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The herald., 1896-08-15
SOME FINANCIAL FACTS

y gentleman who has Just returned
from business trip. in which be visited
san Diego. riverside and san Bernar-
dino writes II communication to The
Herald from which we abstract the fol
lowing:
J was surprised to find how ig
nUrant otherwise intelligent people are
ON the financial question now being dis
cussed on every hand. Many times |
asked the questions below. and in a
large majority Of eases received the re-
plies set down after the several ques-
tions:
/. q. How much of the indebtedness
of the United States interest bearing
and non-interest-bea is payable in
gold
Ans. OImphatically) All of it.
=. g. What are the outstanding liabil-
tiles of the government in bonds and
currency?
Ans. (Hestatingly) ] don't know eX-
actly.
3. Q. Is there any law requiring the
secretary of the treasury 10 keep on
hand gold reserve OF 500. 900 COO?
Ans. Certainly; the law for the re-
sumption of specie payments provided
for that.
The herald., 1896-08-15
A CAMPAIGN OF CONFUSION

The Campaign of education" that tho
Republican organs have been so pat
ronizingly prating about is rapidly de
generating into d campaign oi cprfU-
sion ON their part. Their fundamental
arguments are contradictory. and the
/ following extracts collated by writer
in the Buffalo Times are fair specimens: ::
4 proposed silver The owner of ~
dollar would be cents worth of silver
worth only 30 cents. could make a profit
A. - cents would he II - cents by having
i}s debt paying and mis- silver coined into
pure ht.slllE power. "a proposed silver dol
lar
No international An international
agreement is neccs agreement is ueccs-
-t.rN to make the sill sarY to make the pro-
ser dollar now in cir posed silver dollar
'ulation worth iHn worth 1ol cents be
cents although the cause the silver l.
-liVer il contains is would contain is now
nov worth only - only worth u cents.
reutS.
Free coinage OF sill Free coinage Of si!-
Yer viii flood orr vCr viii dCive ont the
country with silver -ol,l and cause q con-
and cause an infi9- traction OF the cur
tion Of the currency. reucN.
Without protection Protection will in
cur wealth producers .rcPSe our eXnort
cannot exist. for they trade. and will place
cannot sell their pro- our productions in
iuctions al foreign foreign markets. IN
prices. nor in cOMEe- cOmpetitlon with tIa
tition with he world world.
The herald., 1896-08-15
The Old joke Killer

one oT New York S comic weekiies has
for many years hNd an old man on its
staff whose duty it is to see that no old
jokes are accepted. He has Il remar,. :
able memory. and nearly every week he
kills something which has passed
muster with the younger editors. He
knows the files of his paper thoroughly,
and not infrequently when a stolen
sketch or an old joke is submitted he can
name the month and wear in which it
was first printed. Long years of mirth
killing have left their mark In the dee p
furrows that line his face. 1t has made
him suspicious of every one, and partic
ularly of writer's of jokes and comic
artists. This man has passed his whole
life here in New York employed at the
unending task of exposing fakirs. He
said to a friend not long ago that Old
jokes haunted his sleep and made life a
burden; but it is his boast that none of
them has ever worked its way into his
paper.---New York Sun.
The herald., 1896-08-15
THE CRITTENTON REVIVAL
The Evangelist VIII Open at Peniel Hall
Sunday
His Work In the Interest of the Florence
Rescue Homcs-What lie Has
Accomplished

