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THE SAN FRANCISCO. CALL, ATURDAY, JANUARY 9,.189 4 e STHE SAN FRARCKIO00, GARL, SATURPA Y, JaNV Y S o o - WATTERSON AT A JICKSON DINNER Honors 0ld Hickory’s Mem- ory in a Character- istic Speech. Scores the Bryan Democracy and Rejoices Over McKinley’s Success. Letters From President Cleveland, Sec. retary Morton, S2nator Palmer and Other Gold Democrats. CHICAGO, IrL., Jan. 8.—Choosing the anniversary of “Old Hickory’s'’ victory at New Orleans, representative members of the National Democratic party from the ten Middle and Western States who fought for principle and the gold standard under the banner of Palmer and Buckner assembled, 350 strong, to-nightin the ban- quet hall of the Antlitorium Hotel to cele- brate alike the birthday of Andrew Jack- son, the victory over Bryan and free silver and renew pledges of adherence to the In- dianapolis platform. The occasion was made notable by the presence of the party’s nominee for Vice- Pro ent, General Simon B. Buckner of Kentucky, Hon. Charles Hamlin of Massachusetts, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and Henry Watterson. The banqueters were also honored by having read to them letters from the President of the United States, from his Secretary of Agriculture, Hon. J. Sterling Morton, and from the standard-bearer of the party in the recent campaign, United States Senator John M. Palmer, and telegrams from Secretaries Wilson and Francis and others prominent in the party. The letter which President Cleveland wrote to Franklin MacV h of Chicag toastmaster of the Jackson:an feast, lieu of his presence, was as follows: Franklin _MacVea Chicago—MY DE duties prevent my 1 have received on be Democrats of the Jackson day prssion and p When re the meaning vert Its tic pu who are Democrats for the and the good of their count t fail to be in- spiring and pseful On an occasion when the cheracter and acnievements of Andrew Jack: memorated the old faith 1 ve ¢ such a time it npressively taught thet Democracy is not disord that its re- gard for popular ri care of only & po: to the cons that its a sectional ; uld nover mean mere ce of principle oh 8t the sac d that its suc u ri and patriotis Senator Palmer intended to be present in person, but his illness in Springfield made his presence impossible. Instead the general sent the following letter: It seems to me eminently proper that the National Democracy of the Middle States, as enumerated by you, should in some w phasize their adherence to the princ the Indianapoiis piatform and their loyal true Democracy. I am grat d to tind that it is not the purpose of the banguet to antagy- | nize our { riends, b size our pos for itm ocrats of the seversl States w n sense of duty accepted and cago platform and cendid wiil at no distant day ver that rm nor the candidate nted Demoeratie unite with us in the supp Indie ace \eiples of the great i rty, and t the couvention and its p m was & proper and patriotic protest against conspiracy organized at Chicago and per- Louis to commit the Democratic y 1o Populism, with all its unde- eanings, but to the service of & mere rty interest, whic! and grasping s any other w in the United States. The following telezrams from members of the Cabinet were read: WASHINGTOY, D. C., Jan. 8. To the Democratic party is still committed the defense of the principle of free govern- ment. We must fight not only the battle for sound finance, but a never-ending struggle for an equal system of taxation. W. L. WILsox. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8. Official duties will not permit me to accept the invitation to attend the Jackson day b quet. I trust the occasion way prove prolific of much good to the interests of true Democ- racy, as advocated and exemplified by that noble patriot whose victories we celsbrate to- night. DAVID R. FRANCIS. Telegrams were also received from Ben T. Cable of Illinois and C. Vey Holman of Maine, who was chairman of the National Democratic party literary bureau during the lastcampaign. When Toastmaster MacVeagh men- tioned President Cleveland in words of praise every man arose, cheered, waved napkins and applauded to express his admiration of the man and sympathy with the sentiments of the speaker. There was a milder demonstration when Senator Palmer’s letter was read, and hearty ap- plause followed the reading of Secretary Morton’s letter, which was as follows: Never before in the history of the Republic has the duty of making fearless and houest declarations in behall of honest ccono- mics, honest ' currency and an honest ad- minfstration of municipal, State and National affairs been _ so imperative upon good citizenship. Never before have there been such grave and weighty reasons for repressing purtisanism and exeiting pat- riotism. ‘The recent campaign—notwithsiand- ing 1t gave us glimpses of possible disruption of this form of government—aiso gave the world & view of hundreds of thousandsof non-partisens who placed the credit, prosper ity and glory of the Republic far above the success of merely alleged rezularity of poliu- cal organization. Taese independent voies sacrificed not a single particic of principle, but between & protective tariff on one side end the certainty of a debased currency on the other they chose to tolerate whatihey believed to be the least of two evils, Had consistency cast all bailots it would have forced all Democrats to maintain the anti-protective gold standard and compelied Republicans to nave declared for the iree coin- age protection of silver at 16 to 1. The primary questions esking serious atten- tion are: Isit the fixed legal ratio enacted between the coins which governs the relative | value of the metals in bulifon, oris it the rela- tive value of the metals in buliion which gov- ern relative value of the coins. And in view of the recent excursion of Semator Wolcott, allegedly on en international monetary ques- tion, the question comes naturaily aiter the foregoing. 