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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09

time it has ever been Democratic-have
the people of the State Of California Sc
cured some efforts at redress.
$50 far as this paper is concerned with
relation to DR.. Stanton, even after he had
been elected. they tried in all sorts OF
ways 10 ruin his reputation.
The speaker then denied the charge
made by the Examiner that he was solicit
ing votes on the strength of the nation
atty of his father, and concluded his ia TX
on this theme by saying:
Il have a record in nv family that is
different from that of Mr.. Hearst's." This
ELECTED long continued applause, and
one enthusiastic admirer of Mr.. Kelly
called for three cheers, which were given
with vim. He then en- cred into a long
recital of what he described as the disrep-
utable private life of the Examiners pro-
prietor. This THE CALL does not repro
duce, because 1t was not within the scope
of politics and moreover was not of a ma
ture that The CALL is willing to publish. !
He next referred to the character of some
of the advertisements in the Examiner s
columns as being disreputable and inde-
cent and declared that the advertising
columns of that journal should be in ac-
cord with the high moral tone of some of
the matter published in its editorial col
umhs.
Then, referring to the paper itself, he
spoke as follows: s.It has been called the
Monarch of the Dallies.' 1t is the mon
arch of the dallies. But it is not the mon
arch of the dailies by good deal in some
things-not in principle, not in stability
of purpose, nor is it monarch of the
dailies SO far as standing by the people !;
but it is the monarch liar of the journals
and ittingly deserves the designation
given to it by a weekly paper, which called
it the monarch OF filth, folly and vice."
The speaker charged the Examiner with
mutilating reports of political meetings,
and sometimes omitting any mention of
them, because of his having taken part in
them. He also charged the Examiner
with pandering to the lower instincts of
the people by its sensational method of
presenting news.
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CHARTER ASSOCIATION.
Rapidly Gaining by the Addition of
MANY New Members.

Rapidly Gaining by the Addition OF
Many New Members.
The Citizens Charter Association held
an interesting meeting in t Academy OF
Science Hall last night. DR.. j.. A. Ander-
son delivered the address OF the evening in
favor of the new charter, and he was fol-
lowed by Fl. P. Clement and ex-Supsr-
visor Denman in similar vein. Several
committees presented their reports. The
committee on public meetings stated
that meetings will be held as
follows: October 9, Verein Elntracht
Hall. 237 Twelfth street; October II, Turn
Verein Hall. Eighteenth and Valencia /;
October IA. Potrero Opera-house. Sixteenth
and Tennessee; October Is, leu tonia Hall
1922 Howard; October 16, Bethany Church.
Twenty-ftth and Bartlett; and October %
at Academy of Science Hall,
The following organizations sent dele
gates. who were accepted as members of
the association. Bay City Lodge No. III,
K. OF P; Radischer Verein; Court Mez-
zini No. 1909, A. o. H. E.; Geographical
Society of the Pacific; Court Adelaide No.
7751, A. O. F.; Schiller Staam No. 278, L.
o. R. NJ; Pacific Union Club; Court
Hayes Valley No. SO, F. of A.: and Gal
ileo Grove, A. q. o. d.
The association now has a membership
OF 349, and Isl organizations are repre-
sented
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Commenting on this he said /:

Commenting on this he said:
''That shows you the character of this
paper; that it has not and never has had
the true interests of this State at heart;
that it INDUCES in sensational journalism
to gather in the humble nickel. It re-
mains for you 10 bring that paper to the
same level of decency that is held by every
respectable newspaper in the United States.
While you support this paper it will
continue to pander 10 the sentiments of
your advertising patronage and yOn
should withdraw your subscriptions from
it"
Mr.. Kelly again alluded to the $50, 900
advertising contract which he said was
made between Mr.. Hearst and the South
ern Pacific Company for the purpose Of
controlling that papers editorial columns
against attacks on the Southern Pacific
and all its interests.
Mr.. Kelly asserted that the fusion
scheme was one concocted by the Exam
iner to fuse him cut of the fight. He
stated, however that he had been nomi-
mated by the regular convention of the
Democratic party, and that he did not
propose to withdraw from the tight under
any circumstances. He charged the fusion
committee, which consisted of six Demo-
Gratis and SIX Populists, with having been
stuck with his personal political enemies,
and made the further charge that A. B.
Kinne, the candidate selected by this COM
mittee, was mem Der of the A. P. A. He
read two affidavits substantiating his
charge, and which further stated that Mr..
Kinne was a member of Council No. 8.
He declared that he was not railroad
man. that his nomination was not secured
with the assistance of Jim Rea, ami
pledged himself against the funding bill
or any measure looking TO a compromise
of the debt of the Central Pacific Railroad.
He discussed the Democratic National
platform in detail, and announced him.
self as in favor of every plank in that
doo
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NO CONWCT-MADE GOODS
Prison Directors and Manufac'
turers to Hold a Con.
ference.
They Will Prepare a Legislative Bill
That Will Protect Free
Labor.

