The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-06
URGES ELECTION
OF HENRY 7. GAGE.
Letter of a Prominent
Vineyardist.
MAGUIRE SHOULD BE BEATEN
HIS TRIUMPH WOULD BE THE
STATES LOSS.
New System of Advertising Califor-
mia in the East Futile if the
Single-Tax Prophet Is
Successful.
MAGUIRE SHOULD BE BEATEN
HIS TRIUMPH WOULD BE THE
STATES LOSS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

FRESNO, Nov. 5.-The following
open letter from a prominent vineyard
| list, which was published In the Fresno
Republican, has created a sensation
here and opened the eyes of land own
ers to the results that would follow the
election of Mcguire:
An Appeal to My acknowledgements
and Vineyard Workers;
Our State is richer in natural resources
than any in the Union, yet we are not as
prosperous as we should be-
The reason why business here stag
mates and times are hard and the values
of realty low is in the fact that we can
to come here and settle among US and to
invest their money here. It is for TINS
reason mainly that employment is often
scarce, labor cheap and sometimes idle
and interest always high. Recognizing
this fact, some of the principal vineyard
lists of this State, myself included, have
fitted out lecturer. who is now W tdaseang
the attention of the well to do people
there to the great change which has late
ly taken place in the prospects OF Caii-
fornia, by reason of the acquisition OF
islands in the Pacific and OF a COM
petitive line of railroad to this State;
These. lectures are in progress now and
will be continued for six months TO come
and will be supported by expensive litera-
ture bearing on these subjects, for winch
/ am paying individually. The receipt is
State and to better our condition. Bring
Ing money will decrease the rate of In
terest which business men and farmers
are now paying.
Every man who makes his living as
producer or laborer directly or Indirect
ly in this State is interested in the sue
cess of this movement.
Many homes in the interior of our State
have been almost valueless for some
years, because no one came who wanted
cause cause interest was high, work has
been scarce because the employers
were impoverished by payment. of Ugh
If we elect Mr.. Mcguire we cannot hope
for a betterment of our condition. The
well to do people of the East will not
come here to invest their money II man
who takes the leadership of our political
life proposes to experiment IN tax legisia-
tion as does Mr.. Mcguire.
The richest land on earth can be finan-
cialIy ruined by unfavorable legislation
People will not buy or build homes in a
country which is threatened with expert
mental legislation.
every means for his political advance
ment. but Mr. Mcguire is not a successful
ported in his Immediate following by men
of good business Judgment. hold that
the Examiner supports Mr.. Mcguire not
because his leadership in politics would
better our condition. but because it has a,
grudge against the Southern Pacific Rail-
road and because Mr.. Hearst owes debt
Oh " MI VILE Ill z,
who defended him against the personal
attacks of Grove Johnson in Congress.
/ myself am a persistent opponent of
the Southern Pacific Railroad policy, and
the large amount of freight which con-
troll is shipped by opposition lines. when
ever possible, but i earnestly call upon
the right-minded people of this county
and of this State not to allow their ami
mostly against the Southern Pacific Rail-
induce them simply because he asks it to
vote for Mr. Maguira. Whatever our
feelings may be against the railroad men,
we cannot afford to injure our own inter-
ests for the purpose of spiting them. We
cannot afford to elect Mr.. Mcguire. Mr..
Maguire's election would not hurt the
railroad; it would injure the State and
particularly ourselves. the producers and
wage-workers, and it certainly would
defeat our movement of bringing well-to-
do-people and money to this State.
G. H MATTER