1f a single separate nation cannot maintain afixed legal ratio between the metals when coining in unlimited quantities, how can an international agreement among & number of nations maintain & fixed retio between the metals.? The real object of the Woleott invasion of European finances may possibly be for the purpose of holding withiu his party a number of voters who have been promised Wolcott silverism with protection by international agreement, instead of Teller silverism on a | unification of liberty and order. lone-hand basis and without regard to eny other nation, and now impatiently await the fulfillment. These deluded disciples await the miracle of an internstional conference with power to declare and maintain the proposi- ion that sixteen ounces of silver in coin shall equal one ounce of gold in coin, notwithstan ang the 1act that it takes thirty ounces of sil- ver in bullion to buy one ounce of gold in bullion. Blmetallism has been printed in the statute- books of many nations and in notone has it been effective. The atiempt_to_establish himetallism has been made and abandoned by every Govern- ment in Europe. Itis wisdom, it seems to me, for tne honest-money Democrats of the United States to follow the teachings of great philoso- phers, thinkers and statesmen, together with the lessons drawn {rom five centuries of exve- rences, rather then to be guided by the rav- ings ana delusions of those extemporaneous financiers and anarchists of all parcies who are attempting to lower the standard of value in the United States. Hon. Henry Watterson was given a fla tering reception when he arose to speak to the sentiment, *“The Future of Democ- racy.” He said: 1f 01d Hickory were alive an2 could look in upon us at this moment I have an impression thathe would conciude that the Democracy of which he was the embodiment is not ouly not dead, nor sleeping, but that it lives and moves aud has its being and is scheduled to stay us assume that he is here; that his spirit hovers over us, and likewise the spirits of all the Democratic sages, from Jefferson and Til- den'to that bravest of the brave, thut incom- parable cavalier of the Old Bay State, who gave up bis young life that Democracy might live, on the very threshold of the last battle for 'honor, country and truth. During one night, st, let us consecrate this noble theater as 8 temple of Democracy—of Democ- racy unterrified and undefiled—the only kind of Democracy which Jefferson taught and Jack- son practiced. B It was _said during the political campaign which closed on the 3d of last November that what we call American institutions were on trial; and In a sense it may be said that what we call government is, more or less, also on trial. timated by the vote of the people ot the United States in the late Presidential election the country was divided by iwo extremes, ranged in opposite camps and engaged in & death struggle. Butfigures do not always tell the truth, at least the whole truth. Millions of patriotic men voted for McKinley who are not protectionists, and miilions of patriotic men voted for Bryan who had no thought of striking at the public order, or of repudiating a dollar either of public or private indebted- ness. The country was assailed by two dangers, the greater and more imminent for the mo- ment overshadowing the lesser. The volers had to choose between Republicanism, which they had tried and survived, and a combina- tion of factions, with its positive menace to the public order and credit and its unknown s of evil. They wisely chose to post- pone the day of execution. Gentlemen, no party can stand, or ought 10 stand, which so much as seems“to set_itself ainst the integrity of the American Union. Tnat, with the last forty years of American ory before its eyes, any section of the Democratic party could have thought that success lay auywhere near the line of equivo- cation on that point will amaze the historian of these times. Of il parties the Democratic party could least afford to equivocate. Nor did it need to. The essential priuciple of its being—the greatest good to the greatest num- Dber—was on the eve of fulfillment when the reactionary elements of the party—the very men over whose protests, in spite of whose opposition, all this progress nad been made— gol possession of the party machinery, and by methods which you very well remember pro- ceeded to set the clock back twenty-five years and to reverse the movement of the wheels of time, Sir, there was nothing left for you and me to do except to fall back upon the line of Demo- cratic truth and entrench ourselv and this we did. As iar as I am concerned—and no man’s Democracy can go back of mine, though Igotitof Jefierson and Jackson and not of Tillman and Altgeld—whenever good morals against bad morals, good money against bad money, Government sgainst tne mob are the issues [ saall go with that party which stands true_ to the public credit and order, no matier whe: t takes me, But, following this law of my being in the campaign just ended, I sur- rendered none of my original individudl opin= jons. To my mind, one jssue absolutely ab- sorbed all other issues. The public ¢redit was st stake, and with it the public order. The defen of Mr. Bryan and the election of Mr. McKinley for the time being secures us both, How shall we make them secure for ail time? That is the question, and on that point Ishatl spesk wits deference to the opinious of others, though I have opinions of my own. Mr. Chairman, we are about to close & hun- dred years of party warfare in tne United ntes. In 18500 we were & few millions of peo- ple and we ioved liberty. In 1897 we are 80.- 000,000 of peoplc and we love money. In 1800 the issue lny betweew the old order of English- men, who hid signed the Declaration of Inde- pendence, led the coutinental armies and framed the nstitution and the new order of Americans, who susp.cted _every conservative of being 2 monarchist and were in turn de- nounced by every conservative as a rabble plotting for the success of the Fremeh revolu- tion. In 1900, unless we can order otherwise, the issue will be between the forces of organized capital and the forces of organizing anarchy. The task which Jefferson set himself was the fore us is the reconciliation of capital and Tubor, which are, and of ight ought to be, con- vertible terms. 