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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-01
Jugglcrs with the National Credit.
CuAIrNCEY DEPEW.


Bryan and Sewall and Watson pro-
the national faith and national credit.
with business and prosperity, with labO.
and employment. are reckiessly endeav-
oring TO prcciPitate one of those crises
in which capital and labor and homes
and wages are ineNtrica bly, involved.
The right of revolution is divine, but it
must have supreme Justification. Under
our constitutions and institutions and
laws as they exist there is before us
in the promises of the Populstic leaders
nothing but an invitation To embark
upon that sen of Reputation and dishOn-
or which has wrecked every nation and
every people that ever embarked upon
IT, This revolution promises 10 destroy
the Supreme court. to prevent the issue
of bonds and the use of the credit of
the country for any purpose. To debase
the currency. To Issue. il need be. ire
dccmable paper and fiat money, and TO
destroy the validity and the inviolability
of contracts between individuals. 1t
proposes TO seize the railways and the
tclegraphs. TO enter upon vague and
vast system of paternal government and
10 destroy those elements of American
liberty by which the government governs
least and the individual has unlimited
opportunity for industrial business, pro-
fcssional and political honors and emolu-
ments.
mo one has ever doubted the wis
dom of the fathers of our republic. A
century of experiment has abundantly
and Overwhelmingly justified their fore
sight, craftsmanship and patriotism.
They saw the horrors of the French
revolution. and they made up their minds
to guard their country against the ex-
cesses of temporary madness. They
created the executive and the legislative
branches of the government and made
them subject to frequent submission to
the will and judgment of the people, but
they enacted n written constitution I'M
der which the executive and the legisla-
tive branches must act, and then they
created that new feature of government.
that palladium of the rights of the peo-
pie and the permanence of our institu-
tons. an independent judiciary. a court
which could say to wild Congress:
You have overleaped the boundaries of
the constitution and you must bring
yourselves within its limits They knew
from the precedents of liberty behind
them that the judiciary can always be
trusted. There are two places under
our constitution where neither wealth
nor power gives any advantage To the
individual. where the richest and the
poorest. the most exalted and the hum
hlest stand on the same plane: one is the
ballot box and the other the court. And
vet this Democratic and Populstic al
lance proposes to destroy this ma jestc
tribunal and make IL simply the echo of
the party caucus which controls Congress
this year and may be driven into OBJ
security next"
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which may be intended 70 be "A conserya-
tive body. may be n revolutionary body,
we take comfort I'm the fact that we can
rely upon the patriotism. upon the wis
dom and upon the fearlessness Of the
judiciary. lApplause) The man who
makes il his business in public OF pri-
vate life 10 destroy the confidence of the
people IN the judiciary is a public enc
my. (Applause.) Ii is a cowardly thing
TO do. III Is the next meanest thing tn
whispering something about the charac-
Ter of a woman: and nothing on earth
can be meaner than that. (Applause.)
Ii is the next thing 10 IL, 10 pass I'M
friendly comment and Impeachment upon
judges, and the integrity of their pur-
poses; because n judge cannot come.
down from the bench and resent an in
suit like that. | say the people in this
election ought to see 10 IL that no Presi-
dent is elected upon a platform which
calmly proposes, by unmstakable sug-
gestion. 10 make the Supreme court of
the United States, and other courts in
our system. the mere football of politics,
the mere tool of passions. (Applause.)
II think Mr.. Bryan thus far in his.
talks-and he says, i understand, that
he never sees crowd without wanting
20 talk 10 it-and | sympathize with him
a little in that respect: | used TO feel that
way myself Qaughtcr). but il was when
] was good deal younger than i am
now, and didn't know great deal;
when j was about 80 years old laugh
teri. although | never expect TO know
as much as l thought l knew then
laughter)-Mr Bryan in his speeches
has not much TO say about this packing
of the Supreme court, but il is in their
platform. That fact itself is another
reason which justifes the Democrats
of character and responsibility in re-
volt against the nomination made and
platform promulgated at Chicago"
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they went on. think. TO the amount of
$4,000, 100000. and finally the whole
structure collapsed. The government
would not take them, the paper became
absolutely worthless. and when that pa
per became worthless il was found. not
in the hands of the spectators; no, il
was found in the hands of the manu-
facturcrs. of the business men. of the
workingmen of France. 1t was on them
that the loss fell. because they had eS-
changed their labor and their earnings
for this worthless paper. That is the
history of all attempts To juggle with the
currency. The loss lands always in the
same place. and we can form no eX-
ceptiOn to the great natural laws.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-01
ABOU BILL BRYAN.

