The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-28
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 27.-Congress-
man James McLachlan of the Seventh
California District and Duncan E. Nc
Kinlay, Republican candidate for Con-
gresham from the Second District,
formally opened the Republican cam
paign in this city tonight After
brilliant torchlight procession through
the principal streets an immense mass
meeting was held in the old pavilion,
which was attended by a crowd of
more than 1000 people. Both Congress
man McLachlan and McKinlay were
heartily applauded when they took
their seats upon the platform. Charles
f. Curry, Secretary of State. presided
over the meeting, and after a few re-
marks introduced McKinlay, who was
greeted by a storm of applause as he
arose to speaA
McKinlay strongly Endorsed the pol
icy of President Roosevelt. and referred
to the record he has made during his
three years in office. He spoke very
feelingly upon the death of President
William Mckinley and the sorrow that
the sad event cast over the nation. Nc
Kinlay was in Buffalo at the time of
the assassination of President McKin-
ley and spoke upon this matter from
personal knowledge.
McKinlay spoke with much enthu-
siasm upon the canal across the 18TH
mus of Panama, which will cut off
5000 miles of the sea route from San
Francisco to New York. He said when
the two continents were severed and
this canal was completed freight rates
to the East would be reduced. and with
the needed improvements in the Sac
ramentO River completed, Sacramento
would once more become an important
shipping point. The speaker said he
favored the upbuilding of the navy,
which is now second among the nations
of the world IN fighting capacity. He
also favorably mentioned the reorgan-
ization of the army and the laying Of
the Pacific cable.
SPEAKS OF INDUSTRIES.
He said in the United States there
are now 7,000,000 men employed in in
dustrial avenues with average earning
power of $14,000,000 a day thus Great
ing an immense output. The United
States was formerly satisfied with the
home market, but the time has now
come. he said, when we must dispose
of our product among other nations.
Our exports now are 81 800 600, 600 an
nually, OF Wnlcn $oOO,UOU,OOO worth are
manufactured products. A change of
the national policy at this time would,
added McKinlay, endanger this pros
perity.
In regard to the Philippines the
speaker said it was the duty of this
nation to uphold civilization there.
AS to the tariff question, which he
said benefited the workmen, business
men and farmers. McKinlaY said the
Republicans are not making an issue
of the matter, and that the Democrats
have gone back to this issue which won
for them by luck in 1892.
AS for himself, McKinlay said, for
weeks he has been advancing argu-
ments of the principles of the Republi-
can party and that many Democratic
papers have found fault, not with the
arguments, but because he was born In
Canada. The speaker admitted the soft
impeachment, but stated that he came
to the United States when he was 16
years of age and learned the painters
trade in Michigan. He came to Cali
fornia and worked for nearly a year
in San Francisco. He then came to
Sacramento, where he worked at a
shop on Third street
In conclusion he said that his past
work for the Republican party would
assure him the aid of the other Re-
publicans of California in his work for
this district. He was frequently inter-