Mr., Charles y. Crittenton. the noted
evangelist and founder of the Florence
Rescue homes for fallen women, will
conduct a series of revival meetings in
this city. commencing Sunday. August
18th. Services will be held in Peniel
hall. 221 South Main street Mr.. Critten-
ton has with him two evangel'sts and a
singer. They have just closed very
successful meeting in Santa Barbara.
Mr.. Crittenton is the founder of the lars
est wholesale drug house in the United
States. About thirteen year ago his
daughter Florence was taken from him
Previous to ttat Mr.. Crttenton hId
been man Of the world. After the death
of little Florence Mr.. Crittenton was in
the upper room of his residence on Fifth
avenue. New York city. and through
tender memories was led to give his
heart and life to Christ. A few months
after this time in the slums of New
York city he told a fallen girl to go and
sin no more. And the question came to
him. Where shall she go? Every door
is closed against her. This led to the
,.-,tstoilsninv la OF the Florence Rescue
homes, one of which is located in this
tl.y. FlUm that uine TO Inc present
Mr.. Crittenton has been devoting his
time to The salvation Of the lost. MI
C.Ittenton is ably assisted by Mr. j.
Carpenter better known as Brother
joe" grocer of Jersey City. He is a
most earnest and personal worker IN
evangelistic work Others of the party
are Mr.. Charles Morton, who for tw enty
years was a member of the Chicago
board of trade and the New York prod
Il. nt 80
Francisco being the singer of the party
Services will be held every afternoo n
and evening. Tuseday night Mr.. Crit
tenton will speak in Simpson taberna-
&c.
Mr.. Cr.tteneon is commonly spoken
of as the millionaire evangelist. Nhe
car in which he and his party travel is
model of convenience and comfort
and is provided with all that will pro-
mote the success of their work. About
half the car is taken up as parlor or
reception room. and is also used a dim
ing room. The center of the car
is taken up by well-stocked library,
and in the rear is the culinary depart
ment, in which an efficient porter is mon
arch of all he surveys. The members
of the party live wholly in this travelling
house. which is hauled gratuitously
over every railroad line in the United
States.
Mr.. Crittenton and his party left Chi
cago in tho Good News" September
5, 1895, for trip through the west, since
which time they have been holding meet
ings constantly in the principle cities
of this section. including Portland. San
Francisco, San Jose, Hollister and Mon
terey. meeting with good success wher-
ever they go,
Mr.. Crttenton is commonly spoken
hall. as elsewhere. will be union meet
ings The Christians of the various
churches of this city and of the surround
ing towns will undoubtedly avail them
selves of this opportunity OF hearing this
| famous evangelist. and will unite with
| him and his workers in an earnest effort
| to save the lost.
The herald., 1896-08-15
Marie CcreIli's Little Wn, 8

Miss Marie Corelli is a Catholic and
vas educated al a convent, where the
chapel services first suggested to her
the motif of Barabbas.
May We not call the novelist and her
poet half-brothcr. MIR. Eric Mackay.
The Heavenly Twins of Literaturer p"
Miss Corelli is, at any rate. clear think
CT, a sturdy fighter and a hard worker.
She sits at her desk from 10 in the morn
ing till y. m, and there is not an eras-
ure nor an alteration to be discovered
in her MS. The printers are overjoyed at
such copy" When our authoress wrote
Barahbas she had a quaint theatrical
conceit. She placed her desk opposite
a picture after Guido's Ecce Homo. and
kept red lamp burning under it contin-
uously. The book was written from
start TO finish with a gold pen-holder,
set with single pearl-a gift from d
end.-London Echo.
The herald., 1896-08-15
A COMPLETE ANSWER

Mr.. Bryan'S speech of acceptance has
proved a great disappointment to his
opponents. He had been accused of
being a mere spell binder incapable
of logical reasoning and calm express
sion. Ills forcible presentation of the
great principles OF the democratic the
ory of government and his exposition Of
their close relation to the foremost issue
of the campaiGn has compelled the G3
miratlon of even those who differ with
him.
No part of his address. however, will
be welcomed with greater approval than
that in wficS he resents and refutes the
baseless charges that the Democratic
platform is anarchistic in its tenden-
cies. and that its teachings are subver
sive of constitutional government. He
met the charge bravely, ard disposed of
il utterly. His words are well worth
another reading. Those who stand up
on the Chicago platform are prepared to
make known and defend every motive
which influences them, every purpose
which animates them. and every hope
which inspires them. They understand
the genius of our institutions: they are
staurch supporters of the form of gov
ernment under which we live. and they
build their faith upon the foundations
laid by the fathers. Andrew Jackson
said: Distinctions in society will always
exist under every just government
Equality of talents, or education or of
wealth cannot be produced by human
! institutions. In the full enjoyment of
| the gifts of heaven and the fruits of su-
| perior industry. economy and virtue,
every man is equally entitled TO protec-
tion by law
I'VE yield to none in cur devotion
30 the doctrine just enunciated. Our
campaign has not for its object the re-
CONJUNCTION Of society. We cannot in
! sure to the vicious the fruits of a virtu-
Gus life: we would not invade the home
Cf the provident in order to supply the
wants of spendthrifts; we do not propose
to transfer the rewards of industry to
the lap or indolence Property is and Will
remain the stimulus to endeavor and the
compensation for toll
These words constitute a complete
answer to those who. for selfish motives,
/ have been seeking to alarm the more
| conservative clements of society by
loudly prOclainling that the Chicago
/ convention was controlled by anarchis-
tic cranks. who sought to destroy free
/ government by breaking down every
/ safeguard of the rights of the individ-
! ual. They are wise words spoken in
/ season. and receiving as they DO the at.
/ tcntion of the whole American people,
I will. to an incaiculable degree, check
! mate the efforts of demagogues to inn
| pair public confidence.
The campaign will be confined to its
! legitimate issues. and the people will
/ be- ie1 ny their reason. instead of being
driven by their fears.
The herald., 1896-08-15
nr. MeL.esIsn and HI. Conscience

