The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 21, 1895, Page 1

» VOLUME LXXVIIL—N 0. s2. FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, - AUGUST 21, 1895.. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AT THE GREAT SILVER CONVENTION. Thomas V. Cator and Morris M, Estee on the Same Platform. PREPARING THE PLANKS. Timothy Guy Phelps Makes a Stirring Address to the Bimetallists. ALL FOR THE WEITE METAL. Phobe Cousins Welcomed With Flowers and Enthusiasm—Frona Eunice Waite To-Day. ore the convention was called Shortly worning Secretary of to order yes State Howell banner ars a reka County four ada Silver State, the Winnemucca, edited by Eureka, in proportion polled the largest num- ber of silver votes when the revolt began, i won the prize. pres eagle. At 10 o’clock the Continental ‘drum*and fife band of our forefathers filed in and in- ed the soul-stirring . strains. of **Yankee Doodle.” President Baker called the meeting’to order, and the report of the committee.on credentials was-read and adopted." ‘There were 547 delegates present, and on motion the roll was not called. The following report of the committee | on permanent organization and -order business was rzad by the secretary: tee on permanent organizatién of Your com a hoisted the silver | was heavily adorned with a silver | and syrmounted by a solid bullién | | lic League for the State of California, and in- | structed to proceed without delay to organize | bimetallic leagues throughout the State of | California, in accordance with the instrue- tions of ‘the National committee of the Amer- | icen Bimetallic League: George W. Baker, Re- | publican; Hon. Thomas J. Clunie, Democrat; Alexander Majors, Populist. J. H. TINGMAN, Chairman. The report was adopted and in a brief speech George W. Baker thanked the con- vention for the honor of being made its chairman, saying: ““I have come into the fight to stay and will remain until its party is one of the successful parties of American politics.” Timothy Guy Phelps of San Mateo County was announced by = Chairman Baker and spoke of the issue of bimetal- lism in the following strain: *“We have met to discover how the crime of 1873 can best be overcome; how our | paralyzed industries can be revived; how | American labor can best be elevated to the position it occupied years ago; how the vast army of tramps can be made indus- trious workingmen with plenty of em- | ployment. ' There can be no doubt that a ! majority of our people favor bimetallism. ‘We will see that there is no chance for | equivocation and that the issue is squarely met. | *“We believe that the demonetization of silver was class legislation and that it was | for.the creditor class and oppressed the | debtor class. “We have suifered all the loss and England has reaped the harvest. The American Nation knew nothing about the demonetization measure that was pending before Cougress, and our ablest men, Thurman, Morgan and others, did not | know of it. Even the President when he signed the bill knew not what he was doing, so surreptitiously was it engineered | through Congress. ‘‘As soon as the American people knew what had_been done they tried to right 1 present conditions ' simply because the goldbugs wish to remain in the same piace where they now find enjoyment and high rates. If the Latin Union and Germany will not remonetize silver let America do s0,and they will be forced into it. Let the greatest Nation on’earth, America, re- monetize silver and set the pace. Let us have the metallic money of the world and we can then dispose of our surplus prod- ucts. end now they are howling about the tariff. “Mark you, I can go on naming such men as Hoke Smith'and Ben Harrison and Cleveland and Sherman and Carlisle and Reed and a score of others who are com- bined to down free silver. “The great mass of people are generally right in National matters, but they are not able to effect their reforms. They are never heard in a National convention, and when they do raise their voice it is imme- diately drowned by the moneyed interests and they are downed. “Delegates of this convention, the entire United States from the East and North and South has its eyes turned upon you waiting for your action, and may do as TIMOTHY GUY PHELPS. (Sketched by a “Call’” artist.] “Think of1t: the chief officer of a Nation of 65,000,000 negotiating with the bankers of the United States to save the credit and bonor of the United States. That's what they aré