bow
den made a brief address, in which he
said:
Fellow citizens, both Democrats and Re
publicans: l am not accustomed to addressing
mass-meeungs OF Republicans. l have for
years past been on the other side but l have
reformed. 1t is usually difficult thing for
man TO sever old connections. 1t is hard to
see that the party to which he has become at
tached is for another and an obnoxious cause.
The rejecting citizen, whether or
woman-and l think in this campaign the
women must be considered-win agree with
me that the man who has worked with party
in defeat and victory becomes attached TO its
name, and it is hard to break from it; when
man takes that step il should be when he has
satisfied himself that unusual danger threat
ems the country.
every woman who have hitherto placed their
faith in the Democratic party. The Chicago
platform regulates all good Democratic prin-
ciples and all good Republican principles
1t goes back on all principles of repubh-
can form of Government. All that it offers is
hope, and people cannot live on that The Re-
publican standard bearers and Republican
principles give you some thing which no man
or party can repudiate
| believe that my sentiments are those of
most OF the Democrats of Santa Clara County.
Good consistent citizens, Democrats and Re
publfcans alike, are bound TO view this situa-
lion as intelligent citizens should view it. 1
am satisfied that they will do this, and that
the votes of the farmer, the workingman and
the business will be cast for the apostle
Of protectlon-William Mckinley of Ohio.
1t is now my pleasure and pride as a con-
vert to Republicans to present to you, not
gentleman from san Francisco Los Angeles.
San Jose or any other section, but Hon. Morris
N. Estee of California.
Mr.. Estee was greeted with prolonged
cheers. He said in part:
Senator White makes my financial speeches
the feature of his efforts l feel congratu-
lated; ne compliments me overmuch. He
quotes from speech l made year or two ago
IN this city. The first quotation so made by
the Senator is as follows: THAT people which
has the largest amount of good money in
circulation has the most potential instrument
of trade and commerce, and consequently is
the most prosperous. That is so because all
the values of property are fixed by money,
and when there is good deal of money in
circulation property sells at better price
than when there Is little" That is good doc
trine. l believe every word of it, and 1 have
yet to see the Repu blican, or any other honest
man, who does not believe it. If there Is any
one who is not in favor of the largest amount
of good money, outside of Senator Whites
party, want to see him. The trouble is that
II Senator Whites party does not want the
largest smount nj GOOD Tooney tban +be1, -, 80
want the largest amount of bad money, for
they always want money. 1 challenge the
Senator, and challenge all other Popocrats
to find one word that have ever said, to find
one expression in any Republican platform
State or National, that did not and does not
favor good money ana the largest possible
amount of it.
The Senator was so pleased with the result
of his first quotation from my speech that he
proceeded TO quote further from me, and did
so for fully half an hour, His next quotation
reads as follows: at being admitted that an
that there is great deal of silver money in
use we next ing ufre, is silver good money?
The answer is, There is not enough gold money
in circulation to carry on business and to sus-
tain public and private credit and to maintain
the prices OF products, and so we must have
silver"
Every word of that is true. But orr friend
Senator White did not tell you that when
we commence coming both foreign and
American silver free that it will not be good
money, and that it will not Circulate He
would open our minis to the foreign silver as
he and his party have opened our ports and
our markets to the products of foreign CHEAP
labor, and thus destroy the value of American
silver, ne and mis- party have destroyed the
products of American labor 1t goes without
saying that abundance of good money is
beneficial to a country or to q man who pos
sesses 1t. This is too plain proposition 10 in
spire doubt. American silver is good money
now, but it will be worthless money when we
coin Chinese ana Indian silver free and in I'M
limited amounts.
We now have in round numbers 5000, OO0,-
600 in gold and we have little over $780,
10000 in silver, every dollar of which is in
terchangeable for dollar OF gold; and we
money, every dollar of which is interchange
able for dollar of gold or dollar OF silver
money and so long as the parity of value of
American paper, gold and silver money remains
then American silver, gold and paper money
will continue to be good moneE. But when
ever you open the doors of American minis to
the unlimited coinage OF both American and
foreign silver, at a time when that silver is
worth but % cents on the dollar, you will not
only bankrupt the Nation, but you will bank
rupt every man who has dollar TO lose or
who hopes to earn dollar by his toll. because
silver money will not then have purchasing
value, and by reas on OF It's cheapness it will
drive all other money out of use and we will
have silver monometallism.
Allow me 10 quote briefly from part of that
silver speech of mine which Mr.. White and
which his party neglected TO quote. 1 would
not do this but for the reason that the Senator
would make it appear that we had changed
our views on the silver question. What we do
say is: That since Mr.. White and his party
have destroyed our industries we must restore
confidence before we can have prosperity;
that we cannot restore confidence by making
cheaper money, and paying gold debts in sill
yer; that we are now confronted with new
conditions; that we cannot now use the money
we have; that the party that has destroyed
our industries will also destroy our financial