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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01
The 10 Per Cent Bank Tax.

Augusta Chronicle.
 The trouble with the effort to repeal the 10 per cent tax is that it was not sin- cere. The same forces that are blocking the way to the coinage of silver are un- alterably opposed to the issue of curren- cy by state banks. If it came squarey to choice between one or the other, some of the goldbug papers and bankers who are working only in the interest of a currency that can be controlled, cornered, appreciated in value and contracted at will, would declare in favor of silver coin- age rather than the repeal of the pro- hibitive tax on state banks. The people of the south are so easily humbugged by the money power of the north and east that to avoid direct issue at the polls on silver coinage they have had only to advance ono makeshlft after another. The repeal of the tax on state banks is one of the promises that is occasionally held out when the people get too much in earnest about demanding the coinage of silver But the money power which manages to control legislation has no more idea of permitting the repeal of this tax than of allowing the resumption of silver coinage.
 MT. Calvin well says that the demand made by the national democracy at Chi cago-in itself pledge to the country could have been. and should have been, enacted into law immediately after the repeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman act.
 The people remember we'll how an over- whelming democratic majority in con- gress killed this measure, though it was only sop thrown out to catch votes in the south and west, and the money power as represented in eastern democrats nev- CT had an idea of allowing 1t to become law. The people will not be humbugged always, and we hope they will stand squarely up to the great isue that has been made in this campaign, and not al- low themselves to be sidetracked by any other. The fight this time Is between the single gold tandard-straightou gold onometalism-and the coinage of both pnl1 and silver ar him metalliSm
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01
ALMOST A SCRAP.
R. A. MoseIey, Ir, and Commissioner Wilson Had Set-to Yesterday Afternoon.
 Both Still Live

R. A. Moseley, Jr., and United States Commissioner H. A. Wilson came to blows yesterday afternoon in the govern ment building. It was not very bloody fight. In fact, no blood was shed at alI although for few moments it seemed that both thirsted for large quantity of gore.
 The scrap grew out of the recent repub- lican conventions in Montgomery. Nose ley is Reed man, and Wilson is a straightout Mckinley booster. The two
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

Wonder what the masses of the people, who, during the past four years, have been told time and time again by Kolb and his crowd that the democratic party Of this state had abandoned democratic principles and policies, will think this year when Kolb, Goodwyn and others appear before them and ask their sup port of ticket which has on it the names of two lifelong republicans.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

Now that some of the populist leaders nave forced fusion with the republi- cans against the will of the masses of the peoples party" there is nothing left for those populists who do not wish to become full fledged republicans to do but to return to full fellowship in the democratic party, where they properly belong
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

Already 424 delegates to the national democratic convention have been elected. Of this number 300 are for the free coin age of gold and silver, while the remain ing 124 are in favor of perpetuating the present single gold standard.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

While the indorsement of Pennsyl- vania and Michigan democrats of the British gold standard seems to give much consolation to the advocates of gold monometallism, it may be opportune to ask what comfort those states will give the democratic party in November. Un- der the inspiring @ influence of the gold standard Pennsylvania in 1894 gave a republican plurality of 2i1,s97, while Michigan held up her end of the line by 106392 republican plurality.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

Think of Goodwin. who has been ex- cusing himself for abandoning the demo- cratic party by charging that the party had abandoned democratic principles, perehed upon a state ticket with Tom Grimmett of Macon county and w. H. Smith, Jr, two old time, died-in-the-wool of two lifelong republicans?
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

Every democratic beat committeeman in Alabama should begin the work of organization without delay.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

No one will deny that John Sherman knows what is republican doctrine. In a recent letter to the Young Mems Re- publican club of Brooklyn, N. r., he wrote as follows:
 ''There can be no doubt as to the opin- ion of Major Mckinley on the money question. He is committed in every form. every speech and otherwise to the republican policy of maintaining the present gold coin of the United States as the standard of value.'
 This declaration of the father, in this country, of the single gold standard should at least satisfy those democrats who in recent years have become ad- herents of that monetary theory that they are not supporting a democratic doctrine nor democratic system.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01
THAT 10 PER CENT TAX.