doing, and it makes my blood feel uncomfortably hot. “Oh, that we had a Jackson for Presi- dentand a Walker as Secretary of the Treasury to rise up and say: ** ‘By the eternal, this shall not be!” “Three years ago 3 per cent bonds sold at a premium, and now 5 per cent bonds are hard to dispose of. Does it not show that goidds appreciating? What has be- come of the millions of gold that have been produced in California? They have been disposed of in paying interest and ir meet- ing the demands of the arts. Up' to 1892 we had produced $428,000,000in gold in California, and of that but $192,000,000 was used in the arts, but this goes on in every country. Where is the rest?” Mr. Phelps went into 'statistical details reverted to the purchasing power of a sil- ver dollar and a gold dellar. , “What!” exclaimed Mr. ‘Phelps. ' ‘Do the goldbugs want to reduce American labor to the wages' of England, Japan, China, Germany and, all Europe? °Isay let God forbid it.”” Mzr. Phelps closed amid’ considerable ap- plause and was followed by Robert M. Beatty of Nevada. : “What we are here for,”” began Mr. Beatty, *'is to see what can be done in the M. A. EURLEY OF CALAVERAS, A CONVERT TO THE GOSPEL |matter of bringing about the free coinage OF FREE COINAGE OF SILVER. [Sketched, by a “ Call” artist.] and order of business beg leave to report as fol- lows: First—That the temporary officers, George W. Baker chairman, and ‘George P. Keeney secretary, selected by this convention, be made the permanent officers thereof. Second—That the following-named gentle- men are recommended and requested 1o act as vice-presidents of this convention: Governor J. McConnell, Idsho; Hon. M. 8. Bouni- field, Nevada; Alexander Majors. San Fran- C Hon. Benjamin F. Leet, Nevada; M. W. Ishaw, San Francisco; Hon J. L. Davie, Ala- mede; Colonel Lyman Bridges, Alameda; Hon. ph H.Budd, San Joaquin; A.ZL.Warner, me; Colonel R. J. Berry, Los Angeles; William, 8. Edwards, San Bernardino; Majop Msrion Biggs Jr., San Xrancisco;s Eugene Howell; Nevada: Hon. William Westerfield, Nevata; Major John B.Moore, Coluss; N. W. Epeulding, Alameds; Mrs, Charles Merrill, San: Joaquin; Hon. R. M. Beatty, Nevada; Amos Stevens, Placer; W.E. Rogers, Kerng Timo.hy Guy Phelps, San Mateo; R.Guy Mc- Cléllan, Alameda; Thomas C. Welch, Orange: Alden. Anderson, Solano: W.R.Pond, Yolo; Dr: Robert Brown, Sacramento; W. C. Cressler, Modoc; -Dr. W. L. Dickenson, San Francisco; s Brown, Alaméda; J. C. Bradley, Alameda; H:G: Biaisdell, Alameda; Robert McKillican, Alameda; A. L. Hart, Sacramento; Hon. Julius Kahn, San Francisco: Hon. M. M. Estee, Saxi Francisco; Hon.J. V. Webster, San Luis Obispo; Dr. W.J. Dobbins, Vacaville; Julian Somntdg, San Francisco; E. H. Gould, Yolo; Hon.d. F, Knapp, Los Angeles; P. Fitzpatrick, Stanislaus; M. V. Hooten, Healdsburg; R.T. Powell; Coluse County; Colonel James Mc N Sacramento; M. F. Campbell, Siskiyou; M. A: Hurley, Celaveras. Third—That the secretary be suthorized to 8ppoint two assistant secretaries and two pages. . % Fourth—That we recommend Albert H. Pile &s sergeant-at-arms of this convention. Fifth—That the sergeant-at-arms be author- ized to’ eppoint four assistants, two for the floor and two for the gallery, “s;x;:::\\:(’:«l::zfi“end that inasmuch as this business for each sesfiocofie"enmn e the committee in cl{ur:e O;h:lt Sfibmmed = ¢ises of this conventlon, b oo o Seventh—We recommend that Ri : of order be adopted as the rules go?eerrx:ilnm‘lf: deliberations of this convention. Eighth—That in view of the emi rendered by the Io]!owing-nln:ed’;ee::l:::ff; the bimetallic cause in the State of California we Tecommend that they be selected as Na- Sional committeemen of the American Bimetal. | the wrong, and have been fighting to | subvert the influence of Wall and Lom- | bard sireets ever since. “We believe that the country that | adopts = gold standard is destined to see | its power, its finance and its people wane. | Mr. Glenfeld, one of the governors of the | Bank of England, in a letter two years ago made the case clear. He knew his parguments had weight. He said: ““ I feel that the attempt to make gold | perform what has heretofore been per- | formed by both gold and silver is one of | the most unreasonable projects ever pro- | posed. | “‘America will rise and demand, with | other countries, a bimetallic basis. It is | more profitable to hoard gold than to in- | vest it in American enterprise. There is | no issue before the public of such