The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 8, 1896, Page 6

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Main—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Sireet. eee Maln—-1874 BRANCH OFFICES: 630 Montgomery screet, corner Cl 9:80 o'elock. 380 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 718 Larkin street; open until 9:80 o’clock. &W . corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open uatl § o'clock. 2518 Misston street; open untll 9 e/clock. 116 Minth street; open until ® o’clock. OAKLAND OFFICE : 208 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 31 and 33, 34 Park Bow, New York Clty. DAVID M. FOLTZ, Special Agent. 3 open uatil BATUARDAY. .AUGUST 8, 1896 THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. EmpE—— PATRIOTISM, PROTECTION and PROSPERITY. FOB PRESIDENT— WILLIAM McKINLEY, of Ohlo FOR VICH-PRESIDENT— GARRET A, HOBART, of New Jersey ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1896. ey This is the day to leave orders for THE BUNDpAY CaLL. People who wish to promote home in- dustry must vote the home-industry ticket. * Free silver or bust’’ is the Democratic cry, and the people are prepared to bet 16 to 1 on the bust. From the way the workingmen are com- ing out for McKinley it is clear the free- traders cannot fool them again. It begins to look as if the Democratic leaders were incapable of managing a campaign much less a government. —_— It isone thing to applaud Bryan’s fluent oratory, but quite another to elect him President and trust the Nation to him. The blunders of Democracy when out of office hurt nobody but itself, but Demo- cratic blundering in office hurts the whole country. * The free coinage of silver is less impor- tant than a freer circulation of gold. Let us revive industry and set both metals moving. ‘What would it profit your business to have the value of money suddenly shifted from its present basis to that of the money of Mexico? e e The remonetization of silver is a strictly business proposition and no intelligent man of business is going to intrust it to the hands of incompetent men. “The platform of the Chicago conven- tion,” says Tom Reed, *'is not a bimetal- lic platform, and don’t let them make you believe that bimetallism is what they are after.” —— As Democracy proposes to cut the value of wages in half by silver monometallism it is having a hard time just now in trying to explain to workingmen where their bepefit will come in. AN Y Sy Watson, like Tillman, insists that this is a sectional campaign and says Sewall must coms down, because he is an Eastern man. It is not necessary to ask what patriots think of that. A “tanff system that zives the farmer a market at his own door for all his products is certainly better than one which sends him on & wild-goose chase, hunting for a market all round the world. The road that leads to American pros- perity is hedged with protection fo Ameri- can labor, and as long as we keep in the middle cf that road and do not break down the hedge we are all right. No level-headed Democrat is going to vote against the interests of his own busi- ness for the sake of helping the politicians of his party to get office. He tried that in 1892, but he won’t try it any more. ————— One of the chief pointsin the campaign of education is to show the people that the money isste is not a contest between gold and silver, but between Republican bimetallism and Democratic monometal- lism. The Democratic National Committee is kept so busy organizing the metaphors of Bryan’s speeches and getting them into barmony with one another that it has not had time so far to pay any attention to the campaign. ———— The Cleveland campaign of 1892 for free trade was as promising as the present one for free silver, and as the people have had now nearly four years’ experience with the old promises they know just how mach reliance to put on the new ones. Any policy of the coinage of free silver that would drive gold out of the country ot raise it toa premium would be disas- trous to every trade and every home and oppress with a heavy burden all who have ‘mortgages or other obligations that must be paid in gold. ‘When Harrison was President he sent stanch bimetallists to represent this coun- try at the monetary conference in Brus- sels, but when Oleveland became President he refused to send any at all. Thus Re- publican efforts to achieve international bimetallism were baffled by the Demo- craticadmiuistration. Had Harrison been re-elected the 1ssue would have been vir- tually settled by this time, Mr. Singerly, editor and proprietor of the Philadelphia Record, is a candidate for Presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania, but is fighting the ticket with his paper in good fashion. He cheerfully explains the situation by saying that as bis ticket has no chance of election in Pennsylvania he will never be called ori to vote fer Bryan, and therefore it is not worth while for him to take the trauble to resign. siness Office will receive prempt attentiom | INTERNATIONAL BIMETALLISM. In giving to the country a pledge to pro- mote an international agreement for the free coinage of silver the Republican party makes no vain promise to the people, nor does it ask them to expect something whose accomplishment is either remote or improbable. European sentiment in favor of international bimetallism is rapidly in- creasing in strength, and if we do mnot act foolishly it will be in the power of our Government to materially advance the cause for which all bimetallists are work- ing. 1t will be remembered that when Har- rison was President an international mouetary