The State Herald, in complimenting the democratic state platform, incidentally alluded to the fact that the demand made by the last national democratic conven- ton for the repeal of the 10 per cent tax on state bank notes has been treated as dead letter and has never received the indorsement of congress or of the pres ident. The Advertiser asserts that Mir. Carlisle and MT. Cleveland have both de- manded the repeal of that tax, and 1t rests it's assertion upon the currency bill proposed by MT. Carlisle two years ago, which Mir. Cleveland transmitted to con gress with his unqualified indorsement. Referring to the plan of currency to fill the gap left by the stoppage of silver coinage, MT. Cleveland said:
 "The secretary explains his plan so minutely and its advantages are devel- oped by him with such remarkable clear ness that any effort on my part to present argument in it's support would be super fluous. I shall therefore content myself with an unqualified indorsement of the secretary's proposed changes in the law and a brief and imperfect statement of their prominent features"
 This plan for a currency to be issued by corporations chartered either by the state or by the federal government was predi- cated upon a supervision of the banks by the federal authority. All of them were to be conducted under federal laws, and to all intents and purposes, were national banks. It was proposed to re- lieve these new banks of taxation. The scheme was illusory, top-heayy, based upon no true scientific principles of finance, and received but little attention from the congress or from the country at large. MT. Cleveland no doubt favored the exemption of this new national bank ing plan from taxation, but on no occa- sion and nowhere has he ever favored the repeal of the 10 per cent prohibitive tax against state banks established un- der present state authority. When the national democratic convention demand ed such repeal it was dealing with the then condition of state and national banks and not with the fanclful schemes which Mr. Carlisle might bring forth in the future. If MT. Cleveland has ever de- manded of congress to redeem the pledge of that convention we are utterly igno- rant of the fact. If bill for such pur- pose were to pass both houses tomorrow the Advertiser knows that MT. Cleveland would veto 1t.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

About the only indorsement given the gold standard in politics this year has come from straight republican conven- tions and an occasional democratic con- vention in strong republican states. This can scarcely be regarded as promising satisfactory results for the democratic party in November should the Chicago convention adopt gold standard plat form
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01
UndeIivered Telegrams,

Undelivered telegrams at the Western Union Office: w. J. Payne, Charles Burke, N. H. Woods.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

Democrats, organize for the August election.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01
AIonzo Cook CalIpht.

Alonzo Cook, the negro who killed .colored woman at Ishkooda a few days ago, has been arrested at Sycamore, in Talladega county. Sheriff Morrow Jeff for the prisoner yesterday afternoon.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

After all the valiant work that the Hon. Josiah Patterson has done towards stamping out the ''silver craze" in Ten nessee, Missouri, Mississippi and the United States of America at large. he has succeeded in carrying his home county. So far as heard from all the other counties of his congressional dis trict have repudiated his financial views and instructed against him for congress.
 Just now the New York papers and the leaders of the New York chamber of commerce are getting very uneasy about the future of the wage earners of the
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

For a broken down system there is nothing like Hoods Sarsaparilla. Try il now
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

Is there not danger of losing the great state of Pennsylvania to the democracy in the coming election? Day before yes- terday the democracy of that state met in convention and declared unequivocally for the single gold standard, while the democracy of Mississippi assembled in convention on the same day and declared unequiFocally for the free coinage of gold and silver at 16 to l. It is very important that the Pennsylvania democrats be paci- fled, notwithstanding the fact that that state has not cast an electoral vote for the democratic ticket in thirty odd years.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

Democrats nor popullsts do not run for office on tickets with republicans. Ala bama is democratic state, and the issue Is joined. No one can doubt what the result will be. The republican ticket, headed by A. T. Goodwyn, will go down in defeat by the old-time majority.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

