The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-04
RALLY IN THE OPEN AIR.

perity, began. Business men were there;
so were their clerks.
The meeting was conducted under the
auspices of the Associated League of
United Labor Clubs.
Henry T. Gage needed no introduction,
although formalities required that he
should be accorded one. The moment he
appeared in the hall the audience arose
and cheered him. 1t was several minutes
after he had been standing on the plat
form before the ovation ceased sufficiently
to permit him to commence his remarks.
In part he said:
"Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen:
This enthusiastic and magnificent demon
stration presageS to my mind the ulti-
mate success of the Republican party, in
this locality at least, and am pleased to
say to you that 1 have just attended a
number of other meetings and have wit
messed no less ardor anywhere.
1T is safe to predict that the Republi-
can party will record the greatest victory
that it has ever known. The reasons of
this are obvious to my mind. have stated
them many times-yes, thirty times before
audiences in this city-and it would seem
as If had repeated them often enough.
will therefore confine myself to a state
ment of what / will do if / am elected
Governor of California, and L will be
(applause) If the Republican party stands
true to the principles which mean the
redemption of the nation. If be Gov
ernor, let me inform you worlSingmen that
you will have a man who is your friend
III the gubernatorial chair. I do not speak
this with the spirit Of demagogue, but
I say that the beggar OF the street, when
he comes to me to right his wrongs, will
receive the same consideration as the man
who lives under the roof of q palace. 1
will conduct the affairs of my office in
clean, fearless, buslness-like, economic and
honest manner, and will not be dominated
by corporate influence or permit my Of
fetal acts to be swerved by fear, prejudice
or favor. My policy will be to do what is
just and right by my creatures.
Great applause.)
"I am grateful to you for your friendly
greeting, but the Republican committee
has arranged for me to address a number
of meetings this evening, many of which
are to follow this one, so / hope, my dear
friends, that you will excuse me and per-
nit me to go forth and carry out the
mandates of my party"
Colonel Kowalsky followed Henry T.
Gage. He said that the Democratic party
was composed of two families in this city,
the Phelans and the Barrys; and of two
in the State the Maguires and the Budds.
"They" he remarked ARE importing
a false issue in this campaign. They tell
you that the railroad question is para
mount. But 1t is lie. appeal to you,
my people, and ask you the frank ques-
ton, if this were the issue would 1t not
be safer to trust its solution to man
who has been an anti-railroad man all his
life? And / know that he is. few years
ago, when the Southern Pacific attempted
to rob me of valuable property in this
State, 1 searched throughout it's bound
aries with much difficulty to secure an
oft who would like man appea
and fight a corporation III my interest. /
found at length Henry T. Gage, and he
possesses to-day the same manly qualities
which commended him to me as an inde-
pendent, honest citizen as he did then"
TREY l.. Ford addressed the meeting