conference was called to meet at Brussels, and strong and able bimetal- lists were sent to represent us there. Nothing was accomplished at that confer- ence beyond laying the foundations for ture work and arranging as far as possi- ble the preliminaries of a future agree- ment. Had Harrison remained in office, or had any Republican succeeded him, the work begun at Brussels would have been continued, and no one can question that at the proper moment the whole power and influence of our Government would have been thrown on the side of bimetal- lism, and by this time, if the free coinage of silver had not been provided for, there would have been, at any rate, a much en- larged use of it as money. The success of the Democratic party In 1892 completely blocked the hopes of bi- metallism. Cleveland took his stand solidly for monometallism and sullenly refused any consideration of remonetizing silver. For the purpose of compelling him to take some action in the matter, a resolution was passed by both houses of Congress, instructing the President to invite an in- ternational conference to resume the work which had been begun at Brussels. These instructions Cleveland utterly ignored. He paid no attention to the resolution whatever, and as Congress had no means of compelling bim to obey, the whole plan of arranging for an international agree- ment on the subject was necessarily dropped, fer of course Europe would not act without the United States. Since the adjournment of the Brussels conference there are unmistakable evi- dences that Europe is more than willing to meet America balf way in restoring sil- ver to its place as a money metal. The closing of the Indian mints to silver cofn- age and the repeal of the silver purchasing act in this country were followed by a fall in the price of silver, which affected the trade of European nations much more vowerfully than ours. Asa consequence, even in England -itsetf a strong bimetallic party has grown up, and numbers among its leaders some of the ablest members of the Salisbury Ministry. All of these men would heartily co-operate with American bimetallists in any wise ana business-like plan, but all advise against the folly of our aitempting free coinage alone. The election of Bryan would disturb trade, drive gold from this country to Europe, open a market here for European silver and ruin the hopes of international bi- metallism. The election of McKinley, on the other band, would restore prosperity in America, draw gold from Europe, force the people to feel the need of silver money, and thus lead to an agreement which would remonetize silver and establish a uniform bimetallism all round the world. WHY AT PAR. ‘When Major McKinley told a delegation of workingmen that *‘our currency to-day is as good—all of it is as gcod as gold—and it is the unfaltering deterinination of the Republican party to so keep and maintain it forever,” he combined a great trath with g solemn pledge. When bimetallism comes the money of the country will be as it is now, absolutely without variableness in standard of value. Commerce knows nothing about parties or party politics, but it does know when the circulating money of a people is unstable and fluctu- ating, and with such money commerce will have nothing to do. Had Major Mc- Kinley talked to those workingmen a week he could not have given them, the country and the commercial world more positive assurance that our currency is to be maintained at par forever. Baut how is it, some may ask, that silver is kept at par with gold when its bullion value is little more than half the value of gold? A standard silver dollar is a legal tender for customs and excise duties, but it is not the legal-tender quality of the silver dollar that holds it on a parity with gold, nor yet because it is interchangeable with gold, for it is not interchangeable. In fact, po two kinds of our money are interchangeable under compulsion, but in an indirect way silver dollars may be con- verted into gold dollars, and because the way is indirect their parity can be main. tained. A direct interchange over the treasury’s counter would destroy the par- ity at once, because the Government wounld then be a money-exchange broker, while the exchange would be made for specula- tive purposes, which would involve the integrity of silver, because, as a matter of convenience, if for no other reason, holders of silver would prefer to have gold. ‘As we have said, silver dollars are re- ceivable for excise and customs duties be- cause they are a legal tender the same as gold. The Government knows no differ- ence between the legal tender qualities of the metals. The option is not with the Government in the matter of receiving and paying legal tender money. Hence, Richard Roe pays his excise and customs duties, all or in part, in silver dollars be- cause silver dollars are bulky and less convenient to handle than gold. Then he presents the coupons of his bonds or other evidence of the Nation's indebiedness to him and again he exercisés his option right and asks that he be paid in gold. Thus he indirectly converts his silver into gold and thus does the Government main- tain the parity of the metals. The Gov- ernment is supposed to receive enough gold for customsand excise duties from those with whom gold paymeut is- more convenient. That is to say, as a rule im- porters find it more convenient to pay their customs duties in gold, while - those who pay internal reveoue taxes find it more convenient to pay in silver. Itmust be remembered that while silver doliars are a legal tender for duties, silver certifi- cates are not. The Government will not