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The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
CANTON AND THE PEOPLE.

1t is not surprising that delegations
composed of all kinds and conditions of
men should journey to Canton to show to
Major Mckinley and to the country that
alllines of occupation are taking interest
in the campaign, but it is all so out OF the
usual order of things that attention is
necessarily drawn to it. A delegation OF
farmers is seen marching from the rail-
way station to Major McKinley's home;
then long line of day laborers, followed
by capitalists, who in turn give way to
mechanics, and they pass on that manu-
facturers and merchants may extend
greetings to the champion of protection
and prosperity, and so the flow of voters
keeps up day after day.
But unless the business enterprises and
the occupations of the country felt that
there was need of cooperation in the field
OF politics and that they should give pub
lie expression of their approval of the
policy of government for which Major
Mckinley stands and their disapproval OF
Organism, there would be no such demon
strations as are seen at Canton every day.
The fact is, the best interests and best
thought of the country believe that oppo-
sition to Organism should be emphasized
on every occasion. Not so much that
there is danger of that or any other
dangerous ism being fastened upon the
Nation, but there is a widespread senti-
ment that all such fallacies should be so
severely condemned during the campaign
and on election day that it will be long
time before man is found who would
brave public opinion and preach such
herestes as Bryan is now preaching.
The people see that the issues have
practically passed out OF the realm of
party politics and that they must be
fought out in the avenues of commerce
and in the channels of trade, for it is the
well-being of business enterprises and
opportunity for labor to employ itself that
are threatened, and hence these interests
are joining hands against Organism with
out reference to party ties. 1t is for these
reasons that patriotic voters are focking
to the standard of Major Mckinley.
Ample protection, undisturbed prosperity
and a sound monetary system are what
the people want
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ernor, but wiser heads than his own per-
suaded him to keep out of Virginia during
the campaign, for he not only could not
turn the tide of public sentiment against
. Ferrall, but he would be reading him
self out of the Democratic party. He went
lar enough, however, to satisfy those who
knew OF his purpose that he was good
deal more of a Populist than Democrat.
Another story comes from South Caro-
lima that puts Mr.. Bryan in still more
embarrassing position before Democrats.
AS Is well known South Carolina was the
only State that was not represented in the
Populist National Convention at st. Louis,
and the explanation is that the Populists
managed through Tillman and his follow
ing to capture the Democratic party of
that State. and they believe it better poll
tics to retain the old name of that party
than to call it something else. They boast
that the Chicago convention was turned
into Populist gathering and that Bryan
represents them truly in all things. 1t is
these revelations thas will cause the larg-
est stay-at-home Democratic vote in the
history of the party.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
HARMONY AND. ORGANIZATION.

Among earnest Republicans of this City
there is a consciousness of the need of
party harmony and party organization 10
achieve victory in the coming election.
Even in this Republican year success can
not be attained by divided vote in San
Francisco. Harmony and organization
are therefore necessary. The party must
act through its regularly constituted
forms and methods and harmony must
come from loyal and unwavering sup
port of its established authority.
The Auditorium convention represents
the organized Republicanism of San Fran
cisco. 1t has assem- bled under the call OF
the Republican County Central Committee
and must therefore be recognized as the
only authorized representative of the rank
and file OF the party. If there is to be con-
tlnued in San Francisco a Republican
county organization it must be continued
through that convention. The line OF
succession has been unbroken in the past
and must 90 forward unbroken to the
future.
Harmony never can be attained at the
expense of organization. If, for the sake
OF satisfying men who are opposed to the
regular authorities of the party, those
authorities are set aside, then a reward is
offered to encourage factions, and party
loyalty is sacrificed to party treason. How
long could political party exist as a
potent factor in American politics if it
were unorganized2 How long could its
organization continue if the regularity OF
its proceedings were interrupted at every
election? How could it ever have recog-
nj MA .4atA
tions called by other than the constituted
authority were permitted to come together
in its name and attempt to act as its
Representatives
The only way to establish harmony is to
revive that party loyalty which stands
steadfast and firm for the party organiza-
ton. The regular convention of the party
must be recognized as the only conven-
tion of the party. If any considerable
number of Republicans should be en-
couraged to break away from the support
they owe to the convention OF
the party then disorganization would
at once ensue and factions would
go on from year to year to weaken
the party in every contest. In the
practical affairs of politics it is absurd to
talk of promoting harmony by setting
aside organization. They are one and in
separable. The loyal Republicans of San
Francisco must stand firmly for regularity
and the preservation of the unbroken
unity and continuity of its organism.
That unity and continuity is now centered
in the Auditorium convention, and to that
body we must look for the only harmony
which can win in politics-the harmony Of
organized effort.
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HOLLANDS MONETARY SYSTEM.

