The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 2, 1904, Page 25

Forecast made cisco for thirty San Francisco G. =K. midnight, October 2: Pair Sunday, except foggy in the morning; light west wind. L.ocal Forecaster. (Temporarily in Charge). THE WEATHEER. &t San Fran- bours ending and wvicinity— WILLSON, Matinee o Grand—“York Matines y. Tivoli—“The Alcazar—“Soldiers of California—*“The Tend: to-day. nee 3 Chutes—Vaudeville. Columbia—"Wizard of 0z.” Fischer's o Mazuma.’ Bajestic—“The Henri heum—Vaudeville. Matines o erfoot.” Danites.” Mati- State Folks.” etta.” Serenade.” FORTY-EIGHT PAGES—SA OCTO 2 BER 1904—PAGES 25 TO 36. PRICE FIVE CENTS. DEMOCRATS OPEN CAMPAIGN IN CALIFORNIA WITH A NITED STATES SENATOR FRANCIS G. NEWLANDS of Nevada opened the Democratic campaign in California at the Alhambra Theater last night. ‘The lack of interest the local Bourbons are taking in the campaign was ested by the smallness of the audience and the absence of prominent adherents of the party was remarked. Senator Newlands first discussed the issues of the campaign as he found them expressed in the Democratic plat- 1d then attacked the administration of President Roosevelt so far as it relates to international policy. famine take place, startled the conservative Democrats present and was the one point of general discussion at the conclusion of the meeting. | — PATIENCE 0F CTAR 15 THED Extremely Sensitive Regarding Balkan Affairs. Eifort of Britain to Eman- cipate Balgaria Causes Him Worry. izn Roler Keeping Close Watch on the Negotiations Between Von Bulow and Giolitti Oct. 1.—Uneasi- Government nd other countr a from Russian tablish the Balke herent and of the nature of Chancellor Bignor Glolitti. The extremely sen- ween assumption ly weakened ed attempt from all the Czar MMONED EATH AT GRAY Octogenarian Fallsat Wiie’s Tomb and patience. 5 ROSA, Oct. 1.—While visiting f L fe Tuesday, John nt resident of nd received injuries from which he died Friday. Thompson was an aged man, having passed the four-score-year mark. He was bereft of his helpmeet about a year &go. Since that time he has been a reg- 1 tor to the mound in Riverside which holds her remains. INTERVENTION T DESIREL Embassador Porter Learns Reports of Mediation in the War Are Unwarranted —_— Oct. PARIS, 1.—Foreign Minister Delcasse has returned to Paris and re- | sumed his diplomatic_receptions. Em- bassador Porter held a Yengthy informal conference with him during the week, | going over the status of the Russo- Japanese situation. As a result the Em. bassador is fully satisfied that the re- ports of mediation or intervention in the war in the Far East are unwarrant- | ed, since the French authorities are convinced that the belligerents do not | desire good offices from any quarter. i —_——— Major Alvord C. Alvord Dies. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1.—Major Alvord C. Alvord, chief of the dairy division patent effort/ OFFICIALS SCORE THE - GOVERNOR ‘Executive of Massa- - chusetts Is Not in Faor, State Departmen? Says He| Erred in the Gur- ney Case. Should Not Have Made Public His | Letter Concerning the Arrest of | British Embassy Attache. i —— Special Dispatch to The Call. | WASHINGTON, Oct. 1—State De- | partment officials are much displeased vith the action of Governor Bates of Massachusetts in making public his letter concerning Third Secretary of British Embassy Gurney, who was | arrested for speeding his automobile. | The British Embassador was mention- | ed in the letter and the Governor inti- | mated what action he thought the de- partment should take. Under no con- | ditions would the department have thought of sending such a letter to the British Embassadetabut.dtspublication | by Governor Bates amounts to practi- cally the same thing. Acting Secretary Adee received a re-“ port to-day from the Department of Justice on the Gurney case, but insuffi- | cient information concerning the con- | duct of the young secretary of the: British Embassy and the Massachu-| setts officials was offered to make it | possible for the State Department to take any action. Governor Bates has ked to make a complete report incident. i e Department is especially to know whether Gurney was | violator of the Massachusetts the anxi a chrc speed laws and whether there was any- | thing in his conduct to show whether he was unconsciously limit when the officers | conduct. exceeding the | observed his Instead of supplying the de- partment with facts, Governor Bat and the other Massachusetts officials | | have sent advice. It is generally be- | lieved that the case is practically closed ;a.