The San Francisco call., 1904-11-04

IhC INcpuUncdnS are SJTOnS anu eutuu-
siastic supporters Of Julius Kahn, nom
inee for Congress, and Gus Hartman,
candidate for the Assembly. This fact
was demonstrated last night at
Franklin Hall. Fillmore street, near
Bush, where rousing meeting was
held to further the cause of the Re-
publican party.
The meeting was called to order by
Henry Ach, a director Of the United
Republican League. who introduced
Senator Hamilton Bauer as chairman.
Senator Bauer first introduced Benja-
min l. Mckinley. nephew of the late
President William Mckinley. Mr.. Nc
hlnley's most interesting remarks were
in connection with the prosecution of
the trusts by the administration and
he recited the details of one case in
which he, as an official in the Office of
the United States District Attorney,
aided in the conviction and dissolution
of the Federal Salt Trust, action
against which illegal combination was
taken at the direction of Attorney Gen
eral Knox under the Sherman act. The
details of this case were largely known
to the audience and the reference to it
by Mr.. Mckinley evoked much ap-
plause.
George Benham, secretary of the
ololC CoCIdllOiI Ol 1dDOI, WAS IHt
next speaker and he won the approval
of the audience by his sincere support
OF the candidacy of julius Kahn. In
part he said:
l am particularly interested in the election
of Julius Kahn for three reasons but l will
only talk to you of the first which in itself
is sufhcient This reason is that during his
term in Congress there measure that
would benefit the jeople OF either the State
OF the nation that he did not support. am
not here to make plea to any class. but to
make plea to you all and tell you that in
Julius Kahn all of you have a friend
MUST ELECT KAHN.
We do not wish the crime of 1892 repeated,
Theodore Roosevelt but we must elect Re-
ublican Congress We must elect Julius
dent in carrying cut the great policies of the
party. but he will serve all of our interests in
the future with that fidelity that marked his
course in the past.
Benham's address won great ap-
plause for him and greater for Julius
Kahn, who was next called upon to ad-
dress the meeting. Mr.. Kahn after
covering various issues. had this to say
regarding the Philippines:
The Democrats. it seems. have chosen TO
make Imperialism the paramount issue They
want to sct day, they say when they will
free the Philippines whether their people are
caTable of f-eot ernment not. Now let
tre Islands The Republican party after point.
ing 70 the fact that the islands came to us as
a legacy OF war, says that it will hold the
islands until time shall demonstrate what is
best to be done with them and In the mean
time We will give theme the best the pa
trlotism and civilization of the United States
We have given them schools and roads tele
graphs and cables until now the archipelago
is knit closer together than ever before in the
history Of man. AS a result of this benehcent
government there are now more Filipino chill
dren that speak and read and write the Eng
ligh language than educated in Spa nfsh
during the whole 800 years occupancy OF the
islands by that Government.
ISLAND OPPORTUNITIES.
Mr.. Kahn was followed by A. Van
der Naillen Jr., who told of the splen-
did opportunity for civil engineers the
occupation of the Philippines by the
United States had developed He told
of many young men that have gone
there and won distinction in their pro-
fession. He was followed by Attorney
Philip Anspacher, who, though, it was
his first political address, made a good
impression. In part he said:
The administration of Republican principles
has been attended with continuous prosperity. :.
in the United States. It is far from my in
tention to weary you with long list of figures
and statistics. when your own personal knowl-
edge enables you to fully comprehend the mag
nitude of that prosperity Statistics have been
compiled which l will be delighted to show
any member present which prove beyond a
doubt the superior conditions of labor under
the Republican administration. The relative
number employed in identicaE establishments
the relative wage per hour in Identical trades
from the year 1890 to the present day has
been set out in tables for purposes OF COM
parison and show that in all the important
trades the numbers employed and the wages
received have improved marvelously.
Gus Hartman, candidate for the AS
sembly, was the last speaker. He
simply asked for the support of the
audience at the coming election, and
the promise was heartily given. Then,
with three cheers for Roosevelt and
Fairbanks and three more for Kahn
and Hartman, the meeting adjourned