The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-13

the mines of this State, which pour forth their
mineral wealth into the channels of trade, be-
cause he once worked in them. He loves the
great agricultural regions and the valleys of
this State, because he has seen their growth
and has had par in their development. He
| loves the cities OF this State, because he has
seen them expand from villages into great
municipalities. He loves the north ana he
loves the south as well, for the that they
play glorious part in the greatness of Cali
fornia to-day and because there are romantic
associations OF the past with the present, OF
the old times of quietude and peace of the
ranch and mission days in Alta and in Lower
California, regarding which General Vallejo
wrote in the Century Magazine some years ago.
As legislators, let us understand hat in this
matter we are charged with high and SOL
emn trust. Let us further understand that as
TO this our duty ends in the election of Uni
ted States Senator, and he on his part there
upon stands charged with all of the response
bilities of his position. Our choice then should
be in favor OF one WHO is worthy of the honor
who has integrity, ability, and who can fifty
perform his part in carrying or and perpetual
ting the principles upon which our Govern
ment is founded.
Let us further understand that the Repub-
liean party by its successes is com mitted to
certain great principles. not in the old plat
forms and the old issues, for they have passed
away. AS an organization however, we have
made promises to the people of this State, to
the people OF this coast and to the people of
the United States.
While / speak as a legislator and not as
partisan. still believing may affirm, that the
Republican party to which SO many OF us here
belong has. for over thirty years, redeemed
every promise, its every prophecy has been
fulfilled, and it stands to-day before the Ma
ton and before civilization with its integrity
unquestioned.
The duty, then, of our Senator at Washing
ton will in great part be to perform our
promises, to do as the party has done in the
past, have its platforms pass into history nave
its declarations pass into precedents and find
their way into constitutional amendments
and statutory enactments. But if George c.
Perkins is, as he must be, elected United
States Senator, it will not be Republican.
nor on behalf of the Republican party, but it
will be Californian and American.
Then and now we with our Senator viii be
only citizens of one commonwealth, united
against common dangers, standing upon
common platform, and advocates of common
cause, and that cause advancement, success
prosperity, humanity anu a higher and
grander civilization.
Let Us now. casting aside partisanship, be-
lieve that we are the threshold of great
National career, and that we point now to the
star of hope for American manufactures, for
American labor, for American commerce, and
the completed grandeur OF the\American peo-
pie as whole.
While would like to see the career of our
party perpetuated, still l would far more and
beyond this see the glory of California and the
United States and the glory ana happiness OF
our people perpetuated and advanced, regard
less of party.
Holding as do these views, believing as l
do in these principles, having as have a SUI
preme confidence in the man of. my choice,
nominate for the high Office of United States
Senator from the State of California the Hon.
George c. Perkins.
Senator Bulla of Los angeles was the
next speaker. The Senator told of Mr. Per-
kins' early struggles in life, and highly
com plimented him on his integrity.
In seconding the nomination, Senator
Bula said:
desire to second the nomination of tho
DISTINGUISHED gentleman whose name has
been SO ably presented by the eloquent Sena~a
tor IRON the Twenty-seventh District. In
doing SO shall attempt no eulogium upon
his life or character. He needs no such SER
vice at my hands before this assemblage or
he peop e OF the State OF California, for vast