Some of Bryan's newspaper supporters
appear to think they are justified in
making the most glaring misstatements If
only they can turn public sentiment to
their candidate. They fully realize that
Bryan is growing weaker before the people
every day, and that unless something is
done Immediately he will have hard work
TO carry the few silver-p producing States
1t needs no close observer of current events
in the field of politics TO see how Bryan
himself is forfeiting the respect and conf
dence of those who really believe IN him
by his ill-advised and ill-considered
speeches. The people are beginning to
believe Mr.. Bryan looks upon them as
mere instruments to be played upon ac-
cording as his fancy leads him, and that
is the worst possible position Que could
place himself before the average Amer
lean. But some of his organs make even
worse plumbers than their candidate does
For instance, Missouri Bryan sheet
says:
Holland is a prosperous country and per-
haps the richest, comparatively, in the world,
Silver is the only metal besides to circulate in
Holland and her colonies. The condition of
the Bank of the Netherlands indicates it
plainly On August the statement was:
Gold, 81 ,645 600 gulden; silver, g. 369, 900
gulden; bills in circulation, los, SOP 900
gulden. Instead of making comparisons
with Mexico, why do the goldbugs never
mention Holla nd?
1t is hard to tell whether the man who
wrote the above is stupidity ignorant
and therefore possibly honestly disposed
or deliberately prints misinform alton
purposely to deceive his readers in the
interest OF Bryan's candidacy. But any
way, there is not a syllable of truth in
what he says concerning Hollands finan-
cial system. Holland is one of the most
prosperous countries in the world, and her
per capita money is larger than any other
country except France, it being nearly
$26. In 1872 Holland adopted the gold
standard, and that, too, without waiting
for the aid or consent of any other nation,
but silver is used in nearly twice as large
volume, in proportion to gold, as we use
it in this country. The July statement of
Hollands circulating money medium
placed the stock of gold at SOS, 600, 900. the
of paper at $S4 900 600.
Like the United States, Holland en-
ploys great deal of silver, but the ulti-
mate redemption money is gold. Prior to
adopting the system of coinage now used
in this country Holland coined silver at
its commercial ratio to gold: These are
facts that any one may obtain from any
reliable work on the monetary system of
the several countries, and so it must be
that the Bryan organ referred to printed
the above for no purpose other than to de-
ceive It's readers, so as to keep them in
line with Bryan's foolish fallacies, unless
the editors mind is rather more dense
than one would expect even in rural
Missourian. But Bryan's campaign is
being conducted without the laid or con-
sent' of truth, historical. facts or common
sense
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
FROM GoLDBUG TO HUMBUG.

1t the Examiner, in its much-announced
forthcoming "silver edition." does not
make an elaborate statement of the pro-
cesses by which within year it changed
from gold standard paper TO a straight
free silver organ it will miss great op-
portunity. Sincere converts to any cause
never fail TO endeavor to make other con-
verts by telling the means by which their
own conversion was effected. The reasons
which have impelled one man to change
in his convictions are very likely to have
an equal influence on the minds Of some
other men. The Examiner seeks converts
to its new creed, and how can it obtain
them more surely than by revealing the
cause of its own change of heart and
making that honest confession which is
good for the soGl2
There can be no question that the change
of the Examiner on the silver issue has
been one of the most notable events of the
year III California journalism. But little
while ago it was breathing out threats
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26

