The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 15, 1896, Page 2

2 ¢ . THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1896. b1t by the anarchistic sentiments incor- porated into the platform by Boss Altgeld and his associates, sentiments from which the bu-iness portion of ¢the community particularly, and all law-abiding citizens generally, recoil with horror. “Tt witl-be remembered that one of the planks, which was incorporated at the express request of Boss Aligeld, denounces what it is pleased 10 term arbitrary interference by Federal authorit'es in lccal affairs, as a violation of the constitution. It also condemns what it calls government by injunction and speaks of it as a new and highly dul’}- gerous form of oppression. This plank is in approbation of the Chicago strikes of 894 and a condemnation of the courts and ‘officers concerned in the suppression of a mob that held one of the largest cities in the United States at its mercy. Every business man and every good citizen who believes that the laws of the country should be enforced will hesitate before he casts a Democratic ballot, which will carry with itan approval of this immoral and rebellious doctrine. The desperation into which the Demo- cratic pariy has been plunged is empha- sized by the fact that several of the most important States in the Union refused to take any part whatever in the proceedings of the Chicago convention except to be present and announce that they would de- cline to vote for any candidate nominated upon such an un-Democratic platform. These are the States which took this course and which will not support the nominees of the convention: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minne- sota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Isiand, Vermont, West Vir- ginia and Wisconsi Another reason why the silver faction is so anxious to absorb the People’s party is because of the movement on foot in al- most every State to call a convention which shall voice the sentiments and prin- ciples of the Democratic party and nomi- nate a President and Vice-President who shall propérly represent these principles, or administer a rebuke to political char- latanism by uniting their forces and sup- porting William McKinley, the nominee of the Republicans. The action of the executive committee of the Sound Money Democrats of Lllinois yesterday, in issuing an address calling for a second Democratic National Conven- tion, for the purpose of nominating sound money Democratic candidates for Presi- dent and Vice-President, is spurring the silver faction to renewed efforts for the success of the plot to capture the Populist convention, as they, with the help of the anarchist and socialists, captured the Chicago convention. This address con- tains one significant paragraph, the truth of which hasnot been and will nat be dis- puted. Itis asfollows: “Finally to make it still plainer that although in name it was not in fact a Democratic convention, it nominated for President one who is not in his political convictions and who has not always been even 1n his profession a Democrat.” A farther proof of the fact that the dom- inant faction at the Chicago convention was not Democratic 1s found in the Den- ver Reoublican, which, in a double-leaded editorial, advises Mr. Bryan to seleet Sen- ator Teller, 2 member of the Republican National Committee, as his secretary of the Treasury. The Republican says that such a step would amalgamate the silver forces of the entire country and absolutelv insure the success of the Democratic ticket and the cause of free coinsge, The same paper admits that Mr. Bryan isa young man and immatare, but it suggests that there are many ways in which he ¢an oyer- come “The natural and common prejudice to immaturity.” Nebraska, Mr. Bryan’s own State, joy- fully hails him as a true Populist, and in most of the county conventions of the People’s party held throughout the State last Saturday, resolutions were adopted instructing the delegates to use their best efforts to secure the indorsement of Mr. Bryan for President of the United States by the Populist National Convention at Bt. Lounis. Can any loyal Democrat af- ford 10 support such a man? Chairman H. E. Taubeneck of the Na- tional Executive Committee is swamped with work replying to letters and tele- grams which are pouring4n daily on the subject of fusion and on other matters whicn are expected to come before the convention, but the contents of these let- ters are not divulged nor will they be likely to be made public, so far as the press is concerned, but developments are expected every day as the indignation of honest/People’s party men continues to in- crease. The thunderbolt is likely to fall at any moment. Chairman Taubeneck does not look as his name suggests. His countenance has more of the Celtic than Teutonic cast. He is a fine-looking gen- tleman, six feet tall or more, and 200 pounds in weight, without any trace of corpulency. His face has a thoughtful and good-natured expression. When I had a short talk with him I found that he had been doing considerable thinking on the question of fusion. The airection of his thoughts, his mental bias, however, remained unrevealed, for he positively de- clined to say a word on the subject. “‘It would not do for me to say anything about that now.” hesawd. “The time is not ripe, and it would .not do any good. After o few days, however, I will have a statement prepared for the San Francisco CaLL and such other newspapers as may be willing to publish it.” *Wouid you bs willing to say whether you were in favor of indorsing the Demo-~ cratic nominees or not?" I asked. “If I should answer that question,” re- plied Mr. Taubeneck, it would open the whole matter, and I therefore cannot an- Swer yes or no to it.”’ Mr. Taubeneck is the only member of the National Executive Committee at pres- ent in St. Louis, the other members being: M. C. Rankin of Terre Haute, Ind.; J. H. Tuarner of Washington, D. C.; Lawrence McParlin of Lockport, N. Igratins Donnelly of Hastings, Minn. George F. Washburn of Boston, Mass.; J. H. Davis of Snlphur Bprings, Tex.; George F. Gaither of Wainut Grove, Ala., and V. O. Strickle of Omaha, Nebr. They will meet in this city next Saturday for the purpose _ol preparing the roil for temporary organ- ization. The only person thus far mentioned to the committee for the position of tempo- rary chairman is General James G. Field of Virginia. The Virginia delegation is making a gallant fight for him. There are three contested cases to be heard, one each in Colorado, Iilinois and Obio. Chairman Taubeneck has not heard what issues are involved in the contests, but he does not believe that the question of fusion or union or indorsement had anything to do with them. The chairman has the honor to be an original Populist. He never w: Demo- crat or a Republican, but was a' :vs an independent voter, He was bomllung years ago in Terre Haute, Ind., and when he was two years old his parents movea to a farm in Clark County, Ill., which has remained his home ever since. There young Taubeneck passed his boyhood days. In 1890 he was elected to the Legis- lature of Iilinois on the straight Populist ticket and was one of the three who heid the balance of power for nine weeks in the deadlock on the election of John W. Palmer to the United States Senate. He also had :several offices of minor im- portance in his own county. In May, 1891, at the orzanization of the Populist party, he was elected chairman of the National Populist Committee and was re- elected at Omaha on July 4, 1892. The weather here is intensely debili- tating and it is uphill work even to talk politics. T. V. Cator, Populist candidate for Sen- ator from California, is in New York and will be here next Saturday. JonN Pavr COSGRAVE. el LT EE Y DON'T LIKE RRYAN, Populists Object to Indorsing the Nomi- mee of the Chicago Convention. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 14.—Middle-of- the-road Populists will fight Bryan in the National Convention of the party néxt week. They represent the ultra wing of the selt-constituted People's party and declare that nothing will satisfy them short of an emphatic denunciation of both the old parties and the selection of a can- didate independent of outside influences. These middle-of-the-road chaps have al- ready opened headquarters at the Lindell and bave made a declaration of war upon all who refuse to follow the straight and beaten pathway of the party. Sergeant-at-Arms McDowell told me to- day that if Bryan were indorsed by the Populists it would only be aftera hard and bitter fight on the floor of the convention. He based his statement upon information he had received from delegates from dif- ferent sections cf the country. While the West is favorable to an indorsement of Bryan, the South is bitterly opposed to him or any other Democrat. The South, however, is not fighting Bryan oo perso- nal grounds, but because he js the cham- pion of Democratic interest and Demo- cratic aspirations. On the other hand, the Western Populists declare that Bryan re- flects in his owl personality all that is good in the People’s Party. McDowell handed me this letter, which he said pretty thoroughly 1llustrates the temperament of Southern delegates toward Bryan and Democrats. The letter is addressed to the Sergeant-at-Arms and is signed by A. B. Anderson and others of the Ninth Congres- sional district of Tennessee. It says, in part: “I have been requested by several of the delegates to write you to know if the newspaper reports to the effect that Popu- lists are going to indorse Bryan, are true. ‘We don’t believe it. If this be true, we haven’t any money to spend to come to St. Louis just to indorse a Democrat. We will remain at home and vote for Mc- Kinley. If the Populists will nominate Teller and some otber good man like Mills, we will be second, if not first in the race. 1f this be false, for God’s sake let us hear something from you by return mail, that we can refute such statement. You come to the tront in the newspapers. Bryan is only used to surrender our principles. He is not sincere. Please let us hear fromgyou by return mail.” Mr. McDowell received another letter, which urges the indorsement of Bryan by the People’s party. It is from W. H. Biddle, ex-State Treasurer of Kansas, It savs that all the Populists in that State are a unit for Bryan and that the delegates will come to the convention pledged to the Nebraskan. *8o 1t is plain,” continued McDowell, “that there will be a stormy time in the convention when the question of selecting a candidate comes up next week. Bryan has always been looked upon as leaning toward the People’s party. He was gen- erously supported by our people when he ran for Congress from his district in Ne- | Hed he not received their aid braska. the probability is that he would not have been elected to the House of Representa- tives. Teller will have a large following in the convention, so will General Weaver and other distinguished party leaders.” The sergeant-at-arms cited the fact that Southern Populists felt very bitter toward the Democrats of the South on account of the way they had been treated by the Fed- eral