2 & Can we effect this reconciliation ? I think we can, but not by the agency of rampant partyisty, b.inding good men to the truth, ar- Taying class against class, section against'sec- tion, keepine the peopie and the country in a state of agitation year in and year out, with the danger of a Tevoiution at the end of every four years. ii that be the fate ahead of us, God help free institutions, because if it be it The task be- | 1s only & question of time when one of the two | extremes, drunk with power or rckless of consequences, will find itseif able to repeat the grim siory of ‘the ages, losing in a decade of passion and folly the accretions of a century of wisdom and virt I use the terms “organizing anarchy rganized capital” and » with advisement and in perfect good faith. They represent not merely the forces back of the present array of forces, but the changes wrought by a century of National development. In the late cam- paign the Chieago platform stood for organ- zing anurchy” and the Republican platform for “organized capital.” On tujs latter platiorm can the vote thai elected Mr. McKiniey be held together? If I thought so I would not be here to-night. Ido not think so. On the contrary, 1 think that the vote will go to pieces if it be not cemented by something moré_cohesive than the protec- tive theory of tarif legislation and a Repub- lican financial policy, which, to_say the best that can be said of it, is yet but a specter oom at the marriage feast. sovernment of the United States has no righi onal or equitable, to levy and collect & doliar of taxation except for its own support; and whenever the Republican party | goes to the country on the negation of this | proposition, and on that alone, it will go to certain disaster. 1t the rich manufacturer can go to Con- gress and demand legislation in the interest of his business, 50 can the poor agricuiturist; 8o can the poor mechanic; and it is here where the evils of anarchist took their start and have their fortification. Justice to all is the only common ground for patriotic Ameri- cans to stand on—the only possible ground at once high enough and broad enough to draw from each of the two extremes votes enough to compel both to bebave themselves. For these votes 1 do not look {o the leaders of either extreme. They have & common per- sonal interest; theyare joined to their flesh- pois. But back of them are twelve millious of patriotic Americans who love their country, who wamt to do right and who will not willingly see free institutions—involved in the money of the people axd the integrity of overnmeni—wrecked by a body f piece- seekers and place-holders, using every device, appealing 0 every passion that ‘eems to pigmise L0 get of 1o keep them 12 office. To such of those 12,000,000 of Lonest Amer- icans as may be directly interested in pro- tected industries or have grown up under the teaching and influence of protectionist ideas Iwouid appeal with all my soul and with ail my strength to unlearn the failacy that has misled them and to_revise their position be- fore it be t0o late. Mr. Clay never dreamed of protection except as a temporary expedient to foster our iufant industries, Nobody, down to his present political epoch, ever thoughtof heralding protection as a fixed tenet of party faith. It was slways regarded as a simple question of policy, to be regulated according 10 the public need, until the Republican lead: ers, being out of 'scctional and semtimental sonp and in sore straits for an issue, elevated 1t into & gospel and began to preach it us & doctrine, Itis at war with the geniusof American in- stitutions, another assault upon the intel gence and capabilities of American manhood ; & perpetual object lesson 10 every agrarian, anarchist and Populist in the land. Behold | whal is now going on in the Ways and Means Committee room at Washington, and answer me whether it does 0; serve us & warrant jor all crankism has claimed and may claim. Tell me how many Presidential campaigns like the last—such & scandal in self-interest, such a travesty of free institutious can sur- vive? 1f the devotees of the divine rignt and prescriptive prerogative in Frauce had lifted the warning voice of reason in time there would haye been no Reign of Terror. 1f the slave-holders of the South had not clung so tenaciously for imagiued rightsin the Terri- tories that had already slipped away from them we should huve been spared the war of secession. Quite as much the divine rightof kings, quite as much as the right of ownership in man, is taxation for private purposes a pre- scriptive claim, no matter by what name it be designated; and no such claln can long stand out ageinst the obvioustrend of the public thought and movement in the United Staies. Mr. Lincoln once said, and said truly: *If slavery be not wrong, nothing is wroug.” Let me paraphrase his words andsay: ‘“If taxing the whole people to pay tribute to a part of the people be not wrorg, nothing is wrong.” Itis for the beneficiaTies of the untenable, ever-cxposed sysiem to see what the nobles of the ancient_regime 1n_France, what ‘the pa- tricians of the mocern South, refused to see— iis insufliciency and shortcoming—and to set about having it mended by statesmen before it is demolished by the mob. With & simple revenue tariff, oporessing no class, but operating exclusively for public purposes, and_tith our financial system set- tled upon a gold basis, affording the use of 5o much silver as the Lusiness of the country may assimilate—the only possible pimetaliic theory which can be carr.ed into practical effect—we shall have the economic stability which of all things else the business of the country mast requires and an end of quack doctors masquerading as statesmen and quack nostrums laveled patriotism. This is Saint Jackson’s day, and with Tev- erent hearts we are here to celebrateit. He was a Demoerat. We are Democrats, He was for honest money. We are for honest money. He stood by the intégrity of the Nation. We stand by the integrity of the Nation. He be- ieved in the people of this great land and trusted to the fidelity of his convictions. We believe in the people and trust to the fidelity of our convictions. When treason raared its head in the form of nuilification ne struck it a withering blow. When treason in the form of anarchy reared its head, we struck ita withering blow. And so, again and again, shall we strike it, whenever and whorever it appears, until we have wiped demagogues and demagogism from the face of the earth, and brought our Government back to its original functions—the just protection of property and iife, and the equalization of ali men and all classes in the pursuit of prosperity and happi- ness. The United States Treasury Department was represented by Hon. Charles A. Ham- lin, Assistant Secretary, who was intrusted with the response