burg ▁generally , ▁and ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁way ▁of ▁its ▁progress ▁and ▁prosper ity ". ▁ ▁Meyer ▁earned ▁pla ud its ▁for ▁the ▁Del ago a ▁Bay ▁Railway , ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁best ▁implement ▁the ▁Gold ▁Law , ▁and ▁his ▁fier y ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁con cess ion ▁system ▁in ▁foreign ▁affairs . ▁He ▁was , ▁however , ▁un enth us i astic ▁about ▁grant ing ▁the ▁franch ise ▁to ▁U it land ers , ▁seeing ▁no ▁chance ▁of ▁passing ▁something ▁so ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁opinions ▁of ▁the ▁Volks ra ad . ▁These ▁views ▁made ▁him ▁increasing ly ▁un pop ular ▁with ▁the ▁U it land ers ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁English - language ▁press . ▁ ▁Although ▁his ▁biggest ▁critics ▁could ▁not ▁vote , ▁Af rik an ers ▁mostly ▁followed ▁the ▁Ang lo phone ▁press ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁and ▁therefore ▁fav ored ▁its ▁choices ▁at ▁the ▁ball ot ▁box . ▁When ▁he ▁attract ed ▁only ▁five ▁to ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁campaign ▁stop , ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁writing ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁and ▁stood ▁down ▁for ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁election , ▁ending ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Volks ra ad . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Al ber ton ▁ ▁Meyer ▁was ▁only ▁partially ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁Al ber ton . ▁He ▁owned ▁part ▁of ▁E land sf onte in , ▁while ▁his ▁mother ▁owned ▁the ▁rest . ▁At ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁gold ▁fe ver ,