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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-12
THE CHAIN Il SUCCESS.

The returns to the State Central
Committee from the letters sent out
by Secretary Aver, are coming in
splendidly. The plan is going to prove
a big success. Give us funds enough
and victory in Minnesota is sure. Let
every shoulder be put to the wheel.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-02-12
SPECIAL NOTICE.

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create any obligation, binding on THE
Representative" Publishing Company, or
make any contract in its name, unless the
same is specifically assented to and ap-
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Judge William M. Springer, who has

Judge William M. Springer, who has
been sitting among the sageDrush Of
Indian Territory for a year or SO Won
dcring where Ills salary is coming
from. has grown tired and wants d
railway solcitorship. What will Will
liam do if lie ever has ~ earn his own
iiving:-Chicago Inter Ocean.
He will sell out. That is Bill'S best
hold.
The herald., 1896-07-17
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SPECIALS

delicate pink, lighted by pink shaded
chandeliers. The decorations Of the
table were unique and striking and the
dishes a delight to the epicurean palate
The music was choice and the assem-
blage brilliant. Those present were
Messrs. and Mines. Hoy. Acker Ken
nelly, Gorham, Winthrop, Lester.
Weyse, Vawter, Moore. Gibson, Childs,
Alvord, Corson, Waring, Young, Robert
son, Tevis. McKittrick, Francis, Tru-
man, Keller, Moodini-Wood, Ward,
Winslow, Gaffey, Hook; Mines. Brooks
Ryan, Lester, Hamilton, Hays, Doria
Jones, Simpson, Wilcox, Lillingston
Longstreet, White, Polhemus, Taney
Baker. Upham, Gill; Misses Brooks, An
derson, Kennedy, Gorham, Hamilton,
Vawter, Noble, Henshaw, Truman, Pol
hemus, Keeney, Dixon, Bowles, Harriet
Bowles, Scott, Winston Roberts, Gill;
Messrs. Creighton, Roy Jones. Schuyler
Cole, Bandini, Gen. Sargent, Chase,
Campbell Johnson, and others.
One of the bathers today swan out as
far as the buoy In front Of the Arcadia
bathhouse, but becoming timid signaled
for help to return, and Bert Spooner, the
expert young swimmer attache of the
Arcadia, went out and brought him
ashore. Apropos of this, 1t may here be
stated that there never has been an ac-
cidental drowning Of a surf-bather on
the coast of Santa Monica, and there is
less danger here than anywhere on the
whole coast, as the records show.
All coming social events will date from
the croquet and tea given by Mines.
Childs and Longstreet and Miss Scott
on the Arcadia lawn tomorrow.
The herald., 1896-07-17
SANTA CATALINA
Tho Free Harbor War Still on-sos

The Free Harbor War Still ou-SoclaI
Notes
AVALON, July 16.-Yesterday after
noon and all of last night this little
island city was more or less excited
over the actions of six men, who in
sisted on coming ashore without first
paying the regular fare Of 1925 for
round-trip tickets from San Pedro. The
men arrived yesterday noon on the
tramp boat Myrtle from Long Beach.
They made life burden to the officers
who were kept chasing them along the
water front, but they were not allowed
to land.
Capt. c. H. Wedgwood and party ar
rived last evening on the Defender, Jr.
NOT being passenger boat they were
given hearty welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Burnham gave
a yachting party at Cherry valley, which
lies west of the isthmus. The party was
given on their beautiful yacht, the San
Diego, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. r. II.
Sanborn Of Tustin, who departed for
home on the a. m. boat this morning.
Those composing the party were Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Burnham, Mr.. and Mrs.
4. II. Sanborn, ]. Fred Blake, Miss e.
X. Carr, Mr.. Marshal w. Stimson. G.
! Langenberger, Miss Gertrude Lanber-
scheimer, r. H. Sanborn, Jr., who
caught four fine fish on the trip; r. F.
Burnham. Miss Mary Burnham, Bertha
Sanborn, Howard Sanborn, Mrs. NJ A.
Powell, Kenneth Powell, Miss Peck, Mrs.
Peck. Andrew Sphinx, Miss Fixon Will
lard Burnham, Miss Coli Meade, Miss
Viola Sanborn, Gay Lewis and Harry
Carr.
Mrs. Platt, wife Of DR.. Platt, brought
down fine pair of goat horns al John
sons Landing. where they are camping.
The Island Villa arrivals are J. Roy
Howard. w. w. Howard. George Sey-
mour. Miss Agnes Howard, Miss Maud
Howard, w. H. Davis, ]. F. H. Alcomb.
w. s. Redding, Mrs. Hartwell. Mrs. Hub
bard. Clarence Hubbard. Bert Hubbard,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brandon and family,
San Jose; Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. France.
F. G. France. Jr., T. Eberhardt and wife
Of Santa Clara.
Edwin Painter Of Los Angeles is at the
Pasadena hotel.
Mr.. Newton s. Leithead Of Pasadena
Is at the Grand View.
The Metropole arrivals are Mrs. M.
Hyman. Miss Hyman, Miss Agnes Hy-
man, Miss May Hyman. all Of San Fran
cisco; VIM. H. Haren, st. Louis; Mr.. and
Mrs. F. H. Wheeler and family, Miss
Lille Peters, Freeport, ILL.,, Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Baer, DR.. w. B. Berry, Pasadena;
L. w. Lawrence, S. B. Bliss and Miss
Dobb1ns, Pasadena.
The herald., 1896-07-17

