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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19
THE TRUTH VS.. BRYAN,

In his speech at Charlotte, N. c., Mr..
Bryan boldly asserted that 1--WE have been
decreasing our circulation for the last few
years, and then he went on to claim
that, owing to the characterization of silver
in 1873, the volume of the country's circu-
lating money medium had failed to keen
pace with the increase in the volume of
trade and commerce, and that ss a conse-
quence our dollars have been enhanced In
value.
If Mr.. Bryan would take the trouble TO
inform himself upon the questions he dis
cusses he would have e better standing as
a teacher of the science of government
and practical economics. 1t so happens
that notification of nomination does not
convey to the nominated any knowledge
or understanding of the principles of the
party, nor wisdom that he may properly
apply them If elected, but Mr.. BRYAN is
under the impression it would seem that
the convention which nominated him also
endowed him with a perfect knowledge
of all there is of political and commercial
economy. At least he is laboring under
that or some other hallucination, for no
man who was at himself would stand be-
fore an audience and contradict facts of
current history of which every one was
cognizant.
Ii Mr.. Bryan will secure a statement
from the Treasury Department concern.
ing the per capita money in the United
States since the Government was founded
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THE SUNDAY GALL.

To-morrow's issue of THE CALL will con-
tain number of very bright and enter
tanning features of especial interest to
those who live in San Francisco or Cali
fornia, besides great deal of good litera-
ture that is at once attractive and instruc-
tive. Nearly all of these will be hand
somely illustrated, and from every stand
point THE SUNDAY CALL will be up to it's
own high conception of what Californian
Sunday newspaper ought to be. Among
the features of special interest the follow
ing may be mentioned:
How an American May Become the
Ruler of Great Britain.
Man, Nature and Sheep in the Wilder
ness.
The Comet That Is Coming aud What
May Be Expected If It Strikes the Earth.
Using Dogs in War.
Cruisers That Cannot Cruise and the
Cost of an Admiral's Cooking.
II She Would Catch a Husband in San
Francisco.
The Lucky Find of the Bald Eagle.
When the North Pole and the Magnetic
Pole Parted Company 1900 Years Ago.
Saving the Poor Children From the
Streets.
Only One Secret Necessary to Turn
Silver Into Gold.
The Strangest School District in
America.
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THE GRAND JUkY's REPORT

The revelations of the Grand Jury are
simply an official report of things and
doings which the public has been fami liar
with for long time. Nevertheless the
recon me ndations of the Grand Jury
should be considered In the light Of
the authority making them and remedies
should be applied that will correct the evils
complained;of. What the people want is a
capable and economical administration of
their municipal affairs, and to secure that
they may be relied upon to hold up the
hands of the Grand Jury or any other le-
galiy constituted authority in the work of
giving protection to the social and bust
ness interests OF the community against
whatever is running counter to the law
and the best good of the municipality.
The presumption is that the Grand Jury
bases its report upon facts that can be sub
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WHY THEY GO TO CANTON.

More than fifty special trains carried
delegations to Canton yesterday. 1t was
not, strictly speaking, a partisan demon
stratlon, for thousands of Democrats par
ticipated, but every one OF the thousands
will vote for Major Mckinley. 1t is some
thing new in an American political cam
paign for voters to charter railway trains
and travel hundreds of miles to pay their
respects to the candidate of their choice,
but there are delegati ons from distant
parts of the country every day at Canton,
and seemingly the beginning of the move
ment has not yet been reached.
If only Republicans were journeying to
Major McKirley's home there might be
some reason to suppose that it was a
political trick to draw atten ton and create
enthusiasm, but it so happens that great
many who never voted Republican ticket
are in these great crowds of pilgrims, and,
what is more, those who go charter trains
on their own account and pay the bill
themselves. 1t will be conceded, there.
fore, that something other than party
politics is causing this daily rush of people
to Canton, and it is true that the incentive
is something far removed from ordinary
campaign enthusiasm.
The fact is, industries everywhere are
closing down and commercial and mer-
camille enterprises are curtaiIing opera
tons as much as possible because the
threats of the Bryanites to force destruc-
tive methods upon the world of trade and
traffic if Bryan is elected are destroying
confidence in business circles. That is
why Republicans and Democrats are
working together to avoid such a calamity
as Bryan's election would be. All OF
Major McKinley's economic theories are
not Endorsed by Democrats, but they
know that if he is elected he will make
no wild and ill-advised changes in the
existing monetary system of the country.
And again, business men and working
men do not quit their places of occupa-
ton and journey miles away merely to
feed their curiosity; and so 1t must be
that they travel all the way to Canton to
give Major Mckinley encouragement from
sense of duty, which all the more en-
phasizes the feeling of fear that now pre-
walls in business circles over the posi-
bility of Bryan's election. To be sure,
there is little if any likelihood of Bryan
election, but commerce and industries are
not disposed to take any chances, and that
is why business men and wage-earners.
without reference TO part ties, are giving
all the aid they can in making Major Nc
Kinley's election sure beyond the pos
sibility of doubt.
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PERSONAL.