The Board of State Prison Directors and
the directors of the Manufacturers and
Producers Association will hold con-
ference in the near future to come to an
understanding upon the subject of prison
regulating the same that will be presented
to the next State Legislature.
Several months ago the prison directors
decided to increase the sphere OF useful
ness of the convicts under their charge
by enlarging the jute plant so as to turn
out goods other than grain bags.
The Manufacturers and Producers As
sociation bitterly opposed this on the
ground that it would materially interfere
with free labor and cause competition
with local manufacturers.
This protest and the controversy that
followed brought to light the fact that
California is playground for the
convici-made goods of dozen or more
Eastern State prisons This agitation
caused bill to be prepared and placed be-
fore Congress that will compel prison
authorities 10 brand all OF their goods for
identification.
All of is had its effect upon the Cali
fornla State Prison Directors, who have
manifested a disposition not to do anything
that will work an injury upon free labor
and local industries. The matter has
hung fire until the election of Julian Sonn-
tag as president of the Manufacturers
Association, and he took it up again in
earnest. He recently met Prison Director
Deviin, to whom he suggested the advisa-
bility OF the two bodies holding a meeting
and discussing the situation.
Mr.. Devlin stated that at San Quentin
there are about 800 convicts who are able
to work and assist in the support of the
prison. He asked if these could be divided
among the trades. For example, 200 be
sat to work making furniture 200 making
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09
HILKOFF LEAVES.
The Russian En- gineer Escorted by High
Railway Officials Eastward.

The Russian En- gineer Escorted by High
Railway Officials Eastward.
Prince Michel Hlkoff, the Russian Inn
perial Minister of Ways and Communica-
tions, LETT San Francisco last evening with
his son on the homeward journey. In the
afternoon he was escorted to the Union
Iron Works by Colonel G. F. Crocker, and
there he inspected the machine-shops and
shipy yards, where several steel barges for
the Russian Government are in course OF
construction. The park was visited and
then Prince Hiikoff started for Sacra-
mento.
A special car was at his disposal on the
Oakland mole, where the distinguished
engineer was met by Colonel Crocker,
General Manager Kruttschnitt and Will
liam G. Curtis, chief engineer of mainte-
nance of way OF the Southern Pacific Rail-
road.
The party had arranged to remain at
Sacramento last night, and this morning
the Prince will be taken through the rail-
way shops, after which he will go east
ward, ompanied by the high officials oi
the railway company as far as Nevada.
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shoes, and so on, and still leave a good
force at work In the jutemill. This ar
rangement, he believed, would not
seriously affect white labor and manufac-
turers.
Mr.. Sonntag was not in favor of the plan.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09
Pnenix Club Rally.

The Phoenix Club met last evening in s cot
tish Hail. Vice-President William Powers pre-
siding. Adore sses were made by Mrs. Addie L..
Ballou; T b. O'Brien, candidate for Con-
gress; John T. Dare, candidate for State Sem
ator; Carroll Cook, candidate for Superior
Judge, and A. B. Treadwell, candidate for
Police Judge. The remarks of the speaker s
were loudly cheered.
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EXTRAORDINARY VALUES.
LADIES' AND CHlLDREN'S
HOSIERY AND UNDERW EAR!