Abou Bill Bryan, may his tribe decrease,
Awoke one night from a deep dream OF
peace:
And saw within the moonlight Of his room.
Making II rich and silver-like In bloom,
An angel writing In a book Of gold:
Exceeding gall had made Bill Bryan bold.
And 10 the presence In the room he said:
"What writest thouT The vision raised
its head.
And, with look Of what he might expect
Answered. Their names who'll get II In
the neck
"And am one?" asked Abou. al don't
know"
Replied the angel. Ahou spoke more low,
But chcerily still. and said. II pray thee.
sir.
Write me as one not liable TO err"
The angel wrote and vanished. The next
night
1t came again with great November light,
And showed the names Of those knocked gal
ley-west.
And 10! Bill Bryan's name led all the rest,
Lincoln tNeb) News
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COME HOME.

From Thomas Watson"
o! Bryan. dear Bryan. come home with me
now.
The pops are all ready TO run;
You said you were coming right bcak TO the
Pate.
As soon as your talking was done
Come home. come home, Bryan, dear Bryan,
come home.
Poor Altgeld is dying and Roles has gone
. fiat.
Don't talk any more, but come home.
o. Bryan. dear Bryan, come home with me
now,
why don't you come home while you cant
Free silver's all right for the heathenl.
that's so.
But you can't stun II down free man.
Come home. come home. Bryan. dear Bryan.
come home,
Mckinley H. ready 10 give you n blow.
Tha; will knock you quite fiat. so come
home. Lincoln (NebD Call.
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Labor Needs an Unvarying aud Re-
liable Currency.
FRANK s. BLACK. CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK.

''No mans labor of yesterday or last
year can be preserved, except by some
representative or token of it, and money
is the almost universally adopted agent
for that purpose. Nothing in the world
should be so anxious as labor that the
token which represents il should he I'M
varying and reliable. Who can
preserve until tomorrow the labor of to-
day? 1t cannot be done, and the only
means of securing its. benefits Is to re-
ceive and preserve some token which
shall stand in its stead and which may
he used as future needs may require"
And further on the speaker said IF a
man is robbed, il is a crime and he may
have redress. IL bank fails and pays
him only 50 cents on the dollar, il is a
misfortune. and he is not yet without
hope of recovery. But ii he votes away
AZ cents of every dollar. il Is his own
fault. and he has nothing to condemn
but his own folly, which will remain
with him much longer than his money"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-01
An Assault on the National Govern
ment.
DON NJ. DICKINSON.

Let us see what confronts us. What
Is this free government that we hear
about from the rostrum only occasion
ally on the Fourth of July and gala
days? But word about this funda-
mental expression. Up to the estab-
lishment of the American government,
governments had failed on the face of
the earth for the object for which gov
ernments are formed
The theory is that this is the best
government and the only free govern
ment which achieves for the people
the largest amount of happiness com
fort and prosperity for the greatest
number. Now. they had tried cmper-
ors. lodging absolute power of lcgisla-
ton. the execution of laws, and all
judgment upon laws In one man, and
Il failed; the people were oppressed
and made scrfs. They tried then oil
garchy, government of many men;
Il failed for the purposes for which IL
was founded; so that all monarchy and
All systems and every republic in the
world had failed when our fathers
formed the United States of America
and gave us n place In the family Of
nations. (Applause)
What was the peculiar part of the
government which promises permanency,
which promises a republican or demo.
cratic form of government, that could
live? II was this: We established a
legislature TO make laws. a congress; we
limited the powers Of that legislature by
written constitution-fhus far, Mr.,
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No New Sectional Issue will be Toi
Grated.
SENATOR THURSTON

sons vet why the loyal people of this
country should stand together at this
time. Senator Tillman Of South Caro-
lima, chairman of the committee on reso-
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republic and in no part an idle working
man who wanted TO work. Tremendous
applause.)
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-14

to a few thousand dollars annu-
ally"
The people here have nothing
against Tahiti. and sincerely hope
it may get its steamship service.
The story was cOncOcted merely
as part Of Il scheme TO divert pub
lie attention from the Importance
as an outpost of the United States.
Only the ignorant will give such
Il yarn more than passing notice,
and we join with the Planters
editor i'll suggesting to the pessi-
mistic oracle Of the News Letter
that his arrows aimed at Hawaii
fall mid-channel into the deep
blue ocean, as harmless as snow
flakes fall on the peaks of the
Sierras.'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-14
HAWAII J0TTINCS.

| While gathered TO consider church
matters the other day the converse
ton of the Methodist bishops turned
on Hawaii. where the denomination
has extensive missionary interests, and
incidentally on the question of its an
nexation to the United States. Sew
eral of the bishops favored such an
neXation. but the idea was vigorously
opposed by Bishop Hurst, who claimed
that it would be a grave mistake.
Whether he was correct in his asser-
ton that the people of the United
States would vote down such a PROPOSE
ton were it submitted to them, is not
so easy to determine. The result would
depend largely on the way in which the
question happened to be submitted, and
to an extent perhaps upon the whim
of the moment. 1t would not be sur
prising if within the life time of the
coming administration an attempt was
made to bring about Hawaiian annex
alton, as many firm friends of that
cause are to be found in the Republic
an ranks But it is a step that ought
not to be taken without serious and
careful thought.-Republican Stan
dard, New Bedford, Mass.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-14
VALUABLE ANNEXATION PAPER.