Burnham Of Los Angeles; third and
fourth grades, Mrs. A. H. Alvord Of
Orange; second grade, Miss Alice Good
rich of Orange; primary, Miss Lydia
Killifer of Orange; Miss Alice McCarty
Of Orange, kindergarten; Miss Ella Keys
OF Emporia, Kan, assistant to Miss Mag
gle Marsh of Villa Park.
William Grote has gone to the San
Juan hot springs for recuperation.
Willis Bridges, Jack Harter and Frank
Carr have gone to Chino.
J. Fl. Frederick, accompanied by Mrs.
Mamie Nickle, has gone to Long Beach.
Mrs. S. NJ Craddick Mrs. w. M. Scott
and Miss Emma Thomas have gone to
Long Beach for stay of about two
weeks
John Morgan is taking his summer va
cation travelling through Mexico and in
cidentally taking some object lessons on
free silver.
G. P. Peelor was in the Angel City on
Wednesday.
Mr.. NJ Bemick and family have re-
turned to Orange, after an extended
camping trip north in which they took
In the g. A. r. encampment at Ven
tura.
"A. B. Tiffany went to Los Angeles yes
terday.
c. P. Peelor was in the Angel City yes
terday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Tweedy of Gala
basas are visiting their relatives In Ri

Mr.. and Mrs william Tweedy of Gala
basas are visiting their relatives in Ri
vera.
The program for the concert next
Tuesday evening is a good one. On it
appears the names of the Misses Strong
and Miss Leona Charles of Whittier.
Mrs. Orr Haralson and Mrs. ]. G.. Scar
borough Of Los Angeles, the Misses Clay,
Misses Maxon, DR.. Groton, Fred Groton
w. s. Dorman and Joe Burke of loca
fame. The Rivera orchestra will have
two numbers and the illustrated song
Grandma's Dream, by eight or ten Of
! our prettiest little girls in costume, will
be worth the price of admission alone.
Last night Walnut Grove lodge No
376, l. o. o. F., held public installation
in the town hall. District Deputy g. M
Jacob Nagle officiating. w. s. McGaugt
was installed as N. g., T. B. Chapman
v. c., ]. Nagle. secretary. Harry Moss
treasurer. Mr.. Nagle made a very nea'
and appropriate address. after which
refreshments were served and every.
body had a good time. A large number
of visitors were present from sister
lodges at Whittier, Downey and Comp
| ton.
The herald., 1896-07-17
SANTA MONICA
Business and Amusements Among Sojourner
bv the Sea