Editor Herald. Loyalty to conscience
has enriched the annals of martyrdom,
but for its sake Mr.. McLachlan will new
er wear the shirt of fire." Mr.. McLach-
Ian was elected to congress two years
ago on a free silver platform He could
not have been either nominated or elect
ed had he not been regarded as a silver
man. He voted for free silver in con-
gress. nearly two years after his election.
when it is supposed he had his conscience
with him. and he deliberately
violated it on the ground that he was
bound by the provisions of the plat
form His vote was against his own
personal convictions. but his conscience
was appeased by the monthly salary, or
at least he did not indicate to his sup
porters here that he was a martyr for
sake of conscience" Another state
convention reiterates the silver platform
and because he had carried out his in
structions they brought him forward
as a true silver man and placed him on
the ticket as the free silver candidate.
Weeks passed and neither acceptance
nor objection of the nomination came.
Then came the st. Louis convention with
it's gold plank and Mr.. McLachlan puts
himself in accord with his conscience
by announcing his adhesion to the gold
standard-nominated by convention
espousing one set of principles, but ac-
cepting the nomination and espousing
the entirely different principles of an
other convention. 1t is well known that
had not Mr.. McLachlan in thelatter part
of his last campaign come out openly
for San Pedro harbor he could not have
been elected. From the amount of en-
thusiasm he exhibited in the battle of
the harbors," may it not have been that
he was voting against his conscience
in that matter?
A man who can vote against his own
conscience on so important d question
as the restoration of silver should be al
lowed to remain at home.
JOHN SHIRLEY WARD.
The herald., 1896-08-15
REDONDO'S ANNUAL FESTIVAL
Salt Water Day xviH Be- Celebrated Mex.
Sunday

The citizens OF Redondo are making
great preparations for the celebra ton
of their annual festival. known as Salt
Water day, which occurs next Sun
day There will be a grand parade in
the forenoon at II o'clock, headed by
the Los Angeles military band and com
pany c of the militia. Numerous floats
troops of horribles, Indians, etc, will
complete the line In the afternoon q
sham battle will be fought between the
Indians and militia r.en The com
pany's cannon will BE brought into re-
QUESTION and lively sklmish may he
expected. In addition 10 the battle and
the band concert there will be q program
OF general sports, including a tug-o
war. races, contests of strength, etc II
will be red letter day at Redondo and
rousing good time will be enjoyed by
all who come to the beach Sunday.
The herald., 1896-08-15
Wilson's Young Davs

college chum of Tom Watson says
that the Populist nominee for vice
president was the hardest student he
ever saw. He would read so persist
emily through the night that often the
next day his eyes would be contracted
and bloodshot, giving him the appear
ance of q man recovering from de-
bauch. and the question was frequently
asked: Doesn't Watson drink" He
was too poor To buy oil and it was his
custom to arrange row of chairs be-
fore pine-knot fire and lie there read
ing history till early in the morning.
New York World
The herald., 1896-08-15

"One does not find many gold bugs uD
here in Minnesota. Almost everybody
is for silver" writes a staff correspond
ent of the Chicago Record. II is also sai
that in Wisconsin there is only one
Democratic daily newspaper for sound
money, and concerning this the Boston
Herald says: wisconsin used to be the
bright spot in the west among several
states that had yielded more or less to
the free silver heresy. Her United
States senators invariab bly,. and we think
nearly if not quite all her representa-
tives in congress, have been sound mon
ey men. 1t is one of the signs of the
times that would seem to call for explain
ation''
The herald., 1896-08-15
hELEN'S Fo0LIsHNESS

Helen says, "Oh, let's be gay.
Spite of threatened SORROW
Helen makes a smile today,
Sluy "A tear tomorrow.
Helen says. "A laugh is best"'
Sips the foam, and spills the rest.
Helen Is a foolish maid
Though her road is hilly,
Helen never is dismayed;
Fooiish-yes. and silly.
Spite of all that / can do
Helen makes me foolish, too,
The Lark
The herald., 1896-08-15
TO THE EDITOR