against the apostles OF free silver and de-
nouncing their creed as dangerous TO the
Republic. It even went so far as to speak
scornfully of the men of its own home, and
referred to the advocates of silver on the
Pacific Coast as orators of the ''windy
West" 1t was full Of warnings against
the dangers OF free silver and Populism.
1t saw in these things disease coming
upon the country and loudly proclaimed
the virtues of the gold cure. 1t has now
become convert to all that it denounced.
1t upholds that which it condemned and
condemns that which it upheld. The
change of heart, or at least of tongue, has
been complete.
In the issue of June z, 1895, the Examiner
said THE free coinage of silver under
proper International agreement would
help our trade with all the world, but free
coinage by this country alone, unless it
succeeded in bringing both metals to a
parity, which would hardly be possible,
would certainly injure our commerce with
countries having the gold standard" In
the issue of Septembe 13, 1886, it said /:
"Under free coinage the silver dollar will
be worth exactly the same as the gold
dollar, and the parity between silver and
gold coined or uncoined will be 16 to l
| throughout the world" On June 4, 1895,
it said: 'The attempt of the United States
to establish the bimetallic ratio OF 16 to 1
throughout the world would, in case of
failure, bring us to silver basis and cause
the greatest financial crash we have ever
known" On September s, 1885, it Ge-
clared: when we have free coinage of
both gold and silver at the ratio OF 16 to
there will be breaking up of the hard
financial winter that has frozen the indus
trial energies of this new and wealthy
country"
In the nature of things men change their
opinions on many subjects as they in
crease in knowledge or derive a new light
from experience. When sucn changes are
honestly made the man who has made
them delights to expound his new knowl-
edge to the world and let his new light
shine that all may see it. 1t is only when
changes of creed are caused by some base
motive that the new convert keeps his
reasons hidden. The Examiner no doubt
has changed as the result of an increase of
| knowledge. There was not only room for
such an increase, but there is room for
more. 1t ought, therefore, to i'll umine its
silver edition with lucid explanation of
the whole conversion, stating what it has
learned and how it learned it. The public
will be interested III the story, for there
has nothing been published in the Er-
dminer tor long time that would be more
musing than a candid photographed
sketch of the intellectual evolution of a
faker or the transformation of goldbng
| to humbug.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
DEATHKNELL OF BRYAN'S HOPES
baltimore American.

BaItImore American.
The ablest statesman in ali OF the doubtful
States are ranged on the side of the Nations
honor and the preservation of American insti-
tutions, unsullied by the touch of Populism or
anarchy. The people in the doubtful States
are as honest and patriotic as the people in
Maine and Vermont, and they have as high a
respect for the statesmen who have so faith
FULLY served their country and who have never
oeen found wanting IN the moment of trial.
Tney will be swayed by the great men of the
Nation ana not by the small frv--the Joneses,
the Tillmans, the Altgelds, the PETERS. Tom
" Wafsons and Boy Orators. That is the true
significance of the Maine election, and that is
why Mr.. Bryan can find no response when
asked his opinion of the result 1t sounds the
death kuell OF his unreasonable expectations.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
1.-THE SUNDAY OALL.n

The opinions of the professors of the
great universities of the country on the
silver question will be a notable feature
of The SUNDAY CALL tomorrow. Taken
In the aggregate, this symposium of views
will be the most important contribution
yet made to the independent side of the
controversy. Every voter ought to read
these letters, and see what the scholars
think.
While to-morrow's issue of THE CALL will
be of particular interest to the great major
ity OF readers who are keenly interested in
political affairs, it will yet contain many
columns of bright and attractive reading
matter of genuine human interest to all
classes of readers Even the politicians
and those who watch every political move
closely need some mental relaxation, and
they will find it in THE SUNDAY CALL. 1t
is good, wholesome literature, not line
of it dry or dull and not line of it
that is not fit for home and family reading.
There are many new features of particular
interest in this Sundays issue, only few
of which are named below:
In World of Realistic Romance.
The Greatest of the Modern Dutch
Painters.
Will the Coming Human Race Have
Fingers?
A Town Full of Human Clocks That
Travel.
Some Romantic Nooks on Beautiful
Ranch.
Teaching Children How to Learn.
The Secrets of Steep Ravine.
The Mine That Lies Nearest the North
Pole.
She Wasn't sherman's Sweetheart.
Gowns That Were Worn at the Dublin
/ Horse Show.
Glories of Yosemite That Lie off the
| Beaten Path.
The Powers of Profanity.
To Discourage the Bicycle Thief.
Queer Insects That Bring Rain to San
| Francisco.
The Cheapest Labor Produces the Most
Expensive Warships.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26

