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16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1896. DEMOCRATS WANT SOUND MONEY ONLY., Local Leaders of the Party Foresee Disaster in Free Silver. CALIFORNIA MADEA TAIL TO THE SILVER STATES’ KITE. “The Most Deplorable of Evils Which May Completely Overthrow American Institutions.” “In fiying to free silver as a remedy and imagining that debasement of tbe currency will uproot monopoly, in my deliberate judgment, we are permitting California, which is a gold-producing State, to be used as a tail to the kite of Nevada and other States where silver is the leading industry, and entailing upon ourselves the most deplorable evils, which it will take generations to eradicate, even if they do not lead to the complete overthrow of our institutions.”’—Henry E. Highton, the Demoeratic “war-horse.”” ““The country has gone crazy over the free-silver fallacy.”’—E. R. Lilienthal. I don’t think the Democratic party is sincere in its free-silver advocacy. I will not vote the ticket, and I do not see how any conscientious Democrat can vote against his principles.’”’—C. J. Paddock. “I believe in sound money, and I will support McKinley for the sake of principle.””—John T. Doyle. ““The country has gone orazy over this fallacy of free silver. Xt is the har- binger of disaster.””—E. R. Lilienthal & Co. “It is a political measure on the part of Democrats. No Democratic mer- chant can afford to support the ticket.”’—Leon Blum of Roth, Blum & Co. ‘A Democrat cannot be honest with himself and vote for the country’s ruin through the medium of free silver.’’—A. K. Munson. I cannot vote for the ticket because I cannot vote against principle and my conscientious convictions. ¥ree silver means & period of great distress for the country.”—C. J. Paddock, vice-president of J. A. Folger & Co. Simultaneously with the nomination of Bryan, the young politician from Omaha, as Democratic candidate for the Presi- dency of the United States, there came yesterday to the hearts and pockets of thoughtful Democrats in San Francisco an overpowering sense of impending disester. Nor was this disaster plainly visible alone in the Democratic party, but throughout every stratum of society of the whole Na- tion. With the spirit of patriotic, though mistaken, loyalty to party some of these men openly declared they would link their fortunes with Democracy on election day, even while admitting in the same were bitter in their protests against free and unbimited coinage of silver.. Bankers fairly shuddered at the thought. Students of finance, men of sound judgment and strong intellectuality, leaders atthe bar, all alike and -all stanch Democrats, rose up against the free-silver proposition. They were in revolt and talked their minds freely. John T. Doyle, the re- spected, venerable lawyer, writer and advocate of Californian industries, an- nounced bravely with the courage of con- victions based on consciencious study and a ripe knowledge: “I believe in sound money, and I will support McKinley for reason. I suppose they are eager to find what the effect may be. *“This is going to be the most dangerous experiment—if it be made—that the peo- ple of the United States ever attempted. All the speeches made in the National Convention at Chicago in favor of silver were buncombe and slush. “I think it will burst the Democratic party wide open. There simply won't be any Democratic party any more. The people will want to hang the men who did it before two years of the free silver regime will have passed.” Probably rio young man in the front ranks of leading Democrats of California is more favorably rezarded for his keen insight into all serious and important questions of the day and tor his sincerity in treating them than Garret McEnerney. He says little regarding the financial problem now before the people, for he evi- dently deems ita plain proposition that calls for no discussion. “I'am unalterably opposed to the free coindge of silver,” he said yesterday in reply to a request for his opinion. “I am a zold Democrat—a Cleveland Democrat,” “On a general proposition I am with the party,” said Alexander T. Vogelsang, one of the prominent Democrats of San Francisco, “and I will support the nom- inee Bryan. He won the nomination on his speech, even though Hill spoke against him. And Hill is a man for whom I have » profound