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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

The Bayreuth performances terminated July
%, having been entirely successful. They
commenced on the 10Th with HDas Rhein-
gold fanfare of trumpets assemblies the
public in the hall with short and incisive
blare, which forms the motive OF Bonner, the
god OF the elements. A second blast IS
sounded intended to stimulate the laggards,
but there are none; every one is in his place
silently seated, and little shiyer, which
always precedes great expectations, runs
through the audience. 1t is night; the cur
tain opens, and one sees the bottom OF the
KLEIN, with the three nymphs swimming, and
singing their rhythmic chant. The light is
perfect, and the movements of the swimmers
managed in a manner to produce the most
complete illusion. The voices are beautiful
and Harmonious; the gnome, Albefieh, replies
to them with rude energy, and this is the first
scene which introduces the audience into the
middle OF the mystery in which the work is
enveioped for four days. July 2Os "Die Walk
ure." The scenes in this piece are perhaps the
most touching and exciting of the whole play.
They represent the loves of Siegmund and
Sleghnde, and the punishment OF Brunhilde.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
ALLEGED HUMOR.

The Scientific Magnate had been lecturfng
the dinner party and they were feeling little
overwhelmed.
ait is a curious thing, said he, ''that If
stand on my head the blood rushes 10 it. II
stand on my feet it doesn't rush to my feet"
Perhaps" said the host, nervously, anxious
to break the silence, 'your head is emptier
than -" The explanation stopped short
Paris Messenger.
"Are you taking swimming lessons, Cadbyf"
mo, old fellow. It's too much bother. My
valet is learning. and, as never go anywhere
without him, if fell into the watah he could
rescue wallpapers Bazaar.
Alice-Oh. Edith, the honeymoon is begin
ming to wane. Percy called me plain Alice to-
day.
Edith-And yet you are not SO very plain,
dear.-London Tit-Bits.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE BASIS OF UNION.

Nor on SILVER ONLY, BUT ON THE WHOLE
MONEY QUESTION.
To the Editor of the San francisco CdlL-SIR:
Well-in formed readers need not be told that
with all true Populists the free coinage of
silver is only a minor factor in the financial
problem now before the country for solution.
Straight Populists are not greatly moved over
the present clamor about free silver as the
vital issue of the present campaign. They re-
gard it as only palliative, not as remedy
for our National financial ills. Nothing short
of the whole money question can satisfy a
straight Populist. He hesitates to accept even
that as an issue in Presidential campaign.
and forego the discussion of the transporta-
ton and land questions as vital issues at the
present time. They were vital issues four
years ago and every year since.
1t was for the special benefit of all straight
Populists that the four money planks were
placed before the readers of THE CALL this
morning. l trust they have cut them out of
the paper and preserved them, for now wish
to show these readers the large significance OF
these money pianks and how far they reach
into the future. With the election of BRYAN
and q Congress on silver issue alone the
moment that issue became law by enact
ment and the signature of Mr. Bryan as Presi-
dent, the party would fall TO pieces and leave
the administration without party to sustain
it-a pitiable spectacle to gods and men
Refer now to your money planks Note how
small space the silver plank occupies in the
Peoples party platform. 1t Is about three
lines and is placed second" The rst de-
mand is for National money" 1t is to be dis
sued by the General Government only That
cuts on all issues by our so-called snationap'
banks or any other banks-''issued by the Gen
eral Government only" AS our private ana
tiona!' banks, in. no true sense national ex
cept In name cannot issue gold and silver
coins this national money" demanded by
the Populists refers TO paper money, the second
plank demanding the free and unrestrained
coinage OF both silver and gold. The third
plank relates to the volume OF s.the circulat-
ing medium" meaning gold. silver and paper.
ms is to be increased speedily to meet the de-
mands OF business and population When that
is done, the business OF the country will not
pc done on confidence" and credit the
capital OF bankers, as it is now; that is so far
as there is any business done in these dull
times.
Now let US compare the money plank of the
silver party" supposed 10 be silver Repu Bit
cans, with the Populist plank. ave hold that
the power to control and regulate paper cur
| rency il inseparable from the power to coin
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
THE WoRKINGMAN's FRIEND.

