The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 20, 1896, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1896. “and there is not a man here who would not rather take arsenic than pay a poil tax; yet that distinguished mugwump and Populistic combination headed by Bryan favors a more obnoxious measure than the poil tax—favors an income tax— which will compel every person to swear to what he earns, and if he does not earn it to swear to it for shame any- how. Do vou want a man like that from Nebraska to conduct the desti- nies of this country, a man who got the nomination at Chicago by getting dyna- mite into bis voice? What 1s his record? Read history and you will fina that Bryan was for the infamous Gorman-Wilson tar- iff measure, which has almost bankrupted the country. Now I wantto ask you why it was that the Democrats deserted their free-trade plans all at onze. Look into this and see what reason there was for their desertion. There wasa time when the people of the East knew nothing about silver, but ail at once they made a change. When? Why, when the coun- try as a whole turned to McKinley [Cheers], the author of the great protec- tive measure. There was absolutely noth- ing leit for the Democrats to stand upon, and they bad to turn to some new cry; and all at once the Democratic party ran wild, like a runaway horse, yelling for sil- ver as their salvation. “Now I want to say it is a false issue. I am in favor of silver now, as I have al- ways favored it, but not in favor of tne uniimited coinage of that money without reference to other nations. The says I have flopped on this question; I once favored silver but bhave abandoned the idea. now Let me say that the ouly thing wrong with that siory is that jtis not true. [ am for silver row, as I have aiways favored it, but I am in favor of a protective tariff and of soun:d money."”’ The speaker dwelt 2t some length upon the failures of the Democratic party, showing how it took hold of the Govern- ment when there was a full treasury and then practically bankrupted it. He com- plimented Cleveland on one thing, how- ever—his record in preventing vioience in Chicago and elsewhere by calling for Gen- eral Miles to stop all nousense. “Though a Republican,” he continued, “I am for my country and for the perpetu- ity of its institutions. I believe in doing all we can for our country’s greatness and . With this belief I commend you to inley, the peerless sta:esman and pa- He who fought for unity and strength in the past 1s for the protection of the toiler at home as against the toiler abroad to-day. He is for honest money, for protection and prosperity. He opposes class distinctions, and has done more than all the Democrats combined to break down sectionalism. In bis mind there is no North or South, and in bis mental horizon there is no Mason and Dixon’s line. Come with us under the banner of Repub- licanism, which means the welfare of the whole people forevermore.” The speaker was loudly applauded. “The Star-spangled Banner” was feelingly sang by Miss Roxey Dennis. The next speaker was Rev. Anna Shaw, who spoke briefly on the woman’s rights part of the Republican platiorm, saying: “I think this is even more important than the tariff or than gold and silver. Women are taking great interest in politics every- where. Women are nottaking an interest in politics now beczuse one candidate is bandsome, for both are hanasome, beth are honorable, both are pure men and good husbands. The women are coming out because they are interested 1n poiit.cs. They know nearly as much about 16 to 1 as the men do, though they have as yet had little opportunity to handle either gold or silver. [Laughter.] I want tosay that there is no question of government that concerns women less than men. If one policy or the other is to make this couniry prosper, that fact surely must interest women as much as men, for their homes and their liberties are affected as much by great government changes as are the homes and liberties of their husbaunds, sons and fathers. [Applause,] “The Republicans bravely voted for woman’s suffrage and thereby declared their adherence to the fundamental prine ciples of republican government. In the history of the triumphs of woman’s rights you will find the record of the Republican party a glorious one. But Iam nota Re- publican nor a Democrat_nor a Populist vor a Prohibitionist. I do not know enough to be a Republican, I am not good enough 10 be a Democrat, I have not suf- fered enough to be a Populistand Iam not sober enough to be a Prohibitionist. ] But