Among the pamphlets in the
collection of the Hawaiian His
tOlical Society is the 'MemOir of
Luther Severance written by
James @. Blaine. Mr.. Severance
was United States Commissioner
to the Sandwich Islands from Jan
nary -, 1851, to the close Of 1853
nearly three years. He died in
Augusta, Me-, January %, 1855.
Referring to Commissioner Sev-
FRANCES work while here, Mr..
Blaine writes: 1T was during
Mr.. Severance's commissiOnershiP
that the annexation of the Sand
witch Islands to this government
was first prominently agitated.
In response to Il communication
from the State Department at
Washington, Mr.. Severance pre-
pared Il paper on this subject
which was extraordinarily minute
and accurate in regard to the re
sources and capabilities of the Isl
ands in a commercial point OF
view, and at the same tipe an
alyzed in the profOundest manner
the political effect of their annex
alton. Although he retained Il
copy of this paper, his sense OF
prOpriety would not allow him to
make it public after it had be-
come the property of the State
Department of this government.
Should the subject ever again be
agitated, and this paper be called
for by Congress, it would doubt
less be found to convey more of
pertinent and valuable informal
ton on the subject than anything
which has yet been published"
If Mr.. Blaine's suggestion has
been acted upon it was SO long
ago that the majority of those in
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terested have forgotten ii, and
whether previously published or
not. Mr.. Severance's review of the
situation, written in the sos
would have an added value ut this
time. 1t is worth while for Ameri-
can anneXatiOnists to seach the
archives.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-14

The Lots are situated in the Block
bounded by Kanaina and Campbell
Avenues and the Kapahulu Road.
The majority of the Lots are 1OOx15O
feet, and each have a frontage on one
of the aforementioned Avenues or on
the new Streets opened throughout
the tract.
The situation of these Lots, adjacent
to the elegant Residences at the Beach
and Park, should command the at
tention of all Home Seekers and In
vestors.
Remember that the number of Lots
is limited and this will be the grand
est opportunity yet offered in Real
Estate.
Maps of the Lots can be seen at my
Salesroom.
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THAT TAHITI STORY.

published Il long yarn TO the Ell
feet that the cross roads OF the
Pacific was to be transferred
from Hawaii to Tahiti, all ON ac-
count of supposed negotiations
between the Oceanic Steamship
Company and the French Govern
ment The story was supremacy
idiOtic from beginning to end and
even admitting that the Oceanic
Company contemplated Il change
of route, there are plenty of cap
itaIists in the United States pre-
pared to take up its route and
give Hawaii as good steamer ser
vice as it now derives from that
company.
In the current number of the
Planters Monthly Editor Whit
ney deals with the News Letter
article, item by item. In the first
place, he notes that the French
Government has for years been
attempting to obtain a steamer
service from Tahiti to San Fran
cisco, and the News Letter has
simply rehashed an old standing
offer with the object of casting
discredit upon Hawaii. The line
now existing between Tahiti and
New Zealand is barely paying ex-
penses, and the French Govern
ment would have to raise a very
generous sum to change the
course of long established and
fairly profitable line like the Gee
anic.
In presenting how little Tahiti
and its surrounding islands have
to offer when, compared with this
group, Mr. Whitney writes as fol
lows: Tahiti is a small island,
about the size and shape of Maui,
with an area of say 600 square
miles, and only one good harbOr
for large vessels. 1t is very noun
famous and cut up into valleys,
the steep ridges running down to
the sea. rendering them in some
cases accessible only by canoes.
Formerly each valley had its own
chief and people, and those living
in one valley could not enter an
other valley without permission
of the chief. This rule has been
annulled since the French took
possession of the island. Still
there are no large areas of arabic
land as in our group, and almost
the only products are oranges,
bananas, cOcOanuts and such like.
The annual exports and the for
eign travel to and from the island
are very small. The exports and
imports are hardly.worth quoting.
Some twenty years or more ago
the French Government offered
Inducements to establish q steam
line between Honolulu and Tahiti,
carrying cattle thither and wood
back. One or two sailing vessels
made trips thither, but there was
nothing in it and the venture was
abandoned. At one time Mr.. s. G.
Wilder thought of engaging in the
service. but the plan was aban-
dOned as unwise.
THE group of eight or ten isl
ands lying near Tahiti have no
foreign trade or population to
speak of, and can never offer in
ducements for steam lines. even
when the Panama and Nicaragua
canals are completed. The enter
prising firm of Spreckels Bros. of
San Francisco. who are the ruling
spirits in the Oceanic s. s. Co. |
will never abandon ports or group
or a trade which sustains two
packet lines of twelve or fourteen
sailing vessels and four monthly
steamships of three thousand tons
each, carrying full cargOes and |
lists, and doing bust
ness of millions annually between |
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BY AUTHORITY.
AUCTION SALE OF AVA LICENSES