One characteristic of McKinley's rela-
tons to worklngmen is his thorough SYM
patty with their work as we'll as with
themselves. lie not only makes speeches
to them during political campaigns, but
he goes into the shops and factories, talks
with the workers as well as with the pro-
prietors, and, making himself directly
acquainted with the men whom he seeks
to benefit, learns also enough of their in
dustry to know just how the Government
can aid it and what legislation is required
to advance it.
In the practice of this habit of visiting
shops and factories Mckinley has talked
With more workingmen than any other
statesman that ever lived in this country.
He is also in all probability more familiar
with the industries of the country than
any other man. As a consequence the
workingmen of all our great industries
look upon him as their special advocate
and champion. They have conversed with
him about the trades in which they are
engaged and they know he is more inter
ested in their wages than in their votes.
He seeks to build up the industrial system
of the United States, because by doing
that he can add to the welfare OF the
people and provide them not only with
homes but with the work and wages
necessary to keep the home in comfort
and prosperity.
A clear evidence OF the close, thorough
and mutual understanding there is be-
tween Mckinley and the workingmen of
the East is shown by the number of dele
cations of workingmen that call upon
him at his home at Canton to pledge him
their support during the campaign. In
his addresses to these delegations Mckin-
ley speaks with the freedom of a man
talking 10 an audience with which he Is in
full and complete sympathy. He uses
neither the words the tones nor the man
ners of a demagogue. He tells them of
the iuseparable interests of capital and
labor and points out how essential it is to
the Nation that both should be protected
from the strain OF foreign competition.
The keynote OF every speech he makes is
sounded in the words, protection, patri-
otism and prosperity, and the one prom
Use he has to make to them is that if they
will restore the Republican party to power
that party will restore to the country the
industry and prosperity it enjoyed before
the days of Democratic free trade and dis
aster.
This feeling of sympathy and confidence
which exists between Mckinley and the
workingmen of that section of the country
where he is best known is firmly based
upon mutual esteem and respect. The
workers in the field of American industry
and the great champion of that industry
know that each is seeking no selfish pur-
pose when they unite to re-establish the
protective system. There is as much patri-
otism in loyalty to the American home as
in a loyalty to the American Nation.
When the Nation was in danger Nc
Kinley left his home to fight for the pres
eryation of the Union, and now in time
of peace he devotes his life work to pre-
serve the American home from every as
sault that may be made upon the indus
tries that support and sustain it.
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own utterances he has convinced the peo-
pie that he is shallow sectionalist, and
that he regards all as enemies who are not
for him. No doubt he looks upon Califor-
MIA as the "enemy's country" and if be-
cause the people of this State are not will
ing to indorse his wild and reckless theo-
ries of government they are his enemies
then indeed is California the "enemy's
country" Mr.. Bryan should get it out OF
his head that he is specially appointed to
rule over the United States and that who
ever is not for him is an enemy of his
country.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

character 1t is universally admitted that
this special Cairo Exposition is far ahead of
any oriental display ever yet exhibited at any
European or American worlds fair
Nine. Duse, the Italian actress, has just been
condemned by the Milanese tribunal to the
payment of $4,000 francs. The plaintiffs were
her impresarii, MN. Cracchi and Moreno who
had engaged her for dramatic tour in South
America. AT the last moment Mme Duse re-
fused to set out under the pretext that "the
political horizon had become too menacing in
those countries whittier they wished to take
her" The tribunal of Milan decided that the
reason Nine Duse alleged was not sufficient
and decided in favor of her impresarii.
In the Wilder-Wagner case, tried in Paris
July 80, the judge substitute. Seligmann, gave
his decision the next day. He first regarded
it from moral point, and said he was sur
prised that after all that Victor Wilder had
done for the Wagnerian cause as well by his
articles OF musical criticism as by the enor-
nous work of translation, Nine. Wagner
should have treated him as she had done.
But the tribunal was forced to judge from a
purely judicial point of view, and he was of
opinion that the Wilder heirs had not the
right to prevent Mime. Wagner representing
the works of her husband in France in any
other than the Wilder translation, no priv
ilege having been conceded. week was
given before judgment.
French paper. LIE Temps, gives an ac-
count of how, lately, Mime. Adelina Patti
promised to sing at concert for the benefit of
the poor at Swansea, South Wales. Upon
hearing that the tickets were being sold for
10 shillings and pence each, she wrote to
the promoters declining to sing at all, as she
refused to appear before an audience who had
paid less than 1 guinea each to hear her.
Tickets had been sold to the amount OF 1885,
600 francs.
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MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