if I wanted to be either I could not be under your laws. Any kind of a man or no kind of a man can belong to any party he wants to, but a woman is for- ever barred. Why is it that men class us women on a pol basis with Chinese? Is it because we are both long-haired? Are you not ashamed to class women with idiots, lunatics and Chinese? How would you like to be classed that way? Wouldn’t you resent it, and don’t you believe that your own wives and daughters ought to be given a chance to vote? Weoiten hear that women don’t want to vote. That reminas me of tne little Swede woman in South Dakota who told me when I ccmplained that her countrywomen did not want to vote that I made a mistake in asking them their de- sires at the table. She said, ‘Wait until the husband isin the field and then they all want to vote.” “I am for your Republican platform, be- cavse it stands for a Government of the people, by the people and for the people, and because it has taken the stand that blazes the way for human rights and glory beyond.” The speaker was enthusiastically ap- plauded. Her remarks were followed by a song by W. E. Rowlana entitled “Tell Bryan That You Saw Me,” which resulted in an enthusiastic recall. The next speaker was Hon. 8. G. Hil- born, who said in substance: “I am pleased, indeed, 1o meet you here, for, though I have been in this county a long time, I do not remember to have ever spoken here before. *‘After considerable traveling all over America I can say that this spot where we now stand is one of the grandest on earth. “I do not care to make much of a speech, for I am following one of the best speakers 1 ever heard. [Applause.] “Whoen I went to Washington I met three remarkable men,” continued the speaker, “McKinley, Bryan and Watson— all orators and all noble types of man- hood—all men of high personal character. At 8t. Louis I heard a woman pay a high tribute to McKinley, whom ste called the best husband in Amrrica. Day after day and night aiter night he is by the bedside of his invaled wife, never slighting her for amoment. If the Iadies could vote they might vote for him, but Bryan is hand- some and eloquent. “But beyond this let me say that wher- ever woman suffrage has been tried it has been a success. Let me say that women are to-day a big factor in politics in Wash- ington. It is recognized that the home life of Congressmen has a great influence on the Nation.” Mr. Hilborn said that the election of Grover Cleveland was a mistake. *It has cost this country more than all its wars. When Cleveland got back from aduck buntin North Carolina about two years ago he discovered that our gold was flowing out of the country and he begged us to remain and repair the evil. The Republican House tried toget through a tariff law, but Democracy was in the way. ‘‘And let me tell you that McKinley’s name to-day stands for protection to American labor, and that is the real issue of this campaign.” The speaker said the last Republican Congress built battle-ships, improved har- bors and did great and good work for the general welfare of the people. Coming to the funding bill he committed himself firmly agamst extending the time of pay- ing the debts which the Pacific roads owed the Government. He said he objected to borrowing money at 334 per cent and lend- ing it to the roads at Z per cent. “I voted againstthose unholy funding- bill schemes. Did I do ri ht? [A voice, “Yes.”] Then if you believe I did right I want you to vote for me, On silver, I stand ~for international bimetallism, There is no more siiver in the world than we need and no more gold than we need, All the great nations are for both metals | and I believe the goal can be reached by proper, sober action. HADP‘BM?-] “You know full well that the Demo- cratic administration bas been a failure. You know that the day Cleveland took charge there were more men at work in this country than ever before and you know ruin and disgrace foillow Demo- cracy. “This Nation is getting deeper and deeper in debt under Democracy, while under Republicenism we have steadily re- duced the debts month by month.” At the conclusion of this speech the audience dispersed to partake of the roast ox and many delicacies prepared at the barbecue. At night there was a ball and the festivities ended with fireworks. SONS OF THE BEVOLUTIN They Banquet at the' California Hote! in Commemoration of the Country’s Father. A. S. Hubbard, the Organizer of the Association, Occupies the Szat of Honor. The Sons of the American Revolution gave a grand banquet at the California Hotel last