‘ far as the department is concerned. | |+ %+ | SVALL HOPE FOR RECOVERY, | Postmaster General Payne Has Sinking Spell and | Life Hangs in the Balance <3 BT R | WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.—Postmaster | General Payne's life to-night hangs in | the balance. Late in the afternoon he | had a sinking spell, and failed to rally | as quickly as heretofore from the stim- ulants administered. Although he was reported as not so well, he began to re- spond to treatment, and an hour later was sald to be resting quietly. Small hope, however, is held out for his recovery, and the members of the family, who have been summoned to| | the bedside, have been made to realize | his true condition. At one time to-day i his pulse was barely perceptible. It developed to-night that several | times during the day Payne lost con- sciousness. That his condition is grave |in the extreme was evidenced by the fact that the members of the family kept closely to their apartments | throughout the evening. Drs. Ma- gruder and Grayson were constantly in attendance. —_—————— ALINAS YOUTHS JAILED FOR ROBBING A TEAMSTER | Five Young Men Arrested for Assault- ing Driver and Taking His Coin. SALINAS, Oct. 1.—Five youths, the | e1dest of whom is not yet 20, were ar- rested last night on a charge of hav- | ing assaulted and robbed Christopher of the United States Department of | Ehler, a brewery wagon driver, on his Agriculture, died to-day from an at- | way home yesterday morning about 1 tack of paralysis. He was here attend- ing the International Pure Food Con- gress. Major Alvord was 70 years old and a graduate of West Point. He at- tained his rank in the Civil War. o’clock. ’ When arrested the suspects were standing close to their victim and he identified two of them as his assail- ants. | launching. D H0LE \ SIDE (OF BATTLESHIP Third Attempt Made to Destroy the Connecticut, ————— Officials Say. Miscreant Is Employed in Government Navy Yard. Large Opening Is Bored Below Water Ling Just Prior to-the Launching of the New Vessel, SELER DA Special Dispatch to The Call, NEW YORK, Oct. 1.—A third at- tempt within six months has been made to injure the Connecticut. When the vessel plunged into the waters of st River on Thurs- v there was in one of her sides, below the water line, a hole which had been bored with the inten- tion of flooding her and with the pur- pose of inflicting serious damage. That the battleship was not seri- ously damaged was due entirely to the fact that the water-tight compart- ments of the boat were so perfect in their construétion that no other part of the boat was injured. That this hole was inside of the Connecticut was known to no person when she left the ways except the miscreant responsible for it. That a third attempt had been made to wreck the new battleship was known to only a few men until to- day. The officers at the yard either denied the story or else denied all knowledge of it. But the particulars of the latest attempt to injure the great battleship were talked about by the men and in that way they became public. That the hole was bored in the boat by one of the workmen is certain, but his motive in doing it is beyond the comprehension of any one. It was on the port side and must have been done a very few days before the The hole was about one inch in diameter and what is evidence that it was done by a workman is the fact that the person who did it knew where the crib work was and bored the hole at that place. The hole ex- tended into the crib work, so there was no evidence of it from the out- side. CROCER SUES IDGE HARNEY Butte Merchant Attaches Salary of the Jurist Who Heard Big Copper Suit i oy Special Dispatch to The Call BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 1L.—Edward W. Harney, Judge of the District Court, did not draw his salary of $291 65 to- day, the same having been attached to satisfy a bill for $488 84 worth of gro- ceries and merchandise sold to him by P. J. Brophy, a grocer of this city. Suit by Brophy against Judge Harney was begun on September 29. A writ of attachment was issued the same day by Judge Clancy and sent to Helena for service by Sheriff O'Connell on State Auditor K. H. Calderhead. Judge Harney is the jurist who re- cently accused Charles W. Clark, son of Senator W. A. Clark, and A. J. Shores, chief counsel for the Amalga- mated Copper Company, of offering him (Harney) $250,000 to acknowledge that he had been bribed by F. August- us Heinze in the ten million dollar suit over the Minnie Healy copper mine. During the trial of the charges Harney created a sensation by appear- ing in court armed with a revolver, —— VICTIMS OF THE FLOOD. Two Families Reported Drowned in New Mexico. LAS VEGAS, N. M.! Oct. 1.