The circulating medium of a commercial
community must be that which is also the
circulating medium of other commercial COM
naatnities, or must be capable Of being con-
0erted into that medium without loss. II
must be able not only to pass an payments
and receipts betsceen Individuals of the same
society or nation, but to adjust and discharge
the balance of exchanges betDeen different
nations. II must be something which has a
Udtite abroad as geU as at home, and by
which foreign as ,VeitG as domestic debts can be
satisfed.-DdnieL Webster
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
A. N. Butts on the Rapid Exten.
sion of Mining In California.
[Sketched from life by "Cau" artist.l

properties are some in Calaveras County, ad-
joining the Utica. He also owns the Black
hawk, near there. In Trinity County he owns
a large placer mine.
'We have just commenced working on this
property" said Mr.. Butts yesterday. ~ put a
force of men on recently and they are pushing
things right along. am doing a considerable
amount of mining work in different places.
The mines all promise we'll.
There has been good deal of interest de-
veloped in California mines during the past
year. Work has started up on mines and pros
poets all over the State. 1t has made things a
good deal livelier all over the mining coun-
try.
at is unquestioned to my mind that business
has very much improved in California during
the past year. II is to be noticed everywhere.
think that the next year will see much
greater prosperity. Everything points that
way now."
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26

Consider, my feUoU-citiSens, the advance
during those gears we neUer had free trade
nor free silver. The marvellous progress OF
the country beI1oeen 1880 and 1890 is ,Uorthq
the study of all american citizens. 1t as the
best Gnsaoer to the ofl-repeated but fallacious
statement that the country had been suffering
from the effect Of the act of 1878, which
stopped the free coinage of sitUer. II is an
nTadnsgerdble argument for the restoration OF
a protective tariff and the maintenance Of
sound money.-McKinley
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ions are being utilized to influence those OF so
many others. The issue involved in this CAM
paign is OF such grave import TO the Nation as
to demand that the people be given access 10
the truth, from whatever source it may be OBJ
tanned. w. H. PATTERSON.
Mr.. Editor: For your personal Information
as TO who and what am, l may say that l am
one word OF the platform as written at St.
Louis. 1 have for FIVE years resid ed in Reno as
9. a.practicing physician. Before that lived in
Modoc County, Cal, for twenty-five years
and Sierra in your State Senate. Dan Call,
TREY L. Ford, General Chipman, ETC., can
assure you OF my reliability. Yours etc,
w. H PATTERSON.
may add that personally Mr.. Newlands and
are good friends. w. ID. y
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Letters From the People
NEwLANDS ON SILVER.
Declaration Ihat Free Coinage by This
Country Alone Means silver
MononetdLItsna.
RENO, New. Sent. %. 1906.

RENO, New. Sept. %, 1896.
Editor San Francisco CdlE-SIR: Hon. Fran.
els G. Newlands may properly be ranked
as one of the ablest advocates OF free silver in
America. He is also one of the most candid
in acknowledging the difficulties and dangers
thereof. On his return 10 this town, which is
now his home. shortly after the repeal OF the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act he was
quite respondent as to the future OF silver and
even more than usually candid. In an address
to his sellow-townsmen in the courthouse here
in Reno at that time he said: cit is useless to
deny that the free and unlimited coinage of
silver by this country alone means the adop-
ton of the single silver standard For nv
part, am prepared TO do this, but the coun-
try is not.''
/ am ready, If necessary. to make affdauft
that the above is substantially correct re-
port of what heard him say at that time, and
many others have assured me that they would
Join me in so doing.
He added that he did not wish to have that
adm ission reported for publication in our
newspapers.
As 1t was publicly made in the presence of
many people, feel there is no breach OF con-
fdence In reporting it now, when his opin-
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
BICYCLE SONG.