impor- tance as the bimetallic guestion, and the land-holder and the money-lenders are thriving on #n artificial cheapness. I be- lieve that the present depreciation is due to changes that have taken place in the currency laws.” “Had Mr. Glenfeld written to-day he could not have better depicted the scene of poverty and depreciated values that he prophesied two years ago. “Do we want to maintain a single gold basis until we reach the impoverished state that Egypt is now in? “The prices of products are steadily fall- ing, and no one can tell when the fall will end. It is due to the legislation on the currency enacted in 1873. The best think- ers and the best financiers who are not in- fluenced by personal greed and do not wor- ship the golden calf, agree that the adop- tion of the gold standard is the cause of the depression. Horace Greeley said the way to resume was to resume, and I say the way to get back to bimetallism is to go back. _“There has never been and there never will be an excess of production so long as the world requires all that is produced. The monometallists say that you will flood the money market with a double standard, but there is a use and a demand for every ounce of silver and gold produced. Itis never too late to right a wrong, and we should not refrain from disturbing the of both silver and gold, at the ratio of 16 to 1irrespective of any other Nation on earth. { In Nevada we passed through two succes- i sivecampaigns with the question of free coinage as the watchword. We were com- bined 1n leagues and would not support aman who was not ‘'with us on the ques- tion of free cdinage. Remember why we supported James B. Weaver. He was the only candidate on_the Presidential ticket who was for - free ' coinage, and we carried the State for him. Remember, if you will, that consistency is a jewel, but do not forget, aiso, that consistency has pawned her jewels. *“There are a great many forces and in- champions and whenever a man dares to proclaim for the double standard he is bounded by the goldbugs of the East. The Democrats have had a chance to remone- tize silver for the last four years, They have not done it. “Upin Nevada, I am surprised to say, the people are carrying Cleveland badges, but they are upon the elbows of their coats and the seat of their pants. [Cheers.] “There is no issue between the two great parties now, and all the old fads of both parties are gone. The bloody shirt has followed in the wake of the carpetbagger, on the subject of a double standard and | fluences combined against all of our silver | they did when that God-inspired Declara- tion of Independence was created. ‘Will they do it?2 Dare they.do it?’ *Later on the -black man.was.made free from his wealthy master by the effective bullet, and now we 65,000,000 white slaves will free ourselves from the moneyed ty- rants by the ::o0 less effective ballot.” “I want to be excused,” said Mr. Hurley, ‘““while I get my breath. Iam a new con- vert to the gospel of free coinage. ““I was a goldbug, not because I was dis- honest, but becanse I did not understand the silver question. There are a great many men who have convictions, and they do not care to admit that they are stupidly and bullheadedly ignorant. i “We are like the picked fishermen who were sent out from tne shares of Galilee to get converts and haul them into the church. ‘1 feel that I can do more effective work 1 the Republican ranks than I can as a derelict side issue. I can tell them that if they don’t et into line and vote for free coinage they will be eternally damned. [Applause.] “I am picking up all the information I can on this question, and I want to see why it is that America shall not begin to establish its own financial policy. *‘Let us not wait for the wrongdoers to right themselves, but let us set the exam- ple. Supposea Bishop should wait for the devil to .get respecteble and then follow suit? . Let. all. the prayer-meetings over free coinage be absolute revivals of right, and let them fight until the victory 1s ours. **Now take a case in point. Suppose I have $10,000 in gold and another man has $10,000 in silver. We can, to be sure, pay our small bills with that money, but sup- | pose itis in a vault and fire comes and | melts both silver and gold? What is the result? The man with the silver has got mefal left on his hands which is worth but 50 cents on the dollaw, but Ican go to the United States mint and get my gold coined back into money for a mere