office-helders and other party leade: “Four years ago,” he said, ‘‘the Popu- lists were outrageously treated at the polls by the Cleveland ballot-box stuffers, Our men were not allowed to vote at all. They were coerced and vilified in the most shameful manner. They have not forgot- ten this ill ireatment by the Democratis who are now so anxious for fusion with he People’s party, and that I consider one reason why Southern Populists are to-day opposed to the indorsement of a Democrat by the National party.” Sergeant-at-Arms McDowell is a tall, lanky Southerner. He was born at Tren- ton, Gibson County, Tenn., in 1849, He was reared on a farm and still follows the occupation of a granger. When only 17 years of age he entered the Confederate army and served four years. At the close of the war he settled on a farm as a renter. In 1882 he was elected to the General As- sembly as a Democrat, and in 1885 and 1887 was sent to the Senate by the same party. in 1892 he joined the People's party and has since been identified with it. He was elector-at-large on the ticket with Weaver, and it was only tbe other day that be received additional honors at the bands of his party, having been nomi- nated for Congress by the . Memphis con- vention. Bothof McDowell'sgreat grand- fathers served in the Revolutionary War, and General Robert Iriom, his great-grand- father on the maternal side, was one of the twenty-four signers of the Mecklen- burg declaration of independence. The sergeant-at-arms says he comes from Scoteb-Irish stock and that his ancestors settled in Pennsylvania in 1729, M. H. Owen, a delegate from Tennessee, arrived at the Lindell to-day. He is one of the advance guards that will fight the aspirations of Bryan before the conven- tion of his party. Like many others he is not opposed to the Democratic candidate on personal grounds, but does not want a Democret indorsed. “We want our party to survive,” said Mr. Owen to me to-day, “and if we take up the nomine~ of the Chicago convention at this time i. simply means the breaking up of our organization. Some of our mem- bers wouid ; 0 over to the Kepublican part; and vote for McKinley. Others woul join the Democracy and vote for Bryan and tbe rest would remain at home and not vote at all. Our claim is that the Democrats have come over to our side of the house. We did not go to them. They adoptea our platiorm. We educated them to our ways of thinking. Of course there are many tbings in the Democratic plat- form satisfactory to the Populists. Now we ought to write a platform for ourselves, one that more fully and more clearly out- lines our views'upon current National is- sues. We cannct stand’ upon the Demo- cratic platform. Itdoesnot go farenough to satisfy us. Then why should we indorse the candidate plegfed to the Chicago dec- laration ‘of principles? Our party is a r;ny of the people. It is working in the terest of the farmer and the toiler. Its wonderful growth shows that the le are loyai to & party that is loyal to itself. Our principles include all classes. We make no distinction. Therefore we must succeed or fail on the course alread: tablished.” xo';:n’n”- THE THIRD TICKET SCHEME. 1t 1s Not Progressing Fery Favorably in Chicago. CHICAGO, Iin, July 14—The gold Democratic organization of Illinois will reopen headquarters to-morrow in the Palmer House and the executive commit- tee does not doubt that there will be enough favorable responses to the mani- festo issued last night to guarantee a new National Convention, fairly representative of the country, before the end of Septem- X Chairman Robbing admitted that he had not received any additional telegrams to- day from prominent Democrats offéring to support the third ticket proposition, but the assurances he had received led him to expect delegations from Eastern and Southern States, even if the party ma- chinery of the States was opposed 10 the plan on the supposition that two Demo- cratic tickets would mean the election of McKinley. In the face of the hopeful assertions of the gold leaders there were to-day mora prominent desertions to the siiver ranks among local Democrats of influence. Lawrence P. Boyle, who was a leader in :had gold movement from the beginning, said: “The gold-standard Democrats of Illinois will not follow the lead of men who want to put a ticket in the field simply to help the election of McKinley.” The report. was circulated to-day at the Palmer House that the Bryan notilication committes was in communication with Senator Hill with a view to inducing him to accept the chairmanship of the notifica- tion meetirg 1n Madison-square Garden, If the Senator accepts, the silver Demo- crats here declare, it would be the death- knell of the third-ticket scheme. It is generally believed at State Repub- lican headquarters that the National Com- mictee, at its meeting in Cleveland this week, will locate branch headguartersin Chicago and place National Committee- man Slmiesnn in charge of the Western campaign. This would be taken as a recognition of the claim that Illinoisis to be the royal battle-ground of the cam- paign. The members of the Republican Btate Committee are aroused to action by the silver excitement caused by Bryan in Illinois and a meeting of the committee is to be beld to-morrow. ol e MNEBRASKA POPULIS1S. They Are Heartily in Favor of Support- ing Bryan for President. LINCOLN, Ngs., July 14.