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The herald., 1896-09-04
AN OPEN LETTER TO REV. S. A. T::oMsoN

My Dear Sir: In last Mondays issue
Of the Times is a synopsis Of a sermon
purporting to have been preached by
you on Sunday. I have waited thus long
hoping it might be error, and that you
in the synopsis as coming from you.
AS no such denial has yet been pub
lished I shall, for this letter, take you
report as expressing what you said on
that occasion.
In the first place you state that 'tt
Is right to bring into the churches the
grave moral questions now at issue IN
this campaign" Then you enter into
vigorous scorching" of the Chicago
platform, and characterize it as "coun-
tenancing anarchy and riot; intimidat-
ing and threatening courts" etc., and
"as looking toward the substitution of
q debased and dishonest currency for
the sound and honorable coin Of the
realm" Then you enter into a discus
sion Of the financial question in way
that one would think you were deliver
ing stump speech, If the statement
were not made in the report that it
was IAN excellent sermon" Then fol-
lowed few remarks on the Wilson tar
iff bill, and some more "scorching" Of
the Democracy's position on the silver
question in which disaster, dishonesty
and dishonor" figure prominently.
coupled with the statement that you
will continue to preach in the same
strain until election day.
Now, 1 shall not enter into any discus
sion of the financial or tariff issues, but
shall ask you few questions, which I
hope you will answer.
Would 1t not be better for you, IL Won
desire the success of Mr.. Hanna's party.
to advocate your views from the stump
rather than from the house which was
dedicated for the worship of God?
Do you not think that you could be the
means OF saving many souls If, from
now until November, you should as
earnestly preach the gospel as YOU
abuse those of opposite political faith
If you SO greatly desire purity in pol-
itics, would 1t not be as we'll for you to
speak on the subject of "bossism. with
which your party, both national and To-
CAL is cursed to such a degree that all
candidates from president to pound-
master, must bow down and Worship
the boss, then rise and deposit the
shekels before nomination can be se-
cured? The latter subject is of suf1i-
cient scope that 1t would be very diff
cult to complete the discussion of it
in the time in which you have signifietl
your intention of preaching political
sermons.
Is it not the duty Of men of your pro-
\ fession to save souls, and above all to
be Christians themselves, instead of
denouncing others for honest beliefs !
4 for one am tired of clerical dema-
gogues. Very truly yours,
E. H. WILSON.
Los Angeles, August 26.
The herald., 1896-09-04
!: MCK|NLEY'S FINANCIAL RECORD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Editor Herald: Please state In your pa
per just what Major Mckinley s. attitude
on the money question In congress has
been, and oblige, A. G.
Pasadena, Aug. 81.
Mr. McISinley's record on the currency
question was summarized by the New
York Evening Post some time ago as fol-
lows:
FAVORED FREE COINAGE OF SILL
YER IN 1877.
On the 9Th of November, 1877, Mr.. Bland
of Missouri moved in the house of repre-
sentatives to suspend the rules and pass
a bill to authorize the free coinage of the
standard silver dollar. On the call of the
roll Mr. Mckinley voted yea.
OPPOSED HAYES VETO OF THE
BLAND-ALLISONA ACT IN 1873.
The Bland bill was amended in the SEN
ate, under the lead of Mr.. Allison, so as
to provide for the coinage of not less
than $4,000, 900 nor more than $4,000.000
worth Of silver bullion into standard dol
lars, and in that form passed the house.
President Hayes vetoed the bill Febru-
ary %, 1878. On the question of repassing
the bill over the veto Mr.. Mckinley voted
yea.
CONDEMNED CLEVELAND IN 1888
FOR URGING REPEAL OF THE
ACT VETOED BY HAYES.
Mr. Mckinley was chairman of the
committee on resolutions in the Repub-
lican national convention of 1888. and re-
ported q platform which declared that
1.-The Republican party is in favor of the
use of both gold and silver as money,
and condemns the policy of the Demo-
cratic administration in It's efforts to de-
monetize silver"-these efforts consist
ing of recommendations by President
Cleveland that congress should repeal
the Bland Allison act, precisely like the
recommendations made by Mr.. Cleve-
lands Republican predecessor, Presi-
dent Arthur.
ADVOCATED LARGER SILVER PUR-
CHASES IN 1880.
Mr.. Mckinley, as chairman of the
ways and means committee and leader
of the house in the Fifty-first congress,
earnestly advocated the passage of the
silver purchase act in $780, as better than
the BlandAllison act and the next best
thing to free coinage, saying of it: 1--WE
cannot have free coinage now. except in
the manner provided in the bill. To de-
feat this bill means to defeat all silver
legislation and to leave us with two mill
ons month only, when by passing this
bill we would have four and a half mill
ions month of treasury notes as good as
gold"
The herald., 1896-09-04
An Indoor Garden Party

