The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-29
| Mighty Gathering Of Political Bruins at
the Den at Bnai Birth
Hall.
UrSnes Big and Little Come Forth to Chant the Party
Greed and Make Meat Of Democratic
FalSehOOd

ever supported the party principles and
candidates.
ct seems to me that there is but one
question involved in the present fight for
! supremacy: Shall Mr. Mckinley receive
| the Endorsement of the people of Califor-
MIA in the course that he has pursued in
our war with Spain? Shall the people of
| this State hold up his hands and help
him with the plans that he has for the fu-
| ture? This is paramount. Even our ad-
versaries admit that he has given us a
| wise, broad, an honest administration,
| and the least we can do is to say so by
our vote on the Sth Of the coming month.
| I'VE Of this State have more at stake
| than any of the other States in the
Union. With our new gained colonies the
| time is not far distant when San Fran
cisco will be one of the greatest mari
time cities of the globe, and in order to
get the full benefit of the glorious OPP
portunities that are each day opening TO
US we must send men into our council
halls who are familiar and in sympathy
| with the polite and plans of our eXecu-
| tive"
Mr. Kahn closed with convincing de-
NAL that the railroad as a campaign Is
sue is a boyle raised by the Democrats
for the want of better contention.
The Trout Club had come to ratify and
it considered that it's time had arrived.
L
Trout" "Troutt!" Speech" and like
calls that We're calculated to discomfort
President Collins, who was trying to an
! nOunCe some one else. Mr.. Collins COM
promised by calling for Judge Trout.
The kind greeting was most warmly ap-
preciated by Judge Trout. He could not
| deal with political matters, for obvious
reasons but he said many nice things
! about the Bear Club and bears in gen.
eral, which were echoed in the cheers Of
| his adherents in the body of the hall.
| Judge Trout argued for a solid vote as
a vote of confidence in the President. He
also said he had heard that there were
many who were so ignorant of their du-
| ties as good citizens that in the coming
! election they were going to resort to
| pumping" That is said Judge
Trout, vote for only one or two nomi-
nees for an office when there are three or
four running for the office on the same
ticket. Such q practice is not right. 1t
| is not good citizenship, and l strongly
urge you to inveigh against the practice
wherever you hear 1t is likely to be done. "
There was a letup in the serious bust
ness at this point and the Waterman sis
tiers filled in the interval with number
| of clever campaign songs.
Congressman Eugene f. Loud came
next. II f1nd,' began Mr.. Loud that
you have Endorsed the singers and have
/ y
come to the conclusion that this Is more
a ratification meeting than anything else.
| And gentlemen, you are right We have
almost reached that point where we can
ratify with every reason for doing so. L
have been for two weeks past in the coun-
| try, talking for and in defense of Repub-
lican principles and l have found it an
easy thing to do. No principles ever pro-
mulgated were broader. purer or better
than those in our platform, and the people
of this State realize II.
According to his own idea Mr.. Ma
! guire has been vested with all of the
power and the glory of these United
States and with all of the moral recti-
tude that ever existed in Congress. He
came back here proclaiming that he was
the only honest man in Washington, and
he pointed out the deficiency bill to prove
it. He voted against that in the face Of
the opinions and votes of the brainiest
and best men in Congress, who thought
that the for best interests of this country
the bill were best passed. He claimed
that the war revenue bill, that was pro-
muIgated by five of the old school Demo-
Gratis in the Senate, was wrong for that
it worked a hardship on the poor. If a
tax on sleeping car berths and seats and
on kilograms and Wells-Fargo packages
works hardship on Maguires poor peo-
pie then certainly the bill is wrong, but
l as general lHlHS the people VINO can
afford these things are able to also pay
the tax.
There IS one man they have not
claimed, though. They have not laid
claim to William Mckinley, whose glo-
rious craftsmanship it was that led US
through this war with such honor to
ourselves. They have spent their time in
bowling that it was not a Republican
war and charging the Republican party
oil Of he
tiers that accompanied 1t. That's consist
ent. isn't it? If Thomas Jefferson could
rise out of his honored grave and see
his dishonored progeny he'd return to his
dust and ashes and be glad to get back. "
Ex-Supreme Court Justice Van R. Pat;
erson took the rostrum to defend his old
associates on the bench against the vii
famous attacks of Phelan and others OF
his ilk.
Men in their high judicial position can
not stoop to their own defense, but thank
God they have friends who can, and those
friends Will do it, said Mr.. Paterson.
: James d. Phelan he arraigned as the
dapper. silk tiled boss has been never
erraigned before. He pointed out the
gazing talsehoods that he has made use
of in his attack upon the Supreme judi
ciary and argued that because the court
did not decide in the Supervisor case il
the way that Phelan demanded they were
not of necessity corrupt.
In closing Judge Paterson paid a trib
ute to his former colleagues that found
a response in the mighty shout of ap
prevail that went up from the threats O.
his thousand hearers.
Judge Paterson was followed by all O.
the local candidates in turn, and thu
crowd stayed late to hear them through
Following is a list of the vice presi
2 dents of the meeting;
General Warfeld, r. Weineke Robert
Munk, Judge Trout. Charles TiIton, j. N
E. Wilson. H. c. Dbbe, f. P. Bull. w II.
Richard w. p Fuller Charles Green H
M Holbrook, p A. Bergerot DR.. Gedge.
J. Alva Watt, Charles s Laumeister H.