Business and Amusements Among Sojourners
bv the Sea
SANTA MONICA, July 16.-Dr. and
Mrs r. A. Ferguson of Bakersfield are
at Hotel Arcadia. They are we'll known
in Santa Monica and will be pleasant
addition to the summer society here.
They expect to remain couple Of
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. McKittrick have
taken the pretty little cottage. corner Of
Second and Nevada. and after this week
will be found at home there during the
warm months.
Property on Ocean avenue Is always in
great demand, because there is so little
of 1t for SALE Lot P, block 25, was pur-
chased this week by w. T. Gillis and H.
w. Keller. and lot o. block 14S was
bought by William w. Shanahan, both
through the agent, Mr.. Baxter.
Mr.. and Mrs. McKittrick gave little
supper last evening at Eckert & Hopf's,
and those around the merry board were
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvord. Mrs. Tevis, Mr..
Haight. Mr.. and Mrs. Waring and Mr..
and Mrs. McKittrick.
At the card tables this evening at
Mr. and Mrs. Alvord's the same little
company will spend couple of enjoy
able hours.
There was practice polo game yes
terday afternoon, and 1t is expected
that next Saturday the game will be a
close one. Many guests are expected.
Mrs. Young will give the tea this week.
The arrivals today at the Hotel Ar
cadia are: Mrs. d. Burbank, c. H.
Baker. S. c. Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Bull. San Jose; George K. Hooper, w.
r. Thomas. 8. Lewis, HenryA. Buffers
and wife Of San Francisco: S. Black,
New York; Charles H. Hastings, Sierra
Madre; ]. Hellwig, Albuquerque, N M;
J. L. Hewitt, Harvey Hewitt, Redlands;
DR.. A. T. Newcomb and wife, Pasa-
dena.
The reception given by Hon. and Mrs
Abbot Kinney at their villa on Ocean
avenue was the most elegant affair of
the season. The lawns were enclosed
forming pavilion in front Of the house.
The rooms were artistically decorated
the general reception room being in
tones Of orange and yellow, the tea room
In pink and white. the dining room in
The herald., 1896-07-17
SANTA BARBARA
Lentz Sentenced for Bur2lary-The New CITY
Charter Finished

Lcntz sentenced for Bur2lary-The New City
Charter Finished
SANTA BARBARA, July 16.-John G.
Lentz, convicted of burglary, was yes
terday sentenced by Judge w. B. Cope
to six and onehalf years in San Quentin.
During the trial his actions made it nee
essary to put him in straight jacket,
and special jury was impaneled to in
quire into his sanity. The doctors re-
ported that the prisoner was simply
shamming. On appearing for sentence
he made full confession, and claimed
that his attorney and the inmates of the
jail advised the insanity plea. The court
declared that had Lentz so spoken in
the beginning his sentence would have
been much lighter
The board of frseholders have finished
the new city charter and the measure is
now ready to be voted on. The docu-
ment has been filed for record In the re-
corder's office. On matters regarding
which some difference Of opinion may
prevail alternative propositions are sub
mitted. The time for holding city cleo
tions is changed from April to Decem-
Der. land will take place every two years.
CONTINUED on Pago ten.)
The herald., 1896-07-17
RIVERA
A Bear Hunt Begun-Amusements and Social
News Notes

A Bear Hunt Begun-Amusements and Social
News Notes
RIVERA, July 16.-Robert Reynolds
has bought the Dunton place and will
move thereon in a few days.
Mr.. Ell Taylor and family are camp
ing at Long Beach.
A party of representative walnut grow
ers, comprising william Moss, A. Dor
man, H. L. and ]. A. Montgomery, T. L..
Gooch, Albert Mcdonald and George
Gooch, started Monday on bear hunt,
to be gone ten days, unless they find
bears.
I. r. Parsons, Miss Zula Parsons and
roscoe Moss are at San Juan Springs.
Captain Abbot and family are back
from San Jacinto.
mrs: A. Marlin and daughter Inez re-
turned Monday from a sojourn at The
rains.
The herald., 1896-07-17
IMPORTANT NOTICE 70 SUBSCRIBERS

While THE HBRALD'S out Of town
assvics is nearly perfect. 1t Is nsces-
essy to removstsu agent or carrier
eecssionslly. IN, some instances such
asenfs and carriers refuse to turn
OYER to their successors the names
and addresses Of their patrons. Sub.
scrfbers who fail TO receive their pa
see viii confer . special favor and
asure regular delivery by sending
their names and addresses to tho
hHbLIshers.
The herald., 1896-07-17
ANAhElM