A room arranged for a sumc1er tea had
the walls covered with white muslin hung
like scant curtains Here and there the
bons to reveal a long mirror. before which
there were jardinieres filled with tall spikes
of holloyhocks In yellow and white. Against
the wall covering at intervals were vines
Of smilax and ivy. A false ceiling Of chick
en- wire was covered with vines. The white
chairs in the room were tied with pale
green. The other seats were garden seats
painted green. The tea table was also in
green and white. Such q setting Is lovely
and cool when one wishes to entertain
enough to accommodate her guests.-New
York Evening Post. NJ
The herald., 1896-09-04
MCKINLEY tn. svndlc.ted Candidate

The people have not yet forgotten the Of
fensive despotism of Mark Hanna at st.
Louis and the docile ratification Of his
the interest of Mckinley. The letter has
been called a "syndicated candidate. "
That is not proud label for presidential
Republicans as well as Democrats who be-
llevc S1at 1t fits Mckinley. 1t has not been
successfully denied that large sums of
money were employed in "fixing' the dele
cations to the St. Louis convention. and
this charge takes on q strong shade of
veracity In the face of the apparent unan-
unity which was manifested for the most
colorless candidate in the field.-Kansas
CITY Star.
The herald., 1896-09-04

The nrst In the alphabetical roster Of
etateB-Alabama-went Democratic by
afty thousand over combined Republi-
can and Populistic opposition. The third
from the last in the roll call-vermont-
has gone Republican by thirty-five
tAonsand majority over an unorganized
democracy. The Democratic state has
eleven electoral votes; the Republican
eeete four. II Is the states between A
and v that will settle the presidential
oontest, and Bryan will carry more than
enoueh to elect him.
The herald., 1896-09-04

ground daily. The Democratic candi-
dates progress through the central
counties Of New York was q welcome
surprise to his most sanguine admirers:
his reception in Ohio has been enthusi-
astic, and his final triumph will be
achieved by the vote Of the people on the
third of November.
The herald., 1896-09-04

The millions Of Hanna's host are to
pc pftted against the mites Of the people
IN this campaign, but the fact that
proper organization costs money must
mot be lost sight of. Every advocate of
1ree silver should be wiling to contrib
ute his silver mite for legitimate cam
paign purposes. as for instance the en-
1ightenment Of his brother with gold
bug tendencies.
The herald., 1896-09-04
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.
ON the currency and other political dues-
tions. correspondents will understand that
there may be some delay in the publication
quested to cultivate brevity as far as is
consistent with the proper expression OF
The herald., 1896-09-04

If Prof. Tyndall still nurses frenzied
and uncomfortable hankering to be bur
led alive. he has missed good chance
IN failing to secure romination from
the Indianapolis Boltocrats. That
would have secured his permanent in
terment many fathoms deep.
The herald., 1896-09-04

The $20.oo0,00o raised by Mark Hanna
to defeat Mr.. Bryan with seems to he
already far too small n sum. It is
rumored that little of it has as yet
reached California, and for all the good
Il will do, 1t may as we'll stay away.
The herald., 1896-09-04

Mckinley talks about opening the
mills without opening the mints. But
opening the mfrts is sine qua non to
opening the mills. Mr. Bryan forcibly
Illustrated this point at Springfield, Ohio.
where they manufacture AGRICULTURAL
implements on large scale. Free silver
he said, would so stimulate the price of
cereals as to furnish the farmer with the
wherewithal to purchase agricultural
imnlements.
The herald., 1896-09-04

It might prove embarrassing should Ii
Hung Chang linger longer in this coun-
try during the campaign. His favorite
question Is: "How rich are you and how
did you get your money!"
The herald., 1896-09-04
The Campaign Of ..educ.tIon'.