Minister and his cortege approached by the
antique pathway and went first to the POM
peiian Theater, where NJ. Silvain recited a COM
position called ''Paris-Athenes." Mile. Mo
reno of the Coincide Franchise, surrounded by
other actresses looking very beautiful in the
costumes OF the ancient flute players, recited q
poem entitled lame Antique" The cortege
then reformed and visited the Notre Dame
Porch, and afterward went through the vari-
Gus sections where numberless curiosities of
musical and dramatic interest are gathered
together.
Arthur M. Abel, writing from Berlin about
the exposition of stringed instruments, says:
81 was much interested in the Egyptian band
in the special Cairo Exposition. was not
aware that the land OF the Pharsohs could
produce among its dusky inhabitants must
clans who could play SO well. marveled all
the more at this after witnessing a perform
ance in the Arena by the Arab caravans and
listening to the hideous noises that they con-
slider music. Those fellows in the Khediye's
band play like real musicians, with true in
tonation. good rhythm and intelligence. To
be sure their programmes are rather light in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Joseph Cook who has been for some time -.
his summer home. Cliff Seat, Ticonderoga,
N. Y, is steadily gaining in health.
The Indian social reformer and poet Behr-
anil Malabsri. is visiting London. When he
was editor of the Indian Spectator he vigor-
ously attacked the practice of child marriage
and enforced widowhood.
DR.. Samuel c. Bartlett, formerly president CT
Dartmouth College, Dr. Claudius B. Webster of
Concord~N. H., for many years United States
Consul at Sheffield, and the Rev. DR.. Leonard
Parker of Cambridge, Mass, were graduated at
Dartmouth in 1886. and are the only Survivors
of their class. They met last June at COM
mencement time and INDUCED in appropriate
"reminiscences and sentiment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
SONG.

The worlds applause is draught divine,
Its love is precious prize;
But dearer than both are the vows that shine
In the deeps of my lassie's eyes
Far dearer than all is the true-love sign
In the deeps Of my lassie's eyes.
We twain stray on with but empty hands,
Yet our hearts with Joy o'erhow;
The gold that the spirit Of youth demands
Is affections ardent glow
Oh. youth, as ever, to-day demands
But affections ferVent glow.
What matter to me that far away
The wealth of the Indies lies?
A fig for it ALL I'll watch the play
OF the light ia my lassie's eyes
I'll bow my head to the potent sway
OF the love in my lassieis eyes.
FRANK PUTNAM in Chicago Times-HerRld.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
ONE OF THE FAMILY TALKS.

At Democratic mass-meetlng held in
Madison square Garden, New York, last
Wednesday evening, Bourke Cochran, one
of the leading Democrats of the country,
told his hearers and through them the
people of the United States that their
highest duty to the Nation at this time
was to work against and vote against the
Decorate candidate for President, W. J.
Bryan. Mr.. Cochran pointed out how the
election OF the Democratic candidate would
be calamity to every business interest in
this broad land, and how his elevation to
the Presidency would be blow at Ameri-
can labor. The speaker analysed Mr..
Bryan recent utteranees and showed how
the candidate of the Democratic party
meant to drive this country into revolu-
ton and overturn and overthrow every
agency which the people employ in the
conduct of their business concerns.
Mr.. Cochran himself being dyed-in-
the-wool Democrat, and in position to
know the ms and outs and purpose of his
party, il will be conceded that he speaks
with an authority which is conferred by a
thorough knowledge of the aims of his
party's candidate, and that what he says
may be accepted as the truth. Had it
been a Republican who sounded this
warning note there would be suspicion
that the danger to our institutions which
Turk in Mr.. Bryan's candidacy had been
magnifed to draw votes away from him,
but the warning comes from member of
Mr.. Bryan's own political household who
sees and knows whereof he speaks, and the
danger must be alarmingly great when
one Democrat arraigns another Democrat
before the bar of public opinion and
charges him with being a conspirator
against the we'll being of his fellow-citi-
Zens.
In advising his fellow Democrats to re-
bel against the party's chosen leader Mr..
Cochran knows very well that he is en-
com passing Mr.. Bryan's defeat, but when
as intense a partisan as Bourke Cock
ran calls upon the rank and file TO rise IN
their might and rebuke the perfidy and
revolutionary intent of the party's leader
there must be something unusually dark
and damnable in the purpose of that
leader. No Republican asked Mr.. Cock
ran to point out how Mr.. Bryan's election
would be fatal stab at labor and death
blow TO all business enterprise. He saw
the danger himself, and as between 10y
atty to the party's machine and loyalty to
the Nations institutions he does not hest
tate to not only throw the weight of his
personal influence against the party, but
to call upon all Democrats who love their
country to destroy the political microbes
that have secured footing in the party's
organization. The information that Bry-
ans election would be National calam-a
ity comes from mem bers of Bryan's own
political family and hence it must be true.
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ARG You Going Eastr

The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad-santa y.
routes the coolest and most comfortable sum
mer line, owing 10 its elevation and absenos ,;
alkali dust. Particularly adapted Cor the trans
portation of families because of It's palace draw
ingroom and modern upholstered tourist sleeping
cars, which run daily through from Oakland to
Chicago leaving at a seasonable hour and in
Charge of attentive conductors and porters Tick
ct office GA Market street. Chronicle building.
Telephone, Main 1881.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
A PILLAR OF STRENGTH
Berkeley Herald.