—J. E. Stevens and his family, consisting of three women and a child, and the Villereal family of four are reported to have been drowned in the flood at Watrous. The flood damage in Las Vegas is estimated at $75,000 and along the Santa Fe Railroad lines the damage amounts to many thousands. + Tobin Presents Senator of Nevada, Who Gives His Views on Issues of the Campaign. A A His expression on the silver question, which, he said, only rests in abeyance, to be revived + nia was inaugurated at the Alhambra Theater last night before a small audi- ence. United States Senator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada was the principal | speaker at the mass-meeting, which was arranged by the local Bourbons. His presentation of Democracy’s views of the issues of the campaign met with the enthus tic approval of his fellow partisans. Senator Newlands has been a strong advocate of the principles of Bryan since that twice-defeated candidate for the Presidency first came into public view., Bryan’'s principles, with the ex- ception of the silver question, Senator Newlands found largely expressed in the Democratic platform, in the fram- ing uf which Mr, Bryan exercised all of his influence. In consequence each of the planks of the platform supplied Senator Newlands a subject for discus- sion. Senator Newlands is.. i oratory, but he is a elear and forecful speaker and his views are st hened by the apparent sincerity that actuates bis argument. He was introduced to the audience by Joseph S. Tobin, who presided at the meeting. Mr. Tobin took advantage of the occasion to ex- tion. In part Mr. Tobin said: e charge of a duty and to exercise a privilege of a very sacred character. | From the days of old until the present hour, the discharge of this duty and the exercise of this privilege has led to war and bloodshed. We are here to our leader, in deciding to whom we shall trust the destinies of our nation during the next four years. “About ten days ago our distinguish- ed fellow townsman, George A. Knight, | opened the Republican campaign. ! There does not seem to be absolute | unanimity even among Republicans themselves as to what constitutes their { policy upon particular topics. A rep- | resentative Republican paper of this city advises Mr. Knight to consult his history as to .the Republican party’s attitude toward the Philippines and to re-read President Roosevelt’s speeches. This article was brought forth by a speech of Mr. Knight's devoted to re- turning the Philippines. The paper at- tempts to set Mr. Knight right by say- ing that the Republican party's aim is to fit the Filipinos for self-government. “T might add that Mr. Knight might not only find the knowledge of history necessary when he goes to the Senate, but might study up on mechanics so that he may understand the explana- tions of Mr. Platt and Mr. Depew on the operations of machines. But'I want to say, quoting from Froude, that the chief lesson history teaches is that free nations cannot govern provinces. Throw your tattered constitution to the winds, joln your hands with those of bloody England in her provinces; it does not matter so long as you main- tain the price of wheat in California or the price of tea for our merchants in Manila. “Other Republicans say, ‘We intend to do what is right by the Filipinos, but really, on the quiet, we Intend—," and there they stop. What they intend to do they will not disclose, because it may upset their plans. If they mean right, why don’t they come out and say, ‘We intend to treat the Filipinos as we treated the Cubans’'? Every day and hour brings us news of new invest- ments by Americans in the Philippine Islands. “The principles of sympathy and help for oppressed and struggling peo- ples are the very life of our republic. The Democratic party is the party of oppressed humanity, and our platform promises freedom to our fellow men. We ought to thank heaven that the Democratic party has preserved in its | integrity the principles of the Declara- tion of Independence. In the words of our candidate, Judge Parker, ‘A free people cannot withhold freedom from another people and themselves remain free’ In his introduction of Senator New- lands of Nevada Mr. Tobin said: “We have here to-night a man who represents in a narrow sense. the people of Nevada, but in a broader sense those of the entire Pacific Slope. We speak of him almost as our Senator, we know him well