The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-29
TREATS OF TARIFF BENEFITS
EFFECT OF DINGLEY,s BILL ON
CALIFORNIA,
Prices of Farm Products Advanced
by Protect1on-Colonel Eddy
Speaks on Campaign
Issues.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. Is. - Senator
George c. Perkins and T. V. Eddy re-
ceiVed a rousing welcome in Sacra-
mento tonight. Bands played and
street fires fiared up at various cross
ings to express Sacrameatos enthusi-
asm in behalf Of the Republican ticket,
while the low measured boom of salut-
ing cannon added to the impressive
demonstration. At the old pavilion an
immense crowd had assembled, and
when Professor E. c. Atkinson intro
duced Senator Perkins the building
trembled under the cheers from thou
sands of threats.
Senator Perkins made a happy hit by
paying a tribute to old Sacramento,
which held for him many pleasant as
sociations. He sketched the conditions
preceding and following the return Of
the Republican party TO power, declar-
ing that confidence succeeded panic
even before any legislation had been
effected. He said the Republican party
was carrying out its promises to the
people, both In letter and in spirit.
Senator Perkins said he did not want
to tire his auditors about the tariff, but
they might as we'll ask d preacher to
stop talking against sin as to request
Il hSpQDllCdu not ~ ldlh
for that, he added, was what the Re-
publican Idea of protection embodied.
He referred to the advance which the
Dingley tariff bill had made in the
price of wool in California and said
that the poor man had to pay no more
than 80 cents suit extra because of
the advance. Farmers were able to
raise stock profitably, while the poor
man, on his part, was permitted to eat
fresh American meat instead of the in
feriOr Mexican article.
The Senator touched upon the foster
ing protection which the Dingley bill
had thrown around the beet sugar in
dustry, saying that in the last season
the beet sugar factory at Watsonville
consumed 135, 900 tons of sugar beets,
circulating in that community the i'm
mense sum of $1,000,000.
Senator Perkins said he respected the
Democratic party of Thomas Jefferson,
and he believed that if Thomas Jeffer-
son were alive to-day he would be a
Republican. But the Democracy of this
State had lost its personality by merg-
ing itself into the Silver Republican
party and the Populist party, resulting
in three platforms presenting three sep
arate sets of doctrines. He called upon
his Democratic friends who had lost
their party faith to come into the Re-
publican ranks. He made strong plea
for the elevation of a thoroughly hon
est man, in the person of Henry I.
Gage, to the office of Governor. He
said that for four years the Democrats
mad been in power in the State. He
asked that some one point out the work
they had accomplished. A majority of
the Railroad Commission was Demo-
cratic, yet the Democratic members
thereof had accomplished nothing,
making promises before election, only
to renew them, like frogs in the spring
time, when another election year rolled
around.
All Republicans were called upon to
stand by President Mckinley on the
monetary question, and, by rolling up
great majority in California, send on TO
the President vote of confidence in his
administration.
Senator Perkins was followed by Mr..
Eddy in an eloquent and argumentative
treatment of the issues of the campaign.