The voters of Alabama, we guess, will get a rest now from the loud yells of Kolb, Goodwin ct al. to the effect that they are the best democrats in the land.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

association to West End Land and Im- provement company, lots 22, 23 and 24, block 23, company's survey; $869.
 Marriage Licenses MT. T. J. Rivers and Miss Maggie How ard.
 MT. R. D. Alexander and Miss Hattie H. Atcheson.
 MT. Newt Postell and Mrs. Emma Eas- tis.
 For broken down system there is
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

country. They are making all sorts of appeals for the protection of the conn mon masses of the common people. They are insisting on the continuance of a financial system which gives to a dollar the power to buy twice as much sweat and toll as the same dollar would have bought a few years ago. and they are adding insult to. injury by doing this in the name Of and for the sake of the laboring people of the country.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01


 Alluding to the State Herald the Mobile Register says:
 "We asked the convention to content it. self with simple resolution declaring for free coinage of gold and silver There is not word to that effect in the ar ticle."
 Our friend is mistaken. If he will read the article attentively he will find this language:
 "The State Herald suggests that we can escape both Scylla and Charybds by adopting simple resolution that we favor both gold and silver as standard money and intend to keep all kinds of money upon parity"
 At no time and nowhere has the State Herald ever suggested that the conven- ton should ignore the question. It has always and invariably demanded that the convention should demand the recog- hilton of both gold and silver as stand ard money and the free coinage of both. That is what we have been fighting for.
 Responding to the toast of sound money" at a banquet in New York city a few evenings ago MT. Perry Belmont, among other things. said of the financial question: That issue is to be the most important of the national issues that will be before us during the coming cam paign, and should have precedence as national issue over everything else." After declaring that the financial ques- ton will and should be the paramount issue in the coming campaign Mr. Bel mont congratulates the republican party because it is certain to declare for the single gold standard, and then urges the danocratic marty to declare for the same thing. Were the two great parties to thus agree upon the financial question we can't see how it could become an is- sue in the campaign to follow the nomi- nations.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE:
 l. F. Culver of Bullock.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

GOVERNOR: Joseph F. Johnston of Jefferson. SECRETARY or STATE: J, Kirkman Jackson of Lauderdale.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-01

SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION;
 John O. Turner of St. Clair.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
SECOND DISTRICT.
YUBA.

MARYSVIILE, CAL.,, Nov. 5.-Complete re-
turns from Yuba County's twenty-five pre-
cincts give the Republican ticket 2S8 plu-
rality. De Vries' plurality over Johnson in
this county is 242. W. NJ. Cutter was reelected
10 the Assembly from Yuba and Suffer coun-
ties. and has 324 majority over Staguer, Demo-
crat and Populist. Complete returns on Su-
perior Judge from the judicial district COM
prised in Yuba and Suffer counties give L. A.
Davis Ind. (present incumbenD 1922, Z. A.
Forbes Ind. 1898 J. H. Craddock D.. SIS, w.
G. Murphy Z. 80. In the Second Supervisorial
District A. c. Cowan r. has been reelected
over Pieffer d. by Al majority. John Slime
man r. of Wheatland ha- been elected Super
visor in the Thir District, his majority over
Fl cher d. being 50 Louis Conrath D., in the
Fourth SupervisoIiai District, has a majo ~
over Folsom r. of $50. The majority gwen
the Republican ticket in Yuba County this
election is the best showing for that party
since the war.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
ARE THEY INHABITED ?
Interesting Speculation Concerning
Venus and Mars.