Assignment Of Teachers for the Ensuine
Year-Note3
ANAHEIM, July 16.-The school board
met on Tuesday evening and elected
teachers as follows: Principal, G. w.
Weeks; sixth and seventh grades, Mrs.
Jessie st. Clair Collins Of Anaheim:
fourth and nth grades. Miss Edith
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A Life on the Ocean Wave.
A Mans a Man for a. that.
Annie o. the Banks o. Dee.
Annie Laurie.
Aud Lang Syne.
Auld Robin Gray.
A Wet Sheet and a FlTgirg Sea
Baby Mine.
Beautiful Bells.
Beautiful Snow.
Bell Brandon.
Belle of Baltimore.
Ben Bolt.
Billy Boy.
Bingen on the Rhine.
Black Eyed Susan.
Bonnie Doom.
Bonnie Dundee.
Bring Back My Bonnie to Me.
By the Blue Alsatian Mountains
Caller Herrin'.
Captain Jinks.
Captain with His Whiskers.
Charlie is my Darling.
Columbia, the Gem Of the
Ocean.
Come Home, Father!
Comm Thro' the Rye.
Comrades.
Cruelty to Johnny.
Die Wacht AM Rhine.
Dolly Warden.
Don't You Go, Tommy.
Do They Miss Me at Home?
Do They Think of Me at Home?
Douglas, Tender and True
Down in a Coal Mine.
Ever of hee.
Five O'C ,ock in the Morning..
Flee as a Bird.
Go Down. Moses.
Goodnight, and Joy be WI
ye A.
Green Grow the Rushes, o.
Hail, Columbia.
Hail to the Chief.
Hard Times Come Again No
More.
Harvest Home.
Her Bright Smile Haunts Me
Still.
Hickory. Dickory, Dock.
Highland Mary.
Home. Sweet Home.
/ Amt Going to Die No Moro.
ICannot Sing the Old Songs.
Dreant that / Dwelt.
i'll Had But a Thousand q Year
/ Heard a Wee Bird Singing.
I'll Hang My Harp on a Willow
Tree.
I'll Hear the Trumpet Sound.
I'm Ger Young to Marry Yet.
In the Cleaning.
l Remember.
IStood on the Bridge at Mid
night.
I've Just Come from the Foun-
tain.
Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill.
Jessie, the Flowero' Dumblane.
Jim Along Josey.
Jim Crack Corn.
Jock o. Hazeldean.
John Anderson, My 10.
Johnny Has Gone for q Soldier.
This hook coufoinc I
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from Chino, where he IL in the beet
raising business.

