The San Francisco call., 1896-03-22
POPULISTS AT WORK.
Enthusiastic Meeting of the Young
Mems Club.

Enthusiastic Meeting of the Young
Mems Club.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 21.-The Young
Mems Central Peoples Party Club of Ala
media County held very largely attended
and enthusiastic meeting last night. The
president and secretary were authorized
to enter into an arrangement with the
County Central Committee with regard to
the lease OF hall for a permanent meet
ing place. The matter of organizing a
campaign quartet was presented and taken
under advisement.
Attorney n. ]. Manson addressed the
club upon the relations of the citizen to
the Government = city, State and Ma
tional. He referred to the various func-
tlons of the Government, particularly the
right to coin money and fix the value
thereof. He declared that this was one of
She sovereign functions of government,
and that it is the stamp of the Govern
ment, and not commodity value, that
makes money. Continuing, he said:
The daily press, with rare exceptions, sedu-
lously suppresses the statements of the growth
OF the Peoples party. The Peoples party to-
day is the second strongest party in twenty
States OF this Union. In several States it
Quadrupled It's vote in 1894, as compared with
its vote OF 1892. In four States it trebled its
vote, in eleven States it doubled its vote and in
with the vote in 1892. In November, 1895 in
Ohio, it polled 56, 900 votes in Iowa over 32,-
600; in Kansas, there being no election for
Governor, the Peoples party carried a major
ity of the counties. The great reforms for
which the Peoples party stands can only be
secured through education and legisla ton,
but great progress is being made and the out
look for the Peoples party is very promising.
CoIored Impostor.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 21.-There is a
M a Ga la nd RorE
ley and San Francisco begging. He
pretends to be deaf mute, and is believed
to have realized neat sum from business
men and attorneys whom he seems to par
ticularly seek. He has been frequenter
Of the Montgomery Offices in San
Francisco for several days this week. His
method OF approach is to draw attention
to himself and then present the following
letter:
BERKELEY, Cal.
To whom it may concern: This is to certify
that the bearer is no fraud. He is q colored
deaf mute who came out here to teach the col
ored deaf and dumb, but found out when be
arrived here that there were none to teach,
ana he can get nothing to do and has not the
money to return home. He has papers with
him from the deaf mute institute at Raleigh,
Carolina, showing he is no fraud feel any
contribution you may give-let it be ever so
Httle-win be given toward a good cause. He
VIII De thankful for . or 10 cent contributions.
j. w. WILKERsoN,
This appeal usually resulted in the fellow
securing quarter of a half dollar, and he
went on his way rejoicing. This morning
one man to whom he presente d the letter
saw that il did not read smoothly and that
the signature was incorrect. He took a
copy OF it and forwarded it to Professor
Warrir Wilkinson of the California insti-
tuition 5or the education of the deaf and
dumb and the blind at Berkeley, who re-
piled:
That fellow is a scoundrel and fraud. I have
never seen him, nor did 1 ever write such a
letter. You see he has not spelled my name
correctly, but not one man In twenty would
notice il. The letter is a tissue of falsehoods
throughout. The colored deaf mutes are cared
for in tliis institution the same as the whites.
do not know even whether the fellow is a
mute himself. desire the press to give him
the widest publicity, that the public may not
be imposed upon by such fraud and scoun-
drel.
OAKLAND, CAL, March 81. = Chief
sJaiIer All White has been making an ex-
animation of the records that show the
charges on which children are committed
from this county to the reform schools at
Whittier and lone. He finds there are
nineteen at Whittier committed prior to
March. 1895, which cost Alameda county
Sl2 so monthly for maintenance, and thlr-
teen confined there since that date. Tor
yearly. At lone there are eight, who cost
the same, $132 per year.
Should The appeal to be made to the
Supreme Court to ascertain whether or not
counties are to be held for the cost OF
taking care of inmates TO these institutions
who are committed for felony should be
decided in favor of the county, the cost OF
maintaining this class of inmates would
devoIve upon the State and would result
in saving to the county, at present, OF
$177 per month.
There are eight felony commitments IN
Whittier dating previous to March, 1879,
and seven in Whittier and lone since that
date on the same charge.
Struck by the Train.
OAKLAND. CAL, March 21.-George
Emmons, a we'll known member OF the
Acme Club, employed as coliector lot tne
Southern Pacific, was struck by the Ala
media local train as the foot of Peralta
street last evening. He was badly bruised,