to the toast ‘‘Our Na- tional Administration.” Touching on the life of Andrew Jackson Mr. Hamhn said: His life was marked by a fearless dotermina- tion to do what he conceived to be his duty. However much we may differ from him as o the propriety or expedience of individual acts, we must all concede to him rigid honesty of purpose and Ligh integrity of character,” In honoring him et us aiso yender honor to the illustrious statesmen who in the present, as was Jackson in the past, are leaders of our political faith. Mr. Hamlin quoted President Jackson to show that his refusal to recognize the independence of Texas in 1836 was a varailel to the attitude of President Cleve- land toward the Caban revolt. > Hon. Washington Irving Babb, the dis- tinguished Iowan, spoke for that State. In the apsence of Dan W. Lauter of St. Paul and leader of the Nagional Demo- cratic forces in Minnesota, his address was read by Secretary Jacob Hopkins. T. J. Mahoney was chosen to speak for Nebraska. J. McD. Trimble of Kansas City re- sponded for Missouri in a two-minute speech. The health of General Buckner was drunk before he was called on to speax of the National Democracy of Kentucky. He said: We have saved the lile of the Democracy in this country. The platiorm at Chicago was not Democratic. Iu Kentucky we all ciaim 10 know something about horses whetucr we do or not. Aman who was listening to me was u foot soldier in the war, and he kuows some- thing about horses, When he read the Chi- cago platform he said, ““That is not Democ- racy. If I send my agent to the market to buy a horse, and he sends me back a jackass 1 am not bound to take that jackass. Referring to Mr. Bryan's membership in the Presbyterian Church, which he said was a peculiar sect, General Buckner told a story about meeting a friend in Ken- tucky. Fe asked the man to what church he belonged. The man replied *‘Fresby- terian.”” “What faith do you profess?”’ asked the general. His iriend revlied, “Well, the chief tenet of our faith is that the great majority of the human race is destined to be damned, and we are damned glad of it.” Continuing the general said: What have we accomplished as a party? If we have doue nothing else we bave protestcd against the incitements 0 riot; against the iucitement of hatred oi one class of people azainst another. We have run the plowshure over the foundation of auarchy and fiat money. We have protested against the un- Democratic deciarations in the Chicago plat- form. We have shown the world there issuch a thing as National honor, We have saved and protecied. We have arraigned the Republican party for its advocacy of protection; for its teachings of Government paternalism. We will not follow Populism. will make no compromise with dishonor. We are ready to afiliate with any paTty whioh desires the preservation of the National honor, but ot Wit any party which' is opposed to the inter- ests of tne people. Kentucky wiil stand shoul- der 10 shouider in the future and fight againss Populism and against Republicanism. The speech of Hon. John P. Irish of California to the toast, “The Presidency,” elicitea much laughter and applause. He referred to the Middle States represented as “The ten Mediterranean States of the Republic,” and sarcastically spoke of the silver Democrats celebrating Jackson aay in this city on the day before the anniver- sary of the battle of New Orleans. *‘They say we are few in numbers,” he exclaimed. “That may be true, but we have not found it necessary to recruit our ranks from Joliet.”” & This sally was taken to be directed against Governor Altgeld’s recent numer- ous pardons of convicts, and_provoked roars of laughter and cheers. He added: In the history of the future the number of votes cast for the Indianapolis platform and its eandidates will ot be considered. It will not be said that we constructed a bridge over which our party marched 1o victory, but over which & nation passed to safety. But the fight is not over. The millionaire silver mine own- ers who drew their checks for the expense ot the Bryan campaign are not dead yet. Bryan and Sewall are not deud yet. President Jackson crysiallized the executive 1itistive into law and gave a tone 1o the Democratic party which is still its inspiration. Inhis Venezuelan message President Cleve- land wrote a new chapter in international law. He made this country the leader of the hemisphere, as Jefferson made it the master of this continent. Forty thousand Democrats of California put_ their shoulders to the bridge over which the Nation passed to safety, and they are ready to march o vietory whenever the occasion demands against the forces of enarchy and populism. In the absence of Samuel O. Pickens of Indiana, Samuel M. Foster of that State responded. Other speakers were Hon. Edwin F. Conley of Michigan, Hon. Hugh Kyan of Wisconsin and Hon. Virgil P. Kline of Cleveland. —_—— JACKSONIAN BANQUET AT OMAHA, Bryan Speaks of the Use of Corporation Money in Polities. OMAHA, Nesr., Jan.8.—Ardent advo- cates of the principies inaugurated by “0Old Hickory” gathered in this city to- day to attend the banquet’ of the Jack- sonian Club and pay their homage to the memory of a patron saint. Two hundred persons prominent in molding the polit- ical history of the State gathered around the board. The banquet hali was decorated with flags, and from the walls were suspended the portraits of Jackson, Jefferson, Thurman and Bryan. The tables, too, were surmounted with palms and other potted plants and flowers. ‘W.J. Bryan was the first after-dinner speaker of the evening, and was received with great applause. When quiet had been restored Mr. Bryan said: While we are not in a position tosecuresuch National legisiation as we beiieve to be best, ‘e are in a position in many Siaies to securs the enactment of laws which will be both helpful to the public now and uid in subsc- uent efforts to bring about National reforms. Every good law pluced upon the statuie. books brings credit to those who are responsible for the law and strengihens their claim to public confidence. When in Congress I endeavored to secure the passage of the law which would place a smail tax upon National bank deposits for the purpose of raising a fund to guard depositors against loss. The bill was opposed at the time on_the ground that the strong banks would have no advaniage over the newly established ones if all the depositors were pro- tected {rom loss. While this argument is based npon the theory that the interests of the large Dbanks are more to be considered than the in- terests of depositors, it hus been sufficient thus far to prevent legislation needed for tne pro- tection of the depositors. 