trifle. Why is this? Simply because that silver is with- out the stamp of the Government and through having been melted it has lost that stamp of approval, and is, as the goid- bugs have made it, a mere commodity."” Mr. Hurley sprinkled interesting stories through nis speech, and closed by leaving a very satisfied and pleased audience to applaud him. hairman Baker announced that all delegates who had 'resolutions to offer could do so at that juncture. Resolutions were offered by Easton ot Stockton and Majors of Alameda. The nplrni:g session then adjourned until 2 o’clock. THE AFTERNOON SESSION. Stirring Speeches Are Dellvered by Thompson, Holladay and Cator. FIERCE BATTL the afternoon session Delegate Cochran announced ‘the arrival of Delegats L. A. ‘Wright of San Diego and the latter’s name went to the credentials committee. Chairman Baker said the platform com- mittee would report Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and that the intention was to devote that afternoon session to the dis- cussion of its report. The programme of the present was then announced to consist of impromptu addrésses by members from the floor. > : This was done as an invitatien for all who desireq to speak. Delegate Thompson of Sacramento, who represented the col- ored men of his city, was the first to re- spond. He said the colored man had reached that stage of enlightenment now when he began to examine the political principles of this or that party which bid for his support before the support was ac- corded. As for himself, he should vote the ticket of that party ‘which stood nearest the one great desideratum—bimetallism. ‘Whatever party should adopt the princi- ples of free silver, that party would com- mand his vote and his voice. He would vote only for the candidates that were ledged solemnly for financial reform, and or the privilege of voting for such men he would willingly go barefoot this winter. A great many of his colored brethren felt the same way about the matter. As for him- gelf, Mr. Thompson declared that he would g0 out now nntf labor in the vineyard of financial ruin, striving his might and main to convert what sinners he could to the salyation of free silver. ‘When the long, silvered locks of S. W. Holladay of this City were reared above the seats and their owner made his way to the platform there was a hearty applause. “You can tell from my coior that I am for free silver,” he said. And he had favored free silver ever since he discovered “the great fraud that had been perpetrated on the people by the repeal of *silyer in 1873.” He expressed himself as delighted with the numerical, strength, the intelli- gence and the enthusiasm of the conven- tion. It gave him great hope for the ulti- mate triumph’ of ‘right and justice. He was 1ot a delegate, but'a friend who knew his sympathies for the. movement- had pinned a badge on his coat—and he was proud of that gadge. He said he considered the. ‘present con- vention as a great educational ‘institution, and its’lessons of patriotism “and wisdom ES ON THE FRONTIER. Salvador Indians Defeated the Regular Troops of Guatemala. incident.- Tt was thought that Germany had insulted our flag, he 5q1d, and how mick was the patriotic spirt kindled. g!en were willing again to put aside the pursuits of peace and march to the front. It was a grand sight, he thought, to see and feel the wonderful_patriotism of the people at such a time. But here was a foe nearer home. and the American patriots must needs be educated into realizing its very existence. Comes the insidious money-lender with his velvety words and robs the producer of the result of his labor, destroys the homes of thousands, sends thousands on the streets as tramps and outcasts, and the American patriot bows to him. He talks about sound meney—and the patriots, where are they ? Mr. Holladay thought America had for- otten the financial lessons of the war. 6Vhat was sound money? Was_ that not sound money which saved the Nation at its period"of greatest danger? And yet it was not the gold standard. What made it sound? The faith of the people in their National government; the faith of the world in the stability of the United States of America. A great mystery had been thrown about this question of money and. the common eople had been taught by the money- Fen ers that they could not understand the great question. “It'sall we can do to understand the financial question,” said the money-lenders to the people. ‘“You