Fred Wegg Howe of London is in town.
DR.. ]. P. E. Heintz of Mon terey is in town.
E. B. Yerington of Nevada is at the Palace.
A. L. Arundel of New York is at the Palace.
Ex-Judge Colwell of Nevada City is on visit
here.
o. A. Low of the Bank of Woodland is In the
City.
m. Heintz of Los Angeles is at the CALI
fornis.
DR.. D. E. Osborne of St. Helena is visiting
the City.
Dr. L. A. Noyes Of sitka is among the arrivals
at the Grand.
]. F. Clapp, mining man Of San Andreas, is
at the Grand.
Judge ]. Naffzigger of MERGED is at the Cos
mopoiitan Hotel.
Bernard Lande of New York is among the
arrivals at the Palace.
s. F. Geil the old time resident of Salinas, is
among the guests of the Occidental.
]. Jarnick, merchant OF st. Paul. Mimi, is
registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
C. K. McClatchey, editor and one of the own
ers of the Sacramento Bee, is in town.
Joseph Germaine, the well-known business
man OF Winnemucca, New, is in town.
Colonel E. 7. Winston of the United States
A. Mclaughlin, wealthy stock-raiser of
Idaho, is guest at he Cosmopolitan Hotel.
A. K. Edgar, q prominent business man OF
Colorado Springs, is at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Colonel Evan Miles of the army came up
from Santa Cruz yesterday. He is at the
Palace.
]. T. More Of Santa Barbara, who is inter.
ested heavily in all island lying off the channel
from Santa Barbara, is at the Palace.
The Rev. DR.. G gorge C. Adams of st. Louis,
who has been temporarily called to the pulpit
of the First Congregational Church, will
arrive here to-day and will preach his first
sermon tomorrow.
John Sparks, the wealthy cattle and land
owner of Nevada, was among yesterdays
arrivals at the Palace. Mr.. Sparks has an
enormous cattle ranch, extending from near
Humboldt north into Idaho. He is known as
the cattle king of the Sagebrush State.
W. s. Doane of Doane & Henshelwood has
New York. He says there is a feeling of unrest
owing to the silver campaign. Foreign agents
in New York are getting no orders. About 60
per cent of the Eastern factories are closed.
The general feeling is that as soon as Major
Mckinley is elected confidence will be restored.
George r. Tingle, United States Inspector of
the Fisheries for Alaska, arrived here yester-
day, accompanied by M. E. Pagan and shaler
Berry, Assistant Inspectors. Mr.. Tingle has
been on the southwestern and western coasts
OF Alaska and in the Boring Straits for some
time, while Messrs. Pagan and Berry have
Alaska. They are all at the Occidental. They
went to 10 T.,lv
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and will study the exhibit after he has re-
celved it, he will know good deal more
than he did when he asserted at Charlotte
that the act of 1873 operated and still
operates to decrease the per capita money
OF the country.
In $500 the total money OF the United
states was So 81 per capita and $4 SO in cir
culauon. In 1861, when the Republican
party assumed the direction of the affairs Of
the Nation, the total per capita money was
Sl4 W, OF which $13 SO was in circulation.
lac highest point reached during the Civil
war was in 1866, when the total per capita
money was $50 16, with $40 81 in ciTcula-
ton. In 1873 the total money consisted of
$Zo,OOo.oO0 in specie and in round num-
oers $3.50, 900 of other forms of money,
which was SIS So per capita, with $1S o. in
circulation. In 1880 we had a total per
capita OF $24 04, of which $493, 1863, 1884 was
In specie, with per capita circulation of
Ply Al. The year 1890 opened with total
per capita volume of $34 "a, of which so 80
was In circulation, and there was specie
aggregating 81, 152. Al, 63S. The per capita
circulation in 1890 was greater than in any
former year in the history of the country
up TO that time. In 1892 the specie reached
81, 254 ,5S8, 7S9, with $50 q per capita money
all told and $24 so in circulation. In 1894
the total specie was 1882, OIL, 1867, with a
total per capita money amounting to
$35 a, of which $24 80 was in circulation.
The treasury statement for August, 1896,
based upon a population of 900,
shows the per capita circulation to have
been $21 1S
Thus it will be seen that the official
tables of the Treasury Department fatty
contradict Mr.. Bryan at every point, but
that Will make no difference to the Demo
cratic candidate. He is not dealing in
facts, nor will he, for facts and his candi-
dacy are Numerically opposed.
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tw1ct ez much money cood drink twict ez
much whisky and pay for it?''
HOW much is twice nothin'?" wuz the I'M
ieeln' answer Nv the tyrant who holds the
destinies Nv the Corners in his hands. That's
yoo."
"Parson," sed he, "I don't see wat ertblv
difference it's goin' to make whether silver is
currency or anything else. How are VOC goin'
to git silver eff It is made legal tender? Eff sill
git any Nv it with 2'
''Troo, G. W." wuz my answer; "but can't
you see that TO hev silver wood relieve the
dettor class? Even now, afore it Is legal ten
der, it's only with 90 cents on the dollar, and
when the country is flooded with 1t it viii 90
still lower. Then we-or rather SIGH NV us ez
hev property to raise money on-kin paw Off
''Eggsactly So" retorts Bascom; ''you kin
pay me for the good, honist likker NV mine
witch you heV consoomed, in coin, which is
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AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

