The San Francisco call., 1896-09-29
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Enthusiastic Reception to kepresentGtire
Barhau at Ukiah

EnthUstastic Reception to hepresenfd
BnrhaD at Uktah.
UKIAH, CAL, Sept. S-Republicans
from all parts of Mendocino County, and
especially from the valleys of the interior.
attended the rally held here SATURDAY.
evening. Crowds thronged the man
streets OF the town, and the enthusiasm
for the Republican candidates and the
principles of the party was never before
equaied at this place. Before the meeting
opened patriotic airs were rendere by the
Ukiah Silver Cornet band. When the hall
was reached numbers of people were in
waiting to greet the speakers of the even
ing. Seats had been provided for 500, and
when these were filed many were left
standing. The hall vas lastly decorated
Large posters, contrasting the condition
OF the workingman und. the Democratic
and Republican administrations, were
conspicuous. On the stage was magnifi-
cent ife-size picture of jor Mckinley.
hon. L. u. Carotners, who was one of
President Harrison's electors, from this
State in 1885, called the meeting to order.
and stated in a clear and conc Sc manner
the issues before the people. He was in
terrupted by cheers, and when the chair
man presented TO the audi nee the first
speaker OF the evening, Hon. John A.
the First D;strlct and candidate for re-
ele' ton, the audience almost went wild.
Hats were thrown IN the air and the en-
thusiasm was intense. Mr.. Barham was
obliged to wait several minutes to allow
the applause to subside before he could
begin speaking.
Mr.. Barham was attentively listened to.
and his pointed arguments and clear ex.
position of the issues of the day were we'll
received. He spoke for about an hour.
and during that time made many telling
points against the free silver and free
trade ideas of the 'Bryanltes. He re-
fused, he said, 10 call them Democrats.
He compared Mr.. Bryan to the physician
who was lood at curing "kts." Mr. BRYAN
admitted that q panic would follow mis-
election.
Has it come to this, my feIIow-citizens.
that we must have panic-are the Amer
can people in that condition that it re.
ouires panic to bring us back to pros
perity?" asked Mr.. Barham. A voice
from the audience cried out, mot much"
Mr.. Barham discussed the money and
tariff question thoroughly, and then re-
terred 10 the Nicaragua canal, for which
he had himself presented a bill in the
House at It's last session. The completion
of this work, he stated, would increase the
value oil the stumpage in this county alone
to the extent of $40 600 000 As regards
the funding bill, he stated that there was
no reason apparent to him why the rail-
roads should not pay their debt to the
Government.
Alter Mr.. Barham had concluded his
speech, Hon. J. II. Roberts was introduced
by the chairman and spoke briefly of the
money and tariff planks in the Republican
platform. His remarks were interspersed
by frequent saliies OF wit directed against
the Popopathic remedy for the cure of all
OF our Ills at this time. He saw, he said,
great resemblance between the Popo-
cratic party and mule, in that the latter.
like the party OF Bryan, had neither
pride oil ancestry nor hope of posterity"
This remark was greeted with much laugh
ter by tine audience.
Mr.. Roberts compared the results of the
country under the last two administra-
tions. In referring TO the silver question.
he stated that the true bankers OF this Ma
ton were the poor people-the od-carrier,
the washerwoman and Others of the same
station il life; that 128, 600 people in San
Francisco had standing in their names in
the banks OF San Francisco $l05, 600, 600.