must take our word for it that what we need is the gold standard, sound money."” But the people were no longer taking the word of the bankers, they were . beginning to think for themsetves, said Mr. Holla- day. “‘One of the powers granted to Congress by the constitution is to coin money,” he continued. “And under the provisions of the constitution Congress, and Congress alone, has the right to _make money, and nothing else but the coins or the paper is- sued directly by Congress ought to rank as money.. It is a,false doctrine that money must have intrinsic value. A country that'is not capable of making fiat mone ought to be wiped out of existence. - Look at the dollar piece that weighs ‘léss than 50 cents’ worth of silver. Isit any less a dollar if it had only 25’ cents worth of sil- / e COJUTEPECUENS RILED, They Crossed Into the La Paz Country and Fought Stubbornly. MANY ON EACH SIDE KILLED. Re-enforcements Hurrled to the Scene of Conflictand Compli= cations May Arise. SANTA ANA, SALVADOR, Aug. 20.—Par ties just arrived from the Salvador-Guate- mala frontier say that 400 soldiers, formed of Cojutepecue Indians, the bravest fight- ers of Ceutral America, reached Apucha- pan on Friday afternoon, taking the sta~ tion there and awaiting the arrival of the first command, which is to be distributed along the whole frontier along the La Paz River. Saturday morning a number of Cojute- pecuens got drunk and crossed into Guate- malan territory, where they committed many excesses and started to burn huts, when the Guatemalan picket, composed of forty-two men, under command of Eieu- tenant Ynocente Rodriguez, attempted to drive the Cojutepecuens by force, which the Indians resented. A fight lasting an hour and a half ensued, resulting in the death of seven Guatemalans and four Salva- dorans. The wounded were twelve Guate- malans and six Salvadorans. The Indiang numbered twenty-eight. The Indians in the meantime sent f or aid. When the Guatemalans saw the Cojutepecuen re-enforcements coming they ROBERT M. BEATTY. [Sketched by a “Call’” artist.) would, surely prevail if there were an the spirit of '76 and ’63 left in the land to- day. He thought there was. The. Ameri- can people had forgotten that the price of liberty was eternal vigilance, said - he. After the war he, too, forgot it fora time. In a general way he realized that it wasa 0od maxim, but he had slumbered on in galne securiti. Men, too, had forfotten that they owed an active individual duty to the Govern- ment. It was not enough to cast a ballot once a year or so, but a man' must give his personal attention to public questions— must make sacrifices for the sake of the Government. - Such was the price of lib- erty. Butright after the war men had a feeling of security and they ceased their vigilance, % & Then the first great crime against the liberties of the people was perpetrated. The wages that had been paid the soldiers was burned—bonfires were made of paper money. The money for which the soldiers had given their lives was destroyed and bonds were issned—interest-bearing bonds. Not only were the soldiers robbed of their wages, but thev must pay interest to those that robbed them. Mr. Holladay said next that the greatest enemy to the liberties of the people was the money fower. We should fear that more than all the fleets and armies of the When Chairman Baker called to order universe. Hereverted then to the Samoan [ 4 & ’ 7 aHN \.IEL ROTHSCHILD of | verin it? Why you can’t buy them in the market for 10 per cent less than their face value. We’d all like to have a good many of them. The farmer would like to et one of them for his bushel of wheat. fle used to get one and ‘a quarter of them for his bushel. Now he must raise two bushels for the same dollar.”. In concluding his speech Mr. Hoiladay said the silver men must strike at the root «of the evil' and insist upon the abolition of the National banks as issuers of money. The money must come direct from the Government to the people. He was round- 1y applauded throughout. Several resolutions were then read to the house and referred to the committee on resolations, after which the chair an- nounced Thomas V. Cator as the next speaker. Mr. Cator was greeted with ap- plause, and during his speech was fre- quently interrupted by the prolonged hand-clapping. “The greatest crime of this age,” began Mr. Cator, after his introductory remarks, *!is that of framing pohitical platforms with double meanings. " If there