The San Francisco call., 1904-11-05
GREAT MASS MEETING AT ALEXANDRIA
WILL CONCLUDE REPUBLICAN BATTLE
Democratic State Central Committee Closes
It's Campaign in San Francisco.

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee's campaign has closed In san
Francisco. The final mass-meeting un-
der the auspices of the governing body
of the party was held at Pioneer Hall
last night. Walter Macarthur. editor of
the Coast Seamen's Journal, was chair
man of the meeting, and Congressman
Edward ]. Livernash and Frank j. Sui
livan were the principal speakers.
Mr.. Macarthur in his Introductory re-
marks deplored the policy of militarism
which he ascribed to Roosevelt and the
Republican party, and said that If this
policy was not curbed it would inevi-
tably lead to war that would plunge
the whole nation into blood and tears.
This reapplied quotation from Inger-
soil on Napoleon was followed by
new version of history, with Frank j.
Sullivan as the author. Mr.. Sullivan
said that at the time of Lincoln the Re-
publican party was the minority party;
that it was Democrats that officered
the army of the Union, and that 1T was
the Democratic party that gave the ne
gro his liberty.
Then Sullivan said he was convinced
that the question Of the tariff had moth
ing to do with the prosperity of the
country. His contention is established,
he said, by the fact that the most pros
porous time this nation ever knew was
during the, period from 1901 to 1861,
when, according to Sullivan's historical
discoveries, free trade prevailed. In
conclusion Sullivan called upon the au-
dience to support Congressional Nomi-
neeS Tivernach and WYNN
Congressman Livernash had not yet
arrived when Sullivan concluded his
speech, and William Greeley, who ad-
vocated the cause of Joseph NJ. Punk
ett, Democratic nominee for the Senate
in the Seventeenth District; Charles A.
Sweigert and S. B. Nolan, candidate for
the Assembly in the Twenty eighth
District were called upon to address
the audience. They concluded with Con-
gresham Livernash still absent, so
Walter Macarthur again stepped into
the breach and spoke on behalf of the
candidacy of Congressman Livernash
and Wynn. They should be supported,
he said, because they had kept the
faith, because they were intelligent and
honest, were men of the people that
could be trusted to remain loyal to the
people IN every Dattle that mlgnI ARISE
in the halls of Congress.
Mr.. Livernash arrived at the hall at
this point and received an enthusiastic
welcome. After discussing national is
sues for a time he turned his attention
to local conditions, which he said at
the moment We're overshadowing the
national questions in the interest of San
Franciscans. He said he had hoped
that the present campaign would be a
clean one, different from the last, which
drew him with it's indecency into the
valley of desperation, but he had found
that the same condition must be faced
again. He then attacked the Citizens
Alliance for its opposition of his cam
didacy and in conclusion said:
Il want to tell you union men here
that it is not me that the Citizens AL
lance opposes. It is you and the prin-
ciples that you stand for. Be on your
guard lest it be too late when the fight
that is now in preparation opens against