The San Francisco call., 1898-10-27
J t. MAGU|RE
 "ROASTED" BY
 l. E, PRESTON Plain Facts Presented to a Big Audience. RECORDS THAT ENTANGLE THE "THREE-TAILED MONKEY PARTY'S POSITION. 2. H. Short of Fresno Speaks of His Observations of San Francisco
 Democratic Poli-
 tics.
RECORDS THAT ENTANGLE
THE "THREE-TAILED MONKEY
 PARTY'S POSITION.


 of the State. They were the Hon. E
 F. Preston and ex-Judge Frank H
 Short of Fresno. Their reception wa
 most pleasantly marked and the speak
 CTS were frequently interrupted by ap l plause.
 One feature of the gathering was par ticularly noticeable, and that was tht l presence of a large number of men anC
 women whose gray hairs indicated tha- they had witnessed many a politica campaign, yet as the addresses pro- | gressed these aged listeners manifested as much life and interest as the young est present. Before the speakers were | introduced the Republican Girls Quar- | tet sang America" and were rewarded by two recalls. J. B. Stetson presided over the gathering.
 In introducing MT. Preston the chair man paid him the compliment of be- ing one of those workers in the cause of the Republican party who never seems to tire of enlightening the people upon the principles that underlie and form the very foundation of the organ ization which stands for good govern ment Upon being presented MT. Pres ton called attention to the fact that he was little out of voice because or his having stumped the larger part or the State with the next Governor, Mir. Gage. In his travels he has been surprised that So many thousands are breaking s away from old traditions. The people are alive to the issues of the day, the issues that involve the happiness or the homes and the prosperity of the Nation and State Of the old Republican party he said 1t stands for one hundred cents to one sound dollar, and not that nlmsy currency that Hermann, the magician, draws from the air and drops into plug hat It also stands for the Gov ernment construction and ownership Of the Nfcaraguan canal and for the de- struction of the hydra-headed monster, single tax.
 Speaking of what James C. Maguire represents, the speaker said that thls gentleman was simply figurehead of a three-tailed monkey, to-wit; Popu- list. Single Tax and Free Silver.
 Mir. Preston entertained the audience by giving a few important features or Judge Maguire's political life For eighteen days he worked as journey man blacksmith and resigned from manual labor to enter politics, and has never done a single days labor at the forge since, thus spelling good work man by becoming poor politician. The causes of his resignation from the Su- perior bench, his desertion of the Demo- cratic party and his entrance upon the work of propag2ting the principles Of single tax were also explained. MT. Maguire has stated, so said Mr. Pres ton, that single tax is not a factor in this campaign, but facts show that the Democratic candidate has been for years and still Is, a single taxer. lie IS trying to force 1t down the peoples throats and his greatest effort is to con- vince the people that he is Democrat. The three-tailed monkey party is not the Democratic party. Where, then, the speaker asked, are the old, true Democrats?
 'In the ranks of the Republican party" he explained.
 MT Preston paid few minutes at tention to Candidate Phelan and said: When plug-hat boss raises his puny voice and attacks the courts, in which the whole people have the greatest con- fidence, I tell you that there is anarchy in the air.
 Coming back to Mcguire he referred to the Congressman record at Wash ington and said that the so-called "Lit- tie Giant" has had pages of Henry Georges and Herbert Spencer's works printed in the Congressional Records as his own speeches. These alleged speeches were never made orally. They were sent to the printer and later the Records were sent to- MT. Maguire's single tax constituents to show them what a great man the Little Giant" is During the address the speaker took special delight fin quoting from the speeches of Mcguire, all the way from Delaware to Metropolitan Hall He showed that Mcguire has made so many conflicting statements and argu- ments that now he is hopelessly en- tangled in cords that he himself has spun.
 Considerable attention was paid to MT. Maguire's work against the rail- road and the facts presented showed that he had nothing more to do with the funding bill than every Democrat, Populist and Republican in Washing ton MT Preston's closing remarks were truly eloquent and caused mani festation of wild enthusiasm.
 Chairman Stetson in few happy re- marks made ex-Judge Short acquainted with the San Francisco audience and the man from Fresno was pleasantly welcomed.
 He made a decided hit In his opening remarks by saying that he came LID here to study the initiative and refer endum. He found that the initiative consists of committee Of one hun dred selected by a plug-hat boss, and the referendum is the approval of the candidates for office. His remarks were full of wit, and the audience showed it's appreciation by frequent applause. Coming down to sound ar gument, the speaker discussed the funding bill, tariff, protection, money and the antitrust bill. He showed that all of these great measures and reforms were advanced and carried out by the Republican party. The Demo- crats, not having any of these subjects to use as a campaign issue, have se- lected the railroad, which they assail for the want of something better to jump upon. Some of the Democratic speakers have undertaken to cast slurs upon the Republican administration, in the matter of the late war, by discuss ing the mistakes that have been made When the Americans. he said, won vic tory after victory the Democrats were anxious to be credited with some share in the honor
 Speaking upon the chances of success of the Republican party, Judge Short said that in the interior 1t is safe, and victory Is assured, and he hopes that San Francisco will stand true to the great interests of the people and the State and show it's approval of the Re publican administration by electing the ticket from frsr, fr, hrffor,,