—The senti- ment of the Populist State administration on the question of indorsing Mr. Bryan for President was expressed this after- noon by Private Secretary Benton Maret to a representative of the United Press. Speaking for Governor Holcomb, Mr. Maret said ‘‘The candidacy of Mr. Bryan will earry Nebraska for free silver. The Populist party, representing this principle and in- dorsing the Democratic National ticket, hope to elect their State ticket by an over- whelming majority. As regards the action at St. Louis, Governor Holcomb, Senator Allen, and in fact the entire Nebraska delegation, will put Mr. Bryan’s indorse- ment prominently before the convention and use their utmost influence to accom- plish that result. Senator Allen has great influence in the party and there seems no doubt of the ultimate result.” Messages were received to-day from the members of the Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, California, Washington and Oregon delega- tions to the National Populist Convention at 8t. Louis, asking that Mr. Bryan be at some convenient place where they can see him as they pass through Lincoln en route to St. Louis next week. They will be in the city an hour. Preparations for Friday’s demonstration when Mr. Bryan returns home were con- tinued to-day with renewed zeal. The first revolt of active partisans against what is deemed undue activity on the part of the Republicans in the coming demon- stration, came last night when the Young Men’s Republican Club attempted to pass a resolution urging members to refrain from glfliciplfing. It was voted down, theclub men voting to send a tele- ram to Major McKinley reaffirming al- eziance to Republican™ principles and promising him support. sttty LOST TO DEMOCRACY. Another Eastern Paper Refuses to Sup- port the Chicago Platform. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., July 14.—For the first time in nearly 100 years the names of the Democratic candidates for Presi- dent and Vice-President do not appear at the head of the columns of the News- Press. The paper is one of the oldest in the State and has always been Demo- cratic. The failure to hoist the names of the candidates is all the more remarkable because the editor and owner of the News- Press is James W. Hinkley, chairman of the State Democratic Convention. He ar- rived home from Chicago on Saturday. When asked as to the probable course of his paper, he remarked that no electors had yet been chosen by a Democratic con- vention in New York State and there need be no hurry. He advised Democrats to be patient and abide events. Mr. Hinkley denies empnatically the story that Sen- ator Hill has espoused the cause he ‘so valiantly, vig:muuly and ably fougnt at Chicago.”” r. Hinkley said he would visit New York some day this week, but certainly not for the purpose of opening State headquarters. N o NS NO REPUBLICANS, NO DEMOCRATS. Assistant Seoretary Hamlin Advocates a Combination Against Anarchy. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 14.—Hon. Charles H. Hamlin, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, when asked to-day if he had anything to say as to the recent Chicago convention, replied: *No political issue is involved in the coming campaign. The question to be settled is more far-reaching and import- ant. The perpetuity of Republican in- stitutions has been’threatened. Every loyal citizen should ally himself against the forces which controlled the Chicago convention— forces of lawlessness which are inconsistent with the maintenance of the Republic. Henceforth there should be no Republican, no Democrat, but a union of loyal citizens against the combined forces of repudiation and disorder. When once this dangerous ment has been stam; out at the polls by an indignsnt people we can agamn divide and discu: :inou l!nlmk“l gulutiol;s w‘hlch for gen:n- ons have kept alive the two great politi- cal parties.”’ L ———— PEFFER ENTERS THE FOLD. Eansas Populists Now United in Favor of Bryan. WICHITA, Kaxs., July 14.—Senator Peffer has written a letter to the editor of the Kansas Commoner, the leading Popu- list paper of Southern Kansas, which shows that he has withdrawn his opposi- tion to Mr. Bryan, ana will be an enthusi- astic supporter of the Democratic nominee. In his letier the Senator says: “The conversion of Democracy puts a new phase on the political situation. The wise and patriotic course for us now is to unite ourselves with all the friends of silver and enemies of the gold standard whereyer such union is ble. We can do this and still munln_i‘n our party for future use in case of need. With the accession of Peffer to the Bryan forces the Populists of sas are practically & unit for him. —_— SECRETARY HLRBERT BOLTS, He Says He Will Mot Support the Ticket Nominated at Chicago. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., July 14.—Secre- tary Hervert is the first member of the Cabinet to announce himself openly with respect to the Chicago convention. In re- ply to an inquiry to-day he stated that he would not support the ticket nominated at Chicago, but beyond this brief definition ol his position would say nothing. Other members of the Cabinet do not hesitate to :’nm‘:: private conversation tl::: :{hcy conscientiously indorse at- form, and it is not lnl{koly that others of the number will, a little later, m these announcements publicly. BIMETALLISTS SUPPORT BRYAN Iowa’s Non-Partisan State Convention Approved . Him. DEMAND FREE COINAGE, Delegates to St. Louis Instructed to Work for the Ne- braskan. GOLD STANDARD DENOUKCED. A Combination “of Western Hemis- phere Silver Prcducing Nations Advocated. DES .MOINES, Iowa, July 14.