night in commemoration of George Washington’s farewell addressto the Nation founded by him and the brave men who assisted him on the occasion of his declination to accept a third term in the Presidential chair. The California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was organized 1in San Francisco in 1876, the centerinial year of our anniversary, at which time about a dozen of those whose forefathers H. E. Matthews, Ed K. Townasend, R. Haux- hurst, R. Collier, E. 8. Clark, M. M. Shel- don, 'B. Mauzy, J. C. McKinstry, Siduey M. Smith, E. B. Holladay, L. L. Dorr, M.D.; J. L. Bromley, J. F. Stark, Rev. J. H. Warren, George T. Folsom, R. Vandercook, C. H. Sherman, F. Williams, General S. W. Backus, L. A. Booth, Dr. C.J. Burnham, J. W. Pack, L. 8. Clark, A. F. Goss, T. A. Perkins, General R. H. Warfield, J. W. Ward, C. A. Sumner, G. W. Reed, J. C. B. Rutherford, Wiiliam H. Finch, T. R. Smith, E. B. Vreeland, Captain W. I. Reed, U. 8. A., Colonel J. C. Currier, L. G.»Burnett, J. W. Farrington, J. J. Scoville, M. L. Requa, J. R, Robinson, F. B. Ladd, E. Bonnel!, J. B. Warner, E. P. Halsted, E. W. McKinstry, Head, B. M. Newcomb, Colopel R. Wildman, Charles Bone, A. H. Phelps. BROTHERS IN ART. Keith, Bruce Porter, Willis Polk and Douglas Tilden Will Pool 1de: William Keith, Bruce Porter, Willis Polk and Douglas Tilden have banded themselves into a union to pool their ideas on the subject of art. It was Willis Polk’s idea in the first instance, that the arts of architecture, sculpture, mural decoration and painting should not go straying along different paths, but should alt be luse'd into one harmoaious whole, and his friends-entered heartily into the idea. “The old Italian artists combined ar- chitecture with sculpture and paintine, saia Willis Polk, entbusiastically. **Mich- ael Angedo did not design buildings with- out any regard to the statues that were to ornament them, or the paintings that were to go on the walls. The arts were combined, and that is just what we want to do—blend the arts into one.” Douglas Tilden said that he approved beartily of the idea, but that he had not given much thought to how it was to be put into execution. *We want to try to work in unison,” he said. “If any place is to be built all the arts should be repre- sented in it. The idea is not to go as far as a business pannerishi -we are to pool our ideas, that is all. e can meet and talk and suggest when there is any build- COLONEL A. S. HUBBARD, the Founder of the California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution on the 4th of July, 1876. fought in the Revolutionary War beld a meeting and organized a platoon of soldiers in continental dress who paraded in the procession on the Fourth of July of that year. This small bezinning was the patriotic incentive to A. 8. Hubbard, who at a later date compiled all data, and by indom- itable energy and determination remained faithful to the work until his loyalty was rewarded by a seat of honor at yesterday’s banquet. The gathering last night was a grand affair and did honor to the sons of the grand men who fought that a nation of free men might live, Hon. Horace Davis delivered an address on the events recalled by the anniversary. Edward P. Cole spoke on Virginia, the State where Washington was born. Rev. E. J. Dupuy gave a brief history of the allied armies of the Revolution. The “*American Soldier’’ was the subject upon which C. A. Sumner dwelt at con- siderable length. General W. H. L. Barnes, in his usual eloguent manner, held his associates as close listeners to his review of the days of Wasbington and his army. A. S. Hubbard gave a brief history of the organization of the society in San Francisco. In response to the toast, “The Spirit of the Times,”” William M. Bunker said: If a few simple words will serve you, they are yours. 1cannot brighten such a brilliant occasion, I cannot match the masterly speeches we have heard, I cannot swell the importance of the hour or add another laurel to the wreath, but Ican felicitate the people on the golenlhl patriotism of your presence. Truly, the good men do lives afier them. In fancy I see our revolutionary ancestors around this festive board. The %«;utlemen in wigs are in varying inoods, some lively and some gay, some stern of aspect and looking like their pictures, but noisy or silent, merry or morose, they are ail patriots, all brave aud true, and for the sake oi the cause and thut the varnish of hisiory may be unstained we will not try to hear what they are saying. I family traditions be trust- worthy some of