and he is a famili>r figure in our commerciad life. He hi'l done as much for California as for Névada and his name is intimately associated-with The Democratic campaign in Califor- | | press a few of his views of'the situa- | have met this evening in dis-| play a small part in the choosing of | measures resulting in inestimable ad- vantages to California. ¥I take great pleasure in introducing Senator New- lands.” S b SENATOR NEWLANDS SPEAKS. Discusses Issues of Campaign as Seen by the Democrats. Senator Newlands immediately launched into his subject and held the interest of his audience throughout. In part he said: “The two great parties of the coun- try are again face to face preparing for the battle of the ballots in November next which will determine supremacy in the government for one or the other. In the preliminary campaign, the his- tory, the achievements, the policies and the promises of both parties, as well as the personalities of the candidates, their records, their views on public questions, their respective characters and temperaments, are being elaborate- ly discussed and thoughtfully consid- ered by the” American people. The Re- publican party, content with its achievements, stands upon its record and promises nothing save the continu- ation of existing policy. “The Democratic party, agsgressive and militant, promises to rewrite the Declaration of Independence in the policies and the administration of the country, to abolish imperialism and colonialism, to substitute domestic de- velopment for foreign exploitation, to reduce unnecessary armaments, to abate the swagger and bluster of our international relations; to substitute a government of law, constitutional, stat- utory and international, for a govern- ment of force, of executive decree and of usurpation of the powers of the peo- ple as expressed in their organic law, and to enter upon economjc reforms in- tended to substitute for a government of preference, of special privileges and of exemptions one involving equal rights to all and special privileges to none. A “The country is fortunate in having before it two candidates against whose private character nothing can be said. The discussion therefore will be of an elevated character, confined to the dis- cussion of the policies which they rep- resent and to the personal character- e e A b o T, Wl 1 of { | | | | : o) UNITED STATES SENATOR FRANCIS. G, NEWLANDS OF NEVADA, WHO WAS THE PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT THE OP NG RALLY OF THE DEM- OCRATS LAST NIGHT I HE ALHAMBRA THEATER. e g dates themselves in their relation to government. “The threatened extension of slavery | brought L(he Republican party into existence. It was a reform party and attracted to its ranks many men of high ideals and lofty purpose; but its | has been that of all reform | history parties long in power; being in power it has gradually drawn the adventurous, the unscrupulous, the avaricious, agen- cies which always fasten upon power wherever exercised, and the reform party has, by a process of natural evo- lution, become the so-called conserva- tive party, not conservative of right or of justice, but conservative of abuses which have gradually crept in and con- trolled its organization. REPUBLICAN RESPONSIBILITY. “The Republican party in the open- ing paragraph of its recent platform declared that it had had either com- plete or partial control of the Govern- ment for the last forty-four years, ex- cept two years when the Democratic party had complete control, and it felicitates itself and the country upon the growth of the country’s power, prestige and wealth and claims that they demonstrate its high capacity for rule and government. I admit the great growth of the country's wealth, but contend that it did not have its source in Republican laws or policy; the wealth of the country is not the crea- tion of the Republican party. “The people of the United States, composed of a vigorous, enterprising and hardy race, whose traditional in- heritance had been a vigorous grap- pling with all questions, industrial, economic and governmental, possessed a virgin country unequaled in its n.n:?? resources, could not have failed to. orfeate a material wealth unsur- passed in the world’s history; wealth in farms, in mines, in buildings, in rail- roads, in public utilities. All these forms of wealth have been created and developed by the intelligent labor of our entire people, but the unequal distribu- tion of this wealth has been caused by governmental policies, under which in the last: half century the greatest plutocracy