Herewith we submit few examples of the POWERFUL lN-
that drawing such crowds great october
Sae the PRODIGOUS DISCOUNTS which PEERLESS NEW
enabling offer THE LATEST AND
MOST SEASONABLE PRODUCTIONS
AT HEAVY REDUCTIONS FROM PREVAILING PRICES!
a
specially
special sale
and
Dozen
38B Cents "a
S19c
Ce1at1
10
CASHMERE WOOL VESTS high
natural worth So special 81 EACH
10
long nonsnrinkabe worth 5o special sale at 81
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Iicensed Tax-Parars.

meeting of the Licensed Taxpayers Union
was held yesterday afternoon at Red Mems
Hall, F. Brandt in the chair. The following
were elected as an executive committee for
the coming campaign: f. Brandt, K. Mar tin,
John Diemer, F. Rakeman and ]. w. Spencer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09
Southern Pacific May Collect Local Far,

Southern Pacific May Collect Local Fares
The Supreme Court has decided the case
brought by E. G. Buswell TO test the right of
the Southern Pacific Company to collect fares
within the city of Oakland, and the decision
is In favor of the Southern Pacific Company.
The court held that ii the Leg isature had any
inten ton to prohibit the railroad company
from charging fare it would have said so in
more exact words This decision probably
establishes the right to collect fares also in
Alameda and Berkeley.
Prior to 1925 all women's shoes were
without heels.
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The Nucleus building to be torn down
January l. Big stock of shoes to be closed
out at great sacrifice. 81. s /
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NOTARY PUBLIC.

CHARLES H. PHILLIPS ATrORNEY.AT.
" Law and Notary Public, 63S Market ST., oppo-
site Palace Hotel. Telephone $40. Residence 1910
Fell street. Telephone Pine 2691
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at $2.oo.
ases LADIES' JERSEY RIBBED WOOL UNION SUITS high
nonsnrnkab white and natural worth So So
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-23

decreased demand for the cheaper
metal win make that metal cheaper
still. IF. on the other hand, the debtor
exercise the option, it is reasonable
to suppose that he will pay in the
cheaper metal if one metal is percepti-
bly cheaper than the other. But the
demand thus created for the cheaper
metal, will raise it's price while the
Iessened demand for the dearer metal
Will lower it's price. In other words,
when the creditor has the option, the
metals are drawn apart; whereas,
when the debtor has the option, the
metals are held together approximate
ly at the ratio fixed by law; provided
the demand created is sufficient to
absorb all of both metals presented
at the mint. Society is, therefore
interested in having the option exer-
cised by the debtor. Indeed there can
be no such thing as real bi-metallism
unless the option is exercised by the
debtor.
"The exercise Of the option by the
debtor compels the creditor classes,
whether domestic or foreign, to exert
themselves TO maintain the parity be-
tween gold and silver at the legal ratio,
whereas they might nnd prohb IN
driving one of the metals to a
premium if they could then demand
the dearer metal. The right OF the
debtor to choose the coin in which
payment shall be made extends to OBJ
legations due from the government as
well as TO contracts between indiyid-
uals. A government obligation is sim
ply a debt due from all the people to
one Of the people, and it is impossible
to- justify a policy which makes the
interests of the one person who holds
the obligation superior to the rights
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who suggests the following illustra-
ton: 4 river fed from two sources is
more uniform in volume than river
fed from one source-the reason being
that when one Of the feeders is swol-
len the other may be low; whereas,
river which has but one feeder must
rise or fall with that feeder. So in
the ease of bi-metallism; the volume
of metallic money receives contribu-
tions from both the gold mines and
the silver mines, and, therefore, varies
less; and the dollar, resting upon two
metals, is less changeable in it's pur-
chasing power than the dollar which
rests ON one metal only.
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.
"If there are two kinds Of money
the option must rest either with the
debtor or with the creditor. Assuming
that their rights are equal, we must
look at the interests of society in gem
eral in order to determine
to which side the option
should be given Under the
bi-metaIlic system, gold and silver are
linked together by law at fixed ratio
and any person owing any guam
tity of either metal can have the same
converted into full legal tender money.
IF the creditor has the right to choose
the metal in which payment shall be
made. it is reasonable to suppose that
he will require the debtor to pay in
the dearer metal If there is any percep-
tible difference between the bullion
values of the metals. This new de-
mand created for the dearer metal,
will make that metal dearer, while the
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Secretary Carlisle: If that policy had
been adopted at the beginning of re-
sumption-and / am not saying this
for the purpose of criticising the action
of any of my predecessors, or anybody
else-but if the policy of reserving to
the government, at the beginning of
resumption, the option Of redeem1ng
in gold or silver all it's paper presented,
] believe it would have worked bene-
ficially, and there would have been
no trouble growing out OF it, but the
Secretaries of the Treasury from the
beginning of resumption have pursued
a policy of redeeming in gold or silver,
at the option of the holder of the paper,
and if any Secretary had afterward at
tempted to change that policy and force
silver upon a man who wanted gold,
or gold upon man who wanted silver,
and especially if he had made that at
tempt at such critical period as we
have had in the last two years, my
Judgment is it would have been very
disastrous.
81 do not agree with the Secretary
that it was wise to follow a bad pre-
cedent, but from his answer it will
be seen that the fault does not lie with
the greenbacbs and Treasury notes,
but rather with the executive officers
who have seen fit to surrender right
which should have been exercised for
the protection of the interests of the
people This executive action has al
ready been made the excuse for the
ssue of more than $780, 900, 900 in bonds,
and it is impossible to estimate the
amount of bonds which may
hereafter be issued if this policy is con-
tinued. We are told that any attempt
upon the part of the government at
this time to redeem its obligations in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-23