The San Francisco CALL, which has, during
its present management, made its way to the
front rank of metropolitan journalism, is do
ing very effective work seven days in the week
Tor the Republican cause. This excellent news
paper is a very pillar OF strength to the party,
and should have its deserved reward in the
support of every true Republican on the Pacific
Coast who is able to afford a daily or weekly
nanar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
A GIRLS HOME GOWN.

This charming little gown shown mere is OF
blue linen, with lines of white. The cuffs are
OF white embroidery with an edge to match
trimming the epaulettes, and used as trim
ming on collar. The skirt is simply gathered
and hemmed. The waist has a plain lining on
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. T.. Aug. 19.-Mr. and Mrs.
Henry steinegger and Miss steinegger arrived
in New York from Genoa, via Gibraltar. on the
North German liner Fulda and left the West
minister for home. Mrs. De Young sailed on
the American liner ST. Paul for southampton
to-day.
At the Westminster-Mrs. Bradford; Grand
Union-H. G. Tanler; ContinentaI-Dr. II.
Jones'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

No better proof than these figures is
needed to show that the Republican theory
of discriminating duties is the correct one.
Let California Republican speakers keep
the merchant marine question prom
inently before the people,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
Cbeap EXCURSION to St. PauI.

The Shasta route and the Northern Pacific Rail-
road has been selected as the official route to at
tend the National Encampment of the g. A. r. at
st. Paul, TO be held there September to 5. Ths
excursion will leave San Francisco and Sacra-
mento August 20 at P. NJ hates $67 90 for ths
round trip The above rate is open to all who wish
to make the trip East. Send your name and ad-
dress to t. K. Stateler, general agent 63S Market
treet, san Francisco, for sleepng-car reservations
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
cAL1FoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 19.-Among to-
days arrivals are: George P. Keeney, San
Francisco, Shoreham Hotel; H. L. Barnes, Los
Angeles, Riggs House.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
What Might Have Been.
Tulare Register.

Had Democratic newspapers thought of it
two years ago when their party was in full
control of the executive and legislative
branches OF government they might have had
would have deprived them OF much of their
sheet-iron thunder this trip.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
Past. Present and Future.

The country during the past three years has.
had an experience of the consequences of
allowing the old Democratic party to rule. 1t
was not very pleasant experience either.
But what sort of times are TO be expected if
the new Democratic party, permeated as 1T is
with Populism, Altgeldism, Coxeyism and
anarchism, is to be given the reins OF govern
ment?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers,
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

Business will revive with the restoration
Of the protective system that gave us good
business before.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

The Republican pledge to bring about
the free coinage of silver by International
agreement is all that the intelligent advo-
Gates of bimetallism ask for. They know
that Republican pledges can be counted
on and that Mckinley will do all that the
platform has promised.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

If there is no sting in the tariff issue
why does Democracy dodge it as if it
were hornetP
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

A party that cannot organize for a cam
palgn certainly cannot conduct an organ
lied Government.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

The gold Democrats are getting vicious,
but the people will not forget that they
have cause for it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

About all Bryan will get out of the cam
align is vast amount of free advertising
as a lecturer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

The rapidity with which Republican or
ganization has been carried on during the
campaign is an unmistakable proof that
the rank and file of the party have conf
dence in their leaders and will support
them with ardor in the great battle Tor
sound money, protection and prosperity.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

Let US first open our mills to labor and
then when we open our minis to silver the
workingmen of the country can get some
of it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

Il may be questioned whether Cochran
answered Bryan, but there is no dispute
about the fact that he knocked him
down and mopped the floor with him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

If you wish to know what the silver men
OF this country think of Brvan's chances
of election you can find it in the fact that
no Spectator however bold thinks it
worth while to buy silver at present
1arices
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

USE DR.. Siegert's Angostura Bitters, the world
renowned South American appetizer and invigora-
tor OF exquisite flavor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

WoSkingmen will remember they were
doing pretty well on the gold standard
until free trade was introduced.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

The workingmen of America never felt
the money stringency so long as there was
a protective tariff to maintain work and
wages.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

If you want fine service, fine carriages COM
petent drivers, ring up 1850. Pac Carriage Co.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

The reason the Democratic National
Committee is so slow about opening the
campaign is because they know there is
nothing in it for them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

1t is the soldier candidate whose record
inspires the patriotic youth of the coun-
try, and it is for him they viii vote on
election day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

The people of California are for free
silver, protection and prosperity, but not
for free silver, free trade and disaster.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

A Bryan administration, even at the
best, would be a risky experiment, but a
Mckinley administration would be a GER
tainty from the start.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20

Those who think Tom WATSON cannot
pull Sewall down will have a surprise
party when they see how the straight
Populists voted on election day.