receive them for either customs or excise duties. That is the way the Government maintains the patity of gold and: silver. The Republican party proposes, however, to invite the commercial nations to join with the United States and confer upon silver equal importance with gold so that they will themselves maintain their par- ity without legislation, or by the exercise of the nghtof option by either payor or payee. IRON AND FREE TRADE It is shown in a local- article in to-day’s Cavry that the peculiar free-trade notions of Bryan, applied to the iron industry, would result in ruin to the manufacturers and in pauperism for the masses. « England is a fine example of the evil wrought by free trade-in-an iron-manu- facturing region, and 1t is shown by the evidence of experts and practical business men that, uunder free trade, American workmen would have to come down to the English level of wages or the American factories would have to be closed. Itis even shown that free trade would work ruin by reason of Canadian competition. Several prominent American manufactur- ers say they can make agricultural imple- ments in Canada for American consump- tion cheaper than in the United States, owing to the disparity of wages bet’oen the two countries. It will be borne in mind that the rem- edy of William Jennings Bryan for these evils and for other industrial ills is free trade. It is seen, however, that the great industries of the country fail one by one when touched by the blight of free trade. REPUBLICAN “PARALYSIS. In the financial k of the Bryan- Aitgeld platform it is charged that gold “monometallism has locked fast the pros- perity of an industrial peovle in the paralysis of nard times.” It need not'be said that the platform-makers had the Re- publican parcy in mind when the above charge was made, for the conduct of the affairs of the country from 1873 down was being considered. There is no doubt at all that the Repub- lican party is responsible for the conduct of the Government between 1861 and 1893, consequently it was under Republican rule that “‘paralysis” swooped down and “Jocked fast industrial prosperity” in its devouring embrace. It would be hard to say whether the “paralysis’’ charge was made in blind, stupid ignorance, or was prompted by hearts desperately wicked and deceitful to the last degree, but any- way it was foolish to go on record asin- dorsing such a glaring falsenood. Let us see how dreadfully industrial prosperity was paraiyzed by Republican rule during the two decades following 1870. During that period of twenty years the value of manufactured products alone inereased to over $9,000,000,000 from $3,- 400,000,000, In 1870 the average wages per annum paid to the several classes of labor engaged in manufacturing establishments was $310 per operative and the total amount paid was something over $600,000,000. In 1800 the average annual wages was $450 per operative and the total disbursement was over $2,000,000,000, while the capital invested in manufacturing plants increased from $1,700,000,000 in 1870 to $6,200,000,000 in 1890. It would seem that labor ought to be able to stand & good deal of that kind of “paralysis.” But the official report of the condition of lavor under Republican rule show other strokes of “paralysis’ that were inflicted upon labor. Since 1870 the population of the United States has increased not far from 64 per cent, but meanwhile deposits in savings banks have increased about 250 per cent, and the number of people mak- ing deposits has increased quite 200 per cent. In 1870 the savings banks had a total of nearly $550,000,000 on deposit with 1 to every 24 of the popula- tion for depositors. In 1890 ‘‘paralyzed labor” had over $1,500,000,000 lodged in savings banks, and the percentage was1l to every 15 of population. ‘When Mr. McKinley is elected the same old “paralysis’’ will resume business. THE SUNDAY CALL. To-morrow’s issue ot THE CALL will be another splendid example of a thoroughly Californian Sunday newspaper. It will contain a large number of beautiful illus- trations drawn especially for TrE CaLL and by THE CALL artists right here in San Francisco. And thes¢ illustrations will be accompanied by descriptive writings of particular interest, because they are the work of California men and women and are mainly concerning a large variety of topics of intense human interest in this City and State. Tee SunNpAY CAuL is not a pictorial paper, but most of its features are hand- somely illustrated. The pictures, how- ever, are subsidiary to the reading matter, and not vice versa. Ideals in journalism vary as in all departments of human ac- tivity, but Tre Carv's ideal of what a Sunday newspaperought to be—while per- haps never quite attained, as ideals never are—seems to coincide with the public’s ideas on the same subject. Wespeak now with the subscription books in mental view. Afterall, it is the subscription list that tells which newspaper is the best newspaper, for whilé individual taste varies greatly the consensus of public opinion in a cultured community like California does not err in matters of this kind. By all of which is meant to say that THE SUNDAY UALL is the most popular Sunday paper in California, as its econ- startly increasing subscription list clearly demonstrates. THE Sunpay CawLy, too, is copied by the Eastern newspaper more than is any other Sunday newspaper on tbe Pacific Coast. Some of the features of to-morrow’s issue are contained in the following list: A 8an Francisco Renaissance, ‘Weird Melodies of a Strange People, now all the fad in musical circles. The Social Status of Jack Tar and His Temptations Ashore. What