For exhcange-Ranch Of damp land
for hay. Apply at 517 South Raymond,
Pasadena.
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TWO HUNDRED OLD-TIME SONGS.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Johnny Sands.
Judgment Day is Rolling
Round.
Katy's Letter.
Kissing on the Sly.
Kiss Me Quick and Go.
Lanigan's Ball.
Larboard Watch.
Listen to the Nightingale
Little Annie Rooney.
Little Barefoot.
Little Bo-peep.
Little Jack Horner Sat in q
Corner.
Little Maggie May.
Little Nell.
Lord Lowell.
Lord Ullin's Daughter.
Love Among the Roses.
Maggie by My 5ide.
Maggie's Secret.
Maid of Athens.
Marseillaise Hymn.
Maryland, My Maryland.
Mary of Argyle.
Massa's in the Cold, Cold
Ground.
Meet Me By Moonlight.
Miss Wrinkle.
Molly, Put the Kettle On.
My Country. It's of Thee.
My Heart is Sair for Somebody.
NV Hearts in the Hiq Hands.
My Johnny wa a Shoemaker.
My Love is LlKe q Red, Red
Rose.
My Pretty Yellar Gal.
My Ways Cloudy.
Nancy Lee.
Nelly of the Hazel Dell.
Nobody Knows the Trouble I
See.
ODear! What Can the Matter
Oft in the stilly Night.
Oh! Boys. Carry Me Long.
OH Had I Wings Like a Dove.
Oh! Should Like to Marry.
Oh. Susanna.
Oh. Why Do You Tease Us!
Oh, Would / We're a Bird.
Oh, Would l Were a Boy Again.
Old Grimes.
Old King Cole.
Our Flag is There.
Over the Garden Wall.
o Whistle, and I'll Come to
You.
o Willie Brewed a Peck o.
Maui.
Paddle Your Own Canoe.
Robin Adair.
Robinson Crusoe.
Rocked in the Cradle Of the
Deep.
Rock Me to Sleep, Mother.
Roll, Jordan, Roll.
Saint Patrick was q Gentleman,
Sally In Our Alley.
Scots Wha Haze WI Wallace
Bled,
Seesaw, Margery Daw.
See, the Conquering Hero
Comes,
Shells Of Ocean.
Simon the Cellarer.
76 pages and would cost 45C
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Sing a Song Of Sixpence.
Sparkling and Bright.
Steal Away.
Stop Dat Knocking.
Swing Low, Sweet ChaIio&
Take Back the Heart.
Ta-ra-ra Boom.de-ayl
Ten Little Niggers.
The Angels Whisper.
The Arm Chair.
The Battle Cry Of Freedom. y
The Blue Bells of Scotland.
The Blue Juniata.
The Burial Of Sir John Moora
The Campbells Are COMM,
The Charming Young Widow.
The Cork Leg.
The Cruiekeen Lawn.
Tie Danube River.
The Dustman.
The Girl I Left Behind No.
The Harp That Oucc Thr0N
Tara's Halls.
The Laird o. Cockpen.
The Land o. the Leal.
The Little Brown jug.
The Little Fisher Maiden.
The Maiden's Prayer.
The March of the Cameron MaD
The Minute Gun at Sea.
Then You'll Remember Ne.
The Old Arm Chair,
The Old Oake1l Bucket.
The Pauper's Drive.
The Pilgrim Fathers.
There is q Green Hill Far Away
There's Nae Luck About tho
House.
There Was a Jolly Miller,
There Was an Old Woman.
The Rose of Allandale.
The Spider and the Fly.
The Star 6panxled Banner.
The Sword of Bunker Hill.
The Used Up Man.
The Water-Mill,
The Widow in a Cottage BY the
Sea,
Thou Art Gone From My Gazs,
Three Fishers Went Sailing.
'Tis the Last Rose OF Summer.
Turn Back Pharaoh's Army.
Wait for the Wagon.
We'd Better Bide a Wee.
We Meet by Chance.
We're a. Noddin'.
What Are the Wild Waves Say.
ing?
When the Swallows Homewarl
Fly.
When We Went Gypsying.
When You and l We're Young.
Where Are You Going, MY
Pretty Maid?
Where Was Moses When tho
Light Went Quit
Whoa Emma!
, Widow Machree.
Willie, We Have Missed You.
Will You Love Ne Then An
Within a Mile Of Edinboro'
Woodman, Spare That TreA
Yankee Doodle.
You Never Miss the Water.
in sheet-music form. j
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afraid Of pounding persistenIly
turns up, turn something up.
Don't quit a good position until
you are sure of a better one.
Remember that the very best
positions are secured through
promotion and not by answering
advertisements. It may be worth
your while to study carefully
the pages devoted to this subject
In The Everyday Educator. You
will find a model application IAN
answer to an advertisement) on J
The herald., 1896-07-17

There is no use applying for Q
situation II you cannet Do any
thing. Encourage and develop
some one talent for tho use Of
which the world offers q money
value. The man who can do
anything fairly well Isn't draw
ing half the salary Of the
man who can do one thing better
than other people. Do not b
} do call you . crank. II nothing
The herald., 1896-07-17

CONTINUED on Pago ten.)
The advocate., 1896-07-22

conditions are normal, are those who are
in position 10 produce suitable hog feed
at the least cost and where the attend
anCe Of the animals is least expensive.
1t is here the irrigated farm has Ge-
cided advantage. Alfalfa, Ksffir corn,
potatoes, sugar beets and other feed can
be produced with certainty and at least
possible Oost.-IrgigGtiOn Age.
The advocate., 1896-07-22
Hog Raising.

At the present low price for hogs the
raising Of Of them can only be profitable
where most favorable conditions exist.
Those who can make anything now, or
who can mako most whom the market
The advocate., 1896-07-22
John Clarke Rldpath lg for silver.