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Owing to the very large number OF com,
muncations received lately by The Herald
on the currency and other political uues-
tions. correspondents will unders and that
there may be some delay in the publication
of their letters. Correspondents are re-
quested to cultivate brevity as far as is
consistent with the proper expression OF
their XieWs.l
The herald., 1896-08-15

and some harmless and capital glove
encounters were brought off without
any degrading influence. The institu-
ton is one of the healthiest and most
progressive in the city and deserves
every announcement
The herald., 1896-08-15

The Los Angeles Athletic club is to be
congratulated on the success of it's first
boxing night" in its new and handsome
quarters. That it is possible to cultivate
the manly art of self-defense without
gross inhumanity or any demoralzing
circumstance was proved by the direct
ors of the club last night. One of the
cleverest exhibitions of wrestling ever
seen on the Pacific coast was witnessed
The herald., 1896-08-15

1t is said that the Prince of Wales ex-
ercised his usual discretion in requesting 8
the poet laureate not to celebrate Prin-
cess Maud's marriage in verse. Austin
can rest on his laurels of Jameson :
Ride" with advantage.
The herald., 1896-08-15
THE CAMPAIGN LIAR

In the absence of better mode of at
tack and in an occasional endeavor to
be free from stultifying themselves by
attempt at argument, the theoretical
bimetallists who in practice hide their
theory behind the single standard-the
Republican campaigners-have already
resorted to palpable deviation from
truth. Bryan has already been the tenn
porary victim of three distinct cam
paign lies, but the complete refutation
of them has more firmly than ever es-
tablished him in the regard and conf
dence of the people. Apart from the dis
graceful dishonesty of the proceeding,
to start story which cannot be sub
stantiated by fact surely rebounds to
the discontinue and ignominy of the au-
thor. A very valid instance of the truth
of this was witnessed few days ago in
this city when the editor of the Times
was forced to beat shameful retreat
and forego the ambush of cowardly
innuendo. The man who does not hesi-
tate to endeavor to undermine the credit
of a successful rival by baseless and
foul insinuation will not be chary OF
fatherine falsehoods that he thinks may
help his political cause. Such indeed
has already been the case. William
Jennings Bryan had no sooner been
nominated at Chicago than the Times
eagerly snatched upon a ridiculous
canard generated in Portland, Ore, that
Bryan was not the name of the
candidates fathers. There was no
foundation for the fable, and it
was speedily and succinctly dis
,1roNed hl1t 10 aH ~ 6iffarn,opa for
the father of lies Next came the re-
port that Bryan had been the paid SER
want OF q large corporation, and this
apparently harmless story was tortured
to show that such action on Bryan :
part was grossly inconsistent. But as
a matter of fact Bryan had refused very
tempting fees in a proposal for such
services. The campaign liar, was, howeV-
er, undaunted at these triilng discrep-
ancies between fact and fiction, and the
next fabrication was to the effect that
Bryan had been in receipt of a salary
from silver mine owners for his propa-
cation of the gospel of sixteen TO one.
The story was amply and definitely
denied by the most positive assurances
from the principal silver mining men of
the country. That lie has had to be
abandoned.
The falsehood bureau does not rest.
however. This time it has prepared 4
more elaborate effort. apparently aimed
to be an offset to the list of multi
millionaires whom Mr.. Hanna is anx-
ious to assess for the Mckinley cam
paign fund. The precious document
was begotten in Washington and was
wired as a special to the St Louis
Globe-D Democrat and the Chicago Inter
Ocean amongst other gold bug papers
1t purports to be a list Of SILVER barons"
with the aggregate of their wealth, de-
signed, presumably, to argue their vital
interest in the campaign, which, if sue
cessful, will give them-so the single
| standard papers tell us-"a dollar for
| every SO cents of silver they can pro-
! duce," although, as they have also told
us, the gold dollar would be worth
! about the same as two silver dol
lars" The list speaks for itself and
those familiar with the wealth of some
of the silver barons' can judge of its
accuracy
The herald., 1896-08-15

The free silver men UP in South Dakota
are in deadly earnest. In the absence Of
any campaign fund from the purses of
multi-millionaires they mean to work
for themselves. A bounty of 81 q wolf
scalp is paid, and there are plenty Of
wolves. The men have agreed to kill
all the wolves they can and turn the
bounty money into fund for carrying
on the work of the campaign. This viii
be not only an excellent practice but an
expressive symbol.
The herald., 1896-08-15