W. H. Clary, owner of the famous Sheep
Ra nch gold property in Calaveras County, is
among the arrivals at the Lick.
Mr.. Clary is credited with being one of the
best informed mining men in the State. He
came to California as early pioneer and has
been mining and running large ranches ever
since.
He has amassed a comfortable fortune and
some time ago took up his residence in Stock
ton. Mr.. Clary has an enormous acquaintance
up and down the coast, but particularly in
California, and people speak of him in words
of praise.
81 am not working the Sheep Ranch mine at
present" he said day or two ago, "and there
IS only little mining work going on in that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19
NASBY ON SILVER.

THE QUESTION DISCUSSED IN BAscoM's STORE
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO.
I amt so certln that want the silver bill
to pass ez wuz. The fact is. the thing don't
work ez / spozed it wood, and l amt clear onto
it. There is suttle principles in these inan-
shell questions which require a great deel NV
thought. and there is underlying principles
witch man has got to understand afore he is
competent to set hisself up ez authority.
One thing Pm certain uv-Bascom amt no
fnanseer, nor never will be, and told him so.
'sWat is finanseer?' asked he.
"a fnanseer," sed I, assoomin the look of
Danl Webster. sis man witch kin pay his
debts with notnin-a man WITCH kin git suthin
with nUthin'."
1.-THE Corners, then, is full of fnanseers, "he
remarked bitterly, castin casual glance at
his slate, witch wuz jist full enuf 10 turn over
and begin on tother side.
But he hezn'tany Nv the science Nv 1t. wuz
argooing with him the other day in favor of
my notion of leather currency, though l
told him silver wuz much the same thing, and,
for example. wood assoom that silver wuz 10
be the currency Nv the fucher.
"Now, don't 700 see, Bascom, tibet eff he'd
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stantiated by those whose duty it is to
protect the people from unjust acts and
extravagant expenditure of the public
money. If enormous assessments have
been made, or if favoritism has been shown
in the conduct of any OF the City's off,
Gals, it certainly is the duty of some one
or other public official to undertake to
complete the work begun by the Grand
Jury. 1t is matter of enforcing the law
and not matter of any officials likes and
dislikes.
As we have said, the people want and
will have municipal government that
governs for the best interests of all the
citizens, and public sentiment will stand
by the officers of the law in every effort to
punish wrongdoing, whether it be in high
or low places. The Grand Jury says glar-
ing abuses have been allowed to creep into
the management of mary of the City,
departments, and if that be true it would
not be difficult to locate those who are re-
sponsibie for it. The public is satisfied
that in some instances at least the jury's
charges are easy to substantiate, and it
demands that reforms be adopted that
shall oblige officials to serve the public as
their oath of Office requires them. The
report of the Grand Jury is before the
public, and public sentiment can oblige
the proper action to be taken upon it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