"A foreigner on reading some Of the
things said by bitter partisans concern
ing the rival candidates would infer
that Mr.. Bryan went around, nights set
ting fire to peoples houses, while Ma
jor Mckinley made horsastealing his
special mission in life-Chicago Record.
The herald., 1896-09-04
on earth.

The golden calf, which the New York
Icslrnal thinks 's the prooer Republican
campaign emblem. will after the third of
November that naner prophesies, be re-
duced to golden veal.
The herald., 1896-09-04

Eli Perkins is to stump Iowa in the in
terests OF the single gold standard. Ell
will find little difficulty IN living up to
his reputation. that of being professedly
+r- ---~-t cheerful and accomplished liar
The herald., 1896-09-04

Republicans who advocate an interna-
tional currency agreement should be
consistent and include an international
tariff agreement plank in their platform.
The herald., 1896-09-04

The trial of Jameson and his fellow
raiders cost the British government
s S250,oo0 The punishment neither fitted
the crime nor the cost.
The herald., 1896-09-04
Another Proof

Those who believe that Bryan is a red
handed anarchist may point to the fact
that his Madison square speech was also
read.-Dallas News.
The herald., 1896-09-04
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1906.

David Bennett Hill is still pondering
over the question, whether he is Dem
ocrat or not.
The herald., 1896-09-04

The publishers have arranged to have
The Herald on sale at all news stands ana
on all railroad trains in Southern Califor-
81 the above places the publishers will.
deem 1t z special favor II patrons should
report the same to the business ofiice.
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caso are being prepared for n material
reduction In The working force In case
tho ulti.milllonalro niue owners do
not come up with the cash.
The trouble seems to be with Mr.. nry.
mn himself, who has socn ut from tho
beginning TO violate precedent by max.
Ink a personal campaign aud refusing
TO listen to the advice or counsel Of older
men and mon OF greater experience IN
national political contests. lie has per.
mlttcd himself TO be carried away by
the receptions he has received In the
eastern states aud to DO deceived Into
thinking that the ErCat crowds thnt.
have turned out TO see him Indicate that
he has II chance to carry ''thc cncmy'a
country" lie has. In other words, what
would be called In common parlancc.
the swellcd head" and the national
committee has been unable 10 handle
him. II he Is defeated. It will be moro
due to his own srlt-conccit than to mia-
management by the men chosen to run
the campaign.
1t Is no secret that The latter gentle
men are very much disguised with nry-
ans persistence In spending his time In
statca certain to so against him when he
Is needed In the west, where the silver
sentiment Is rapidly waning. Senator
Wauiiincr's assertion carly In the CAM
pnign that Bryan talks too much"
seems stIll to hold good In the minds OF
his managers.
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Same important Points.

"a Voter for Fremont" In n vCry In.
tcrcstlng communication which viii be
found elsewhere. makes the point. which
the 1ntclllGenccr made the other day,
and which Hon. Bourkc Cochran dwclt
upon IN his speech In the Opera House
Thursday afternoon, that since the So
called crime OF 1873 We have had practl-
cal b%i-mctallism In this country. aud
given the people n frerr use OF silver as
money. and In fifty times rs great a
quantity. than they Q had before.
The point is n good one and cannot be
too strongly enforced upon the attention
OF the fanatics who are "howlInE" about
the "dcmonetIzatlnn'' OF silver. II is u
point that Mr.. Bryan. In the hundreds of
speeches he has made since he began his
tour of the country, has carefully avoid
cd discussing fairly. We call attention
to the excellent letter OF our correspond
cnt as worthy OF a thoughtful reading.
4 question which ~ Voter for Ere
mont" propounds In his letter, In re-
gard TO the oft repeated allegation by
Mr.. Bryan. in defense OF the supreme
court plank OF the Poplcratic platform,
that Lincoln. in his day. had occasion
10 denounce n decision OF that high tri-
bunal. and that the Republican plat
form OF 1860 did the same thing, involves
n much more extended editorial discus
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LINES OF LEVITY.