Those who hold up Japan as an OBJ
ject lesson against the free coinage Of
silver are very i'll advised. The prosper
ity of the kingdom of the mikado is un-
doubted and is supported by the follow
ing statistics: Its diet has just voted
$45, 900, 900 for the construction of rail
roads, telegraphs and cables. and S95,-
100000 for the purchase of war material
and ships. Since January, 1895. the Jap
anese have invested $500, 900, 900 in banks,
railroads and other companies.
The herald., 1896-08-15

The season of the sneakthief seems to
have commenced with unusual ViSor,
Householders should do their utmost to
assist the police in protecting property
by taking ordinary precautions. The
police force is notoriously Inadequate in
numbers to properly cover the large
area of this city, and citizens, if they are
anxious to avoid being robbed, must
follow the advice of the chief of police
and keep their valuables securely
locked up and their premises secure.
The herald., 1896-08-15

The Mexican Herald maintains that
the popularity of the bicycle was an
ticipated several thousand years ago,
The prophet Nahum predicted that the
land should be filled with the noise of
wheels.
The herald., 1896-08-15

the Afro-American league after four
days .-ssion in Illinois hail, have
deemed ii expsdient 10 adjourn their con-
ference 60 a church 1t il; 10 be hoped that
their Gisputations may therein be Of a
more seemly ana less personal character.
If our colored brethren are sincere in
their ampitions-and doubtless the bet
ter spirits are-they must discard the
exub"rarce of personal animosities and
proceed to substantial business.
The herald., 1896-08-15

Money will talk for the Republicans;
Mr.. Bryan will talk for the people.
The herald., 1896-08-15

The free coinage of falsehoods is ap-
parently to be one of the features of the
Republican campaign.
The herald., 1896-08-15

Those who anticipated that Mr..
Blyan's New York speech would be Il
iovid effort. replete with mellfluous
meta phors. were disappointed. Instead
the Democratic candidate gave what
the country most desred-a mastery
and convincing exposition of the finan-
cial problem. based on a structure Of
simple sense and built by calm and for
,.ih
The herald., 1896-08-15
King N.ptune at Redondn Herch

Sunday, Aug. 10th. Go and see him.
Good time for everybody. Santa F..
trains go at 8 a. m, 10 a. M, 1:30 p M,
$50 p. m.
The herald., 1896-08-15

The following notice has been posted
in the office of Jones x Laughlin plant
1T BrOWnstoWn, Pa:
An those in favor of sound money
and dcsirous of getting an honest dol
lar for their days work will, of their
own free will and accord. subscribe 81
tone dollarD 10 the campaign fund of the
Republican national committee.
The plant employs about three thou
sand men. +. +. Jones. the senior mem
Der of the firm. was chairman of the
national Republican committee in 1884
This is said to be the first move to as
cess the wage earners all over the coun-
try. The scheme, it is said, originated
The herald., 1896-08-15
with Marx Hanna, who thinks that
every workingman can give 81 to the
party of protection.-New York World.

with Mark Hanna, who thinks that
every workingman can give 81 to the
party of protection.-New York World.
The Republican politicians seem to be
singularly blind to the effect upon their
canvass of Mark Hannas prominence
and the affiliations which he naturally
seeks here in New York. This mush-
room millionaire boss is organizing the
Mckinley campaign as he would organ
ize an iron trust He goes to Pierpont
Morgan for aid and advice as to check
ing the silver movement which that
eminent financier did more than any
other man. to create. He has installed
Matt Quay and Powell Clayton as lieu
tenants, and appointed an executive
committee of rich and experienced fat
friers. All this renders unnecessarily
absurd the claim that the Republican
party represents in this election all the
honesty, patriotism and moral sentt-
ment of the country.-New York World.
Several thousand miners in Michigan
have been thrown out of employment
in order that they may see the error of
their ways and vote for Mckinley. This
mode of campaigning is an excellent
running mate for the policy of the rural
doctor who used to throw his patient
into commissions in order to cure them
of minor diorders.-New York journal
The herald., 1896-08-15
SATURDAY, AUGUST IS, 1906
National Democratic Ticket
For President,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
OF Nebraska.
For Vice President,
ARTHUR SEWALL
OF Maine.

Is this to be battle Of Doodle versus
brains?