The centennial anniversary of George
Washington's farewell address 10 his
countrymen will be pretty generally cele-
brated throughout the United States to-
day, as it should be, for what we now
enjoy in the way of personal liberty is
a heritage that cost the founders of the
Government great deal, and we should
remember with especial gratitude the man
who made the Declaration of Independ-
ence effective by leading the armies of
freedom to sure and certain victory.
There have been many changes in the
methods and conduct of the political and
commercial affairs of the people in the
century now closing, but the central idea
of the purpose of the Government, as ex-
pressed by George Washington, 1.-THE very
idea OF the power and the right of a peo-
pie to establish government, presupposes
the duty of every individual to obey the
established government" has never grown
dim nor lost any of its power to awaken
to duty. George Washington issued his
address to about 5000, 900 people, and to-
day more than 10000, 600 people participate
In the blessings of his achievement.
1t is proper, therefore, that the people
give public demonstration of their graft
tude to the founder of a system of govern
ment that secures the highest opportunity
for individual endeavor and encourage
ment to go from strength to strength in
all the ways that lead to peace, happiness
and the full enjoyment of ones own
honest efforts. George Washington was
needed by humanity, and he came in the
fullness of time to strengthen civilization
in It's onward and upward march.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19
THE IRON INDUSTRY.

| At the Auditorium this evening Irving
| NJ. Scott will address the iropworkers Of
the State on the relation of the political
issues of the day to their industry. In
| many respects this will be one of the most
notable addresses of the campaign. Nc
industry is more important to com
munity than that of ironworking, and the
civilization of people may be well esti.
mated by the extent to which that indus
try is carried on among them.
1t is an old story that Solomon pro-
nounced the blacksmith to be the CHIEF
OF artisans because he made the tools by
which all other artisans did their work.
The establishment of an adequate iron in
dustry is the first essential of an enlight-
ened and Independent community. Cali
fornia must be able to manufacture ell the
ironwork needed in her trades and indus
tries if she would be free from depend
ence on other lands. and whatsoever tends
to promote that industry is matter OF
concern to every Californian.
No man is better fitted to deal with this
important theme than Irving NJ. Scott.
He is one of the greatest ironworkers In
the world. He snd his partners of the
! Union Iron Works have built up in Cali
tornia ship building yard whose accom-
| plishments are among the highest tri-
umphs of the constructive engineering of
the age. The Oregon, the Olympia, the
! San Francisco, the Charleston and the
| Monterey hold each place in the front
rank of their class of ships, and attest to
the Nation and to the world what can be
done by the ironworkers of California
! nnHpr fho dirantinu Of q SlriilftII 10
and vigorous manager.
That the iron industry of California is
carried on under adverse conditions is
known to everybody. Very few, however,
are aware how adverse those conditions
are, or to what extent they can be i'm
proved by favorable legislation. All the
issues to be submitted to the people in
| this election are economic, and all of them
OF course will affect our iron industry to a
marked degree. 1t is matter of vital
Importance therefore, that they should
be decided right at the polls. There is no
conflict OF rich and poor, or of labor and
capital involved in the issue. All Cali
foTnians are interested in the upbuilding
| OF this industry of the State, but most
especially so are the ironworkers them
| selves, for their very livelit God depends
upon it. Every ironworker of the City
should attend Mr.. SCOTS address tonight,
| and every ironworker of the State should
read it, in order that they may know ex-
actly how far their business, their wages
and their welfare depend upon their poll
tics and their votes.
Addresses of this kind have value
above ordinary campaign speeches. They
are truly educational in their nature. Ii
other large manufacturers followed the ex-
ample set by the practical patriotism of
Mr.. Scott and used their knowledge to
teach the people our politics would have a
much higher tone, There would be a
clearer understanding of public interests
and better comprehension OF the rela-
ton of those interests to National patriot
ISM
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19