respect. I have read a great deal on this question and I was inclined to look favorably on the gold standard. ““It is going to be a very serious question and will disturb things badly.” . Mr. Vogelssng gave an illustration of how the question has already influenced public thought. “I have a client,” he continued, “an estimable lady. She came here to my of- fice and asked my advice as to what:she ought to do with Ler money. She has money in the savings banks, and wanted to satisfy herself upon -the result of a change in the political sitnation regarding money. She asked if it would not be best to get her money in gold and put it in a safe-deposlt box, so that she would be sure of the principal, no matter what might happen. Capital, you kpow, is timid, and if a financial disturbance should come upon us it might be disastrous to the working people. The capitatists can af- ford to wait longer than the workingmen; they can crawl into their hole and pull the hole in after them. But the poor man must have his money.” The snnouncement made yesterday on the street that John T. Doyle, the able lawyer, writer and well-known Demo- cratic politician, had declared in favor of McKinley causea commotion in Demo- cratic circles. He had a firm conviction that the money question was over and above all other considerations in im- portance, and he believed that the people at large would be doing nothing more than sincerely performing a duty in voting for McKinley and the gold stanaard. “I bave not changed my political faith, however,” remarked Mr. Doyle. *I am still a Democrat, and will rémain one until the end of the chapter. I believe in sound money and I will support McKinley Fac-simile reproduction of the Circular Letter recently formulated by the California Bankers’ Associa- tion, and mow being distributed by all bankers in the State. It gives a suscinct'view of the position taken by financiers on the money question. CALIFORNIA BANKERS' ASSOCIATION, N.D. Ripzovr, - RIDEOUT BANKS. PRESIDENT. FRANK MILLER, - - Vice-PrEsmoEwe. NATIONAL BANK oF D. O. MILis & Co. G. W. KLINE, TREEASURER. €ROCKER-WOOLWOBTH NATIONAL BANK. R M. Weicw, - - SECRETARY. SaN FRANCISCO SAVINGS UNION. To the Bankers of California : GENTLEMEN : ExrevTIvE COUNCIL. JAuES A, THOMPSON, - CHATRMAN DoxoroE-KELLY BANKING Co. W. P. HARRINGTON, COLUSA COUNTY BANK. H. H. HEWLETT, FIRST NAT. BANK OF STOCKTOX- J. M. ELLIOTT, FIRST NAT.BANK OF L0S ANGELES STODDAED JESS, FIRST NAT. BANK OF POMONA. C. ALTSCHUL. LONDON, PARIS 4 AMERICAN BX. LD P. E. BOWLES, FIRST NAT. BANK OF OAKLAND. JOHN REICHMAN, FARMERS' BANK OF FRESNO. J. E, WaRD, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MODESTO 8ax Francisco, May 25, 1896, Thoughout he Union California is reputed to be *a Silver State.” The impression that it is so has been strength- ened by theadoption at a convention recently held in Bacramento by one of the great political parties of a resolution in favor of the free coinage of silver. That the Bankers of the State do not share in the delusion that free coinage is a panacea for financial ills is evidenced bya resolution in favor of the gold standard adopted at the convention of the CALIFORNIA tober last. f BANKERS' ASSOCIATION, held at Fresno in Oc- A meeting of the Executive Council of the Association was held in this city on Wednesday, 20th inst., and by the members present (the reprerentation being nearly full) the time was thought opportune to again place the Bankers on record on a question they deem of vital importance to the country and to this State, and this was done by adoption ot a resolution reading as follows: *‘Resolved, That the standard of value in the United States should continue to be the dollar containing 25.80 grains of ““gold, 900 fine, and that any attempt by legiclation or otherwise to lower that standara would be disastrous to the fu- ‘‘cure welfare of every class of our citizens; and that silver and governmental paper as forms of jurrency can only be “nsed with safety in such quantity as will be absorbed by the people and remain in circulation constantly without “throwing upon the Government at any time the burden of redemption to maintain a parity.” d The newspapers have published this resolution, but they carefully abstain from discussing it, hence it is not likely to haye the attention of the public to a degree that its importance demands. A number of