a Schoolmarm Saw Behind the Swinging Doors. Seven of the Minor Tragedies of the Week. Bociety at the Summer Resorts, Gold-mining by Poor Men — Where, When and How. A Ban Francisco Girl Three Days in the London Season. An Oid Man’s Pitiful Tale of Starvation. The Laziest Mule in the Worid. Crests and Emblems of the San Fran- cisco Clubs. The Mountain Lakes of California. And a bost of new things, strange things, things of human interest, pictur- esque things, good literature. — STEWART ON WEBSTER. New York Press. Father Abraham Stewart, the Sheik Ilderim of the silver forces, is at the Hoffman House with his white-yellow whiskers, The Senator from Nevads is only 69 years old, but looks 100. His arguments on the “intrinsic” value of silver remind me of one of Coolidge's stories. In & speech in the Senate he used the word in a peculiar sense, whereu; 8enator Doiph ventured the suggestion ng Webster did not sanction such usage. “‘Webster? What Websier?” demanded Mr. S ebstors Sicronary.” suid Dolph, sott] “We! ctionary,’ 0} softly. “Webster's dictionary!”’ exciatmed. suw'm. with a sneer. “I never want to have that book quoted to me again. Why, every school- boy in the United Siates knows that it is noth- ing but a jumble of wordsl” = AS AN ENGLISH PAPER UNDER. STANDS IT. ‘Westminster Gazette. At the Populist convention iast night the permanent organization, by & vote of 758 to 564, selected Senator Allen of Nebraska as the g‘mnnenuhl(mm This, says the Central ews mcllg.-ll regarded as a decided vic- wrx for the Bryanites. Throughout yesterday and right up to midnight there had been con- stant secessions from the anti-Bryan s and the indications in the early hours of th! T lorse Bryan, Sewall and the t of {h. Dr:nw te by 16 to 1. 7 — MORE FUN. Los Angeles Express. . There is more genuine fun at the Populistic convention than at the other one, 3 PERSONAL. J. H. Hill of Port Townsend is at the Russ. Mayor H. N. Baggs of Stockton is at the Lick. W. E. Gerber, a banker of Sacramento, hasa room at the Grand. Louis Kahp, a merchant of Oskdale, is s guest at the Palace, James Beadler, s Sacramefhto architeet, is staying at the Grand. - Francis Boughton, United States navy, is -visiting at the Palace. 3 T. W. Wells, a business man of Sonora, is at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. : E. H. Vance, a lumberman of Eureks, is at the Grand on a short visit. . - Whittlock, the traveling ‘salesman, isa guest at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. John Thomaun, s winemaker of St. Helena, 100k & room at the Grand last night. B. . Northcutt, a rich farmer of Salem, Or., is & guest at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. J. H. Anderson and wife of Seattle ate among yesterday’s arrivals at the California... . District Attorney Edwin Swinford of Colusa County registered at the Grand last night. Dr. John McCoy, a practicing physician of Los Angeles, is a recent arrival at the Lick. Thomas' H. Nicholls, s mining man from Dutch Flat, arrived at the Grand 18t night. K, Matsnoka, a wealthy Japsnese tes meér- cbant, is registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. R. W. Pogson and wife, of the great Tejon | Ranchos in Kern County, arrived at the Palace yesterday. - J. H. Kayander, & mining man from the City of Mexico, arrived at the Russ yes- terday. Mrs. Charles B. Wing of Stanford University, wife of Professor Wing of the civil engineer- ing department, arrived at the Russ last night with three children and maid. H. W. 8mith, who was for a number of years generalagent of the Great Northern Raiiroad, and who resigned from that position some time ago, will leave here in a few days for Chicago, where hie s to be cashier in & large insarance company. Among the arrivals at the Palace yesterday were William D. Murphy and wifeand W. D. Murphy Jr., of New York City, and A. B, At- kins and wife, of Washington, D. C., a party that recently came here from the East and has just returned from s visit to the Yo- semite. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 7.—At the Plaza— 'W. H. Hill; Murray Hill—W. H. Hart, 8. Kelly; Hoffman—W. Ralston. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz- meyer left the Plaza to sail on the North Ger- maun liner for Chertourg. LOVE, THE SCORCHER. ‘Weep, sweetbearts, forever! ‘Time no solace brings; Love has lost his quiver- Love hath lost his wins! From no dewy gardens— Gardens of delignt, With a shiela of Toses Fares he to the fight, At Lucinda's lattice In the morning’s beams Now no more his arrow Feathered, fatal gleams. ‘Weep, sweethearts. forever! Love is love no more; From bis wheel he wooes you, Dust-blinded, at your door! FRANK L. STANTON. BRYAN A FALSE PROPHET. How the Democratic Candidate Is Viewed by Newspapers of His Own State. Columbus Journal: Four years ago Bryan predicted more prosperous times if the Demo- cratic ticket was elected. is prophetic giftis no greater now than it was then. Weeping Water Republican: Four years ago Bryan wanted free trade to reduce prices. Now he wants free silver 1o raise prices. Neither free trade nor free -ilver will give 8 man more money to spend; neither will it give him work to eéarn it; while a tariff for protection will do both, and sdvance prices, too. Ashland Gazette: Billy Bryan, the candi- date for President in an era of triumphant Democracy. and wheat only 38 cents a bushel and oats starting in at9 cents! Billy prom- ised us four years ago that if we would only vote his way we should have $1 25 abushel for wheat. Are we going to have that promise re- deemed with & new lot of promises? The for- mer promises have gone to protestand the