1 suggest that it is possible to apply this principle to State banks 111 }ha States where the silver forces nave con- rol. A small tax collected accordingito deposits until a sufficlent sum is raised would en- courage the deposit {o remain in the banks and discourage loarding. Under such a sys- tem depositors could be paid at ouce out of the guarantee fund, and the business of the com- munity would not be embarrassed as it is now, when every bank failure ties up a lot of money and brings business to a standstill. If State banks were thus made secure, National banks would be compelied to joun in securing some protection for their depositors or suffer the consequences. Let me suggest another law which, it seems 10 me, the lest camprign has shown the need of. 1t is & well-known fact that many cor- porations contributed large sums to tne Re- publican campaign fund.. In some justances anks gave liberally and justified the contri- Dbution on the ground thai they were protect- ing the interests of the depogitors. 1beiieve we should adopt a law, where we have the power 0 do so, preventing corporations from con- tributing to campaign funds or taking any part in politics, A corporation 1§ a creature of law, it is called into existence for business, not for political purposes. While an indiviaual is justified in con- tributing money to aid in’ legitimate cam- paign work, a corporation is not. Uutila pank pays {13 depositors in Tall it 18 impossible to tell whether it is contribnting its own or its depositors’ money. 1In a large corporation the stockholder finds that his own money is being used often for the defeat of his political principles. Corporations should be made to keep out of politics. Otber toasts were responded to as fn’l~ lows: F. Q. Feltz, “The_Legislature” Hon. C. F. Cochran of St. Joseph, “‘Busi- ness Men ana Methods in Politics and Government’; James Moynihan of Lin- coln, “National Democracy”; and R. L. Metcall, *“The Press.” Letters of regret were received from Vice-President Stevenson, Governor Stone of Missouri, John R. McLean ot Ohio and David Overmeyer of Kansas. Lty wce NEW YURK’S CELEBRATION. Hon. Perry Belmont Responds to the Toast, “Jackson’s Day.” NEW YORK, N. Jan. 8,—Jackson day was celebrated in this city by a ban- quet at the Hotel Savoy, given by ihe Business Men’s Democratic Club. Ex- Comptroller Theodore Meyers, president of the club, presided. With some of the guests at the table were Perry Belmont, Postmaster Dayton, James S. Coleman, ex-Mayor Gilroy, ex-Chamberlain Thomas C. Crain and Evan Thomas. Mr. Meyers spoke of the results of the election and said they were gratifying to business men. Hon. Perry Belmont spoke to the toast, “Jackson’s Day.”’ He said: The toast and sentiment to which you have inyited me to respond refers Lo the military side of Jackson’s great career, as does the event we have met to celebrate; but the other side, the civilian side, presents considerations which have great bearing on political issues now contronting us. President Jackson condemned the incorpo- ration by Congress of a National bank, be- cause such a corporation was not ‘*necessary” and “appropriate” for the exercise of any power vested by the constitution in Congress. He insisted that the word “money,”" as used in the constitution, meant only money coined of “silver and gold.” The Jacksonian De- mocracy of sixty yesrs ago insisted that the National Government was intended to be a hard-money Government—that the power to “‘coin money” was & power to coin metallic money and not to make a full legal tender of paper money—and Congress had no power to issue or 1o authorize & corporaiion to issue full legal-tender paper currency. ‘Aud’yot lust Tuesday Senstor Peffer, who bas invented a great part of the Popuiisiic fads not known when the Republicans first created full legal tender greenbacks, declared that the Federal Government requires silver and goid only to provide for the existing in- terest-bearing power deot, but that all the re- maining currency of the whole country should cousist of irredecmable paper omitted exclu- sively by Congress and based only on public credit, and the National banks should be created by Congress and required to loan that money on_coliateral of commodities or real estate at a rate of interest fixed by Congress. He foreshaaowed the coming issue 10 be b tween the metallic currency of Jackson De- mocracy, supplementied by the modern device of silver and gold certificates ot a legal ten- der on the one hand, and on the other a full legal-tender greenback currency ss invented by the Republican party, and which was for seventeen years irredeemable in silver or gold. The making of legal-tender money out of anything eise was unknown in hisday. Legal- tender paper money was not tolerated by Washington and the statesmen who made the constitution what 1t is. The creation of monopolies and trusts by tariff duties would not be tolerated by Andrew Jackson. Againstsuch a condition of public affairs in the State and city oi New York as is foreshadowed by the victerious Republican party—a condition unsatisiactory even to the vetter portion of those Republicans who voted for MeKiniey and the Republican State and local tickets—Andrew Jackson would have waged an aggressive aud persistent war. Are not we Democrats who profess fidelity and loyalty to nis political faith and tesiching to make a fight? ln L WASHINGTON'S OBSERVANCE. Criticlsm of the Administration—Letter From Bryan. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 8. — The Jackson Democratic” Association of the District of Columbia held its annual banquet to-day in Masonic Temple, and among the guests were many of the most distinguished Democrats of the District. The administration was criticised for its so-called “‘traitorous participation in the last campaign.” Letters were read from several Democrats, notably Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas, chairman of the Democratic campaign committee, and the late candidate, William J. Bryan, the lat- ter saying: I regret that circumstances prevent my celebrating Jackson duy with you. We have Teason to commemorate the viriues of the nero of New Orleans. His courageous defense of the rights of the people against the as- saults of consolidated capite! made him the idol of his party, and the remembrance of his achievements should inspire the Democrats of this generation to renewed devotion to a Gov- ernment of the people, by the people and for the people. His final triumph in a struggle which is similar to that in which the Demoe- racy was engaged this year gives usencour- agement and hopes of success. Arnong the speakers were Senators Mor- gan of Alabama and Blackburn of Ken- tucky, Congressman Suizer of New York and others. S10UX C©IIY CASHIER MISSING, Examination of His Accownts Shows That They Ave Badly Muddled. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Jan. 8.—Myron B. Spencer, cashier of the Barber Asphalt Company, having charge of the accounts of the Sioux City and Omaha offices, has not been heard from by the company since the 29th of last Dacember. E. B. Demarest, superintendent of the Barber Company, arrived in this city this morning from Kansas City and immedi- ately went to work on the books of the company. Mr. Demarest was sent to this city from Kansas City bv H. R. Kasson, general manager of the Western interest of the Barber Company. After making a_hasty examination of the books he stated that the affairs of the company in this city were badly mixed. He said he had not heard a word from Spencer for some time. The last he heara was that Spencer had left Sioux City and gone to Omaha, ' He took all the money there was in the Omaha account and since then his where- abouts have been unknown. It will be a hard matter to tell how his accounts stand here. The company was caught to the extent of $4000 by the failure of the Sioux Na- tionzl Bank, and had $1600 in the First Natiopal Bank when that institution closed its doors. The company did not keep a bank account after the failures. Spencer handled all the money which was shipped him in currency. He kept his own account, issued his own time- checks, paid the bills and did his own auditing, having the full confidence of the company. Lt will be several days before it is known bow much the company is loser. One authority stated that afternoon that the defalcation in the Sioux City office would amount 10 almost $5000. e SR Redwood City Damage Suit. REDWOQOD CITY, Cax. Jan. 8.—Paul Demartini, through his attorneys, Deimas & Shortridge of Sacramento, and George C. Ross of Redwood City, to-day brought suit against the Southern Pacific Com- Fany for $50,000 damages. In September ast his young son, George Demartini, was ;9]:; %own by a Southern™ Pacific train and illed. PSS Green at Paso Robles. PASO ROBLES, CaL., Jan. 8.—Ggorge Green (Young Corbett) has established training quarters at Paso Robles, STANFORD HONORS JUNIOR SWITZER He Is Chosen to Manage the Varsity Football Eleven. Degree of Bachelor of Arts Con- ferred Upon Twenty-One Studen‘s Glee and Mandolin Clubs R:turn to Palo Alto From Their North- ern Tour, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL., Jan. 8.—The fight for the office of football manager culminated this afternoon, when the athletic committee of the student body elected John M. Switzer, '08, to the office. The vote was practically unani- mous, the opposition being able to muster only four out of the eleven votes cast. Dave Brown, '97, whose term of office is now ended, has the reputation of having made one of the most efficient managers that a varsity team has ever had. The manager-elect is one of the most active men in the university, and his adminis- tration promises to equal that of ex-Mana- ger Brown in excellence. Manager Switzer is a native of Indiana, and received his education before entering the university in the academy of the Uni- versity of Chicago, where he held a scholarship, and was president of the stu- dent body. Entering the university with the class of '98, he has held successively many important offices, which demon- strate his popularity. In his first year he ‘was 8 member of the board of control of the Sequoia, vice-president of his class, and president of the Philolexian Literary Society, of which he was one of the organ- izers. While a sophomore he was business manager of the Sequoia and class treas- urer. During the present year Manager Switzer was president of the University Repuclican Club, and conducted a vigor- ous camvpaign for McKinley and sound money. He also won for himseif the rep- utation of being an able and effective cam- paign speaker. As manager of the fresh- man football team and assistant to Manager Brown he became thoroughly acquainted with the duties of a manager. Mr. Bwitzer was recently elected a mem- ber of the intercotlegiate debating com- mittee which arranges the debates between Stanford and Berkeley. He isa contest- ant for a place on this year's intercollegi- ate debating team. As a student his major subject is history. The athletic committee also elected T. M. Willinms, '97, Dave Brown, '97, and C. M. Fick:rt, '98, 1o represent Stanford on the intercollegiate committee, which will draw up the athletic agreement be tween Stanford and the University of California tor ihis year. The committee meets in February. At the midyear conferring of degrees twenty-one students received the degree of bachelor of arts. The graduates are as follows: In Greek—Harris C. Allen, Latin—Josephine C. Beedy, Auna F. Weaver. German—Sarah E. Simons. Romanic languages—Louise Amesbury. English—George H. Hazzard, Emma L. Mare tin, Marie L. Pitcher, Winnifred Webb. Economics—Wiil A. Strong. Law—William B. Fietcher, Horace H. Hin- dry, Ira 8. Lillick, Sherril B. Osborne, Fred L. Seybolt. Chemistry—Harry W. Morse . Physiology—Herbert F. Bishop. Zoology—Charles J. Plerson. Civil engineering—David E. Brown, Robert E. McDonnell, Mechanical engineering—Ronald F. Roy. The Rev. W. D. P. Bliss lectured before the classes in economics and sociology this morning and afteruoon, advocating his belief in Christian socialism. The principles advocated by Rev. Mr. Bliss will be the basis of discussion in the economics’ I class by Professor Powers, The department of civil eagineering will have an addition this semester in the way of a lecture course in “*Railroad Loca- tion” by Professor Willard Beahan. Pro- fessor Beahan graduated from Cornell in 1878, and was a ciassmate of Professor