copies of this is sent you with the request that you freely circulate them among your customers and corre- spondents both local and Eastern, R. M. WELCH, Becretary. breath their hearts were not in assumed farthfulness. It was hard, indeed, to break away from party traditions—to be, as it were, home- less wanderers in the field of politics; in fine, to stand for once for principle and et—to support the sound money standard of this age against a depreciated and altogether disastrous one, Everything was so sudden, so unex- pected, at the Democratic National Con- vention that local leaders of Democracy JAMES A. THOMPSON, the sake of principle.” And Garret Mo- Enerney, representing the rising young division of the divided Democracy, boldly asserted: *Iam unalterably opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver.”” Henry E. Highton, the ‘*‘war-horse’’ of Democracy, deciared that flying to free silver was permitting California to be used s a tail to the kite of silver States where silver mining has been the leading in- dustry. In fact, language strong enough could not be usea by the leaders of the could hardly realize in the fullness of its | Democratic revolution. significance what had happened. Like the strange, unprecedented thunder - storm Barry Baldwin, the United States Mar- shal, announced his loyalty to his party. of the morning, it all came out of a clear | “I am in favor of the free comage of sil- gky. And then, too, there was that delu- sive silver lining to the clouds. Wholesale merchants of Democratic faith NEW TO-DAY. ver,” he said, *‘but then I believe this will divide the party.” Sands W. Forman, who has for many years been a leading and zealous Demo- crat, declared that the platform of the Chicago couvention was a surprise to him and meant disaster to the Democratic party. *‘From the beginning of the world, step by step, the value of currency has ad- vanced,” said ne. “From shells it has gone up to gold, and sitver was skipped as a standard. I cannot see why we should g0 back to it —that is, make a Jetrogressive movement. Itisa depreciated currency. Gold is the standard and should be so maintained. Itisthe history of Mexico and the South American States, where sil- ver is the standard, that wages have depre- ciated and the working people have suf- fered. . A ~ “If s werkingman pays $7 50 for a $5suit of clothes, he feels it keenly, and that 1s practically what he will .have to do if silver is dominant. For then $7 50 in silver would be only equal to $5 in gold. The same thing applies to the necesseries of life. You will have to pay more for them than now, but wages won't advance acent. Bo the ratio will be against the poor man. It is tne same old proposition; the working people want & change, and they will make the change without any Chairman Executive Couneil. for the sake of principle, which is above . mere party affiliations. “I'ma gold man. If you will ask me what I think of free coinage I will say that free coinage at 16 to 1 means that the United States advertises that it will givea doliar’s worth of gold for 53 cents’ worth of silver to every one who will bring it along. Ido mnot think the country is rich enough to afford it, and I for one do not propose to try the experiment. It will inav"iuhly lead to dire calamity and disas- er. “The Democratic National Convention at Chicago,” said T. Z. Blakeman, the at- torney, ‘“‘was literally swallowed up by the Populists. The free silver plank in the platform is ruinous to the financial interests of our country, I am a Demo- crat, but I ecannot indorse any such doc- trine and consequently I shail probably stay away from the polls next November and let the Populists do the voting.” The well-known attorney Henry E. Highton is greatly displeased at the silver plank of the platform adopted by the Chi- cago convention. Though one of the war- horses of the Democracy, Mr. Highton de- clares that free silver is among the worst forms of paternalism and that he is unable to see how he can vote for W. J. Bryan, the Democratie nominee for President, on & 16-to-1 platform, 2 “1 favor the free use of silver,” he said, “but not free silver- at the ratio o1 16 to 1. In my opinion, value cannot be created by legislation arnd the. Government stamp cannot convert 50 cents into a dollar. *‘The free coinage of silver at the ratio of16to1, as money of ultimate and