the stories are ungioved and of Bohemian flavor, and judging by the noise in yon merry group one wigged patriot has kx:l told a story more juicy than genteel. ut let that pass. There are no Teporters present, and the wife oi the story-teiler, one of the dear old revolutionary foremothers, was doubtless none the wiser for the spicy yarn and never knew what she had missed. Ahl those old boys of blessed memory knew & good thing when they met it, were the bet- ter for numf met 1t, and no matter who likes 1t or dislikes it, we, descendauts of those illus- trious sires, will hold true to their memory and fight for their principles. They made a record of which allliberty-lovers are proud, and if we can help it they shall never be de- nied their meed of praise. Since when has it been a crime to honor triots and patriotism? I ask this question cause there are those to-day who, through jealousy or an equal petty motive, never lose & chance 1o sneer at a society like ours—s so- ciety formed 10 perpetuate the principles of literty and pay tribute to patriots, Out of the alembic of time a new and fresh freedom will appear, the ideal freedom of our forefathers, & freedom. that will stand the crucial test of social and political strain, & freedom that will place poverty and riches on the same plane and do justice to modest merit. And when that time comes the de- vitalizing influence of aggressive wealth will besa thin‘ of the past and our country will re- turn to first principles, Then the Nation will be %cumud with common sense and its troubles healed. Let uscherish the hove that the progress of the republic will not be in dream or shadow, but stand out in cameo dis- tinctness, and that divine wisdom wiil move its people by & common impulse to grand and patriotic exertion. The following are the names of those who were presen! General N. T. James, Sidney J. Loop, E. P. Cole, G. W. ¥aker, C. L. P. Marais, Bov. E.J. Dupuy,G. R. Presson. 8. W. Holladay, F. H. ¥, P.'C. Du Bois, Willlam . Bunker, T, L. Barker, George E. Howe, 8. I Keuogfi C.J. King, A. 8. hiubbard, H.'H.North, G. D, Ab- bott, J. McHenry, W. G. Franklin, C, H. War- ner, F. A Bul’dwln. . 8. Moses, Horace Davis, Z U, Dodge, A. G Posey, M, D, ing about to be erected; that is asfaras our plans have gone at present.”’ Bruce Porter laughed at the Bidea of there being any business partnership. ‘‘Artists and sculptors here take the erumbs that fall from the tables of the rich. There is not enough zoing on to justify them in forming a commercial ar- rangement. Ours is simply a sympathetic relationship between men pertaining to the arts, to bring closer together archi- tecture, sculpture, mural decoration and painting. It could not be applied prac- tically, except in the case of important buildings, but we bope to influence stu- dents., “If you want an example of the effect of severing the arts, there is always the beautiful and noble example of the City Hall, where the architecture, sculpture and mural decoration are ail diverse and all bad. Results like that always ensue when the general arrangement is left in the hands of laymen. When the Phelan monumert is put outside Native Sons’ Hall, people will see an examnple of the harmonious results achieved by the archi- tect and sculptor working together in sympathy and unison.” ——————— DECORATING THE HALL. Extensive Preparations for the Republican County Convention to Be Held In Alameda. ALAMEDA, Carn., Sept. 19.—Linder- man’s Opera-house has never looked more attractive than it will on Monday morn- ing when the County Republican conven- tion will meet. The streamers will fail from the chandelier to the gallery railing, and the latter will be festooned with looru of bunting and pictures, large and small, of McKinley. Corn - brooms and street - sweeper's brooms, with such mottoes as *How About Maine?” “From Maine to Califor- nia in 1896,"" ‘“Protected Brooms,” “A Republican Sweep in 1896,” “Clean Sweep, 1896,” and the like will orn the walls. American flags, used as curtains, will separate the stage from the auditorinm. The gentlemen in charge of the work are B. F. Lamborn, Ea Randlett and W. F. Burns. On the platform will be a band, the press representatives and the officers of the con- vention. The delegates—244 in number— will be seated in blocks. Alameda on the left, Oakland on the left center in wards, Berkeley on the right center, and Brook- lyn on the right, with the Brooklyn, Eden and Washington delegates in the rear. ——— MRES. DE SILVA'S DIAMONDS.D Joseph P. Salvatore Held to Answer for Stealing Them, Joseph