—Two hundred delegates were present at Flynn's Hall this mornine when the provisional chairman, Amos Streckel, called the Non- Partisan Bimetallic State Convention to order. He introduced 8. H. Bashor of ‘Waterloo as temporary chairman. Tem- porary Chairman 8. H. Bashor said: Gentlemen of the Convention: These are stirring times; times in which the ear of pa- triotism inclined to tbe earth hears the heart- beats of humanity; times in which the cohorts of organized greed and the sons of liberty are arraying for the final conflict. On the one side is thedespotism of moneyed aristocracy; on the other the kingship of the masses. The fundamental doctrine of popular Government is. you can always trust the people; and when submitted to them calmly and dispassionately noquestion has ever been settled wrong. As God chained the last generation to the redemp- tion of the slave, so I believe he rivets on this emancipation of labor. The statutes of this Nation, as Solon said of the laws of Greece, which spiderweb-like held the little bugs while the big ones break through, must be repealed and legislation in the interest of the whole people enacted in their stead. Until this is accomplished there can be no peace, It is war to the knife and knife to the hilt. Compromise is worse than defeat. Evils and oppression, the result of law, can be neutralized and destroyed only by the law’s repeal. It is notso much the creation of new laws that is demanded by existing con- ditions as it is the repeal of already enacted bad ones. It was a sage pulpit philosopher who declared that dogmatic theology talls short of the conversion of men with empty stomachs. He gave but homely expression to an established principle of philosopby which is as broad as human existence. With heaped granaries and bursting cribs unsold for the want of prices equal to the cost of production on the one hand, aud erying want from destruction of the purchasing power of the masses on the other, discontent must be the inevitable crown of the nations. What is prosperity to the many when it is in the hands of the few? What is increasing wealth to the Nation when industrial conditions and class legisla- tion forces it through the fingers of labor into the coffers of idleness ? What is the difference whether the masses are pierced with bayonets and bullets in one mighty onslanght or slowly ground to starva- tion under the beels of oppression? How can oppression existas a normal con- dition when afree pass and free speech are throttled, when patriotism blinds theeye of justice and party slavery paralyzes the hand of power? We cannot make & Nation one-half Bibles, free schools, steam engines, improved machin. ery, and the other half serfs. The hope of this Nation for fifty years, and its hope still, is the intelligence and conscience of the people. That something is wrong no man disputes. Who lifts the latch-strings and steps into the world sees. Most men see be- fore the latch-string is lifted. For twenty years we have realized and doubted the fact, but the cause is unsolved. One class said the remedy was more tarift and an honest dollar; another said less tariff and an honest dollar. Since we have tried all and conditions constantly grow worse, these ostensibly opposed political doetors turn homeopaths together and about as a principle, fundamental in politics equal with physics— similia similibus curantur. The infallible remedy, according to those who speak outside of secret council, is more tariff, or less tariff, but always an honest dol- lar. ‘‘Where McGregor sits is the head of the table.” The ordinary man must be pardoned when he refuses to blindly apply as & remedial agent the poison which ereated the disease. He, too, belfeves in an honest dollar—the differ- ence is one of definition. A dollar whose pur- chasing power is limited to one bushel of wheat when a debt is contracted, but demands two when it is to be paid, hes discarded hon- esty and turned robber. The demonetization act of 1873, which took from silver its legal value a&nd destroyed its parity with goid at the ratio of 16 to 1, willas constantly undo that far-reaching evil when unconditionally repealed. Silver, re-estab- lished as money of final redemption at the ex- isting commercial ration, can never raise silver bullion above the present dead level of low water price. England, the gold-producing nation of the world, in 1816 established the gold standard. With sbout 18 per cent of the ratio of the world’s production of gold in her favor at that time she established the gold standard, and in seventy years cornered the gold mar- ket, dictated prices universally and became the creditor nation of the earth, If the United States, joining with Mexico, producing as they do the great bulk of the world's supply of silver bullion, should estab- lish the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 18 to 1, it 1s only a question of time when the silver market would be cornered, and from the position of debtor she would bound into a creditor among the nations of the earth. With the silver-producing nations of the ‘Western hemisphere established on a uniform basis of free coinage of gold and silver at our present legal ratio no man at any spot within commercial reach of our shores a tithe re. moved from idiocy would take 1 cent less for &n ounce of silver than its legal or mintage value and the parity of the two metals be un~ questionably preserved. There is littleorn uncoined sijver in European countries. Coined silver all over the East is ata ratio of 1514 to 1, 3¢ per cent higher ratio than here. It is held there as subsidiary colnage and at s parity with gold. How, then, could the owner of bullion speculate on dumping 1534 to 1 silver Into 16 to 1 mints when the 15§ to1 cost him in his country