Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-04-11
Harris argued that the silver question
should not be brought into the coutro-

SCAys
SALISBURY, Matabeleland, April 3
Cecil Rhodes with $50 volunteers is pro-
ceediDg to Gwelo and Buluwayou.
Rhodes expressed the opinion Rhodesia
is capable of coping with the revolt Of
the Matabeles.
PEKIN, April, 2--The Chinese govern
ment has decided to enter the postal
union.
BERLIN, April 2-At a meeting of the
bondholders of the Northern Pacific r..
R.today it was unanimously resolved to
accept reorganization.
LONDON, April "a dispatch to the
Pail Mall Gazette from Paris says there
is reason to believe that an agreement
has been reached between France and
Great Britain relative to Dongolan
interests, both countries being safe
guarded by mutual concession to it
which will be announced in the cham
Der of deputies tomorrow.
NoGALEs, Ariz., April Geo. W.
Webb, father Of Collector of Customs
Sam Webb, committed suicide this
afternoon by shooting himself through
the head. No case is assigned but the
supposition is that he became despon-
cent having been in i'll health for some
time.
JACKSON, Miss. April AT ten O'Clock
last night secretary Of state, Power,
found several men digging at the wall of
the state house. They ran away. Had
the work gene on little longer, the
wall would have fallen. Strenuous ef-
forte were made during the recent
session Of the legislature to provide a
new building, but nothing was done. 1t
ia thought that some miscreats took
this method Of requiring immediate
sction.
PHOENIX, Ariz A prii 1-Governor l..
G. Hughes this afternoon turned over to
Secretary Bruce the executive Offices OF
the territory reserving, however, any
rights he msy have in the premises.
The ceremony of turning over the
office was attended with 10 more formal
ity than short speech by the governor
in which he stated that President Cleve-
land had been misled 10 ordering his re-
moval and that be considered himself as
entitled to the Office until he should re-
ceive from the pres dent a formal written
notice of dismissal. He later stated he
believed his dismissal to have been the
work Of the vicious class of the territory
whom be had steadfas,ly opposed.
AUGUSTA, Ca, April mo political
event has so stirred the city of Augusta
and it's surrounding territory as the flo.
ancial debate between Secretary Hoke
Smith, for ".sound money" and Ex-
Speaker Crisp, representing free coin
age, which occurred here last night.
Smith and Crisp held sn informal re-
ception at the Arlington h3tel all the
forenoon. Excursions were run into the
city on all roads from points within a
radius of 10 miles. The debate took
place in the Grand opera house, which
seats 1900. AS early as $50 o'clock, peo-
pie began to gather, waiting to get in.
Many brought palmetto fans as the Their
mometer registered so degrees.
At eight o'clock the building was liter
ally filled and many had to return home.
On the stsge were the governor of the
state and many prominent state officials
fatt -
the city and state. The opera house was
profusely decorated.
Chairman DauRherty of the county
executive committee, stated the terms OF
the debate and introduced Judge Crisp,
who began as follows:
Mr.. Smith and myself are both Demo
Gratis. We both expect earnestly and
Loyalty to stand by the Democratic nom
inee, but just now the policy Of the
Democratic party is to be formed and
Mr.. Smith and | differ on the i'm portant
question. We differ about money"
The exspesker continued by empha-
sizing the fact tDat the "value of money
is regulated by the demand and supply
Of its exchange for commodity" Pre-
vious to 1893, he said, two metals were
coined throughout Europe at varying
ratios, though the concensus of ratio
was about Is TO l.
Continuing, he said: There is no
such thing as international money. no
money will circulate in all countries.
That IL g mere plstltude. In the bond
sale before the last the president sold
sixty two million dollars worth OF coin
bonds at private sale and sent word to
the representatives OF the people il they
would give him the authority to make
them gold bonds 1t would be worth six
teen dollars more. The representatives
refused and now gold standard gentle
men tell US we should pay them in gold.
Ii the representatives felt that way why
did not they take the sixteen millions Of
dollars. TIE government las an .op
ton in paying obligations in either coin,
it is SO stated in the green backs and
Sherman notes. They can pay them all
in silver. Then who wants gold? We
don't need it."
Crisp closed by reading statistics re-
garding number of manufacturing and
other industries in the United States
and how much larger they were than
European countries.
When Smith was introduced his re-
ception was equally as enthusiastic as
that rendered Crisp. at is not my in
tertion to cay anything to hurt anyone
who disagrees with me-" he began. at
10 but right that we should council to-
yether and find out what is right. 10
opposing the free coinage of silver, /
make no fight on silver as final pay
nent an6 as legal tender. When We
)ppcse this plan of free Coinage at 16 to
|, We believe its advocates will under
stand ite affects. We oppose it because
We do not believe it will give you what
you want. / am here tonight not to fight
but silver monometaliism.
Thomas Jefferson, when the two met
is were made money in the United
States, found silver was worth one if
eenth as much as gold and ha then
made that ratio. Now the difference
Which free coinage advocates wish to
make Is 80 per cent. They want 16 to ]
when gold Is worth thirty one times as
q och as silver.