P. Salvatore, cook in a restaur- ant at 621 Bush street, was yesterday held to answer before the Superior Court by Judge Joachimsen on the charge of grand larceny in $2000 bonds. Mrs. Rafaela de Silva was the complaining witness, and she allezed that Saivatore, while she was supposed to be running the restaurant in partnership with him, went to her room and stole her diamonds. Salvatore had another warrant served upon him for obtaining money by false pretenses. Mrs.de Silya is also the com- laining witness in this case, and she al- leges that Salyatore got $200 from her for a share in the restaurant, but she found that he'had no interest in it and refused to return her money. —_———— Placed Under Civil Service. Collecior Wise was yesterday notified by the department at Washington thet twenty-one employes in the Appraiser’s Department, hith- erto clussed as laborers, would in f be under civil service. This mean: increase in salary of from $90Q to $1200 & year, THEY FLED FROM THE GALLERIES Electric Sparks Nearly Cause a Panic at the Orpheum. CURTAIN WENT DOWN, Hundreds Crowded the Seeking to Escape to the Street. IT WAS A FALSE ALARM Exit All th: People Returned to Their S:ats and Sat the Pro. gramm= Out. Last night at the Orpheum Theater there was a narrow escape from a serious panic. Nobody was injured, though hun- dreds rose from tieir seats and fled pre- cipitately to the doors. The usual Saturday night audience packed the house. Early in the evening, about 9:30 o’clock, the electric wires be- came ¢rossed in the stage illuminating apparatus and caused some confusion behind the scenes ““out of sight,” causing brilliant sparks to fly around. Staid Stage Manager Holden, deeming “‘discretion the better part of valor,” rang down the curtain. When the curtain dropped a young man in the front row, with a suspicion born of long attendance on vaudeville, divined that something was wrong. He rose and ran down the aisle for the main entrance. He was followed by others. They even rushed down from the gallery. In ‘a few seconds there was a crowd of several hundred people at the main entrance struggling for exit. Meanwhile “the band played on,” and a serious panic and stampede of the house was averted. ‘When the doorkeeper saw that the crowd wanted to get out he opened the broad doors and let them flock into the atmosvhere of O’Farrell street. When the crowd saw that there was no impedi- ment to exit many did not go out, and in a few minutes all returned into the theater and sat the programme out. HARDNOCD PAVEWENS. The Merchants’ Asscciat'on Will Test an Australian Product. Efforts to Hive, Extensiv: Street- Sprinkling tor Sanitary and Hy- gienic Purposes. The regular meeting of the directors of the Merchants’ Association was held yes- terday, ‘present President F. W. Dohr- mann, James 8. Conwell, W. D. Doane, A. Fusenot, Hugo D. Keil, Henry Michaels, M. A. Rothchild, Vanderlynn Stow and Frank A. Swain. Colonel George W. Boll, United States Consul at Sydsey, N. 8.W., submitted to the board the experience of the city of Sydney in using wood blocks for the paving of that city. He submitted samples of the wood there used: Itisa species of very hard eucalyptus that is grown in Australia. One of the samples was a block that had been down on a street that was the heaviest traveled for cver twelve years, and the wear was oniy 1-10 of an iuch in that period. He reported that the experi- ence with this wood in Sydney was so satisfactory that the city had abandoned every other form of pavement, and is now using wood only. He claimed that wood could be sent 1n large sizes to the United' States, where it could be cut in the proper sized blocks and used for paving at a cost not exceeding that of the best materials tha: are now in use here. In casethe City of San Francisco desired to experiment with this wood pavement, Colonel Bell agreed to get the concession from the Australian Government to have the wood sent to the United States for that purpose. The board decided to refer the entire matter to the consultirg engineer with instructions that the subject be thoroughly investizatea and that a thorough researcn be made throughout California for the purpose of ascertaining whether this spe- cies of eucalyptus was not also grown within our borders,California being famous for its many varieties of eucalyptus. The directors thought it advisable 10 ascertain whether this species of wood was not al- ready grown in this State, and whether 1t could not be raised here. The objection to wood as a pavement arising from the unfortunate