un- limited redemption, would scale all the debts due in the United States by the exactdifference between the bullion value of silver and of gold, and while the money power would soon adjust itself to the new uondiqm“. the wages of the laborer and of the artisan, even though nominally un- changed, would be discounted in purchas- ing power to such adegree that wide- NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. TO KEEP UP THE RUSH! To keep up the immense crowds of buyers that are making the opening week of our GREAT JULY BARGAIN SALE such AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS we make AN EXTRA SPECIAL OFFERING of the follow PRICES FOR CLEARANCE TO-DAY! ing seasonable lines AT EXTRAORDINARY CUTS IN RIBBONS! RIBBONS! At 5 Cents. No. 12 2INCH ALL-SILK COLORED SATIN AND GROS-GRAIN RIBBON, ;.l:ie 124c, will be closed out at 5c a ard. At 5 Cents. No. 22 3-INCH FANCY STRIPED AND BROCADED RIBBON, value 20c, will be closed out at 5¢ a yard. At 10 Cents. No. 22 3-INCH DOUBLE.FACED SATIN RIBBON, assorted colors, value 30c, will be closed out at 10c & yard. At 10 Cents. No. 30 4-INCH DOUBLE-FACED SATIN RIBBON, assorted colors, value 35, will be closed out at 10¢ a yard. 2 At 25 Cents. FANCY DRESDEN RIBBONS, in assorted colors, value 35¢ to 45, will be closed out at 25¢ a yard. LADIES' XID GLOVES! At 35 Cents. - LADIES' UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, 8-button length, tan and mode shades, worth $1, will be closed out at35ca pair, At 65 Cents. LADIES' 4BUTTON KID GLOVES, in white, with black embroidered back, worth $1, wili be closed out at 65c a pair. At 65 Cents, LADIES' 5-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in dark and medium tan shades, worth $1, will be closed out at 65¢ a pair. At 75 Cents. LADIES’ 4.BUTTON ENGLISH WALK- ING KID GLOVES, embroidered back, all celors and black, worth $1 25, will be closed out at 75¢ a pair. < MENS FURNISHINGS! At 10 Cents. 120 dozen BOYS'’ TENNIS FLANNEL ‘WAISTS, in medium and dark colors, sizes 3 to 13, usually sold at 25¢, will be closed out at 10c each. At 123 Cents. 85dozen LADIES’ AND GENTS' ALL- SILK WINDSOR TIES, in plaids, stripes and figured, reguiar price 25c, will be closed out at 12}4¢c each. At 15 Cents. 65 dozen ROLLED GOLD AND PLATED SILVER ENAMEL SHIRT WAIST BETS, four pieces, regular price 35c, will be closed out at 15¢ a set. At 20 Cents. 95 dozen SEAMLESS NATURAL GRAY CASHMERE HALF HOSE, usually sold at three pairs for $1, will be closed out at 20c a pair. At 75 Cents. 75 dozen STANLEY PERCALE SHIRTS, collar and cuffs attached, warranted fast colors, regular price $1, will be closed out at 75¢ each. At 75 Cents. 150dozen SUPER WEIGHT CAMEL'S- HAIR UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAW- ERS, regular price $2 a suit, will be closed out at 75c each garment. \HOSTERY AND UNDERWEAR! At-10 and 12% Cents. 200 dozen CHILDREN’S FINE R1BBED BLACK COTTON HOSE, double heels and toes, full finished, fast black, reg- ular 20c quality reduced to 10c a pair for 534, 6, 61¢ and 7, and 12}4c a pair for 73%,8 and 814, At 124 Cents a Pair. 125dozen LADIES’ BLACK COTTON HOSE, spliced heels and toes, Herms- dorf black, regular price 20e, reduced to 12)4c a pair. At 25 Cents a Pair. 115 dozen LADIES’ BLACK MACO COT- TON HOSE, unbleached feet, high- spliced heels and toes, Hermsdorf black, regular price 40c, reduced to 25¢ a parr. At 25 Cents Each. 50 dozen LADIES’ JERSEY RIBBED EGYPTIAN COTTON VESTS, high neck, long sleeves, regular value 50c, reduced to 25¢ each. At 50 Cents Each. 95 dozen BOYS' NATURAL GRAY SAN- ITARY CASHMERE WOOL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, warranted non- shrinkable, reguiar value 85¢c and 90c, reduced to 50c each. CORSETS! CORSETS! At 60 Cents. LADIES’ SATEEN CORSETS, extra long waist, high bust, two side steels on each side, black and drab, regular price $1, reduced to 60c each. WASH DRESS FABRICS! FINE GRADE DIMITIES, a close out at. YARD-WIDE STYLISH PERCALES, suitable for shirt waists, dresses, etc. that were 10c and 1224c a yard; to be closed out at FINE INDIGO CALICOES, ALSO good range of colorings, SHIRTING CALICOES, full range of styles, that were 7)¢c and 8}4c a yard, on sale at that were 10c a yard; to 6}0 : Tie 4c LADIES NIGHTGOVNS! At 25 Cents. LADIES’ MUSLIN GOWNS, made of heavy muslin, neck and front edged with'lace, regular price 50¢, will be closed out at 25¢ each. At 50 Cents. 