What 4 iiattCrer you are 10 tell her
she spcEks French without the least
accent why. OF course dear-with-
out ihr least French accert."-Truth.
Mrs. Jabber Ito Mr.. Jabber)-Are you
aware that You talk In your sleep?
Young Jab6cr (wko had just been ST.
lcnced)-What other chance does he
gct?-fit-B Bits.
After the lntervicw,-Jack-I sup
pose her father wanted TO know all
B0b-Oh. yes: he was Just as inGuis!-
tive as l.! hung ChanS.-Puck.
Dab am one ting bout some 'cr dis
here Sc'f-madc man" said Uncle Eben;
"Els wohk doaH' glneraily fail fIh de
lack er industry on his paint in boomln'
it."-Washington Star.
a Valid Reasou.-Magistrate-lf you
were Innocent, why did you run away.
the ONE the policeman appeared?
Pat-Bccause. yer honor. thin cops do
be always arristIn' the wrong man.
Harper's Bazaar.
Onc Point Drcldcd.-"Which is the
correct proaunciatinn-Jolly-ct OF 10
lict?" Did You yer notSe how the
railway brakeman pronounce IT."
Yes. Ihey II JoIly-ct. lhen II :
Joliet. Chicago Tribune.
II have just though; Of another DIFF
ference between a baby and a COW"
remarked Mr.. bloomfield. as he carried
his youngest. thirkly dressed In cold
weather clothes. from the house 10 the
street car. Il suppose l must listen Ia
H." replied Mrs. Bloomfield, resisnelly.
ITS this: y COW weighs less when il;
Is dressed. and 4 baby weighs more
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
a gentleman from London visiting
Scotland. having heard tina; 4 man re-
siding IN the district where he had put
up had just completed the one hun
dr"dth year Of his age. and being anX-
iOus 10 see the c~cntcnarian. paid him
Il visit. In the curse OF conversation
the Cockncy congratulated the oil
mau on the healthy appearance he
had at this time Of life. hut" says he.
IL presume You do not expect to see
the end OF another hundred years."
I'm no very sure ABBOTT that. You
must mind I'm a heap stronger the
moo than wEln ! started wi the first
hummer" was the old mans reply
Tit-B!ts.
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CHANGES OF VOTING PLACES
Within the City Districts in Ohio
County.

Al n meeting OF the board OF commits
sioners OF the county OF Ohio. held at the
court house on the 9th day OF September,
1886, II was ordered that places OF holding
elections be changed In the following dis
tricts and precincts. viz:
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
Precinct No. From 2Oi Main street to
2Nj Main street.
Precinct No. 3-Froin SIS Main street to
SIS Main street.
Precinct No. 5-From Sl3 Market street
to sol Market street.
MADISON DISTRICT.
Precinct No. i--Frnm West Virginia
State Fair Association office 10 70 South
Penn street,
Precinct No. 5-From southwest corner
Virginia and South broadway 10 the
southeast corner OF Virginia and South
York streets.
Precinct No. S-FrOm No. North Huron
street to al Zane street.
CLAY DISTRICT.
Precinct No. From 81. Charles Hotel
TO lai3 Market street.
Precinct No. i-From GO Twelfth street
to ll29 Eofr street.
UNION DISTRICT.
Precinct No. 3-From i?S Sixteenth stree.
10 No. 200 Sixteenth street.
CENTRE DISTRICT.
Precinct, No. 2-I'rom 2Ii3 Main stree;
TO .lGD Main street.
WEBSTER DISTRICT.
Precinct No. Prom corner Alley %
nnd Market street to a3ii Market street.
Precinct No. i-l'rom corner OF Eor and
IM"my'ilitl streets to ajcj Eof street.
Precinct No. G-From corner OF rwcnty-
seventh and EoT streets TO 2;Oi Eof( stree;
RlTCHIE DISTRICT.
Precinct No. i-t'rom 1901 Jacob street 10
Tll Jacob street.
Precinct No. 5-From 400 Jacob street 10
iO33 Jacob street.
Precinct No. From Adams school
wells run.
Il. c. MOFFAr.
oca Clcrli Board Of commissioners.
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Padding the tteturus.