AAAA@AASN90 RAV0W 1Ao~%AA&A AN O00A4
Clarke Ridpath. He has always been
a Republican. Like thousands Of 9TH
ers, he still believes in Republican
principles, but thinks that the party
has gone entirely wrong, In letter
recently made public he refers as fol
lows to the silver question:
"There is just one great question be.
fore the American people, and that "a
whether they will be compelled by the
international gold conspiracy, having
its blfurcatlons In London and New
York, to transact their business, and
In particular to pay their debts, with q
cornered dollar worth two for one,
frsudulently substituted for the dollar
Of the law and the contract, or whether
they (the people) will reclaim their
right to transact their business and
pay their debts according to the terms
Of the contract and according to jus
tlce.
at 10 said by the emisBaries Of the
gold propsRAnda that they who RdVO-
cate the restoration Of our coinage
and money to the exact condition which
1t held prior to the act Of 1873 are dis
honest. That they wish to coin 80
cents worth Of silver into dollar and
compel creditors TO accept that In lieu OF
an honest dollar. Than this there never
was q greater sOphlsm and falsehOod.
What the people desire and what they
intend to do is to coin 100 cents worth
Of silver, that is, q dollars worth, that
is, 37lH grains Of silver, into dollar,
end by that act to break the corner on
gold and reduce the exaggerated pur
chasing power Of that metal to its nor
NAL standard.
"If any man dare say that S7lh
grains Of pure silver are not dollars
worth, let him be challenged with che
question whether that amount Of IN.
coined silver will not purchase az much
Of the average Of twenty-five Of the
great staples Of the American market,
including real estate and labor, 40 the
same silver would purchase twenty
Eve years ago. Let him answer that
truly, or forever SfterWarG hold his
peace. AS a matter Of fact the un-
coined silver In the American dollar
will buy more Of the average Of our
great staples than the same would buy
10 1875.
"Whst thenP The limited supply Of
gold In the world has been cOFnered by
those who own It. They are very few
very few-Rnd the people are mil
lions. The price of the cOrnered gold
has advanced more and more, until 1t
has become worth almost two for one.
All the while coined gold has concealed
The fallaCy that 10 In IL. The &C Id eagle
IT'LL pF0clRims itself $40, although It
has advanced In purchasing power
until It Is nearly 800. Under this OBJ.
Icure and fraudulent process all pro-
luctiVe industries have been crushed
% the earth. They who labor In the
ields and shops have beer virtually
'uined.
"The claim that gold coin Is the
sound money! the honest money OF
he world, and that silver mOney--real,
primary silver money, on our old stat
ltOry rstiO-lS dishonest and unsound
Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-21
EXPLODE SOME SILVER FALLAcIEs.
Thomas NiIpntricIS Addresses the
Ninth Mnrh ncnuhIicnnH.

Thomas ISilpatriclS Addresses the
Ninth ward Republicans.
The regular meeting of the Ninth Ward
Republican club, at Twenty y-ninth and Far
nam streets. was well attended last night.
The meeting was addressed by large num-
Der of candidates, as well as 9TH Ak
ers. The candidates present were J. II.
Evans Isaac Noyes and T. X. Su. .h0I0ugh,
nominees for the state senate, and A. II.
Murdoch, Joseph Grove and Frank Burman
nominees for the house of representatives.
All of the candidates made short talks, each
one announcing himself as strongly OPP
posed to any change in the laws relating to
fraternal insurance or of the valued policy
law, and all promising hearty support of
the exposition.
Thomas Fitzpatrick was then introduced
as one of the speakers of the evening. He
made short but very interesting talk,
giving a few practical illustrations OF the
money question and political economy. His
opening statement was that the money
question was not really question, but was
simply an issue forced by the popocrats in
order to avoid the vital issues of the hour
and the only way to treat it was to let 1t
alone.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick made a center shot by ar
guing that the very fact that wheat and
silver had both been produced in con-
stantly increasing quantities in the face
OF falling prices during the past decade was
positive proof that somewhere on the earth
some one was producing these commodities
at a profit "If silver has been produced
at profit at the present price," said he,
land the free coinage of silver should carry
and the price of silver go to $l.29 or about
double its present price, its supporters
claim, some one will make an enormous
profit. and think you will agree with me
that II will not be the laboring man"
In proof OF the assertion that the working
man would be the last one to profit by an
increase in prices, Mr. Fitzpatrick referred
to the conditions existing during and after
the great civil war. At that time he said
the price of everything advanced from IS
TO 100 per cent, while wages advanced
slowly, or not at all, and II was not until
long afterward that wages advanced to cor
respond With the price of what the laborer
had to buy.
Mr. Fitzpatrick then spoke for a few mo-
ments on the use and purpose OF money,
touching on the "greenback craze" and
arguing against the reviying OF that ex-
poded theory of legisating value into the
silver dollar.
John X. Webster was the next speaker,
and he entertained the audience for short
time with one of his interesting historical
talks on the origin. character and use of
money, tracing the history OF money from
tho earliest times up to the present day
and showing that money is not the creature
OF law. but must possess Intrinsic value.
Nc. Webster illustrated his argument by ex-
hibitng his collection OF coins. showing the
debaslng OF coinage by European sover-
eigns and quoting from history to show the
disastrous effect upon the country.