Venus and Mars.
One does no catch the full significance
at first of the statement that both Venns
and Mercury turn on their axes in The
same time that they revolve about the sun.
But a moments thought will show that
if such be the case, there is no succession
OF day and night on either Venus or Mer.
curry. Instead, on one side of the planet
it is perpetual day; on the other eternal
darkness reigns. Such a state of affairs
so entirely foreign to anything terrestrial.
cannot fail to open the way Tor much In
teresting speculation. Can life be sus-
tanned under such strange conditions as
that? Could planet be inhabited on
which half the surface never knew the
light and the other half never knew tha
absence of light?
Percival Lowell, who founded the Flap.
staff Observatory especially to study the
canals of Mars. is firmly convinced that
that planet at least is the abode of intelli
gent beings; vet the question of day and
night aside, Venus seems a great deal
more fitted TO support life similar to that
dense atmosphere; that OF Mars is very
rare. The strict astronomer will saw that
the question OF habitability of any or Ali
of the planets is a matter of pure specuIa-
ton; yet the boider minds, intent on
pushing on from the known to the mn
known, do not hesitate TO affirm that sci.
ence Will yet have something to saw on
this grandest of problems. In any case
further news about Venus and Mercurv
will be eagerly awaited.-New York Mail
and Express.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
FIRST DISTRICT.
SONOMA.

SANTA ROSA, CAL. Nov. 5-Returns from
forty-nine out OF ffty-two precincts in Sonoma
County give The vote for Presidential electors
as follows: Republican, 1885; Democratic,
1854; Populist, 335; National Democratic,
81; Prohibitionist %; Socialist, 20; National,
90; McKinley's plurality, 362. The vote for
Congressman gives Barhsm r. 3614. Cutler
D. 1912, Monteith 81. IS, Taylor Pro %,
Barham's plurality, 342. Burnett and Dough-
eTty, Republican candidates for Superior
Judges, are elected By majorities OF more than
1000. For Supervisors the Republicans will
eject Putnam and Austin by a safe margin.
and the Democrats F. b. Glynn BY ma ioritv
of about 200. w. F. Price. Republican candi-
date for Assembly in the Sixteenth Assembly
District, is elected by a majority of over
200 over Allen Galloway Pop. j. W.
Kegan Pop. is elected as Assemblyman in the
Seventeenth Assembly District by about $50
majority The three precincts vet TO hear
from are Timber Cove, Table Mountain and
San Luis. These precincts witt poll about 200
votes and will proba bly, increase the Repu BIZ
Can majorities by 20 or % votes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
SAN DIEGO ROOMS AGAIN.
McKin!ey's Election Puts Netc LaJe Into
business

McKin!ev's Election Puts Netc LaJe Into
Business.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, Nov. 5.-An imme-
date revival of business is apparent here
as the result OF McKinley's election.
More real estate business was done to-
day than for the past thirty days COM
ined.
One Eastern man closed deal for
$40, 500 residence property which was held
by option pending the election of McKin-
ley. w. c. Kimball, president OF the
Bank OF National City, which closed its
doors two months ago, received a tele-
gram to-day from New York announcing
that the money required was forthcoming
to put the bank on its feet and pay every
one of the depositors in full, amounting
TO $51 900, and the bank will resume busi-
ness.
1t was forced to close by the hard times
prevailing during the past two years.
Work began yesterday on the extension OF
the Sap Diego Electric Railway in two
portiont OF the city, which was held back
pending the election. McKinley's trump
started the dirt to flying and both exten-
sions will be completed by Christmas.
Judge Henry Schaefer of Los Angeles
will at once begin the erection of three
story building TO cost $50, ,000 a Bloch
man, president of the Blochman Banking
Com pany, is authority for the statement
that a customer of his bank took out $2S.-
600 in gold which he had in security
hox and placed it on deposit. Other
banks report the same condition of af-
fairs. Loans were almost impossible be-
fore the election, but are now easily nego-
table on good security.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
STRUCK A MINT
At BAKERSFIELD
Coin Factory in Running
Order Found in the
Foothills.
Molds, Chemicals and $4,000 o.
the "Queer Found IN a
Rough CABIN.
JOHN W. GARNER IS ARRESTED
S2ys He Can Establish His Innocence,
but Circumstances Are Strongly
Against Him.
JOHN W. GARNER IS ARRESTED