is a crime that should be visited with condign punishment 1t is surely that of juggling with wordsand hrases -in framing the platform of a po- litical party with the view of deceiving the unwary voter.” Men who dothat are the greatest crim- inals of this or any other age, he thought. He hoped the silver men of the United States would not be hoodwinked by any such performance in the coming election. They must indorse only an open, plain- spoken declaration for free silver, with no double interpretation. We were alwavs sure of the pefip‘e, he thought, if they were not misled. Nothing short of a declara- tion for the coinage of silver in the ratio of 16 to 1 should be accepted. Now what was to be the dogma of prop- aganda for the campaign? There must one faith among all silver men. They must stand united on one or two simple fundamentals if they expected to win. Two things should, then, be laid at the foundation: First, what is wanted. Sec- ond, the ways and means of obtaining it. It was needless for him to discuss the first. Every delegate knew what was wanted, knew all about the silver question, or he ‘wasnot fit to be a delegate. As to 'how to obtain it? That was an- other matter. We must understand the needs of the people, consider their necessi- ties and their temper. What was the mat- ter with the body politic? he asked. The canker of usury was eating its heart out. The simple truth was that the nation could Continved on Ffth Page, fled, closely pursued by the Indians for two miles. At 5 o’clock Saturday evening the Guatemalans, re-enforced to 150 men, under command of Wencesalao Uribe, re« turned and attacked the Cojutepecuens, who were carousing, but who also had 140 men. The Indians attempted to retreat out of the country, when they were at- tacked and a fierce fight ensued, which only ended with darkness, Both parties then rested on their arms, burying their ‘Early Sunday morning the fight was re- sumed. ' The Guatemalans were again forced to flee, leaving six dead, eleven wounded and twenty-one prisoners in the hands of the Cojutepecuens. At noon the Cojutepecuens recrossed the frontier. The Indians had no officers with them and fought independently, and now threaten to go back and fight. Their officers are trying to restrain them. The Guatemalans now number 450 soldiers on La Paz River and will await further in< structions. = The regular Salvadoran troops are going to relieve the Cojute. pecuens, who are likely to cause trouble between the two countries, as they cor- dially hate the Guatemalans, The Guatemalans near the frontier are assum- ing a threatening attitude. It will be diffi- cult to avoid serious international com- plications. The Government officials here denied the story at first, but now say it was un- important ‘and but a brawl among drunken Indians. It is reported that soldiers will leave here to-day for the scene of the fighting. ‘l'elegraphic orders have been sent that the Indians be with« drawn, and those on the march re- ceived orders to countermarch and pro- ceed to San Sonate for the present. Troops from the capital, it is announced, will arrive here this afternoon. A telegram from a correspondent in San Salvador City says that the Government strenu~ ously denies that any international diffi- culties will ensue. The Governnf®nt emphatically deniss that Cojutepecue Indian soldiers violated Guatemala territory. A well-informed per- son told THE CALL correspondent that a few drunken Indians had a row with the soldiers, but ‘that neither were an organ- ized body. It isknown that an investigation has has been ordered and more troops sent to the frontier. The Cojntepecue Indians are known to be rioting at Nahuatzalco whither troops have been sent from Santa Ana. It is feared the riots will extend to Santa Tecla, where is stationed General Manuel Rivas, whom the Cojutepecues consider their chief. GUATEMALA, Aug. 20.—A correspond- ent inquired this morning at the War De- partment whether any news of a conflict Sunday at Ahuachapan between Guate- malan troops and Cojutepecue Indiaus, and was informed that nothing was known officially, though rumors were current of a slight conflict in which were drunken In- dians, who were arrested and sent across the frontier by soldiers. Makes the Weak Strong Hood’s Sarsaparilla tones and strengthens | the digestive organs, creates an appetite, and gives refreshing sleep. Remember Hood’s Sarsaparilla 1s the One True Blood Purifier. Hood's Pills 22zt §