party that made them is busted. The people wilt not trust them this time. Gretna Reporter: ‘“More money”’ is the cry of the Bryanites now. Four years ago it was free trade. What it will be four years hence no one can tell. Should they by sany accident et free silver they wiil llI of itin’less than lour years as they do of their tariff legisiation to-day, “It is a failure; it won’t work,” When you can once teach 8 Populist that it requires money to conduct the business of the Govern- ment you will have taken the first step toward eiyilizing men. % Plattsmouth Tribune: 8o far the Bryan men have failed toshow up in thislocality. The only indication of faith in Bryan is the faet that the farmers are still trying to hold on to their wheat until Bryan’s 1892 promise of & dollar a bushel comes true. They have been faithful to his promise of 75 cents per bushel for corn as long as Democratic good times would let them, and are now selling for 17 cents and are glad to get it. Altogether it ap- pears that the opposition to Bryan is getting stronger and more determined every day. Creighton Courier: Two years ago this fall W.J. Bryan was stumping the State for free silver i’lnd Bryan_for the United States Sen- ate). He was denouncing the goldbugs in every speech and at the same time was giving his support to Goldbug Boyd as against D. Clem Deaver, a silver caundidate for Congress in the Second Distriet. If dir, Bryan was sin- cere in his advocacy of free silver, why did he want the peopie to send this goldbug to Con- gress instead of a man in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver? He had traded his “principle’” for the support of gold men in the Legislature. By Sidney Poniara: In the campaign, of 1892 Billy Bryan and all other Democratie orators told the farmers to 4 VOTE FOR CL!V;E‘}&AND FOR WHEAT, Did their promise come true? In the present campaign they are trying to work the same old confidence racket, and they say VOTE FOR BRYAN AND GET $1 FOR WHEAT. Do you think they can keep their ptomise this time in the light of the dismal failure they made of the other atiempt? LADY'S KNICKERBOCKERS OR CRAWERS. A comfortable and satisfactory shape is shown here, the yoke dispensing with all full- ness around the waist and hips. The same shape is used for bicycle trousers of heavy saiin or farmer’s satin to be worn with & skirt. top is then joined in‘a seam, except -fi;;. ht hmhu’ below the yoke in the ‘Which forms a placket. SLIGHTLY DISFIGURED. Visalis Delta. The fight has been fought and won. Four- teen hundred sturdy Populists traveled in the “‘middle of the road” to St. Louis, carrving with.them the planks they have been twelve years in hewing and planing and framing, with which they expected 1o build & platform for their chosen leaders to stand upon. They met Democrac; were conquered. itted When the sell-out Were beaten, dicfigared and k \ Weight of gold dollar standard. ‘Weight of silver dollar standard. Weight of pure gold = 25.8 less 107 alloy. Weight 6f pure silver = 412.5 less 107 all0¥.....cuveeen ....871.25 grains Ratio = $71:28 — 15.988+, almost 16. Value of pure silyer per ounce (480 grains) when 371.25 grains are worth $1 = grrg = $1.2929, almost $1.30. RULE—To find the value of the pure silver in s doilar when the price per 6unce is given divide the price given by 130 as a fixed divisor, thus: 9735 cents = 4730 — 75 cents; when silver is quoted at 65 cents — To find the ratio to gold take the $16 as a fixed numerator, and into which divide the value of silver in the dollsr, thus: will be reconciled. 800 Kol Here it is ascertained that when silver is worth 9734 cents per ounce the value of the silver dollar is 75 cents, and its ratio to gold is as 11s to 21.84, and when sglver is 65 cents per ounce the dollar is worth 50 cents, and its ratio is a3 1 is to 32, SILVER IN INDIA. Rupee standard weight is 180 grains, alloy 1-12. Rupee pure silyer = 180 less 15 alloy = 163 grains. £ Two and a fourth rupees equals $1, thus 165x2}{ = 371.25 grains. GOLD. Value of gold per ounce when 23.22 grains are worth $1 -i‘f—ffi = §20.67. The value of gold at the Bank of England is £3.17.9 per standard ounce; the value of pure gold there is therefore as follows: 7480 grains less 1-12 alloy == 440 grains, and £3.17.9 = 1866 halfpennies or cents, then 2393380¢ . 390,55, By taking the true relative of cents and halfpennies, which are taken above as equals, the difference between the shown values of gold in America snd England ‘W. M. ROBERTSON, in Chicago Times-Herald. Coined Dollar and Its Ratio to Gold. tenseres.. 25.08 grains .412.05 grains . 28.22 grains 480 ‘When silver is quoted at 8500 187 = 2134 and 1900 _ 32, VIEWS OF WESTERN EDITORS. The Political Sideshow. Fresno Repubrican. “The next thing in our political sideshow,” the showman remarked, “is the free silver chameleon, which possesses the remarkable property of assuming the color of almost any- thing that approsches it. At present, ladies and gentlemen, it is of & dark alfalfa hue, in- dicating that a Populist is in the immediate vicinity. - Now it changes to that rich amber color characteristic of the Kentncky beverage, and it is evident that a Democrat has a| proached it. That vapid, lifeless, ambiguo color which it now sssumes indicates that & representative of the so-called silver pnl’l¥ is not far away. 1 will lrul the words, ‘free silver,” ladies and gentlemen. Observe, as I do so, how it throws its left fore paw against its heart and opens its mouth in an effort to say something. It is a very interesting creature. “The next thing to be exhibited is the cele- brated educated P%ynlh‘ flea, Direct Legisla- tion, so