The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-05

is an issue. 1t is one to which we can
have gained upon the field Of battle
quicken the blood of a.. true Americans.
In this, campaign the Republican party
holds that it is the only patriotic party
and alone sustained the war They con-
tend mat to cast vote for the Demo-
cratic party was to cast vote in con-
the war. There were no political issues
in the war. When upon the field of bat
tie the Republican touched with his ell
q Populist. they say we refused to, vote
for revenue to sustain the war. 1t is
false, but we did refuse to vote for reve-
allel can easily be drawn between the
way we would have handled the war and
the way it was handled by the present
administration. The Republican plan was
to obtain revenue through levying tax
on the small business community. In
this way part was TO be raised and the
cate. What was our plan? The Demo
Gratis voted against It's plan. They
agreed that part should be raised by
demanded that the corporations of the
cause. Was there anything wrong in
this? We voted for an income tax to
sustain the war. The treasury has s42,-
100000 worth of silver lying idle in the
vaults. We, asked that Il be coined and
were branded as anarchists. Why? Be
cause, when it was in circulation the
banks reaped no revenue from it. Then
We advocated the issuance of s150,000, 900
anarchism. Why? Because greenbacks
draw no interest for bankers, and, fur
thermore, they cannot be controlled. AS
the matter stands to-day the American
people have saddled upon them $500 900 600
In bonds, on which they must pay the in
tere est , and d., redeem What are we going
out or the governing business. AS such
mas not been done. we now have instead
Of the party, of Lincoln the party of
Reel B. Terry was next called upon to
speak, and as his effort deviated from the
Wearisome course pursued by other speak
ers, ne gained the friendship of his au-
dlence, which demanded that he continue
when he was about to conclude his ad-
dress; Mr. Terry confined himself to @
criticism of candidates and speakers of the
Repushcan party, and naturally gained
the sympathy of the Democratic au-
dience, which had tired of listening to the
But once did he deviate from the path
and then he again referred to that watch
and chain incident, which seems to be a
large feather in Maguire's boa of popular
ity. 1t is an incident in the life of Mcguire
Democrats do not want the public to for
get. That the Little Giant" is the owner
of watch and chain he did not purchase
strikes the Democrats forcibly and they
are using the fact for all it is worth.
Il heard Gage and several of his fol-
lowers say that he is not the railroad can
didate,'' said the speaker 'Sof course You
know it is true! Nit! Barnes and Gage
want us to think 1t is true, but as Mr.
Gage insists on travelling around the
country with railroad attorneys and
agents we must at least accept this as
evidence that he is not at swords points
n the giant monopoly. 1 have known
Mr.. Gage for ten years and know he en-
joys the respect of all who live in the
southern part of the State, but who
knows him in this part of the country?
Many others thought they were candi-
dates for Governor, but as they stood
around waiting for lightning to strike
them up bobbed Gage and he was nomin-
ated by men many of whom never saw
him before" Terry continued on this
strain much to the amusement of the
crowd for some time, and then introduced
James h. Barry, Democratic nominee for
Congress. Mr.. Barry made brief adj
dres on the issues of the campaign and
then retired. This marked the close of
the meeting, and with three cheers for
Democracy the crowd filed out to discuss
the issues around the dying embers of
bonfires built to attract and draw within
the passing voter.