The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-14

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suits of the progressive community.
DR.. Rowel1 on assuming the duties
of his position said there was no bet
| ter way to estimate a mans worth
than that of accepting the estimate OF
| the community in which the man lived.
No man stood higher in the Los An
! geles community than Henry t. Gage.
In this campaign Mr.. Gage was the
representative of 4 grand political
party. DR. Rowell said 1t was his pleas
ure to present Mr.. Gage to the audi
ence.
The applause of the vast concourse
was intense and long continued as the
standard bearer stepped forward in re-
| spouse to the welcome. Mr.. Gage in
opening his address invited the atten-
ton Of his hearers to the noble admin
istration of President Mckinley. and
remarked that sectional lines had been
obliterated and the people of the whole
/ land united in one sentiment OF pat
riotic devotion to the country. Mr..
Gage acknowledged the courage of JEFF
fersonian Democrats, men who were
devoted to certain principles of govern
ment which they believed would pro-
mote the best interests Of the govern
ment. He paid a tribute to the bravery
of the Populists who left the old party
hoping to better the conditions OF pub
lie affairs. AS PopWists and Demo-
Gratis had been betrayed by fusion he
expected that many Of them would sup
port the Republican cause in the con-
| test to be decided next month:
In the course of his mastery speech
the standard bearer exposed the dan
gers of the single tax scheme. He re-
viewed the railroad settlement, show
ing the double dealing of the Little
Giant in connection with the adjust
ment.
Maguires assault upon the integrity
of the delegates to the Republican
.D1fN rlxT
PEELED. Maguire's assertion that the
publication of the successful nominees
of the Republican Convention in The
Call in advance of their nomination
was proof of railroad domination was
CleVerly met 1t was nafd in reply by
Mr.. Gage that The Call announced two
weeks before the Democratic Conven-
ton met that Mcguire would be the
nominee. Was not that proof, accord
ing to Mcguire logic, that the Southern
Pacific Railroad dominated the Demo-
cratic convention?
The audience listened with close at
tention to Mr.. Cages review of his own
career in California from boyhood until
the present hour, and his consistent
course of opposition to railroad monop-
oily and corporate aggression. In fres-
no. as in other places, the manifest SIN
certify and Veracity OF the RepuDncan
standard-bearer won the favor OF his
man of the people, who was never
chronic seeker of Office. So many jaw
smiths are trying to hold grip on the
public treasury by shouting oppression
and railroad domination that the pidln'
STRAIGHTFORWARD talk of an honest man
with an honest record is quite refresh
ing to the popular mind. Gage made
his points with telling effect, ana ire
ouent shouts Of approval encouraged
him The speech tonight surpassed MS
former efforts. He turned the ught on
Maguire's record so skillfully that the
people could see through II anu eStl-
mate it's weakness.
An incident of the meeting tonight
aroused the audience to the widest de-
gree of enthusiasm. 1t indicated the
superior power and readiness OF Gage
when he encounters opposition. Whlle
he was handling MaSulres single taA
record he read from one of Magulre.S
speeches that no man had fndestructl-
Bile right to the soil. A man in the au-
dience interrupted with this remark,
addressed to Mr.. Gage:
Have you anything 10 say against
that?"
example: A man buys from the Gov
eminent a quarter-section Of land on
the frontier He goes there with his
wife and children, repels the savage
foe endures perils, hardships ana years
Of honest toll to acquire nome. Ulll-
mateIy. when the land becomes worth
saw 500. 900, and that sum is offered, l
assert that the honest home builder
should receive the reward Of his toll.
A mighty roar of prolonged applause
and cheers thrice repeated slgnitled the
delight of the audience ana INDICATED
the adherence with which the people
view the odious single-tax scheme.
When the applause subsidized some one
shouted, Put him out, referring TO
the man who had interrupted.
mo, no, no." responded Mr.. Gage,
who quickly went to the rescue OF the
interrupting citizen. The standard
bearer paid compliment to the manu-
ness and sincerity of the man who
asked the question and desired that the
right of the humblest to seek inforna-
ton should be respected.
The introduction of Hon. E. F. Pres
ton was the signal for another burst
of applause. He began his forcible and
eloquent address by remark that he
did not speak as the attorney of the
Valley Road but as an American citi-
zen who valued the right and had the
! coura ge to speak his sentiments to his
fellow citizens. Denial was given of
the rumor that the Valley Road was
selling out to the Southern Pacific. Mr..
Preston referring to the campaign OF
caIurnny. deception and abuse, said the
latest assertion that the valley Road
was sold out was lie.
Tremendous cheering was the re-
Spouse to Mr.. Preston's pointed utter
ance.
Would you like to hear the whistle
| of the Santa Fe in Fresno?" asked Mr..
| Preston.
A thousand people shouted, yes"
! The. speaker then said that the engf-
neers were in the mountains inspecting
the TETON Pass as preliminary step to
! the construction of the Valley Road
from Bakersfield to Los Angeles.
! The ta1ked-o oppression of the
masses by the classes engaged the no
tice of Mr.. Preston. In this regard the
! speaker advanced the assertion that no
! such oppression exists in the United
| States Single tax was also discussed.
The intelligent and convincing address
of the eloquent orator deeply interested
the audience and evoked at frequent in
tervaIs the applause Of his hearers.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Preston's ad-
! dress the vast meeting at the Barton
| Opera House adjourned with three ire
mendous cheers for Gage and Neff.
The second or overflow meeting at
! Courthouse Park cOmDOSed of an as