its equivalent in gold? If we establish the doublie standard and g0ld leaves our shores, as has been predicted, the vast increase in the foreign local volume would so materiaily increase the supply of gold in Western Europe as to have it cheaper. The exportation of gold would increase the demand in America for siiver and make it dearer. Cheaper gold in Europe, dearer silver in America, would by the inevitable law of commerce wipe out the existing difference in commercial value and draw both to theexact level of legal mintage ratio value of 16 to 1. It the recent election in Oregonm, giving a majority In favor of silver, raised the price of silver bullion on Change 11§ per cent when the news reached the greatcommercial cen- ters, what will be the logical rise in price throws its vote the i £ g : i we need their trade, They are silver users, we are silver producers. The stronger nations of Western Europe, being in the same genial climate, om the same Plane of civilization and with a nearer equal- ity in the perfection of the industrial arts, are naturally our commercial rivals rather than our castomers. Our protective tariff system, with its Blaine reciprocity ieature, was framed in recognition of this principle; but the estab- lished gold standard, operating to depress our silver market on the one hand and to induce an influx of free-trade labor on the other, neu- tralized the'major bencfits it was intended to confer. We have invited and nurtured psnics by establishing as our sole money standard the scarcer metal. By this method gold has been constantly rising in price as measured by everything else produced. Both legitimate enterprises and - speculative industry heve ceased. Money ‘hoarded is the fastest and easiest method of accumulating property under the present system of falling prices, and, knowing this, money-holders have ceased operations, while labor is idle and producers are facing penury by being forced to sell below the cost of production. Butour enemies are “friends of silver,” of course. We have heard that for a quarter of & century, But how since nd what is the nature of this friendship? “And Joab said to Amasa, ‘Art thou in health, my brother? and Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him, but Amasa took no heed to the swora that was in Joab’s hand. So he smote him therewith in the fifth riband he died. And Amasa wallowed in blooa in the midst of the highway,” Sticka 16-to-1 ratio under an international bimetallist’s nose and heinvariably smells fire. Pinch the anatomy of an “I am as gooa a irtend of silver as you” anywhere, listen and hear a goldbug squeal. Every man notinline for a 16 to 1 candidate this fall, no difference how loud his profession of friendship for silver, is eithera camp fol- lower of Mark Hanna or a bushwhacker in the McKinley cause. There will be no division in thegold standarg vote. Principle, vicious and monstrous as it 1s, will place each vate above party expediency. Bimetallists must turn their backs upon party and their faces to the subjéct. Remember, country first, party after- wards. ¥ Heirs of a glorious past, they must exercise their manhood in acts of benefaction for the future. Drop the taings on which we disa- gree, unite on things we hold in common. Re- forms, like human beings, are seldom born twins. . The restoration of silver now, other re- forms afterwards. Relse the blockade, spread the sails of commerce, open the mints, send the Nation’s blood flowing through the veins of trade, and when the song of spindles and tne music of hammers mingle with the hum of contentment and plenty, patriots may find pastime in party adherence and party strife, but not now. John J. Hamilton, editor of the Des Moines Daily News, was elecied to act as permanent chairman. His address was submitted to the conference leaders last night, and found to be against the ratio of 16 to 1. A committee was appointed to wait on Hamilton in regard to the matter. The platform reported by the committee on resolutions was lengthy. After laying down the principles of silver, Bryan and Bewall for President and Vice-President were indorsed and the S:ate delegates in- structed to vote for them at St. Louis. The first resolution sets out the import- ance of the financial question. The sec- ond denounces the gold standard and de- mands free coinage at 16 to 1. The third denounces the national banking system, and the fourth denounces the issue of bgnds during tilmes of peace. The last resolution, indorsing Bryan, is as follows: Resolved, That, regarding, as we do, the Hon. William J. Bryan, in his person, avowed prin- ciples and political career, as embodying as perfectiy and completely as any other living man the principle of free coinage and the allied financial principles essential to restore to and maintain this country in its career of development and vrosperity, we do hereby in- struct the delegates from Iowa to the St. Louis Bimetallic Conveation to vote asa unit for, and to use every effort possible to secure, the nomi- nation of Hon. William J. Bryan for President and his associate, Arthur Sewall, for Vice- President, whom we regard as pre-eminent in his locality and as the representstive of the same principles. And we do hereby pledge to that ticket the cordial and unanimous support of the bimetallists of Iowa. e OH104NS FOE SILVER. Eastern Workingmen Who Will Not Vote for McKinley. ZANESVILLE, Omro, July 14.