The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-29

American citizens will be permitted to re-
main in private life. the Republican party
will be successful, State, Congressional,
county, municipal and, as far as the State
of California is concerned, the splendid
administration of your comrade, William
Mckinley, will be indicated and sus-
tanned. Will you do it?"
AT the conclusion of his remarks he in
troduced Eugene F. Loud, who spoke in
part as follows:
"a grave responsibility rests upon the
people of the United States at the present
time. the greatest in all the history of
the Union. This is the time when the old
soldier and the new divests himself of
partisanship and becomes a true patriotic
citizen. There are great questions thrust
upon us by the war which we hope is
closed, and which will require diplomacy
and tact. Three months ago we could not
foresee the conditions now existing here.
In the spring we wanted to put a stop to
the sufferings of the people Of Cuba and
remedy existing conditions there. Since
then we have taken the Philippines and
Porto Rico.
''This combination of parties commend
ed President Mckinley and yet it con-
demned the Republican party, which is
part of him and unites with him in pass
ing wise resolutions. San Mateo voters
showed more sense than those of any
other county. They Endorsed the NOM
nations of the Republican party.
'They are inconsistent in commencing
the President at all times and yet con-
demning the Republican party for the
conduct of the war when 1t was in the
Presidents charge. Last spring journals
were urging Mckinley on to Havana. On
to Havana! To that hotbed of DEATH
Had he sent an army of 100000 men there
not 5000 of them would have returned
alive. They blame the suffering of the
men to the Republican party. War is
nothing but suffering under the best con-
ditions -
saved many lives Much was said of the
charge of the Cuban patriots. There was
only one charge of Cuban patriots. and
that was on Uncle Sans commissary de-
partment. There were not enough Ameri-
can soldiers to drive them away from it.
We must caution the American people not
helm, and we must support his course.
We will not give him an antagonistic
Congress We are really fighting the cam
paign of 1900 at the present time. We must
convey back to Mckinley the glad It'd
ings that we unite in support of him and
will give such Republican majority as
this State has never seen before"
J. Wade Mcdonald of San Diego was
the next speaker. He dwelt on war time
r rHRIsI and shotted cannon Gere the greatest
of all civilizers." He said the issues of
the campaign were: Shall the admins
tration Of Mckinley be sustained by the
American people or shall the flag be low
cred from the great heights to which it
has been raised? Mr.. Mcdonald went a
trif1e astray at the close Of his remarks.
He forgot himself, and was recommending
his auditors to vote for the wrong people.
He at once placed himself right, amid
much laughter.
While he was speaking Charles L. Pat
TON. Republican candidate for Mayor, en-
tered the hall and was escorted to a seat
on the platform. He was recognized at
once and the greeting he received was
enthusiastic. This was as nothing to the
demonstration that created him when he