ever known has been built up. / “We therefore credit the material wealth of the country to the variety and richness of its resources, the boun- istics' and qualifications of the candi-| ty of nature and the industry of our 055 MEETING AT ALHAMERA should another money Newlands Says Silver Question Is in Abeyance, to Be Revived if Money Famine Comes. ? people. We charge the unequal dis- tribution of wealth, massed, as it is, in the hands of a few individuals and great corporations controlling trans- portation, production and finance, in the hands of a few and to the disad- vantage of the many, to the Republican policies which have been maintained almost without interruption during the last 40 years of our national life. “The Morrill tariff, which was re- garded at the time of its enactment as a high protective tariff, was lower than any tariff which has been enact- 1€d since, including the Wilson tariff; urder it American industries were am- | ply protected and a surplus of rev- enue was created which required the | vtmost ingenuity of the government to | dispose of. A tariff commission has been provided for by the Republican party, which reported in favor of re- ! duction, and the Republican party | self has at various times seriously con- sidered reduction. Cleveland, taking | advantage of the delay of the Repub- !lican party In making a reductien, | conceded by all to be just and prope | made issue with the Republican pa in his famous tariff message and pre cipitated the campaign of 1838, in which, for the first time in the his- tory of the country, money was largely used In the campaign; money sub- scribed by manufacturers who expect- ed to get their reward in a new tariff framed by and for them. CLEVELAND'S ELECTION. | “The McKinley tariff was the result, | which, by its excessive dutles, and the rise in prices occasioned thereby, shocked the American people and cre- ated a revulsion that led to the Cleve- | 1and election In 1892. This was followed by the enactment of the Wilson bill, a conservative bill, whose duties, though | lower than the McKinley bill, w higher than those of the original M rill bill, with which the country content. ¥ vas Alleging that this bill was the cause of the financial depression r caused by a money famine, the F | lican party again met the issue, called to its aid the trusts and combinations | then in process of formation, secured from them an immense campalgn fund | unprecedented in political history and then wrote in the laws of the country the Dingley bill, whose provisions were | framed in the interests of these trusts and combinations, with a view to pro- tect them from foreign competition, thus enabling them, under the shadow of the tariff wall, to suppress the production of formidable competi- tors and to monopolize the markets of the country. “Such has been the history of tariff legislation, from the moderately high protection of the Morrill bill, which the Republicans themselves were seriously proposing to reduce, to the exaggerated and swollen protection of the Dingley act in the interests of monopoly and combination. This shows the gradual abandonment by the Republican party of the spirit of reform and the substi- tution for it of a policy dictated by avarice and greed. “Under existing conditions a large portion of our national revenue must always be secured from tariff dutles, and to the extent that they are levied on foreign products they must tend to- ward the protecion of American indus- tries; but we protest against the exag- gerated and swollen protection of the Republican party, which has had in view not simply the difference in wages at home and abroad and the protection of infant industries, but the building up of great monopolies, protected against forelgn competition by a tariff wall unduly high, and destructive of all domestic competition through the -fa- vored control of transportation and finance. PART OF THE SYSTEM. “While we believe that these abuses should be corrected, we realize the fact that the existing condition has become a part of the industrial system of the country, and that to radically disturb it might be the cause of readjustment that would bring loss and distress to the innocent. We therefore declare ourselves in favor of a revision and a gradual reduction of the tariff. The Democratic party stands for progres- sive reform in this direction, which will content itself largely in the first place with gradually reducing the rates of duty upon these products which are made in this.country and are sold P ————————————— Continued on Page 26, Columa 3.