The record-union., 1898-10-19
GENERAL BARNES SPEAKS.
He Pays His Respects to Mr.. Ma
guire and his Record.

guire and his Record.
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: 1t can hardly be expected that,
at this late hour of the evening, and in
this Philippine heat Qaughter) that I
should attempt to address you at length
upon the issues of this campaign. I
have had the pleasure of travelling with
the next Governor of California (cheers)
through fourteen of the counties to
which he has alluded, and l think I
can truthfully say to you that, in
quarter of century of what is COM
monty called ''stumping" the State in
behalf of Republican principles and
traditions of honor, l have never met
greater enthusiasm, more entire unani-
nifty Of purpose, more absolute conf
dence in the justice Of our cause, and
in the men who bear our standard.
than in this present Gubernatorial fight.
(Applause)
Judge Maguire-and I may speak of
him because he speaks of me-Qaugh-
ter)-has taken it on himself to pres
ent me to every audience upon which
he has inflicted himself Qaughter), as
a railroad attorney, a sort Of human
locomotive running on the Southern
Pacific track, and blowing off steam
and whistling whenever Herrin pulls
the throttle. Great laughter)
I am free to say that I have succeed
ed, in an honorable way, in getting
away with some of the funds of the
Southern Pacific Company. I am
neither afraid nor ashamed to say it,
any more than I am afraid or ashamed
to say that I am one of the regular, re-
tained and paid attorneys Of the San
Francisco Examiner" (Thunderous
applause and laughter.)
I cannot help it. They will come!
And I am no more responsible for the
shortcomings or the misdeeds of the
Southern Pacific Company, from the
head Of the corporation to the tide
water on the wharf than I am respon-
sible for James G. Mcguire. Gaughter)
JUDGE MAGUIRE'S LINE.
OF course we know what the purpose
and the object of the fusion party is
in this contest. The Republican party
has always stood, as the preceding
speaker has told you, upon a platform
calling for the protection of labor, the
protection Of American industries, a
free ballot, and liberty for all. It has
been the champion Of good money; it
has DGCIl the dNOWtu dQNOcdle OIL the
principle that the workingman's dollar
shall be as good as the rich mans dol
lar, (applause) and that one dollar shall
buy as much all over the world as an
other. (Applause)
Does anybody suppose that if the
Populists had believed they could carry
this State without the Democratic par
ty, they would have admitted them to a
l.. - % y
(Cries Of No, no! and laughter) Not
at all.
Does anybody believe for a moment
that if the Democracy, so called, could
have carried this State, they would
ever have let a single Populist into
their company or a Silver Republican
either? Not by any means. What
are they standing together for, then?
They are together simply to get the
Offices and that is in Judge Maguires
line. Uaughter) He has been in Of
fee, or hunting Office, for the last twen-
ty years. He has been in the Legisla-
ture; he has been a Judge upon the
bench (and I feel bound to say Of him
that he made very good one-because
he was so environed that he had to be-
have himself); he has been in Con-
; iSSS tAl &C lIIiltS, anu 10 llON Ill q oSctO
run after the Gubernatorial chair of
this State. He has received something
like $4,000 in gold coin of the United
States, from the Government thereof
and of this State, without ever having
rendered one single, solitary dollar of
consideration therefor. daughter and
applause)
If he has been able, upon the stump,
10 r1oint tn CT ole 1ocriS1o 10 tive Of
his while he was in the Assembly here
in Sacramento; If he has been able to
indicate one single measure introduced
by him in Congress- bar the single
tax for a moment-which has had
tendency to make the people wiser,
better and happier. I know not what it
is, and I have been through his record
with ffne-tooth comb. daughter and
cheers.)
He debates upon the railroad and
that subject and the funding bill has
been gone into, and I can only say
that from personal knowledge and ex-
animation of the records, I entirely
agree with what the distinguished
speaker who has first addressed you,
has said upon that subject. He has
just now been waking up to the silver
question, and that is on both his plat
forms-his Populist platform and his
Democratic platform, and on the Silver
Republican platform.
NO MORE AN ISSUE.
He has resurrected that cause that
was buried in the last election, and
that, in my Judgment, will never be an
issue before the American people again.
Applause) We have learned to find,
since Mr.. McKinley's election, what a
dreadful peril this country was in,
when it had placed before it the last
Chicago national platform and its
candidate. Few people appreciate the
peril the best interests of this country
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