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Nov. 8. - A
counterfeiting establishment, complete in
its outfit of tools, molds, chemicals and
all that goes to make up successful in
stitution of such description, has been
located in the foothills about four miles
from Bakersfield, and John w. Garner is
in Jail with charge OF counterfeiting
against his name. Garner was jailed to-
day. having given himself up to the Sheriff
after learning that warrant for his arrest
was in existence. He states that he can
establish his innocence and expects to
give bail in any amount but the circum-
stances pointing to his guilt are so strong
that the officers believe conviction will
certainly be had, and that friends able 10
become bondsmen will be deferred from
such action.
The house of the prisoner, a small,
rough cabin such as settlers on Govern
ment claims usually build, was found to
be literally filled with such chemicals as
imitators OF coin use.
There were also coin molds, and $500
in the finished product OF the factory was
discovered under the house. The method
pursued by Garner was TO mold com po-
sition twenties, tens and fves and treat
them to gold bath by the e!ectroplating
process. This business must have contin-
ued for several years, as drug bills dated
in 1890 were found n his possession, and
the fact that letters from distant parts ac-
knowledging receipt of goods" and con-
tanning compliments on the appearance of
the goods were found shows that the plan
worked was to send the spurious coins
away for other parties to dispose of. Gar
ner's occupation for several years has
been that of strengthening. His father
and mother live in this county, and he is
said to have two brothers living in the
northern portion OF the State.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
NEVADA.

NEVADA CITY, CAL, Nov. 5.-Nevada Coun-
ty returns give Bryan 2246. Mckinley 1886
For Congress-De Vries 2439, Johnson 1884.
Coulter 1S For State Senator-Frisk D. 2231
Calkins R. 174O. Kits p. 80. Kits withdrew
from the race about week before election.
although ballots were printed bearing his
name. He appealed TO his supporters TO vote
for Frisk and The returns show that they did.
For Assem- blyman Robinson k. received 1912,
Hamill D. 1881. Winn P. 676. For Superior
Judge-Nllon Il. 1878, Ridge P. 1872, Ford d.
1919. There will probably be recount OF the
vote for Judge. Supervisors, First District, Buff
fngton R., incum bent, received majority of
III over Martin D.; second District, Donnelly
D., incum bent, was beaten by Luke r. by Al !;
Fifth District, McPhetre, incumbent, was re-
elected by A.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
THIRD DISTRICT.
SOLANO.

sUISUN, CAL, Nov. 5.-Complete returns
from all the voting precincts in Solano County
give the following Daiorities: Mckinley 467,
HiIborn R. for Congress 240. j. J. Luchsinger
R. for State Senator 8, Alien Anderson R. for
Assemblyman 4S0. A J. Buckets R. for Judge
of the Superior Court 719. OF the three
Supervisors elected. B. NJ. Fleming of the
First and ]. Z. Sullivan of the Fifth District,
are Democrats. and were elected by 119 and
SO msjority respectively. In the Second Dis
trict OF Vallejo, g. A BergwalI. Republican,
was elected by twenty-five majority over Rob-
ert Gore. The fight for State Senator was the
most hotly contested, J. J. Luchsinger beating
Raleigh Barcar, the well-known Democratic
politician, by only nine votes. Bsrcar con-
cedes the election to his opponent.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-06
YOLO.

WOODLAND, CAL, Nov. 5-The Republican
county ticket,with two exceptions. was elected
in Yoio by large maJo-itIes. E. Z. Gaddis R.
was elected Superior Judge, with 226 votes to
spare. A. w. North r. will represent Yolo
County in the next Assembly. He carried the
county over Hatcher Pop. and Nixon.D by
579 plurality. Bryan's plurality viii oeA 800,
E glish's 222. T. ]. Snider D., J. W. BanCy
ID. and John Fredericks K. were elected Super
visors. The vote for electors and Congress
men was: Nc cKinley 1926 Bryan 1876, Pro-
hfbluon 20, National Democrat "a Socialist
Labor 2, National g. Representative in Con-
gress-English 1915. Eustis IL, Hilbo-n 1898
shafer 81. For the Assem5ly-North R 1887,
Nixon d. 75S. Hatcher Pop. us, Feniey
Pro. 27.