—John McGrath, who is organizer for the Amoar- ican Federation of Labor for the Southern District of Ohio, talked freely yesterday of the political outlook. McGrath is one of the prominent iabor men of the State, who travels extensively and mingles among the sons of toil. He said: “I find 16 to 1 laboring men whp are thoroughly dissatistied with the Repub- lican and Democratic parties, and who will vote for the Democratic ticket this fall simply because they regard the situa- tion so changed that it is now the masses against the classes, “‘The Republican campaign managers will be surprised at the silver sentiment in this State among the working people. Itis, as I said, sixteen whom I find for it against one against it, and if there is no change in the situation, Bryan will come ery close to ur%ng Ohio. *There are 49, opulists in this State, and unless I am badly mistaken they will all vote for Bryan. I'believe the St. Louis convention will indors- Brran without a doubt. When the McKinley managers claim that he has an easy victory in this State, I am sure they do not realize the strength of silver with the working peo- ple. Ohio will be good fighting ground.” i e IOWA STATE CONVENTION, Strong Fight Being Made Preparatory to Its Meeting. DES MOINES, Iowa, July 14.—The Re- publican Siate Convention will be called to order ir the Tabernacle at 10 o’clock to-morrow morning by H. G. McMillan, State chairman. Hon. Rollo J. Wilson of Fairfield, son of Senator James F. Wilson, was to have been temporary chairman, but after he came to the city he was taken sick, owing to the extreme heat, and this T morning finally informed the State Com- mittee that he would be unable to preside. The committ: e met and named Congress- man W. H. Hepburn to act as temporary chairman, and he will probably be perma- nent chairman as well. It has been years since there was so strong a fight in the hotel lobbies in ad- vance of aconvention. To-day the Savery has been crowded to the streets. The rail- road - issue has been injected into the can- vass, especially in the contest for Railroad Commissioner. Commissioner E. A. Daw- son is reiuded as the railroad candidate and Frank T. Campbell as the anti-rail- road man. Dawson seems in the lead and his nomination is expected. R G A POPUL4KE AT HOME. Nebraska Delegates o the Populist Con- vention Favor Bryan. GRAND ISLAND, NEsk., July 14.—Up to this evening the advauce guard to the Populist Convention made a scarcely loud enough noise to attract attention. The evening trains swelled the number until there are about 200 delegates now in the city. Night trains are expected to bring 1in delegations from eastern counties and Chairman Edgerton is confident of a large convention. The only question which meets with much discussion is what dimensions the fight of the middle-of-the-road men against instructing the St. Louis delegates for Bryan will be. It scems that Bryan in structions will easily carry. At the Hast- ings convention Holcomb will be nomi- nated for Governorand after Bryan is nom- inated at St. Louis the Democrats will be expected to support Holcomb and the State ticket. Paul Vandervoort, Barr and others from Omaha are working for an independent ticket, and their forces are expected to be multiplied to-night, but their advances are met by charges that they are boodlers, Revublican hirelings, etc. The Bryan men feel that they will carry the conven- tion four to one, or practically unani- mously. Senator Allen arrived this after- noon and is making addresses to-night on ths streets. Governor Holcomb and Mr. Allen are expected to head the delegation to St. Louis. e s BRYAN WILL SPEAK IN ORIO. He Wants to Meet McKinley in a Joint Debate. TOLEDO, O=mro, July 14.—The Bee says to-day: If Bryan has his way Ohio will be the storm center of the ensuing cam- paign. The Democratic candidate prom- ises to stump this State and deliver at least one address in Toledo. Mr. Bryan is desirous of having one joint debate on the currency question with ex-Governor McKinley. Hg will let Mr. McKinley select the time and place. Among the callers upon the distinguished nominee just after the nomination was Peter H. Degnan of this city. *Can we hope to see you in Ohio dur- ing the campaign, Mr. Bryan?’’ he asked. ‘‘You certainly can,” was the reply. “T expect to make a number of speeches in Ohio between now and election.” “You will invade the home of McKin- ley ?” 2 “I know Mr. McKinlev very well,” re- turned Mr. Bryan. ‘I esteem him very highly as a mian, an excellent gentleman and thoroughly honest. “I would not ask anything better than to meet him in joint debate. Right in his own State, right at his home.” The conversation then continued in an informal way for some time, and Bryan several times referred to his desire to meet McKinley. TUEBNER ADVOCATES BRYAN, The People’s Party National Committee- man Favors the Democrat. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 14—J. H. Turner, Secretary of the National Com- mittee of the People’s party, issued a manifesto to-day advising all Populists to ratify the nomination of Bryan at the Populist Convention at 8t. Louis on July 22 next. In thecourse of his address he says: “The truth of it is that the only point the Populists now have to decide is whether or not they will take Mr. Bryan, whom every golubug in the country has denounced as a_ Populist, for our next President of the United States, or whether they will take Mr. McKinley, who repre- sents everything that the Populists have denounced and represents just the oppo- site of everything they have advocated since they have been a party.” N Sy A4 SILVER MAN FOR McKINLEZRX. He Hopes the Nepublican Party Wil Hehabilitate the White Metal. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 14.