Everybody admits that Mr.. Bryan has
great crowds of curious people to see
and hear him. and 1t isn't necessary for
the Po2ocratic press to pad the returns.
The streets OF Wheeling were packed
with people TO witness the hippodrome
pass, but many thousands of them were
Republicans and sound money Demo
Gratis, as was indicated by the badges
they wore.
II Is easy to say In newspaper reports
that the 1900 on the fair ground was
2O,eOO. just as easy as cor the same papers
to aver that Mr.. Bryan. II elected. can
make lfty cents pass for a dollar. but
10000 Is a big number. much larger than
wns,i n evidence.
Il IS easy for II newspaper to say that
there We're several thousand men in
the procession, when only 100 could be
counted by many who took the trouble
to count them. Il is easy for the same
paper 10 say there were hundreds OF
horsemen in line from the farming dis
tricts. when by actua! count there were
just thIrty-one such horsemer.
OF curse Popocrats who believe in
AR. Bryar's theory that you can double
the value OF a thing by merely saying
that 1t shall be so. II they are consistent.
must apply the same theory In estImat-
Ing crowds. but with sane, reasonable
men such statements are taken with u
pinch of salt.
Doubtless SO.OOo people turned on, to
see M. Bryan. counting women. chill
dren and Republicans, but they were
not wading in mud at tn. fair ground.
a local Republican district meeting in
the country In this county. last Satur-
day night, brought Out a crowd OF fully
5000 20 hear speakers who we're not can
dldates for the presidency. Mr.. Bryan's
reception was by no means a failure: 1t
was a success, so far az the crowd was
concerned. but there is no necessity to
exaggerate the size OF 1t.
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The Bryan Campaign n TniIure.

The Bryan campaign Is on its last
legs and the managers are In a guam
dairy what to do TO make the machine go
from now until the ballots are cast. just
one month from to-day. 1t needs OlllnG
and 1t is announced on the best Of au-
thorIty that the lub%rIcatins process can
not be accomplished until the silver
mine ownerS or the trust, come UP with
the second Installmcnt NJ the pr!ncely
sum they promised and pledged them
selves 10 pay.
The Chicago fntcr-Occan notes the fact
that Chairman Jones. OF the national
sPopocratlc committee. left Chicago has
thy, and that IN conversation with a dis
tlngulshcd West Virginia Democrat.
Senator Jones said that rot only did the
committee rcalIzd.hat Mr.. Bryan wasde-
jfcated, but that the committee itself was
In debt about 100000. and he did not
know where the money was to come
from.
The silver mine owners who had
pledged themselves to furnish the
alnews OF war, having become con-
WINGED that the Bryan cause Is nov a
hopc!cgg one. have closed their pocket
books. nj least for III" present, and will
not nprn them again until they can have
assurances ,ha; the remaining thirty
dnys Of TIE campaign will be better
managed than II has been up 10 this
time. As published some time ngO, the
washington headquarters nave alrcnGy
been closed, AMI 1t is now announced that
the ~splendidIy equipped New York head
quarters have been reduced 10 one room.
where all the work Is being done by il
decreased force of clerks.
These two circumstances are taken as
an Indication that the campaign. 80 far
as the ca9t Is concerned, has been aban-
doncd by the bryan managers. Here
nftcr The committee cXpcctIt to devote all
It's RESOURCE to the middle west and the
west nnd slutr. providing 1t Gets tnt
funds It expects from the western mine
owners and from the I:rltish capitalists
who oHn stock In the mInCl. The only
difficulty Is to make these gentlemen
believe that the campaign Is not already
lost through bad management. and In
the meantime the headquarters at CHI
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with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, MS
they cannot reach the seat OF the dis
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THE ACTUAL LAW OF THE LAND.
silver Dollars Must he Equal IL Intrinsic
aud ~Ic,chungrnblr Value with Gold.

II being the established policy OF the
United States to maintain the two met
ais on a parity with each other upon the
present legal ratio, or such ratio AS may
be provided by law.--Act OF Congress.
July II. 1890.
II IS the policy OF the United States t"
continue the use OF both gold and silver
aS the standard money and to coin both
gold and silver into money OF equal In
trlnsIc and ~eXchangeablc value. ouch
equality to be safeguards OF legislation
as will insure the maintenance Of the
parity OF value or the coins OF the two
metals and the equal power OF every
dollar ut all times In the markets anh
in the payment OF debtS.-Act OF No
VemOcr !, 1893,