experience of the City with Nicholson’s pavement in former years was shown in no way to apply tothis new wood pavement. An official communication was received from the Board of Health containing a memorial addressed 1o the Merchants’ Association. The memorial contained the report of Dr. John C. Spencer, bactericlo- gist of the board, and stated that tuber- culosis or consumption was largely the result of the inhalation of dust that had dried germs of tuberculosis contained in the expectorations of those afflicted with the disease. The memorial claimed that by lightly sprinkiing the surface of the streets this dust would be kept in & moist condition ana would therefcre not be dan- gerous. The danger from this dust is in its Tulnnzed dry condition and by lightly sprinkling ‘the streets the dust can be kept down, The memorial recom- mended the light sprinkling of surfaces about to be sweptand that wagons con- taining sweepings be covered. The directors of the association decided to thank the Board of Health for the memorial and instructed the secretary to forward the same to the Board of Super- visors with the request that the recom- mendations be executed by the Board of s?nrvhon as soon as possible. he following applications for member- ship were received and the narties were unanimously elected members of the as- sociation: M. J. Brandenstein & Co., Owen & Starr, Hermann Safe Company, H. Eb- binghausen, John Berges, John Piorr, American Biscuit Company. The addi- tion of these new members makes the total membership of tne association at present 669 business firms. ————————— Stole a Barrel of Liquor. William Smith was arrested yesterday by Policemen T. L. Ryan and Ea O'Dea and booked at the Seventeentu-street station on the charge of grand larceny. During the fire Thursday nignt at Ninth and Bryant streets Smith stole a barrel of liquor belonging to Harry Walco: aloon-keeper on the corner, and sold it to Jacob Stanish, saloon-keeper, Folsom street. e te— In the Twenty. th. The Twenty-ninth Assembly Democratic District Convention met at the Flood building yesterday. John Aillen was made the unanimous choice of the conven- tion for the Assembly fr om the Twenty- ninth Assembly District. Speeches were made by Messrs. Allen, Tillman, Lydon and others. ————— BRYAN AS A DEMAGOGUE. The Boy Orator as Seen by a Neighbor. Daniel Powell, a well-known citizen of Reno, Nev., recently got a very interest. ing letter from his nephew, Judge C. M. Palmer of Lincoln, Neb., one of Bryan's {friends and neighbors. It sheds much light on the boy orator’s character and shows that he 18 a demagzogue. Among other things the writer says: Nowas for Mr. Bryan, he is a neighbor of mine and has been for many years. His office is in the same building, not thirty feet from mine. Thave frequently tried cases with him. He and his family belong to the, same church asland my family. Mr. Bryan is inevery sensean honorabie, pleasant gentieman, a good citizen and a fair lawyer. Asa man I have the profoundest respect for him. But it is politically that we are considering him now. He 1s strictly a politician; his whole life has been devoted to politics; his law practice is a seco 1d consideration. 5 His ambition is for political notoriety, and 80 fur he has made his way by his brilliant ora- tory. "As an orator he has no superiors and 1 thiLk few equals; he is simply irresistible; he carries an audience by storm; plaud his bursts of oratory, but after the ex- citement is over they will wonder at the man- :er ’m which they have seemingly lost their eads. Mr. Bryan is simply an adventurer in pub- | lic; he ‘is always scheming for some mnew dodge, some wild-eyed scheme to catch new voters and_the discontented, disappointed sd- venturers like himself; he is always playing upon the people’s imagina. ing to inflame their prejudices against those who are more coniented and more successful than they. The Debses, the Coxeys and the strikers are sure to find an advocate in him. Four years 8go he was an ardent free-trader; he drew tears from the eyes of his hearers by painting the woes coming from a protective tariff; he pleaged them all sorts of relief tfrom free trade, | etc. But having partially succerded im de- stroying some of our most important indus- tries, chief among which is the utter ruin of our sheep and wool tiade, he views the ruin he has helped to bring upon the people with periect compiacency. He cven laughs at it, ut makes no effort at defending their in- famous fraud upon the m:og!e. He now strikes a new note on a higher key; it is ““free