named because when you put your finger o him he is not there, ~ Observe how mysteriously he disappears. It is presumed by some that the free-silver chameleon swal- lows him, but for this we do not youch, merely calling sttention to the fact that he disap- s whenever he is wanted. It may be that e is merely an optical illusion and that there really is no such thing, but our patrons aré lte;z !oldecme this interesting question for emselves. This, fellow citizens, is the celebrated Democratic goat, Dividedwelall, which buits with both ends. Observe that when I say ‘Grover’ to this end it rushes at me fuflol‘lll{, and when 1 say ‘Altgeid’ to the other eud it buttsatme no less madly. The explanation of the phenomenon is simple: During the last four years the creature has played in political grenm,nnd’ asa consequence it got to be all utter. . Next in order is the celebrated panoramic rtraiture of the Popudemolistic procession. twill be observed that the Democrats snd Populists, while they are following the same leader, are standing with their backs to each other, and the former are advancing while the latter are retreating. It will be observed also from the mottoes they carry that each party believes it is marching in a different direction from the other, In the foreground is Bryan, carrying in his hand the campaign motto, ‘Where'm I at? “This closes the entertalnment, Iadies and geatiemen.. It will reopen in precisely ten minutes, and everybody is invited to return and pay the price of admission, The Demo- crattc band will now strike up. Attention is called to the fact that this ix the oniy band in the country which can play two'tunes at one and the same time without missing a “"g' note orsearing = single Populist out of the tent. With married_Populists it is different. Their teeth are-mor t 19 be eut.” A Willing Sacrifice. Fresno Repub'fcan. A ropulist sat with & Pancake on his knife blade, preparatory to eating it. “Alas!" quoth the Pancake. “Why do you say -Alas?”” the Populist asked. “Because I am about to be swallowed.” “1 used to dread it, too,” the Poruhlt mus- ingly responded ere the Pancake di Mppen;’ed, “but it is nothing after you once are down. Moral: It is unnecessary to try to make any- body see the moral who has not séen it before this time. What We Need. Bodle Mining Index. This country can live within itself. If we were surrounded by a stone fence as high as the moon it would not exclude a single article of prime necessity. All we want is protection. ‘Will Bring Prosperity. Ealinas Owl One does not have to know the difference between a pumpkin and & squash in order to see that the beet factory will be a big thing for our farming community. No Middle Ground. Stockton Mail, There is no ‘‘middle of the road” in this campaign. A man must be either for gold or ver and gold on an eyunal footing. MONEY OF THE RICH. Philadelphia Inquirer. One of the great arguments of the Populists is that gold is the money of the banks, the money-lenders and the wealthy classes. Even if this were true, is the best money any too good for the wage-earner? Should he be con- tented with dollars worth only half dollars? “Oh"” cries the Populist, “but the capitalist hoids the money and corners it. It iscapital agi bor.” We deny it; it is not so. Look at the facts. Capital, for instance, has built the railroads. Do & few capitalists own these roads? By no means. Btock is held in small quantities by thousands upon thousands. Trust funds for widows and orphans are invested. Besides, these railroads employ a great army of men and support countiess famiiies. Were it not for the capital employed—the capitalaccumu- lated and paid in by the thousands of in- vestors—w iiere would we be as a country and ‘what would these eniployes do for & living? Every mill is run by eapital. hen a mill closes its doors does 1t bring joy? Istherea general jo:lification over the downiall of the employer? Or is there not griel in many a home? Does it not mean untold suffering? ‘When the mill is working on fnll time there is happiness in the Lome of the employe, and yet every mill, every railroad, ev: ng which inyolves the payment of wages s run by the oid money, not of the few but of the people— e money in which they are paid or itsequiv- alent. 1In 1895 the savings panks held $1,844,357,- 000 in deposits. Who owned these deposits? ‘The rich man? No. Savings banks are con- ducted for the benefit of those in moderate circumstances, as are also the building and loan associations. There is $750, in- vested there. These investments build the poor man his ljttie home. They refiruent 50 much gold, and yet the Populists tell us that gold is not the poor man’s nx:g. Itis. Under the gold sta: ‘we have prac- tical bimetallism. We carry as much silver as we do goid,and the promises of the Government to maintain the stondard make the silver dol- Iar equal to the gold asmoney. The free silver thao&o these promises and relieves m.i Vlll'llTellt :fl.rm all e ibility n:a ‘maintain ver & gold. e silver miners take b\:Ynm to the mints and receive stamped dollars in return. The Government instead of acting as a banker and maintain its credit, simply acts as a coinage agent. It does not buy silver. Itcan- not buy. What would it buy with? With the flood of white metal dum; at the tre asury aoors where would it get all the money to for all this bnnmr Under heon:{lvnp{t e sune r. With no Government it ba of these silyer coirs they would become valu- able only at the market price for the bullion they contain. ant. then, would happen? Instead of be- "5"" in money equal to gold the railroad and mill empl:{‘u and every man on s ufl would receive silver dollars worth va!; th B il e vt con e y gold. in savings banks -and buildin; l-oontllmu would not be to the de return would be made in these ollar sil. Iohiow,. 