3 LADIES' MUSLIN GOWNS, finished with collar and yoke trimmed with embroidery, extra good value for 50c each. At 75 Cents. LADIES’ MUSLIN GOWNS, plaited back, V-shaped yoke of insertion and em- broidery, regular price $125, will be closed ont at 75¢ each. SRR LADIES' SILK WAISTS! At $2.00. LADIES’ SILK WAISTS, in fancy light and dark shades, lined all through, regular price $5, will be closed out at 2 each. At 50 Cents. LADIES’ LAUNDERED SHIRT WATSTS, in faney stripes, checks and figures, regular price $1, will be closed out at 50c each. VEILING! VEILING ! At 15 Cents a Yard. THREE-QUARTER WIDTH CHENIL- LETTE DOTTED TUXEDO VEIL- ING, regular price 25¢, will be closed out at 15¢ a yard. . At 20 Cents a Yard. THREE-QUARTER WIDTH CHENILLE DOTTED TUXEDO VEILING, regu- lar price 35¢, will be closed out at 20c a yard. At 50 Cents Each, BUTTER APPLIQUE BORDERED WASHED VEILS, regular price 75¢, !)Uchand $1, will be closed out at 50¢ each. Murphy Building, / Market and Jones Streets. - Murphy Bullding, Market and Jones Strests. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets. Murphy Building, 'Market and Jones Stregts spread distress would exist all over the country and the present depression would be increased almost to the point of revo- lution.” “Ibelieve paternalism to be the final result of protection and that free stiver is among the worst forms of paternalism. It isim- possible to argue this question in a short interview. “Iclaim to be an American Democrat, and as such my platform is the fullest de- velopment of the individual and the se- verest limitation of the powers and func- tions of government consistent with the masintenance of communities and of the Union. “The dificulty with the country is the confusion of questions which m them- selves are separate and distinct from each other, and the possible adoption of imaginary remedies which are worse than the disease. - “There is a perfectly legitimate opinion among the masses of our citizens of all parties against the undue ascendancy of the money power and the subversion and corruption of every department of gov- ! ernment by corporations, trusts and com- binations, which represent only them- selves and constitute the most dangerons form of oligarchy. In this State that opin- ion is intense and is more than justified by the tyranny of the Southern Pacific Company and all that it represents. “In flying to free silver, however, asa remedy and imagining the debasement of the currency will uproot monopoly, in my deliberate judgment, we are permitting California, which is a gold-producing State, tc be used as a ‘tail to the kite of Nevada and othcr ~ States, where silver is the leading industry, and entailing upon ourselves the most de- plorable evils, which it will take genera- tions to eradicate, even if they do not lead to the complete overthrow of our institu- tions. As an American Democrat I am unable to perceive how I can vote for Bryan on a 16 to 1 platform. The proba- bility is that on election day I shall not Yote at all. *'I desire to add that, while I do not concur in ail his ideas, I recognize Grover Cleveland as a great and patriotic Amer- ican, and that I indorse all the main fea- tures of his administration.” “Iam a Democrat, though nothing of a politician.”’ said Leon Blum of the firm of Roth, Blum & Co., “but I am able to com- prehend one thing, and that is the great political fraud that is being perpetrated by the Democratic party on- itself and the peopleat large, 1t is politics—politics and not principle. Some enthusiasts go about speuting over the independence and sue premacy of the United States; that the United States is big enough to look out for itself and can make and use any kind of money it sees fit. They are fools and noth- ing less. We are too small to compel the countries of Europe t6 bow down to us, and too large to be fenced in. , If the Gov- ernment were to adopt free silver, we would be as bad off as India, China or any other silver countries. Our businessaffairs would virtually be out of our own hands. They would be controlled by the markets of Europe. The laboring man, and in fact allclasses of wage-earners would be the first to suffer, and yet they are first and fore- most in the clamor for free coinage. The employer would buy silver with his gold and pay off his men in the cheaper metal, thereby