silver” now, and with many plausible speeches he seeks to again deceive and gull the dear people, and, sirange to say, he is succeeding in | J§ many localities. Immediately after his nomination he cre- ated quite & furor here. There was quite & Bryan vave swept over the country, but it wes largely on account of State pride and Bryan’s local popularity, but it_has very largely sub- sided now, and the sober secoud thought of the people has aiready asserted itszlf, and to my personal knowledge the Republican party is steadily gaining strength every day. - - . » . . Again, thinking people who know Mr. Bryan know tim to be a young man only 36 years of age, with no experience, no knowledge of the science of government, with no realizing sense of the importance of the place he is seek- ing, with, in fact, nothing to back him save his wonderful oratory, and they are already asking of what account will his oratory be to the Nation if he is by chai.ce made President. They know him to be a man of inordinate ambition; that he truckles to every element, no matter how dangerous it may be, for sup- port. They know he seeks to advance his own political fortynes, at all hazards, and if that be necessary the welfare of the Nation would be sacrificed to his greeuy ambit Mr. Brysn teaches that kind of political treason that makes the poor man hate the rich man, no matter though the rich man may furnish him employment with which to sup- Kun his family; it is & doctrine of hate—to ate everybody and everything above you in the financial, socisl or political world. The man who 1s better off than you in the world is, by Rryan, held up to desecration asthe man responsible for all your woes, and stragge to say in the very lowest ciasses it is a ca:ching doctrine. Again, he teaches that ail government is tyranni Policemen, State militia and es- pecielly United States troops are kept up sim- Ely to oppress and persecute the sdherents of isscheme. The lower down and more law- breaking classes are only too glad to finda champion in him. He champions every wild- eyed, visionary fad that he thinks may help him to swim to political fame. » of . ® - - » Iam quite confident that McKinley will be overwuelmingly elected. I am sure he will carry Bryan's ward, Bryan's city, Bryan's county, Bryan's Congressional district, and I am quite confident he will carry Bryan’s State, though the Pops and Democrats have fused in 3 this State, which with some few soit-headed | silver Republicans, will make us a hard fight, but we are going to put up the fight of our lives. SRS A L L DEMOCRATS AND FUSION. The State Central Committee For- mally Ratifies the Unholy Deal. The Democratic State Central Commit- tee held a special meeting in the biliiard- room of the California Hotel yesterday to ratify the fusion ticket of electorsand Con- gressmen which the politicians in control had engineered through the mess of fusion special committees which had been at the front for several weeks. This ratification by the State Central Committee was simply a measure decided on through an excess of caution, and the action was simply formal and perfunctory. Not twenty members of the committee were present when Chairman Alford and Secretary McCabe began 1o engineer the formai proceedings. A 1esolution offered by W. J. Brobeck was adopted, and thereby the operation of naming four Populist electors in the place of the four Democratic electors who had resigned was repeated formally by the highest party authority which at the time could >xpress itself. In the resolution C. A. Barlow, the Pop- ulist nominee of the Bixth District, was named to supply the vacancy caused by resignation of W. S. Patton, the one Dem- ocrat whose resignation was secured duz- ing the fusion negotiations. Mr. Brobeck. also introduced a success- ful resolution concerning that $30 assess- ment levied on the members of the State Central Committee at the last meeting. Seven of the hundred % and some committeemen had paid the sessment and drastic measures ap- peared to be necessary. Mr. Brobeck’s resolution declared that failure to pay the assessment should be sufficient grounds for removal of delinquents, and further, that delinquents shall be removed if th assessments are not paid by October 3. ~There was also adopted a resoiution by J. W. Mitchell of Los Angeles favoring campaign meetings at an early aate in the principal towns and cities of the Siate un- der the jomnt auspices of the Democratic, Populist and silver parties. Another resolution offered by R. B. ‘Whiting, proxy for P. F. Brantsford of Plumas County, provided that the mem- bers of the State Central Committee ana the various county committees be in- structed and directed to assist to the best of their ability in securing the election of Now Is the time when you should look out for the condition of your health, Avoid sick- ness by purifying dnd enriching your blood with Hood's Sarsaparilla The Best—In fact The One True Blood Purifier. HOOd'st“s“ not cause pan or gripe. All druggists. 