—Jay Coox, tke veteran financier, who success- fully placed millions of Government ponds during the Civil War, was inter- viewed to-day on the money question. “What is your opinion on free silver?” was the first question asked. = “The opposition to the free coinage of silver,”” he replied, “is a crime, a misera- bly crazy notion. If I had the doing of it there would be no room for a goldbug in this country. The single gold standard would ruin this country, positively ruin it. I bave seen in my time silver superior in value to gold, and its depreciation has been caused by its demonetization. The silver dollar was the unit of value until 1873, when there was a 3 per cent premium on the metal. At that time the value of uil}rdex:)wn 8 per cent more than that of old.. “}; at effect did this have on the coin- age R"’[hm—e ‘was no bullion presented for coin- age except“tg-tt :hlc‘:':e_ (I‘;ove;r;ment ‘was com e 0 bu) ‘nish sul coin. 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It was true then, itig true now,’’ he said ole.lBl\clllly‘ 'Con- tinuing, he read from Caxlisle: *‘The ab- solute and instant destraction of half the movable property of the World, including borses, ships, railroads and all other ap. pliances for commerce would not produce anything like the prodigious distress and disorganization of society that must result from tne -nnihii:tion I?‘l‘?’ne-hall of the of the world. mfi?fl:‘:fi?fii.m of Carlisle were made on February 21,1878, said Mr. Cook, *‘aud they are periectly correct. \yny i3 this s0? Why has it come to pass? ‘We have already begun to meet its bad results and unless it is righted promptly the calamity will be great. In the first place the silli- ness of this great Nation with its vast in- dustries is mothing less than remarkable in refusing to make silver the equalin monetary influence to gold. There would have been none of the disturbances that have lately ha?pened but for the break- down in silver.’ S “How do you figure that out? “Because we are growing and have been growing rapidly and we need all that we can get as a basis of value. We need both gold and silver. The Government credit, the business credit, both are 'bnsed on their metal lic ability t6 pay. The most terrible thing of all was in 1873, when sil- ver was demonetized, which was done under 'a_delusion. You will find that most of the Senators and Representatives did not dream that they were about to de- monetize silver; they had no such desire. Then instead of righting the mistake, they passed the Bland fiill_ They were to buy $4,000,000; they always bought only $2,000.000 worth a month. verything was done to keep down silver. The whole history oi it is vile and outrageous. Just think of the fearful danger the farmers stand in. 1f they knew it they would rise in their might and sweep away those dev- ilish plans and goldbugs.” A “But, Mr. Cook, in case of free coinage, what abgout the 53-cent dollar?” - “That’s aill humbug. Wasn't a silver dollar worth $103 before they demone- tized silver? As I have said, I have seen a time when silver was worth more than old. The world’s onward march is rapid. f gold shall be the only basis of ex- change, the progress must stop. We must have more money to oil the macninery of exchange. I believe we must get back to bimetallism before we reach prosperity. “Then you will yote for Bryan and Bewall?” “No, I will vote for McKinley with the hope that he and the Republican party wiil see the error of the gold standard and immediately put silver back in the place it belongs.” S el SOUTH DAKOTA IN LINE. Populists Indorse Bryan and the Na- tional Democratic Flatform. HURON, 8. D., July 14—The Populist convention is attended by 600 delegates and visitors, including many old wheel- horses of the party and some notable new converts, among the latter being Senator Pettigrew and Judge Palmer, both of whom claim to be here for no other pur- pose than to urge the indorsement of Bryan’s nomination and to secure a plank in the platform calling for radical changes in existing transportation laws. Thesil- verites named a committee, with Judge Palmer as chairman, to confer with the convention platform committee. Chairman Null called the convention to order at 2:30 this afternoon. Pending reports from the committee, Messrs. Kelly, Pettigrew, Palmer, Kyle and Goodykoontz addressed the convention. Kyile *‘roasted’” Congressman Pickler severely and referred to the Republican platiorm as ‘““made by a ang of Wali-street gamblers and thieves.” %r. ‘Warner of Mitchell, was made per- manent chairman and T. O. Kingsbury and T. J. Martin are secretaries. = At midnight the nominating committee agreed to give one Railroad Commissioner to bolting silver Republicans and four Presidential electors to the Democrats. ‘The speakers of the evening made happy references to Bryan’s nomination and his name was cheered to the echo. The plat- form committee reported about midnight. It warmly favors free silver, indorses Sen- ator Kyle, congratulates Senator Petti- grew for leaving the Republican party and favors the fowa railway —_—— Reduced Railroad Rates. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 14.—Sergeant-at- Arms McDowell of the People’s Party Convention received word this morning from the Trunk Line Association that a rate of one fare for the round trip would be granted for the Populist Convention of July 22. Tickets are good to start on the 20th only, and return not later than the 26th of July. Rest And recreation at sea and mountains will not relieve that tired feeling unless the blood is rich and pure. 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