I can take the dollars of my country into
every Jree-silUer coinage nation of the a6orld--
Mersco, China, Japan, South America
wherever you please, and can buy ttOice as
much at the home store as the most privileged
citizen of the locality can bug Nth the best
dollar his Government gives him to use. I do
not care to exchange my privilege NTH any
man 1Cho as ready to give me tOo of has dol
lars to one of Dline.-iSendtor Tburston.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19
Are You GoInp Eastq

The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad-santa "a
route-is the coolest and most comfortable sum-
mer line, owing to its elevation and absence from
aikali dust Particularly adapted for the trans
portation Of families because OF its palace draw.
ing-room and modern upholstered tourist sleeping
ears, which run daily through from Oakland TO
Chicago, leaving at q seasonable hour and in
charge of attentive conductors ano porters San
Francisco Ticket Office. 644 Market street. Chron-
icie building. Tel ephone Main 1881 Oakland,
Ills broadway
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AUTUMN Joys.

The nights are getting SO one likes to tuck the
covers in;
The katydids are ossiping about poor Katherine;
man can wear a collar now for much more than
aminute
Without it losing all the starch the laundryman
put In it:
And If things keep on progressing In the way
they've started out
The time Will be upon US soon, without a shade
of doubt,
When the frost shall shrink the mercury down to
low degree
And the 'skeeters cease from troubling and the
festive fly shall fiee.-Indianapolis Journal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19

IhaUe altcdys been in favor of a protective
tariff. And haze always ADVOCATED and
believed in it because I thought a toas neces-
sdry TO protect the american gorkinonaen
against the cheaper labor of the World. Ap-
plying that great principle am in favor OF
protecting today the soorkingnsen of the
United States against degraded currency.
1 am opposed to free trade because IL deqrades
american labor. 1 am opposed TO free silver
because 1t degrades american nsoneu.-Mc-
Kg7tLeJ
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cALIFoRNlANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 1s.-At the I'M
perial, c. e. Moore, E. Buckleton; Bartholdi,
Mrs. NJ. Deforrest; Continental, Mrs. McCrea;
Onion-square, P. Sauterheimer, Mrs Ida
Ealand OF Santa Barbara left the Westminster
TO sail on the Havel for tour of France with
anumber of Chicago young ladies.
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My ot0n idea is that we should encourage
home manufactures to the ertent Of our oaOn
consumption. I have said that the home mar
ket is the best market. You know that from
experience; and the home market IS made BET
ter By Increasing our factories and giring
employment to idle ,Uorkmen. Put every idle
man an the country to tUork and your consunl-
erS 'ciU be increased, and sChen your consuns-
erS are increased then the market is improved
and the better the price you receive for your
products. -McKinley.
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Great Rock Island Route PLAYING Card

Send ~ cents in stamps to John Sebastian. gem
eral passenger agent c. R. 1. and P Railway
Chicago, for the slckest pack Of playing cards
you ever handled, and on receipt of such remit
lance for one or more packs they will be sent you
pos paid.
orders containing so cents in stamps or postal
note for same amount will secure packs by ex-
press, charges paid.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-19

"Jobson, do believe that if you were given
your choice between me ana your pipe, you
would hesitate"
That's where you make mistake, Mrs. job
son. pipe soothes and comforts man in his
old age,"-New York Herald.