Marx, head of the civil engineering de- partment at Stanford. The same course of lectures was given at Cornell last year. ‘While at Stanford Mr. Beahan will take the opportunity to complete his book on “Economic Location of Railroads,” mak- ing extensive use of the Hopkins Railroad Library. Until s health failed, Mr. Beahan was engaged as locating engineer for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The contents of his book will embody his own experience and that of other leading American engineers. Stanlord's glee and mandolin clubs re- turned from their northern trip last even- ing. All were delighted with their trip and report having had a cordial reception at each stopping place. It was not ex- pected that the tour would be a success financiaily, and the result confirmed_this belief. The total receipts were $2152 50, Of this Stanford’s share was $1344 10. Advertising increased this to $1503 75. The total expenditures a nted to §2069 05, leaving a balance of 30. Be- tore leaving, each of the twenty-five mem- bers who made tiie trip gave his personal note for an amount sufficient to secure the student body against loss. A final con- cert will be given a week from to-night on the campus. Twelve concerts were given during the trip. KILLED NEAR ALVISO. Captain Alfred W. Mills Thrown From His Wagon While Racing Along a Highway. SAN JOSE, CaL, Jan.8.—An inquest was held this afternoon over the body of Captain Alfred W. Mills of Alviso, who was killed avout 6 o’clock last evening. The captain had spent the day in S8an Jose and was returning home. Heand a man named Barber stopped at Haley’s saloon, half way to Alviso, and from there began racing toward home. At the bridgein front of the Midway schoolhouse, Mills’ horse went partly over the embankment and struck the railing of the bridge. The wagon was upset and Mills thrown a dozen feet, striking his nead uvon the timbers, killing him instantly. The body was discovered by William F. Carroll, an Alviso teamster, a short time afterward, and the Sheriff and Coroner were notitied. The horse was captured a half mile from the scene of the accident. Captain Mills was an Englishman by birth, but bad resided in California since 1851. He engaged in freight transporia- tion by water between Alviso and San Francisco, and later became a partner of John B. Carter, the great wheat specu- lator, in the ownership of the wheat vessel Nellie Carter. Afterward he was pilot on the steamer Frank Silva. He was a prom- inent member of Santa Clara Lodge, I. 0.0.F. A S T Miss Cothan as a Portia. SAN JOSE, CaL, Jan. 8—Miss Clara Cothan, sister of E.E. Cothan, who has been a successtul practitioner in this city l for some years, and was special counsel in the District Attorney’s office, this morn- ing received her diploma from the Supreme Court of California as a com- petent astorney-at-law. Miss Cothan has been studying'law with her brother for about three years, and 1s said to haye passed her examination with great credit. She will for the present retain her posi- tion with Mr. Cotha; —— SHORE'S SAN JOSE CAREER. The South African Suicide Served as a Deputy Under Sheriff George Bollinger. SAN JOSE, CaL, Jan. 8—The tele- graphic news from New York that Oscar D. Shore of this city, whose death was an- nounced in & meager dispatch about a month ago, had commitied suicide at Johannesburg, South Africa, by shooting himself in the head, has been a great shock to the many irienas of the young man in this county. When the news of his desth was re- ceived here no mention of suicide was made, and it was supposed he bad died of native fever. Oscar Shore was a native of this county, and had several brothers and a sister re- siding in Santa Clara. He was Deputy Sheriff during George Boilinger’s term. Eight months sgo; he went te South Africa with Fred Tenant and Tom Dodlevy of this city. The latter two returned, not finding the outlock encouraging, but Shore secured employment as overseer in a mine under the direction of George Cur- now, a brotner of Dr. Curnow of this city. He took nearly $4000 with bim. It is supposed he invesied this in stocks and losing ali became discouraged and com- mitted suicide. He was about 23 years of age. e g Decides on Reincorporation. SAN JOSE, CAL., Jan. 8.—Edward Top- ham of Milpitas has been eiected presi- dent of the Santa Clara Valley Agricul- tural Society. J. W. Rea and G. K. Hostetter were elected directors for three years. At the annual meeting of the society yesterday the board of directors was in- structed to prepare articles of disincor- poration and articles of reincorpora- tion to be submitte! at a meeting of members o be held January 28, when it is expected the necessary three-fourths of the membership will be present in person or by power of attorney. The object of reincorporation is to ex- tend the power of the society and make it more benericial to the members. e e Nigning Voluntesrs for Cuba. SAN JOSE, CAn, Jan. 8.—Jules Calde- ron, who was formerly engaged in busi- ness at Santa Clara, is organizing a com- pany of young men in that place to go to Cuba to fight witn the insurgents. Five volunteers have already been signed, and it is said quite a number are ready to go as soon as it is seen that the movement isa certainty. Calderon claims he will be ready 10 leave for Cuba in an- other week. N Declares Herself Insolvent SAN JOSE, CAL., Jan. 8.—Mrs. Isabelle Ammen, a music-teacher, to-day filed a onin 1nsolvency. Her liabilities are Bhe has no assets, oy gy AT THE STATE POULTRY SHOW. Prize-Winners in the Pigeon’ Department Announced—Homing Pigeons to Race. SACRAMENTO, Car, Jan. 8.