The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-10

have challenged alike the admiration and ap-
provsl of men of all parties in our common
wealth.
In this friend of ours, for whom not for his
sake but Tor our own we solicit your favor and
support, you will find the best attachments of
the scholar and statesman fifty Joined to-
sether and most intimate acquaintance with
the wants and interests of the many upon
whose sufrages the success of these must de-
pend. The person whose name we shall pre-
sent here has never been beaten in a popular
election in his own State. Our State, the State
which by every sort of accent and emphasis is
pushed at this juncture to the front where the
men in the gap of this great controversy
abide-this State which danger haunts, which
doubt has known and marked; this State we
offer while We ask the man. He whose name
we shall announce for your consideration
comes not as guest or a sojourner to this
great National council. He comes as 8 mem
Der aud inmate OF the family to his house and
home, wherein he has gained the right of
domicile by lifelong fealty to the cause of
American Democracy.
Upon the issue of the tariff, of Federal elec-
ton laws, of the liberty OF the citizen, of the
disposition of the public domain to actual set
tiers only in opposition to all subsidies TO pri-
yate corporations, in favor of the rights and
privileges of organized labor, and of still fur
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our candidate has stood with US and for us
through many years of heated quarrel and de-
bate, and upon that question now so conspicu-
Gus his opinions have long been known and
have often, both in his own State and else
where, been the subject of the most public and
most explicit declaration.
Our candidate believes in the immediate
restoration OF silver to the full franchise of the
mint; that the STANDARD silver dollars should
be coined without restriction at the same ratio
OF 10 to as was formerly by law established,
and when so coined that it shall be a legal ten
der for all debt.
Hell not in favor of awaiting the action of
European nations upon this subject and per-
eeives no reason for deferring or postponing
the reconciliation of silver to suit the con-
ventence, assent or agreement of other Gov
ernments. Ardently sympathizing with the
Republic OF Cuba, he is strongly attached to
the doctrine of Monroe. An American in every
fiber, he would resist foreign aggression in
any form. He heartily denounces as IN
American the Republican platform adopted
not long since at st. Louis which would
maintain, and continue in this country, that
alien rule of foreign policy, the English single
standard OF gold, and which purposes at this
time to reduce the Government and the people
OF the United States, financially, to their
ancient condition as a colonial possession to
the British crown. He thinks the freedom and
Independence OF the mint and coinage of the
United States are as necessary to our National
prosperity as any other of our hberties-these
rights once ours now lost, from whatever
causes, must and shall be regaIned.
Thus the State, the man and the cause
merged at last into one, appeal to your wis
dom, to your serious judgment, to your most
discreet discernment
And 1 now, therefore, in pursuance of the
instructions of the united Democracy of our
in,
unanimous action of the delegates here pres
ent, do in all confidence place in nomination
as candidate for the Presidency the name of
Claude Matthews OF Indiana
While the Senator was making his re-
marks there was constant passage of
people to and fro along the aisIes, whistles.
catcails from the galleries and great con-
fusion. A voice in the north gallery
shouted, II nominate Cleveland" and
cheers for Cleveland were called for and
given. The Senator resumed undismayed.
though his voice was inaudible ten feet
away from where he stood.
Finally, however, the disorder became
so great that Mr.. Turpie appealed to the
chair and sufficient silence was secured to
enable him to nominate Matthews. and
there was slight demonstration of ap-
plause, which was confined to the Indiana
delegation.
Hon. Oscar Trippett of California was
next presented to second the nomination
OF Governor Matthews. He said:
Gentlemen of the Convention: California
is the greatest producing State in the
Union, but notwithstanding this and the adj
vantage she would gain by reason of q singIa
gold standard she is not jealous of her silver
producing sister States, and joins with the de-
mand of the people for free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to / In
recognition of the wishes of her people the
Republican party of that State sent to the st
Louis convention delegation instructed in
favor of the free and unlimited coinage of
silver. That delegation returned to their
homes in defeat and disgrace, wearing the
gold badges dictated by Wall street and the
money sharks of Europe
The Democracy of California recently as
sembled in the largest and most enthusiastic
convention ever held within the State. and
that convention also unanimously instructed
its delegates to this convention to vote as a
unit for the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of 16 to L The delegates to
this convention will return to their homes