Light upon the pedal,
Firm upon the seat,
Fortunes wheel In letters
Fast beneath our feet,
Leave the clouds behind u.s.
Split the wind we meet,
Swift. oh, sw ift and siient
Rolling down the street,
When the dark comes, twinklinR
Like firefiies in the wheat,
Bells before u tinkling
FAIRLY and fleet
BY the gate Of gardens,
Where the dusk Is sweet
Slide-tike apparitions
Through the startled street,
Spearmen In the desert
Maybe fly as fleet
Northern lights in heaven,
Sparkles on the sleeti
Swift, oh, swift and silent
Just before we greet
The outer edge Of nothing
Turn rolling up the street,
HARRIET PRESCOTT SPoFFoRp In 81 N,chol.,
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

A. N. Butts, formerly of Spokane and en-
gagged in mining in Ceur a'Alene and al Join
ing districts, is at the Occidental Nearly two
years ago MI. Butts concluded to change sill
yer mining for gold mining and, therefore
came to California He is now interested in q
number OF placer properties here, besides two
hydraulic mines on the Middle Boise River in
Idaho.
He has so many properties that it keeps him
busy looking after them. Among his mining
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26

One Of the Government officials connected
with the Agricultural Department says the
consumption of acheat has fallen off 25 per
cent an this country on account Of the hard
times. If an essential like that loses 25 per
cent Of its consumption it goes good rays
tO,cdrd explaining aohy The farmer is not
making much money on Wieat at present.
Tom Reed
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26

We appeal to our .feIlow-citisens, above
and beyond our belief in our otUn party, along
lines broader and higher than that, and ask
that, as a matter of patriotism, there shall be
a united front opposed TO those who are triaing
Nth the Nations credit, disturbing her b,lsi-
ness interests or appealing TO human preju-
dices as means of Grruying section against
section or class against class, IN tae hope of
gaining political preterment.- Nc
AiDine
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
Are You Gong Eastq

The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad-sansa re
route-is the coolest and most comfortable su M
mer line, owing to its elevation and absence nom
alkali dust. Particularly adapted for the trans
portation Of families because OF its palace draw
ing-room and modern upholstered tourist sleeping
cars, which run daily through from Oakland %
Chicago leaving at q seasonable hour and IN
charge of attentive conductors ana porters. San
Francisco Ticket Office GA Market street, Chron-
icle building Telephone, Main 1881 Oakland
1l1S Broadway.
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IT IS PECULIAR.
Berkeley Gazette.

The San Francisco CALL is now drawing q
deadly parallel upon the Examiner and is pro-
ducing its editorials OF April and May last, In
which the independent free coinage of silver
at ratio OF 16 to is treated as dangerous
experiment in which success is almost impos-
nble 1t commended Carlisle's Memphis
speech and criticized the Illinois Democrats
wnen they adopted their free-silyer platform.
For ways that are dark and tricks that are
vain the oily Examiner is peculiar"
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
LADY's SHORT Gu AWAY JACKET

The jaunty models OF this season are euta-
way In shape, very short with small revers
The flaring skirt is preferred TO the fan back in
these short jackets Narrow belts are much
worn, slipped through the under-arm seam or
he dart, leaving the front free.
Made of plain colors, such as brown, tan,
black and blue. a serviceable gsrment to wear
with any skirt is gained
There is a fancy for plain jackets. with skirts
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26

California needs protection to her indus
tries and it is the duty of Californians to
vote for it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
THE REAL CAUSE.
watsonville Paiaronian.

The Examiner got funny with The CALL
about the silver question few days ago and
IHE CALL retorted by publishing the inventory
the cause of the great interestof the Examiner
in the silver cause. The Hearsts are among
the heaviest silver mine owners II the
country,
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26

In preparing for its forthcoming silver
edition the Examiner will have good OPP
portunity to show the evolution of a gold
bug through the straddlebug to the hum
bug, and furthermore it can make the
showing without extra cost by simply re-
publishing a series of its own editorials
for the last three years.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26
cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 25.--At the St
Cloud, G. Brenner, Miss A Harris; Belvidere.
L. sieberhauer; Park Avenue, A. D. and Miss
Sharon; Broadway, ]. W. Young, G. A. Moore !;
Astor, A. Heinzelman.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26

Leave orders to-day for THE SUNDAY
CALL and make sure of good reading for
tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-26

Harmony is the result of well-ordered
regularity in politics as in music.