saving himself ’wmhu on the poor man's R At il 5 *The poor man’s silver would not go more than two-thirds as far asit does now and he must work just as bard. The price of all commodities would come up to meet the new commercial exigencies and to save the merchants whose goods bave to be paid for in gold, but the price of be the last to be raised. In the meantime the moneyed men in the various branchesof trade, manufacture, etc., would pe hedging and saving them- selves as best they could by tacking on prices and makiug all their customers sign contracts to pay in gold coin. No doubt many of the leading wholesalers and im- porters have already begun togdo so. Itis not enough that the words ‘payable in gold coin’ appear at the top of a rendered statement or bill. That is not legally binding. It must bein the shapeof a con- tract and signed by both parties. We cannot afford to take any chances, and our safety is the smail dealers’ loss. They must sell for silver and pay us gold for their goods. No Democrat in business or out can possibly follow his party this year unless he wishes to blast the prospects of his country.” “No, I do not support my party in its free-silver advocacy,” said C. J. Paddock, vice-president of the J. A. Folger Com- pany, yesterday, “though I am not desir- ous ot discussing the situation publicly— that is I do not care much about having my name in print. I shall not vote fora silver candidate simply because 1 cannot 'vote against my principles. I do not see how any conscientious Democrat ean in- dorse such a policy. It means disaster to all of our business and. commercial inter- ests. No merchant, irrespective of his political predilections, can, in his sane mind, help to place the country under such a ban by casting his vote for a silver candidate. I do not think the party is sincere—that is to say, the leaders in whose hands rest the shaping of its policy. Itis a question of expediency. “If the Republicans had taken a silver stand . the Democrats. would have been for gold, as they always have been. I can’t vote the ticket and I do not believe you will find a Democratic merchant in this City who will admit that his pelitical patriotism, or more proverly speaking, his partisanship, is stronger than his principles. It is not only against political principle, but it is antagonistic to all the commercial, manufacturing and mercantile interests of the whole country. We will be going about buying gold at a premium, and in a short time the country will be on a silver basis. Then where are we? At the mercy of all the great industrial nations of Europe." “If the people of California and the United States want o bring disaster and ruin on the whole' country they will vote for free silver,” said E. R. Lilienthal, the wholesale liquor merchant. “How any man, Democrat or Republican, can for one moment. think that such a policy would be of benefit to the country’s inter- est is more than I can comprehend, unless it be that ignorance and a lack of care have led to the fallacy that free silver means more money and better times for all hands. That is probably true so far as the Iaboring classes are concerned. They do not stop to think, but take the word of the silver demagogues that, with frea coin- age, they will have dollars where they now have dimes. 1do not think the Demo- cratic merchants will support the tigket. How can they? The country has gone crazy over this claptrap of a catch-word. There is no sincerity in it, except among those Democrats—and Republicans, too— who have direct interests in silver mining or in States where silver mining 1s of local advantage.” A. K. Munson Is one of the best-knowh Democrats in the wholesale district. Ac- cording to his own assertion he has never been deficient in loyalty to his party, and that may be taken to mean that he has’ never voted anything but the Democratic ticket. He said yeSterday: “No true Democrat in this or any other State can vote for silver. It is not the policy of the true Democracy, neither is it a grounded principle of the party. Whether the Democrats who denounce the silver piat- form will go to McKjnley is not for me to say, but I think many of them will, though they do not ~onfess as much. Itis plain gold or silver as between the two parties, and the free coinage of the latter means ruin to the whole country. I do notsee why any Democrat should be at