The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05
GOVERNOR SAYS 60,000|
Predicts This Majority
for Roosevelt i'm State
Writes Ringing Letter to an Oakland Club
Refuting Democratic Fables.

OAKLAND, NOV L-The reading of
a ringing letter from Governor George
g PSrdee Oh the issues Of the cam
pS5gn. national and local. was the fea-
ture Of the smoker and rally OF West
oakland Republicans. held tonight un-
der the auspices OF the Forty-ninth As
sembly District Club at Alcatrax Hall
There were pipes and entertainment
for every one and the spacious hall
was crowded A number OF RepU0-
hcan candidates were present and the
meeting was addressed by several well
known party leaders
Martin Hanley was chairman OF the
meeting Music was furnished by Pal
mer's Mandolin Quintet, with vocal
solos by Cabral and Trowbridge, songs
by the Berkeley Quartet, under the
guidance OF the veteran Brick"
Morse. and al exhibition boxing bout
between George Brown and Billy DOlan
Of the Wes1 Oakland Athletic Club
PARDEE SENDS LETTER
The first speaker was J. J. Burke,
Republican candidate for Assembly
man from the Forty-ninth Assembly
District, Before making his address
he read the following letter from Gov
ernor Psrdee:
Answering yours Of October -, inclosing
Invitation for ne attend the smoker Of the
fcrr3-ninth Assembly District Republican Club
on November = nothing would give me greater
pleasure than rc meet and shake hands again
with my friends Of the Forty-ninth For
after al there no friends Ike the cid
friends. 10 people ike ones own toWnsmen-
But unfortunately 1 have already accepted
invitation 10 attend and speak at a public
EneS-ins mere n sacramento on His evening
of NOV eElber 4, an1 therefore not being able
u pe II Two places Al one and me same Line ;
even though do happen 10 be Governor. 4
must iOrego the pleasure OF having evening
with my friends Of the Forty ninth
California is going 20 give d tremendous
majority for the Republican ticket this year
NY prediction is that the majority viii be
- nearly. if not quite 69 600. And Of that 80, 600
Alameda County. Oakland and the Forty-ninth
Assembly District viii, l an sure. give their
Iull quota.
Especially should the Forty-ninth District
o. b. Republican this year. For one has for
gotten, hope. what happened TO US all. in
cluding the FOrtyr-ninth. under Cleveland with
his free trade IN the years % to 81. You
al remember what the point looked like
then, how many were out OF work, how many
lost their homes. how many were In actual
want OF the necesssTies Of life. You ali see
bow different il is now. and how different it
has been Tor the last six OF eight years unoer
Republica protection, Mckinley and RoOse-
welt And ] have no doubt that the people
OF the Forty-ninth are very willing TO vote
70 continue The good times they are enjoying
Ii they want TO 20 back 10 the hard times OF
s5 70 % let them vote for Parker whose
of the many for the benefit OF the few, and
who, therefore. Will II he be elected do all
ne can Cleveland did, to sweep protection
Out Of existence and again inaugurate tariff
Tor revenue OF free trade with all its at
tenoant hard times, like those Of 'So 70 81
Il is amusing TO hear our Democratic friends
say that protection IS the mother Of trusts, -
ana thar II we viii do away with protection
ana take Up Iree trade again We VIII bust
tho trust" We had free trade under Cleve-
land Did IL bust a single trust2 Not one.
The only ones who got busted then were the
people Of the United States, including my
friends OF the FOrty-ninth- The trusts went
right on doing business and not one Of them
busted. II free trade didn't bust the trusts
IN 80 10 81 IL surely will not bust them in
1893 TO 1909 But it will bust again as
You ali know President Roosevelt You
sew him IN Oakland a year and half ago
You saw that he is plain, ordinary every
oay American just like the rest Of He
Is no different from you and me. l know,
because ] was with him during the twelve
days be was in California And there WASH [
a minute Of those twelve days when he was
anything else. but just PLAIN. gOod-natured,
affable American man. glad TO see any one
and every one who came to him in good faith.
They say he Is the friend Of the trusts.
You an remember how he broke up the great
railroad merger, which wo.ld have been the
greatest trust the world has ever seen. You
al remember how he smashed the salt trust.
You haven't forgotten the coal strike. Neither
can YOU have forgotten how ne sent half q
dozen of the DOstOfhce thieves to prison.
Colombia had tried 10 fool US again and again
repudiated solemn agreement she had made
with US Like the man he Is the President
made Colombia keep her bargain. and all the
other nations Of the earth. who are more
jealous of Roosevelfs and our success than
even the Democrats. said We'll done"
] sure. too. that the voters Of the Forty
ninth District viii remember that the coming
Legislature viii elect United States Senator
from California, who will hold office for six
years. And II they want a United States
Senator who will support Roosevelt and pro-
lection one who does not believe in free trade
the people Of the Forty y-ninth will. Of course,
vote for the Republican nominee for the As
sembly- For that nominee (whose name, by
the way is Burke must vote for Republican
United States Senator. one who does not be-
lieve that protection is robbery" one who
viii be with Roosevelt in protecting all
and keeping up our present good times.
Again expressing my regret at not being
able 10 meet my good friends Of the Forty
ninth and wishing them all good luck hap
piness and prosperity, ! am, very truly yours
GEO. c. PARDEE-
The reading Of the letter aroused
much enthusiasm Burke was fire.
quently interrupted by the applause
which many of the points occasioned
Burke addressed the audience briefly
in regard TO his own candidacy and
was followed by Arthur H. Breed,
Charles Z. Shook, Philip NJ Walsh, Re
publican nominee for the Forty-eighth
Assembly District, FELTON, Taylor and
Supervisor John Mitchell, who is a
candidate for reelection.
Joseph R. Knowland, the Republican
candidate for Congress from the Third
District, arrived during the festivities
and was warmly received. He spoke
briefly.