The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-07
QUESTION DID NOT SUIT HIM.
FRED sCHIFFMAN WRITES THE
WEST SLIDER A NOTE PENNED
t $3.50 IN GALL.
NINTH WARD SILVER VOTERS
Held u, Meeting at knights of Labor
Hall and Listened to John
l.. TOwnIey.

make caplLal Tor Tree coinage by back
Ing Mr.. Hawthorne, and suggested to
the Republicans that they would like
to match the champions of sound
money and free coinage. The sugges-
ton met with favor at Republican
headquarters, but Mr.. Hawthorne yes
terday. through the chairman of the
Democratic state central committe. de-
INJURED to the proposition submitted
for debate, claiming that it was too
broad. The proposition was as follows:
Resolved, That Mexico is now
more prosperous than the United
States; that its prosperity is due to the
Tree and unlimited coinage Of silver at
the ratio Of 16 to /, and, therefore, it
would be advisable for this country to
enter upon the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver at the ratio of 16 to IL
Mr.. Hawthorne. the Democrats stated
IN their letter to the Republican COM
mlttee, proposed to debate the cues
tlon: Mexico is now more prosperous
than at any time in her history, and
That such prosperity is largely due to
the free coinage of silver at 1917 to 1
under existing conditions" 1t was
further stated that Mr. Hawthorne's
engagements are such that Thursday
night of this week will be the only one
ne Will nave to devote to the debate
Last night the following letter was
sent to the Democratic committee by
f. c. Schiffn1an, Of the Republican
state central committee:
Hon.. L. A. Rosing, Chairman Democratic
otate central Committee, Dear Sir: Your let
ter OF Oct. relative to the JOINT debate he
tween Col. Ayme and Mr. Hawthorne on the
subject OF Mexico, has been handed to Col
Ayme and myself for consideration and reply
IN reply l have to say that In regard IN
the proposed resolution. Mr. Hawthorne after
reading it. said to me that he was satisfied
with IT, merely suggesting that it be in
your committee, Mr. Hawthorne seems 10
have retreated from his position and now
suggests, IN vague terms, a form of question
which cannot be, under any circumstances
debatable In such a manner as to reach any
result either definite in itself or applicable
IN any sense to the issues of this campaign
Mr.. RaWthorne'S statements have all been
of the nature indicated in the question sub
mitted by me 20 him, and by him accepted
1t seems rather late in the day for Mr.. Haw-
thorne to attempt to doge the issue he
himself raised under a cloud of generalities
and unbeatable propositions. I would sug-
gest that Mr.. Hawthorne now formulate pre-
cisely what he believes to- have been the
question ct issue in his published and public
statements in explicit a form as in the
proposition submitted to him.
AS to the night of the meeting, Mr.. Haw-
disengaged Neither Mr.. Hawthorne nor Col
Ayme, nor neither yourself nor our committee
would be willing to have this question debated
upon night wien every laboring man and
every voter in St. Paul who can possibly at
tend will be at the Auditorium to listen to
Mr. A. G. Rankin. Saturday night is open to
similar objections, and l therefore suggest
that the debate be arranged for either Monday
or Tuesday night Of next week at Market
hall.
In the matter of chairman, referee and jury
J,,ll I1o oil f1I1lx TTno
important matter is the definition of Mr..
Hawthorne's proposition, and | cannot too
strongly insist upon his having formally ac-
cepted the question as presented to him as
covering accurately the claims he has been
publicly making. If Mr.. Hawthorne now de-
sires to retreat from that position. the neces-
sity for joint debate would hardly exist
unless, indeed, having thus committed practi-
cal suicide he desires to be publicly and de-
Gently inferred. Very respectfully.
John L. Townley. chairman of the
county Democratic committee, and Dr.
E. W. Buckley, Democratic candidate
for the legislature, addressed large
audience at Knights of Labor hall, in
the Ninth ward last night, on the po-
litical issues of the campaign. Mr..
Townley dwelt at length upon the un-
constitutionality Of the struck jury law,
which he said was passed for the bene-
MT Oh certain COTpOIdLlOHO NY Gull QPl
means in the closing hours of the last
session of the legislature. On the money
question Mr.. TOWnley was equally in
sistent that the rights Of the laborer
were endangered by the continuance
of the present gold standard. He point
ed out the fact as set forth In the
constitution that silver as well as gold
is named as a medium Of exchange,
and is equally legal as a money with
gold in the eyes Of the law. Money is
made for use, he said, and that is what
it was created for. Silver is now the
money Of the nation, he declared. Al
ready gold has been retired, and the
despised cheaper metal Is doing all
the business that the nation is now
transacting He showed by means of
figures that the debts of the nation
are more than thirty billions of dollars,
while the per capita of the country
is but little more than $12. The free
coinage of silver, he declared, would
bring deliverance to the laboring man
and the merchant, who are now in the
clutches Of the money power, and that
power has all the available gold tied
up and boarded awaiting the action Of
the people at the polls. Silver, he
said, is the only metal that can be
brought into competition with gold
and increase the circulation Of the
nation. Gold, like any other commodi-
ty could be cornered. 1t is cornered
now, he declared, and it will be until
silver is brought into competition with
it, and the bankers and others who
are now holding, will be obliged to
bring their hidden wealth out and put
it into circulation. Mr. Townley's adj
dress was long, but was closely listened
to and well received.
DR.. Buckley spoke briefly of the me-
cessity of having men in legislative
halls who are champions of the people,
and who will be subserv1ent to the will
of the people rather than tools of cor
porations. He had felt the lash Of the
greatest of modern trusts-the Western
Union Telegraph company. AS a young
man he had organized branch of the
telegraphers' organization, and for this
he was blacklisted. All over the coun-
try, in New York and in st. Paul and
in New Mexico, he found that the
blacklist followed him. While seeking
to earn a living while studying his
profession he found that this corpora
ton had denied him the right to earn
his bread. For this, as well as for other
reasons. he had arrayed himself on the
side Of the people. He promised to
make the acquaintance of every man
in the ward before election day, and
the boys cheered Justify and promised
to give him their votes.
'sThe proposition for joint debates
between speakers from the sound
money club and the ranks Of free sill
yer, came from the president of one
of the largest clubs in the city-the |
club at the Northern Pacific shops"
said Norman Fetter, secretary of the |
sound money club, last night. THE |
suggestion was made that the working |
men who have been hearing but one |
side of the money question might hear |
the other side and form intelligent |