—As yet the attendance at the exhibition of the California Btate Poultry and Ken- nel Ciub in the Siate Agricul- taral Pavilion has by no means been as preat as the display deserves; but then the great majority have been wait- ing until they could obtain the most for their money, and as (he dog show wiil open to-morrow it is believed that hence- forth until the close of the exposition the Pavilion will be crowded. Taken as a whole the exhibition is by far the biggest thing of its kind ever held on the coast. In addition to chickens, turkeys and geese there are cages filled with rare birds from foreign lands. Owis are there—black, white, biue, red, silver and dozens of other varieties—and there are magpies, swallows and birds irom the interior of Australia and Africa, The prize-winners in the pigeon exhibit were announced this morning to be A. N. Bavyley of Qakland, George T. Marsh of San Francisco, W. H. Demig of San Francisco, J. V. Delaveaga of San Francisco, Dr. W. J. Bryan of San Francisco, W. H. Young of Stockton, George H. Croley of San Francisco and Mr. Cassellman of Sacra- mento. On next Sunday between 1000 and 2000 homing pigeons will be let loose in this city. This will be the tirst free-for-all-race meeting on the Pacific Coast under the homing club rules. The number of birds liberated will ceed any, “‘toss” ever made west of Ch cago. As the United States Government is taking great interest in boming pigeon flying 1t is expected that some of the Government birds from Mare Island may compete in the races. The management announces that the birds will be liberated on Sunday, rain or shine, and that, as the race is particnlarly for the encouragement of amateurs, it will be open to all fanciers whose lofts are located forty miles or more from Sacra- mento. e MYSTERY , OF MAGALIA. After a Futile Search for George Wolf's Body, Officers Conclude That He Was Not Murdered. CHICO, CAr., Jan. 8.—Sheriff Wilson, Deputy Thomas Dooley and a corps of citizens returned to Chico this evening after a day spent in searching for George Wolf, the missing driver for L. Cohen & Co. of Magaha. Public opinion has undergone a decided change since last evening, when it was reported that Wolf was undoubtedly mur- dered. The officers have arrived at the conclu- sion, and indications along the road tend to contirm it, that Wo!f has absconded. He was known to have been very much intoxicaied when he left town, and itis believed this is what led to his disap- pearance. Just above the Peters place on Butte Creek, while Wolf was driving at a great rate a box fell from the wagon. While he was trying to reload it the team startea to run. Wolf headed them off, turned them around, and_aiter succeeding in placing the box on the wagon started up the road. _After going but a short distance he de- cided to engage in pistol practi He fired twice and then dropped the pistol in the road. The reports frightened the horses and they ran up the road past the side road which should have been taken and on up the opposite side of the creek. ‘Wolf, on discovering that he was on the wrongb road, tarned them around and came back and crossed the bridge. The merchandise scattered along the road is proof that the team ran away a third time, this time ranning over the edge of a culvert and throwing the driver out, Here his hat and gloves were found. The officers searched diligently all day, but could find no trace of the missing man. They believe that when the wagon was upset Wolf was thrown out ardhis money, amounting to over $1000, was scat- tered along the road. On finding that his money was gone, he deemed 1t best to disappear. The offi- cers are now on the lookout for Mfm, and bave telephoned up and down the country. e e————— THOUSANDS of persons who thought they had Consumpiion have been cured with Dr. D Jayae's Expectorant. Easy o take and effectual, Jayne’s Sanative Pills. FLAMES ABOARD HIS LITTLE CRAFT) Gasoline Explodes on a San Diego Fisherman’s Schooner. He Is Hurled Threugh the Cabin Ceiling and Falls Stunned to the Deck. Revives to Find His Clothes Ablaze, and Plunges Into the S:a for Reli:f. SAN DIEGO, CAL., Jan. 8.—Two horri- ble deaths stared old “French Charley” in the face this morning and he still lives, though badly burned. He is a lobster fisherman and his real pame is Charles Dubois, though not one of his acquaint- ances in a hundred knows him by any other name than *French Charley.” Charley visited Coronado Island yester- day in his schooner Eva. There the larg- estand best crawfish in these waters are to be found. He got a good catch, and started for home last night. The wind was light, and he was out all night. T morning at 7:30, when a half-mile o Point Loma, he made preparations for his breakfast. "He had a little gasoline stove on board and a five-gallon can of the explosive in thehold. He drew a cupful and filled the stove and then lighted a match. An ex- plosion fcllowed of such terrific force that the astonished Frenchman was scared half to death. He was in the cabin at the time. was blown bodily through the frail o, and dropped upon the rail, where hd lay for several minutes stunned. When he recovered he found his clothing on fire and the cabin ana deck wrapped in flames. It took only a second for Dubois to slide over the rail into the ocean and soak him- self. His side and face were burned badly, The old man’s hair and beard were gone, eyebrows scorched, eyelashes off and his lips seared and blackened. In spite of the keen torture of the burns, he did his best to get into the cabin and save $93 in goid and silver, which was all the money he had. The oid man was distrustful of banks, and kept his money right in his bunk. In reaching after the money, the fire enveloped his arm and before he would give up the encdeavor his band and arm were frightfully burned. Meantime the boat was leaking end burning to the water's edge, Seeing that he would be drowned unless he got away the old man ruefully took the sxiff, which was trailing in the rear, and puiled away irom the wreck. He was suffering great agony and in this condition was forced to pull over a mile to the quarantine station, where Dr. McKay attended to his injuries. The schooner wasa total loss, sinking atter burning to the water’s line. All the old man’s clothing, provisions, bedding, money, fishing-tackle and utensils went to the bottom, leaving him with only a skiff to represent his hard work for sev- eral years. ZLiuht for Cloverdalr. CLOVERDALE, CaArn., Jan:8.—Clover- dale will soon be lighted by electricity. ‘ [ R. B. Elder, representing an _electric light company, and F. Albertz, proprietor of * the Moulton Hill vineyard near Clover- dale, canvassed the town this week and found sufficient encouragement to warrant the establishingof a plant. Albertz has just returned from San Francisco and re- ports that the machinery woula be here ina fewdays. A crew of men is already at work setting the poles. The company expecis to have the new lights in readiness for the citrus fair, which opens on Febru- ary 16. DECLINE DECLINE DECLINE 3°0000%09%% ' DECLINE Gmwmg DECLINE Weak. 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