In accordance with the requirements
of Section IS, Chapter GA of the Laws
of 1896, one ava license for each Dis
trict of the several Islands will be sold
at Public Auction, between the first and
seventh day of December. 1896.
Each license viii be for the term o.
one year from the 1st day of January.
1897.
The upset price Will be as follows:
For the District of Honolulu $1,000
For the District of HiIo. ..... SEQ
For the District of Wailuku 500
For the District of Lahaina $50
For each other District. 100
The licenses for the several Districts
on the Island of Oahu, consisting OF
Honolulu. Koolaupoko, Koolauloa.
Waialua and Eva and Waianae, will
be sold at the front entrance of the Ex-
ecutive Building on Thursday, the Sd
day of December, 1896. at II o'clock
noon
Those for the Islands of Hawaii,
Maui and Kauai will be sold in their
respective Districts, upon such day and
date, within the limit of time fixed by
law, as shall be designated by the sew
eraI Sheriffs or their Deputies. Due
notice of date and place of sale will
be given by posters in each of the said
Districts.
A cash deposit of twenty-five per
cent of the amount Of the bid will be
required upon the fall of the hammer;
said deposit to be forfeited to the Gov
eminent if the full amount Of the bid
is not paid within five days from the
day of sale.
J. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, Nov. 3, 1896.
4448-3t 1SO9-td
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GOLD FOR CHINA.
Custom Duties Must Hereafter be Paid
in yellow Coin.

Custom Duties Must Hereafter be Paid
in yellow Coin.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Li Hung
Chang, when he visited Washington,
left with the Chinese Legation a mem
orandum, printed in English, in which
it is stated that changes in the customs
rates make duties payable in gold or
it's equivalent, instead of silver taels.
Ii Hung Chang stated that silver taels
were authorized to be used in paying
custom duties in Tao Kwang's time,
and continued without change until the
dynasty of Hen Flung. Since then the
value of silver has declined, he says,
and in justice to China, which has now
established international relations,
both the necessities of the day and
consideration of what is fair and right
demand that the original value of the
customs tael be Recommended, and
that the value of silver at which China
consented to collect duties, viz, three
taels to the pound, be observed and adj
hered to.
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CLAUS SPREcKELs. wM. G. IRWIN.
CLAUS SPRECKELS & CO.,
3 a n k erS,
HONOLULU - II. |.
SAN Francisco AGESTs-The Nevada Bank
OF san Francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE OK

DRAW EXCHANGE On
san Francisco The Nevada Bank of San
Francisco.
Isondon-The Union Bank OF London Ltd
New York -American Exchange National
Bank.
Chicago Merchants National Bank.
ParfS - Compton National d'Escompte de
Paris.
BE r1in-DrcSduer Bank.
Hopgkon2 and \ Northumberland and
Shanghai Banking Corporation.
New Zealand and Australia - Bank Of
New Zealand.
Victoria aud Vancouver-Bauk Of Mon
treal.
IIUnSQCt 0 G9IGTGl BGlkng Z Exchange Business
Term and Ordinary Deposits Received.
Loans made on approved security. CONNER
cial and Travele-s' Cr-ai+s Issued. Bills OF
Exchange Bought AID Scid.
Collections Promptly Accounted For.
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To Check Flow of Gold to Russia.

BERLIN, Oct 24-The directors of
the Reischbank recently decided that
it was not necessary to make an ad-
vance in the discount rate of the
Reischbank beyond per cent. Today
banking option points to an increase
in the rate early next week. Despite
the difference between the open dis
count rates and those of the Reisch-
bank, gold does not go into the Reisch-
bank, and if the accounts of the bank
were examined it would be seen that
the drain toward Russia equals the
inflow into the bank. The Russian I'm
perial bank has reduced the price it
paid for gold by per cent, until the
Bank of England raised its discount,
when the Russian bank raised its price
for gold. Still gold goes to Russia.