The record-union., 1898-10-09

paign was encouraging in the ex-
treme. He had visited number of the
northern counties and found that Dem.
ocrats would rally and vote the ticket
to a man; he had also found many
Republicans who openly announced
their intention to get in line with the
democrats and cast a vote for James
q. Mcguire for Governor. He told of
the big Mcguire meeting held in San
Francisco Friday night, and said that
never except when Bryan occupied the
hall had there been such an outpouring
of the people.
Mr.. Afford spoke Of the Republican
State Convention held in this city, and
after mentioning the names Of several
available candidates for Governor. said
that twenty-fouf hours before the con-
vention assembled one of the San Fran
cisco papers published a list Of names
together with the unqualified statement
that the persons named would be the
nominees of the convention. AS a mat
ter of fact, he said, the published slate
was correct, and Cages nomination
was assured before the convention met.
In nominating Frank MCGOWAN for
Lieutenant Governor George A. knight
had begged the convention to break the
slate, but the slate was unbreakable,
and it was, he said. announced in he
Republican press that the bosses had
told the delegates what TO do and that
they had done it.
The speaker referred to the Demo-
cratic convention, and said that 1t had
been known for weeks before the con-
vention assembled that Mcguire would
be nominated He was the choice of
the Democracy-the choice of the peo-
pie, and his nomination was assured
without resorting TO "slate politics.
The speaker said that the California
Senators and Assemblymen to be
elected at the coming election would be
called upon to elect United States
Senator, and that to elect a. Republican
Legislature meant that NJ. H. de Young
would be elected to the United States
Senate, and he thought the people did
not desire his election. He also urged
the reelection to Congress of Marion
De Vries.
Turning to the question of finance,
the speaker said an international agree
ment respecting monometallism would
never be realized. He recounted an ex-
perience of his own as an illustration.
He once applied for a position as book
keeper. When the boss came in he
felt that he would not be employed The
boss was in a hurry, and giving him
pen and paper told him to write a SEN
tence. He was afraid to write fast
for fear that he would not write well,
and afraid to write slow for fear the
boss would think he could not write
fast. AS a result he wrote neither fast
nor well, and the boss informed him
that when he wanted him he would
send for him. He had never come any
nearer to securing a, position as book
keeper, and his hand writing had been
growing worse and worse ever since.
And an international agreement would,
he said, never be an accomplished fact,
for its work had been getting worse
and worse ever since the original con-
oeption of the idea. The only agree
ment which would ever be satisfactorily
made would be that made by the peo-
pie and by them only. Honest money,
he said, is always sound money, but
sound money is not always honest
money.
The speaker drew number of beau
tiful SMILES to drive home, his argu-