of the many who must be taxed to
pay it. When, prior to 1873, silver was
at premium, it was never contended
that National honor required the pay
ment of government obligations in sill
yer and the Matthews resolution, adop-
ted by Congress in 1878, expressly as
serted the right of the United States
TO redeem coin obligations in stand
ard silver dollars as well as in gold
coin.
Upon this subject the Chicago plat
form reads: I've are opposed to the
policy and practice of surrendering to
the holders of the obligations of the
United States the option reserved by
law TO the government of redeeming
such obligations in either silver coin
orr gold coin
THE GOLD WITHDRAWALS.
at is constantly assumed by some
that the United States notes, com
monty called greenbacks, and the Treas
ury notes, issued under the act Of
1890, are responsible for the recent
drain upon the gold reserve, but this
assumption is entirely without founda~
ton Secretary Carlisle appeared be-
fore the House Committee ON Appro-
priations ON January 81, 1895, and
quote from the printed report of his
testimony before the committee:
Mr. Sibley; ! would like to ask you
(perhaps not entirely connected with
the matter under discussion) what OBJ
lection there could be to having the
option of redeeming either in silver or
gold lie with the Treasury instead OF
the note holder?
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silver would put premium upon gold,
but why should it? The Bank OF
France exercises the right to redeem
all bank paper in either gold or silver,
and yet France maintains the parity
between gold and silver at the ratio
OF 1872 to /, and retains in circulation
more silver per capita than we do
in the United States.
GOLD OFFERS NO RELIEF
at NAV he further answered thatour
opponents have suggested no feasible
plan for avoiding the dangers which
they fear. The retirement Of the
rreenbacks and Treasury notes would
not protect the Treasury, because the
same policy which now leads the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury to redeem all
government paper in gold, when gold
is demanded, will require the redemp-
ton Of all silver dollars and silver
certificates in gold, if the greenbacks
and Treasury notes are withdrawn
from circulation. More than this, If
the government should retire.its paper
and throw upon the banks the neces-
sity Of furnishing coin redemption, the
banks would exercise the right to fur
nish either gold or silver In other
words. they would exercise the option,
just as the government ought to eXer-
cise it now.
A PREMIUM ON GOLD.
"The Government must either eXer-
else the right to redeem it's obligations
in silver when silver is more convent
ent. or it must retire all the silver and
silver certificates from circulation and
leays nothing but gold as legal tender
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to silver when we say that n new
demand for silver created by law will
raise the price OF silver bullion. Gold
and silver are different from other
commodities, in that they are limited
in quantity. Corn, wheat, manufac-
tured products, etc, can be produced
almost without limit, provided they
can be sold at price sufficient to
stimulate production, but gold and
silver are called precious metals, be-
cause they are found, not produced
These metals have been the objects
of anxious search as far back as his
tory runs, yet, according to Mr. Har-
vey's calculation, all the gold coin Of
the world can be melted into a 22-foot
cube, and all the silver in the world
into a 66-foot cube. Because gold and
siler are limited, both in the guam
tity now in hand and in annual pro
duction, it follows that legislation can
fix the ratio between them.
Amy purchaser who stands ready to
take the entire supply of any
given article at a certain price
can prevent that article from
falling below that price. SO
the government can fix a price for gold
and silver by creating demand greater
than the supply. International BIZ
metallists believe that several nations
by entering into an agreement to coin
ut fixed ratio all the gold and silver
presented, can maintain the bullion
value of the metals at the mint ratio
When a mint price is thus established
1t regulates the bullion price, because