1 S ustp AR e mw:: = oy would mesn ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, MaT—M. E. smat’) City. In s word contest could be counted as two words, as 3 b“ rug, is & noun, and “mat,” to weave, 7l CHIEF WHARFINGER—C. P. 8., Rex, Cal. The Chief Wharfinger at San Francisco {s G. W. Root. Heis a Republican and an appointee of the Board of Harbor Commissioners. FasT Wir Vessprs—J. H., Berkeley, Cal. Vessels ot the type of the Yoshino (.nmneser. making twenty-three knots an hour, are it at Elswick Yard, Newcastle on Tyne, Eng. THE BECRETAIRE—J. B., City. The messure- ments of the yacht Secretaire are: Overall 28 feet, water line 25 feet, racing length 29 feet, beam 11 feet, drauf aTeoA ight 3 feet 8 inches without NEW ENGLAND COLLECTION—G. W., City. C. P. Wilecomb, curator of the Golden Gate Park Museum, is making a collection of antique nfl.c;eu from New England. He will probably le to advise you as to the value of ‘‘an old oaken armchair, dated 1680."” FREE HosPITAL—S. R., Mount Eden, Cal, In San Francisco the City and County Hospital is iree to persons who have been residents of the e Homeopathic Free c and & trée-bed in the Fabiola Hospital. BALANCE oF TRADE-J. H. N. W.,Modesto, Clnl.“’flhe ‘;auow!ng figures show the balance of trade during the fiscal s 1891, A i1]!:)9@1 and ;{sg; gnQZDgl. rxee:-;:fl ex| 2%‘3?3: T1S, ,258,809; in 1 2; 55, $86,314,80, and ‘04, S278,SLB0L 02 SuccEssioN—X., Vacaville, Cal. Under the law of this State, iu the case of man and wife, when one dies and leaves a separate estate, having died intestate, and there is no issue, one-half goes to the surviving husband or wife, and the other half goes to descendants in the order described in Sec. 1886 of the Civil Code. OPENING A LETTER—P. O., Russellville, Or. To open a Jetter addressed to another without permission to dn sois punishable under the United States laws by asevere penalty. 1n a case of that kind you should apply to the United States Attorney of the district in which "the| offense was committed for the appréhension of| the offender. CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD—National Guard, Mo desto, Cal. Ifaceptaio of & company of th National Guard fails to call for an election af the time that the term for which he was com missioned expires, and none of the officel who rank him in his regiment orders an eled :llgn Jn bolds over unmtil his successor ENGLISH EstaTes—Constant Reader of T CaLL, Oakland, Cal.: You may learn of pe: sons who have died and left unclaimed estatq in England in “Next of Kin,” & publicatio that is devoted to that exclusiyely, or you m: watch the advertisementa in the English ne Blperfl or address a communication to ourt of Chancery, London, Eng. MCKINLEY AND WILSON Biirs—J. H. N. W Modesto, Cal. The McKinley tariff bill wi into effect on the 1st of October, 1890, and Wilson bill on the 26th of August, 1894. customs revenue during the fiscal year end! June 30, 1891, was $219,522," ; for 1 ¥1’77,G52. ; for 1893, .. 17; 894, $131,818,531, and for 1895, $152,1! 617. The amount for the fiscal ear ending June 80, 1896, has not been furnished. “A HOPELESS Ipror’—-Constant Read 8an Jose, Cal. Your communication not befng signed, it shoald under the rule be consigfied to the wastebasket, but as you appear veri anxious for an answer to the ques! “Who is the most hopeless idiot in the § of California or in the City of 8an Francisab”’ would say that he does not reside in San elsco, but that it is probably the writer of question. pounds, straight track, partly down hill, ris Park, Westchester County, N. Y., O¢! , 1894, time :563{. Over the same tfack, October’ 1, 1892, iiasbrouck, 4 years,! 124 pounds, made 1t in :57, being the best fime, weight considered. The record for six furlongs 18 held by Domiro, 2 {u-n, 128 pounds, track, September 29, 189! “'S8TUCK ON You' ill, City. The ered slang for 1 admire you," is traced language used by the Duke in “Measuf® for Measure” aiter Mariana has asked him toiwalk asiGe. Bhakespeare makes the Duke 80 cording to original text: - Oh Place, and greatues: millions of false elef Are stucke upon thee: volumes of report Run with these false, and most contrariousi Upon thy doings: thousand escapes of wit Make thee the father of their idle dreame, And racke thee in their fancles. Wi agreed? ver bullion can take the same to sny mints of the United States . The opponents silver colnage assert that the adoption & such a measure would open the mints to all $he sfl. ver markets of the world and would strict the coinage to the product of the States, GOLD AND SILVER UOINS—E. G. 8,, Live Cal,and A. G.N., City. The value of pure gold ina twenty-dollar piece of the mintage of the United States is $19.99998972. The fol- lowing table shows the amount of purn and o’ alloy, in grains, in the goldp- Rl‘v':: coins named: . F5% SLIP OF THE TONGUE—Subscriber, Ci of the tongue is a colloquialism for IA ok 1 - vertent x;llu'kos. & malapropos remar ,mfl; ‘was revent the nuwin: ldglot to ‘!‘:l‘x:’:::"’lucl ;fx?‘" Think before thou speskest. Firsi—What thou Mfipux_ Becond—Why thou shalt speak. Thirdly— 0 whom thou mavest o spea. Fourthiy—About whom (or what) art o s ifthly—What will come from what théu mayest Bixth'y— hn‘“uwh:whm.wnv ‘what Mum' thly— nnn'\‘o mmu?m thou An anonymous jingle, probably fo the above, is ulollo:l:’ by h?““ b B | Of these fi e e prg 4 o and When and where, e French say: “Lest you speak would turn your tongue i y,o” ue sevel times in "y 8 Wword you | all in leavening strensth.