all back- ward about expressing his views—itis a question of principle and not partisanship. Democrat or Republican, to vote for free silver is to vote for a period of great finan- cial and commercial trouble, involying all lines of trade and industry, such as the country has never before passed through. It is appalling to contemplate what the result may be.” THE LIBR COUNCLL the Resolutions Condemning Course of the Democratic " Leaders. The Federation Objects to Any but Union Bands Playing at the Ratification Meeting. At the regular meeting of the Labor Council last night the following delegates from the-Musicians’ Mutual Protective Union were seated: Charles Schuppert, R. Linhardt, H. Stockton, Thomuas Bry- son, Thomas Gillman and Sam Samuels. It was resolved that the present delega- tion from the typographical union be con- tinued for one week and that the names of those delegates present at the meeting on June 5 be stricken from the roll. J. Walters and T. F. Burns were ap- pointed as a committee to interview the tobacco man, Wurkheimer, with a view to get him to affiliate with the union. The following resolutions were adopted because of the hiring of scab musicians for to-night’s Democraticratification meeting: ‘WHEREAS, The Democratic party of San Fran- cisco has engaged nou-union music for its raui- fication meeting on the 11th inst., therefore, Resolved, That the San Franeisco Labor Coun- cil, in regular session assembled, protests against this action as a contradiction of the arty’s avowed interest in the welfare of the merican workingman and Resolved, That we regard as insincere and deceptive any declaration of principles the practice of which is contrary to the aims of the masses as voiced b{ organized labor.—Law and ngm.:'uv‘ev [t wAkM-c-rnmr, T. . Burns, J. s, C. AW, | Fommns es, Charles F. The guestion of properly observin, Labor day was discussed and the secretnrg was instracted to communicate with nfl unions toward holding o preparatory meeting the first Monday in September. n effort will be made to organize ped- dh’rs alt::_ghs lcfi‘ofi) o:dffle Supervisors in trying to iicense ers was i by the council. T 8 ilareen The executive committee was directed to prepare and forward a detailed account of the council’s reasons for declaring a public boycott on shops usin, machines. ————— 4 Indians Drink Bad ‘Whisky. nited States Indian Agent Dougherty, sta- tioned pn the Hoopa. Teservation in Humboldt County, is arranging to commence prosecution in th:e Um‘ted States Circuit Court against a number of persons who are in the habit selling whisky to the Indians in ;ll c‘hblr[zf On_the Fourth of July an unusual uantity of bad whisky was smuggled into the reserva- Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. g type-setiing’ tion, and, in consequence, nearly every Indian on the place was drunk, causing them 10 com- mit all manner of 'depredations. Agent | Doughorty has only a small force at his com- | mand, and under such conditions as prevailed last Saturday he is unable to control the red- skins. OAK STREET NEGLECTED The Ashbury Heights Improvement Club Wants Repairs in This Direction. The property-owners and the residents in the Ashbury Heights district will in the near future make an urgent request on the Supervisors to. have Oak street bituminized from Baker to Stanyan. The improvement club of this district congratulates itself upon the progress made by constant agitation toward obtain- ing from the City fathers what has already been accomplished for the district sonth of the panhandle of the park. But the property-owners claim that much remains yet to be accomplished in the line of get- ting good sidewalks and proper street crossings on the principal street. Oak street, they claim, is one of the heaviest traveled thoroughfares in that section, and yet it is the most neglected so far as suitable pavements are con- cerned. At the next meeting of the club steps will be taken to bring the matter in as forcible a manner as is possible before the Supervisors for their consideration. - BARRY'S STAR heads its editorial column with William J. Bryan as our next President. ® te oo . At Sutro Baths. To-day and to-morrow will be gala days at the Sutro Baths. R. B. Cornell, champion am« ateur long distance swimmer of California, will again do his drowning act. 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