any person desiring coin may have the
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money. Are our opponents wiling TO
outline a financial system which will
carry out their policy to its legitimate
conclusion, or will they continue to
cloak their designs in ambiguous
phrases?
There is an actual necessity for BIZ
metallism as well as theoretical de-
fence of it, During the last twenty
three wears legislation has been Great
ing an additional demand for gold, and
this law-created demand has resulted
in increasing the purchasing power OF
each ounce OF gold. The restoration
of bi-metallism in the United States
will take away from gold just SO much
Of it's purchasing power as was added
to it by the characterization of silver
by the United States. The silver dol
lar is now held up to the gold dollar
by the legal tender laws and not by
redemption in gold, because the stand
ard silver dollars are not now redeem
able in gold either in law or by admin
istrative policy.
REAL EFFECT OF BI-METALLISM.
"We contend that free-and unlimited
coinage by the United States alone
will raise the bullion value of silver
to it's coinage value, and thus make
silver bullion worth $1.29 per ounce in
gold throughout the world. This pro-
position is in keeping with natural
laws, not in defiance Of them. The
best-known law OF commerce is the
law of supply and demand. We recog-
nize this law and build our argument
upon it. We apply this law to money
when we say that reduction in the
volume of money will raise the pur-
chasing power of the dollar; we also
apply the law of supply and demand
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bullion converted into coin at that
price, and any person desiring bullion
can secure it by melting the coin. The
only question upon which information
al bimetallists and independent bimet-
allists differ is: Can the United States
by the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the present legal ratio create
demand for silver which, taken in
connection with the demand already
in existence, will be sufficient 10 uti-
lie all the silver that will be presen-
ted at the minis? They agree in their
defence of the bimetallic principle,
and they agree in unalterable oppo-
sition to the gold standard. Internal
ional bimetallists cannot. complain
that free coinage gives a benefit to
the mine owner, because international
bimetallism gives TO the owner OF sill
yer all the advantages offered by in
dependent bime 5allism az the same
ratio. international bimetallists cam
not accuse the advocates of free silver
of being bullion owners who desire
to raise the value of their bullion, ;"
or debtors who desire to pay their
debts in cheap dollars:" or
"demagogues who desire to cur
ry favor with the people" They
must rest their opposition upon
che ground only-namely, that the
supply Of silver available for coin
age is too large to be utilized by the
United States.
WE CAN USE ALL THE SILVER.
In discussing this question we must
consider the capacity of our people
to use silver and the quantity of sill
yer which h can come TO ts our minis. i
a country only partially developed, and
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ESTIMATED ELECTORAL VOTE.
slLvER--Al South of Pennsylvania $50
DOUBTFUL.-New England. New York and Pennsylvania y
DEPRECIATION I'M VALUES.
3 3 0

people States know perfectly well what IS
the of their products and that single gold standard totally
inadequate development progress and prosperity of their great
industries
depreciation in value of lands of these States and OF
agricultural products and other properties mainly caused by
the silver probably equal the cost of the late
war; which, including original cost and interest aud pensions to
date, was nine billion dollars $4,000 0OOOOO)
Secretary Carlisle we'll said his truly prophetic speech IN the
House of Representatives in 1878:
According my view of the subject the conspiracy whc seems
been formed here and IN Europe to destroy by legislation
otherwise theeevenhs onea of the metallic
of the world the gigantic crime of this other age
"The osch scheme would ultimately en- al more
upon than all the peSlence and fam
ines that occurred in the history of the world