The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-27
Californian's loyalty and

iota the true Californian's loyalty and
love of country.
MIR. Mcguire himself admits and glo-
ries in the fact that he yoted against the
war revenue bill. Now, is not this voting
against the interests of his country? Can
plaud Mr.. Maguires vote upon this bill
which armed and equipped for war our
soldiers and sailors? If our loyal citi-,
Zens, rich and poor, have not complained
OF the, harsh necessities Of the hour, why
should the unpatriotic of the Democracy
attempt to make this an issue.
Mr. Mcguire opposed the issuance of
bonds necessary to carry on the war in
this, that he insisted that the bonds is
sued by the Government should not be
st-bearing, thereby preventing their
acceptance by or sale to, the people.
Lest Mr.. Mcguire should deny the truth
OF this statement, | refer to his support
of Mr.. BANDS amendment reported In
volume 81, number 1O4 of the Congress
sional Record, April %, 1898. where, on
page 1874 of the Record, Mr.. Mcguire
"Mr. Chairman: I desire to say sim
ply on the point of order that the prop
oSition embodied by the committee in the
pending bill is to issue interest bearing
bonds, and, that being true, certainly Il
proposition TO issue MISUNDERSTANDING
obligations for the same purpose as that
contemplated by the bill would be in or
DER as substitute, as it simply eilmt-
mates the Understanding proposition"
MI. Mcguire knew. as lawyer and
business man chat the issuance OF slch
bonds would render them unstable. He
knew that If the bonds were at all to be
bought by the people that they would
be purchased only at a discount conS
mensurate with an interest depending,
upon times of payment. Knowing this,
was his action not opposed TO the expend-
lture OF money for Government uses in
the war against Spain? Was he not then
voting in a direction opposite to that in
which American bullets were flying?
A government cannot create gold and
silver. II cannot dig the earth for the
precious metals. 1t cannot force the
commercial world to accept its non-inter-
est-bearing obligations for the products
of labor. Laborers cannot pay their
promises to pay, and no government fiat
%%aa eedp w9 aqSh P at RfT in gdT
cial world with unlimited paper money
has long since been exploded and even
war necessities would not give sufficient
alive a month. The Government. there
fore, must raise the revenue both by tax
alton and sale of bonds, and the nom
issuance of bonds TO meet the enormous
war expenditure would have more than
douhleds the taxation upon the present
generation.
knew this; yet. disregarding the fact and
trusting to deceive, perhaps, the people
of California as to the real aspect of the
question, and, If possible TO make his
party standing stronger knowing that
taxes of all kinds, and especially war
taxes, are onerous, he appealed TO the
the war revenue bill, on the plea that tho
burden of taxation fell upon the poor.
Yet the very money to be raised by this
bill was to be paid by the people at large
gallant soldier sons of the poor, and for
ammunition TO use against the common
enemy.
Again 1 ask was not this voting in a
direction opposite TO that from which
American bullets were flying?
In the course of his further remarks,
Mr.. Gage thanked the people OF San
Diego for the support given to him in
the convention at Sacramento, which
hOnored him with the nomination for
Governor. He promised. if elected, to-
give the people Of California a clean,
economic, businesslke administration
The address delivered by Mr.. Gage
was received with many expressions of
cheering approval. He gains in force
and effect as the campaign progresses.
Interruptions do not embarrass him. |
but on the contrary stimulate him. He
was interrupted by questions several
times tonight and replied so readily
and courteously that he gained the
commentator Of his hearers. He was
constrained to abridge his speech in |
order to allow time for General Barnes |
to speak
The introduction of General w. H. L. |
Barnes was the signal for a storm of |
applause long continued. u. S. Grant |
presented the matchless orator with fe- |
licity of expression. He referred to the |
general as the genius Of Oratory who
deserved AT the hands of the Republi-
can party anything he should ask.
General Barnes spoke for an hour
and a half, holding the audience by the
charm of his eloquence. The telling
points-and there were many-were re-
ceived with cheers. The audience, in
telligent and alert, quickly caught the
meaning and spirit of his remarks be-
fore the conclusion of a sentence.
Rail- began to descend in showers as
the general was speaking, but his hear
ers were so deeply interested that they
remained, eager to hear every word of
his mastery appeal to the patriotism
and intelligence of the masses. Ma
guire received from the eseneral what
the Little Giant has long deserved-a
scorching god roast for his anarch-
istic, nihilistic. socialistic, single tax
and demagogic utterances. In the
course of his speech he said:
1t is not agreeable TO me to force my
personality or my individual affairs upon
the notice of the pub
lie, but inaSmuch as
-. Mr. MaP1lira has since