The herald., 1896-10-24

that has been organized in Los Angeles.
is representative of nothing. 1t was con-
ceived and gotten up by few discred-
tied persons for coin and its influence
in the campaign will be nil.
Now is the time when some of the Nc
Kinley prognosticators are being Wig
orously called down. Major John An
derson Donnell, who Is also district at
torney of Los Angeles county, has been
talking through his hat about 50-cent
dollars and this is the way that William
F. Burbank has gone to the collar of
Major John Anderson Donnell He has
forwarded to the major the following
letter:
Mr. ]. A. Donnell Los Angeles:
Dear Sir-At Hazards pavilion last
Tuesday night I heard you say that In
the event of free silver coinage pensions
and wages, ETC., would be paid in 5O-cent
dollars. This implies that the American
silver dollar would be reduced to so cents
in value in case of free coinage. Now, I
will make you the following proposition:
1 will contract to sell you piece of prop
erty, appraised at oyer $4,000 for 24,000
silver dollars. In order to hold out an
inducement to you / will accept $4,000
silver dollars, thus permitting profit
to you of $1,000 on the transaction. In or
der to remove any doubt as to the value
of the property 1 will contract to buy 1t
back from you for $11 900 in gold, SO that
you cannot lose more than $1,000 in any
event I make this proposition in order
that you may show your faith by your
works. This offer is open to you, or TO
Mr. j. r. Newberry, or to all persons.
individually or collectively, who assert
that we will have 50-cent dollars in case
of Bryan's election. This offer is to ap-
ply in case of free coinage of silver,
whether under Bryan or Mckinley.
certified check for $1,000 Is to be placed
by each party in the hands of disinter-
ested person and to be regarded as llq-
Undated damages against the party fail
ing to carry out the contract, which Is to
be in force for six months after Tree
coinage law is approved. Yours truly,
VIM. b. BURBANK,
744 Beacon Street.
Attest:
r. A. REDMAN,
Attorney-at-law, Allen block.
No answer has yet been received by
Mr. Burbank from either OF the genre
men named They have an opportunity
to show their faith IN tHe oo ceh' uoi'"i
by their works.
A campaign committee has been or
ganized which will take charge or the
Silver campaign from now on until eiec-
ton day It will be known as the onloI, non
meet daily at 2 p. m. IN the roohis VI t"e
silver Republican club.
The committee comprises hve Demo-
Gratis three Popoulists and hve silver
Republicans. The Democratic mem
bers are as follows: John y, hum
phreys, Jay e. Hunter, James winston ms n
/. B. Dockweiler, r. J. AdcocK' w. H.
Burke and Joe Maier.
Major w. r. Burke has been elected
chairman and Dan Newhart secretary.
This committee will take charge and
direct the volunteer silver forces VINO
will on election day labor at the various
precinct polling booths.
Each ward will be in charge of . cap.
tain and each precinct will be in charge
of a lieutenant There will be nine vol
unteer workers at each precinct, three
from each political party:
What the committee desires now IS
volunteer vehicles. Wasrns, buggies,
carts or ANYTHING else that can be used
to get voters to the polls will be accept
able. Patriotic citizens having such ve-
hicles should report them at silver he-
publican headquarters.
The peoples battle is being waged
here in Southern California with out
very little of the sinews of war. Money
is scarce article with Rryan's sup
norters but the Hanna forces have large
bundles of it.. ...>a
iscued the following circular 10 tne pup
lie, which should be read by every tnlnk-
ing citizen: A,,,r oo,,,e +o
our knowledge Of employers efforts 10
coerce their employees into wearing NC
Kinley buttons and other Repupilcan
emblems, and believeing that TINS Is an
un-American practice and IN Vlolatlon
of American free principles anu iaW, We
hereby request every semploye VINO If
annroa ched or threatened or requested
to wear any such button or emblem,
contrary to his indiyidufe convictions
and preferences, to report to the cup OF
their respective parties, the names OF MS
employers and advise US Oh the part'ou-
lars in his case :,
1.-The names of those who give this in
formation will not be divulged but lists
Of these plutocratic employers VIII Do
kent for the inspection and information
of the so 600 people of this city and sec
tion, who are friends of free silver ana
American manhood, not only in the pres
ent struggle and crisis, but for all time
There is one thing that the true DEM
/ ocrats and the friends of silver should
| be careful about. That is this DO NOT
| under any circumstances cast pallot
for the National Democratic" electors
| Thjs Is the decoy ticket put up to de-
| ceiye voters. 1t stands for Palmer ana
| Ruckner, who in turn stand for nothing
i They are simply in the canvass to elect
Mckinley. There is but one issue IN
| this campaign, and that is the question
of the free coinage Of silver. This pc
ing the case, it Is either Bryan or NC
| Kinley. Under no circumstances cast
your ballot for the electoral ticket Ia
| beled National Democracy 1t is
| fraud and a sham.
Here is an instance of what the yellow
badge has done: An indignant man
writes The Herald in this language:
II am an American. My father was a
union soldier. My mothers brother was
| a confederate soldier. On both sides or
my home we go back to sturdy sires of
| the revolution. I wear yellow ribbon.
If / did not the money loaning outfit
that employs me would set me adrift,
| and the result would be suffering, If not
| starvation, for my little family. When
| / first came home with my yellow ribbon
pinned to the lapel of my coat, my wife
exclaimed, with tears: 'Ah, that is the
badge of serf!' Are there other free
! born (?) American serfs besides me?"
| Be it said, to the shame and disgrace
of the country, there are others, many
| Others who are in the same predicament
as the indignant citizen who writes The
Herald as above. But they have a
| chance at the ballot box, and their en-