—. Government PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT. An old lady in Brussels who recently cele- brated her ome bundredth birthday relates “that when Napoleon passed 'through her na- tive village of Fumay in 1810, a peasant having fallen on his'knees to ask & fayor the Emperor said: ‘“‘Get up, and never kreel ex- cept to God I B Joseph Arch, the well-known labor member of Parliament, met with financial reverses some time ago, and is now in straitened cir- cumstances, His iriends are aboat to make a National appesl for funds with the view of purchasing a modest ananuity and keeping the veteran seitator from penury in his old age. Sir Hereules Robinson, who has been elo- vated to the British peerage, was born in 1824. The second son of Admiral Robinson of Ros- mead, County Westmenth, Ireland, he married in 1846 Miss Annesley, daughter of the tenth Lora Valentia. Sir Hercules has two surviving daughters and a son and heir, Hercules Robin- son, born in 1866. Tu-its comments on the deafh of Sir Augustus Harris the London Chronicle says: ‘‘And since it must pay or die, His death seems to mark the death of opera in England. There is absolutely no outlook for it at present. It has no future discernible to human eyes. Covent Garden as we know 1t was his creation. He carried it on his shoulders, and there is none who can take up and carry the burden.” The late George Augustus Sala in his early days was most impecunious. At some festive gathering where Mr. Sala was present Mr. Attemborough, the famous pawnbroker, was 8180 s gnest. They recognized each other and shook hands. “How do you do, Mr. Attem- borough,” said the journalist; “we have often met before, but I think this is the first time I have ever seen your legs,” An English paper tells & story of “the late Earl of Portarlington, who was always forget- ting the names of people whom hehad met. Once, on receiving a gracious nod from Queen Victoria at a Marlborough House garden party, accompanied by a few words of kindly inquiry after pis health, he replied: ‘‘You are very kind, /madam. Your face seems strangely familfar to me, but for the life of mé Icannot remember your name.” NEWSPAPER PLEASANTRY. They were anxious to break it to her gently, for she is very fond'of the nomely dog with the pink ribbon sround its neck. “Where is Hector 7" she asked. “Qh, he’s out.” “Playing?” ‘“Um—yes—I guess you might call it a frolic.” “{Where is he 7’ “Well, the last I saw of him he was on his W8y 0 a pound party.”’—Washington Star. He—Do you think you could ever learn to care for me? Ene—I mightin time. He—How long must I wait? she—Until I find out whether any of the rest of the young men hereabouta intend todeclare themselves.—Cleveland Leader. “You say he is a silverite 2 “The most rabid you ever knew.” “Oh, I guess not.” “I'm sure of it. Why, he has absolutely re- fused to recognize his father ever since the 0ld man celebrated his golden wedding.—Chi- fcago Post. ! “That's a curions typographiesl error,” said DMrs. Partridge. *‘The title of this new book is printed ‘The Viking Age.’” “Well, why not?” asked Partridge, “What ought it to be?” “Why, Biking, Mercury. ‘“/Come into the garden, Maud,” but Msud ‘was much’ too wise. Said she: ‘‘Oh,no; the corn has ears, and the potatoes eyes.”—Inaianapolis Journal. “Will some little scholar please tell what happened after the children of Israel had marched seven days around the walls of Jer- jcho, blowing their horns ?”’ asked the Sunday- ‘school teacher. “Tommy Taddells, you may answer.” “Pleade, ma’am,” replied Tommy, “they tumbled to the racket.”—Puck. oughtn’t {t?”"—New York Sorr Baby Cream 15¢. 1b. Townsend’s, * e BEsT peanut tafly in the world. Townsend's.* ——— ‘TrY Townsend’s Soft Chewing Molasses Tafly* ——————— TOWNEEND'S famous broken candy, 2 lbs. 250 TowNseND’s California glace fruits, 50c 1b, in Japanese baskets. Markat st. - ———————— Ir you want fine service, fine carriages, com- petent drivers, ring up1950. Pac, Carriage Co,* ——————— SrrcrAL information daily to manufacturers, business houses anc public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * THE BROOKLYN TIMES PUTS GEN. HARRISON IN JAIL. From the Brookiyn Times. ‘When ex-President Harrison, who is at the Fiith-avenue Hotel, New York, was asked this morning by a reporter if he had anything to say on the political situation, he said: “Iobject to interviews on political matters, 1do not know if there is anything for me to sayor that I want to say. If there is, Ishall nfiuln a speech orin a letter.” e was sentenced to fifty days in jail. Cheap Excursion to St. Paunl. The Ehasta route and the Northern Pacific Rall. road has been selected as the official roule to at- tend the Natfonal Encampment of the G. A. B.at St. Paul, to be held there September 2ta5. The excurslon will leave San Francisco and Sacra- mento August 26 at 7 P. . Rates $87 90 for the round trip. The above rate s open to all who wish to make the irip East. Send your name and ad- dress 10 T. K. Stateler, general agent, 638 Markes treel, San Francisco, for sieeping-car reservacioos. } Are You Going East? The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad—Sants ms route—1s the Coolest and most comfortabls sum- mer Ime, owing to its elevation and absenocs of alkall dust. Particularly adapted for the trans: portation of femilies because of its palace draw- ing-room and moaern upholstered tourist sieeplng- cars, which run daily through from Oskiand to Chicago, leaving &t a seasonable hour sud in charge of attentive conductors and porters. 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