250. Ely's Cream Baln Cleanses the Nasal Pas 1 andCinAam i tor Heals the Sores. grievances, aim- | the fusion eanaidates, “‘and to give every advantage to those who may r_epre’sent them at any period of the campaign.” —————— THE FL A1InG DEBT. The Election Commissioners Consider the siatter. The Grand Jury’s recommendation that the question of paying the floating indebtedness of the City be submitted to the people at the next general election was discussed at a meeting of the Election Commissioners yesterday. It seemed to be the general impression that such a quéstion_could only be acted an at o special election, but it was decided tolook further into the legal aspect of the case before taking any steps in the matter. Registrar Hinton reported to the Cim. missioners tbat he had selected Gairet McEnerney as his attorney in the mun. damus proceedings brought by the od. line Democrats. Address by Rev. Mr. Birch. The ususl afternoon service for young mey only will be beld at the Christian Associatior, Mason snd Ellis streets, to-day at 3 o’clock, The address will be delivered by Rev. Mr Birch. Ali young men welcome. Seats free. |l hold a Special Sale that B munity. Look at the i prices: | Men’s All-Wool Blue Kersey 1Tell All 1 Your Friends that Hyams, Brown & Co., ! the largest Wholesale | Manufacturers of Fine Clothing on the Pacific Coast, are now selling at retail, thus saving you | one=half the retailers’ profit. Special Sale. Until next Saturday nicht we are going to e e will startle the com= way we have slashed Overcoats, long cut, velvet | collar. Worth at retall, $12.50. Our wholesale price, $68.00 Biue. Men’s All-Wool Eusiness Suits, In Brown, Gray, Black and - Cheap elsewheras at $10, Our wholesale price, $5.00 Boys’ All-Wool Long Pants Sults, 4 lines, good value, ages | 18to19. Our wholesale price... ‘WORTH TEN DOLLARS. | i | | | | ONLY HALF A BLOCK < FINE CLOTHING RETAILED At Wholesale Prices 25-27 SANSOME STREET WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS. woen Men’s, Boys’ & Children’s § ! ¢ i FROM MARKET STREET basis. below a few items of low price. HAVE RESUMED business. The phenomenal success attending our recent sale has permitted us to satisfy the claims of our creditors in an incredibly short time and enabled us to start in business again on a cash In buying our new stock we have taken in the cream of the many big bargains which the present stagnation has forced manufacturers and jobbers to dispose of at great sacrifices. We note a -storeful, which wiil astonish you for variety, style and extremely 37¢ Fancy Mobair Dress Goods, 1214c Cashmere Fiannelette.... 75¢ Black Soleil, 42 inches wide 75¢ Silk and Wool Mixed Suiting, in beautiful design, for. 37¢ All-Wool-Heather Mixed Dr 25¢ Fancy Colored Mohair Suiting, 36 inches wide, for. 25¢ Black Fizured Alpaca, cut to. 123Zc 32-inch Wash Llama Cloth (mill 75¢ Figured Black Sole1l, 42 inches wide. 20c 10-4 Sheeting, marked down to BLANKETS, heretofore always sold for $7 50, offered at $4 Cold nights are coming. 42 inches wi . ess Goods, 38 inches wide. . 15¢ 50. JAMES I HORAN & C0. 1009-1015 Market St. Bet, Sixth and Seventh. Clearance Sale. £EST 8 M ST LLEGANT ¢ MARKE REDUCTION IN 1896 Ragors $65.00, R EOREE m s D\ YAy R 300, e Yoy Aonitlerpielo ram AR« CYCLERY. IN[:N/.Sf[A«- : T-TENTH'& STEVENSOR STS. SANTRANCIS CO. CAL. C\_Oxfi.\)\ox’ Meyeles Prepar'n~ for Next Season. 1896 TANDENS $99.00, NO. 1.IDEALS $49.00. NOS. 2,4 and 5 IDFALS, $39.00. All New. Guaranteed One Year. £q GEO. A, FAULKN “R, Oakland Agent, cor. Twelfth and Webster Sts, FOR BARBERS, BAK: BR SHES"’ booblacks, Dath: houses, billiard-tables, brewers, bookbinders, candy.makers, canners, dyers, foundries, lsundries, paper -roofers, ners, lors, O CHANAN BROS., Brush Manufacturers, 609 Sucramentalte | | cosmororxTan. Opposite U. S. Mint, 100 and 102 Fifth st., Saq Francisc Cal.—The most select famlily hotel ia the city. and room $1, $1 25 and 81 60 per day, Dg to room. Meals 25c. Rooms 503 and 76c aday. Free coach to and from the hotel. Look for the coach bearing the name oOf the Cos mopolitan Hotel. WM. FAHEY, Propristor.