The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15

REDWOOD CITY, Oct. 14.-Eugene
f. Loud, Republican nominee for Con-
gress in the Fifth Congressional DIS
trict, addressed large and enthuslas-
tic audience tonight in the Alhamora
Theater He showed in a mastery
way that James G. Mcguire, the stand
ard bearer of the Populist, Democratic
and Silver Republican parties. has been
posing in false light on the funding
bill question and other measures CT
local and national interest.
The meeting was called to order by
B. F. Cooper, who in a brief address
introduced Congressman Loud. The APP
pearance of Congressman Loud was the
signal for an outburst of applause and
frequently during his speech he was
interrupted by cheers and hand clap
ping. In referring to the appropriation
for Redwood Creek Mr.. Loud said:
Whether Mr. Craig be elected or
myself. in the regular order of proceed
ure, next winter. before Mr. Craig, even
II elected, could take his seat, this creek
will be provided for. 1t would have been
provided for this year were 1t not lot the
fact that after consultation between the
leaders of the Republican party, when we
came together year ago, II was conclud-
ed to be best to go little slow IN the use
of public money, for the reason that the
Democratic party had been in power so
long and had so depleted the PUBIC treas
ury that the income was only ABOUT sur
fcient to meet the ordinary expenses OF
the Government.
l believe you know that L seldom dis
cuss publicly questions in which L nave
a personal interest, but certain Things
have been said which force me to make
some statements in defense of my self, ana
l shall not discuss men as individuals, and
/ shall be as careful as 1t is possible Ior
me to be to discuss the candidates LOT
bubble capacity and as leaders of the
party or combination of parties which OPP
pose US. n,
Mcguire, the nominee of this combination
for Governor of the State of Californla.
will not call him the nominee or the Dem
ocratic party, because the Democratic
party is existent no more. The principles
enunciated by that party since It's very
inception have been cast to the tour WINDS
of heaven, forcing the men VINO nave en-
deaVored to be true to Democratlc prln-
ciples TO leave that party ana JOIN lne
Republican, in order that they might pro.
tect and better conserve the Ihle1eSl9 VI
our people. Ar,
Mcguire are for the best interests OF our
State and our country, then he should
be elected. There are two points thal
must be considered by citizens when they
vote for any man: First, is the man MT >
ted for the office to which he aSplres
and second, are the principles enunclat-
ed by the party to which he belongs the
best to be adopted?
on his return to California Mr.. Mcguire
Immediately took the offensive, condemn
ing every man in the Republican party
who had anything to do with It's conVen-
ton at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS say
every candidate upon its ticket. Now,
wish to say by way of parentheSls ana
also Justice that Mr. Mcguire and L nave
been personal friends for many years,
and I have had much admiration for him:
But l do not believe at all in his pohtlcal
principles nor in his political acts on
Mr. Maguire's return from washington.
referring to Mr.. Barham, colleague OF
mine and the representative from the
First District of California, he SAID ne
had been a traitor and untrue 10 the
trust reposed in him. Referring to me ne
said: "While Mr.. Barham voted for this
funding amendment he calls 1t MI.
Loud did not vote at all.
Possibly some time Mr.. Mcguire may
see fit to explain this utterance, because
1t is an injustice to me. nave never
seen the time when l could not aftord 10
sent, and should that time ever come 1
hope I shall be retired.
Mr.. Mcguire we'll knew why 1 did not
vote. He well knew that | was palrea
with a man who was chairman of the
Democratic convention at chicago, Mr;
Richardson of Tennessee, ana ne Wen
knew how he would have voted, ana ne
well knew how / would have voted l
would have voted for the amendment to
the deficiency bill which Mr.. Magulre SO
strenuously opposed, because belleveq IL
was right, anu dill PL SPeAC N ~ N~ANA-~ -
Nj Mr.. Mcguire has, probably, had as
much free advertising in this state as any
man who ever went to the House OF Rep
resentatives. You have seen in the pub
| lie press time and again that he has de-
feated funding bills-and there nave peen
| two or three before Congress. Let US
| see-and l propose to deal strictly with
the record, not trusting to my memory III
| the least.
The first funding bill presented was in
! the Fifty-third Congress. of which MI.
| Mcguire was a member. That bill was
| debated in the House for some days. we
| have in the House of Representatives a
| custom, when any great question is UP
| for debate, that the chairman of the COM
mittee having the measure in charge is
| permitted to control the allotment of time
! on his side of the question, and some one
representing the other side is designated
| by unanimous consent of the body to con-
troll the time on that side of the ques-
ton. In the Fifty-third Congress, when
| the time was yielded up on this bill, Mr.
Mcguire was given five minutes on de-
! bate occupying several days, and 1T was
| heralded through every newspaper IN the
State of California that james e. Ma
guire, the Little Giant of the Pacific
| Coast" had defeated the funding bill. The
same thing was repeated In the fl1ty-
fourth Congress, Mr.. Mcguire being yield
ed again five minutes, that being ccnsid
cred all the time he was worth upon q
! great question of national Importance. II
that time he defeated the funding bill
again. What great power, force and elo-
| in five minutes a result which all the resi-
| of Congress must deliberate upon FOL
daysI
In the session of Congress Just closed ar
amendment was proposed in the Senate e
the general deficiency bill carrying this
year some 1920 900 .000 This amendment
was new legislation, and could only be put
upon the deficiency bill or any appropria
ton bill in the Senate by unanimous con
sent. l will explain that no general legis
lation can be placed upon an appropria
ton in either House of Congress If the
point of order is raised against it. Some
time prior to the adoption of the amend
ment in the Senate Senator Morgan, tc
whom probably more is due for the defea'
of funding bills in Congress than any
other man, together with Senator White
whom no man can deny is head ant
shoulders above Mr.. Maguire-yes, heae
and shoulders above many Senators whom
we have had from the State of California
got together and reasoned in this way
We are in the midst of a great war. Thi:
is no time to foreclose this debt on the
Central and Western Pacific railroads
Money is not seeking investment, and {
little more time should be given in order
that we may look around and be sure o.
our position. Conference after conference
took place, and the ultimate result was
the adoption of the amendment as in
troduced in the Senate.