OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. Hex. Hamilton Said: "There la acarealY any point ia the economy at National affairs of . greater moment than tua aniform praaerva tiim of the intrinsic value f the money 'alt On ttail the ' eiirity mad steady vainn of property e eutially depend.' SCEANTON, PA., MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER TWO CENTS A COPY EIGHT PAGES 5 COLUMNS. CONTAINS ALL THE NEWS i 1 1 i tirt SI .... - l -- 14, Our Semnii Anemia! iBllse- keeping IS KW 0?i In point of values It eclipses all our previous best efforts, ami there Is not one Item in tho Ion list of bargains which follows that Is not of tlrst-clnss quulity mul emlrcly free from Imp-r- leetion ot any nutitre. These semi-annual pairs have pome to be regarded as the leading events of the year In the dry woods trade of Scranton, and those who make a prac tice of waiting for them are never dis appointed. iur guarantee for qual lty goes with every pin-chase, and we warrant the reductions named to Le strictly accural in every lnsiuiioe. The choicest and best productions from domestic and foreign looms and the newest and freshest goods on the market. , 18 pieces 52-Inch cream Painask, 19c., from I'Sc. 15 pieces -OS-Inch cream Damask, 23c., from 31c. Extra . Heavy Makes 2.'i pieces 5l-lnch cream Damask, 31c, from 37'-ic 3S pieces G2-lneh cream Damask, 3ac, from "pile. lit pieces 72-Inch cream Damask, 4."ic., from H2Vjf. 10 pieces AG-Inch cream Damark, (TJ'iC., from "jo. The prettiest make we have ever ear- rieu hi niucn. Full Bleached Damasks 13 pieces 52-lnch white Damask, 2."ic, from 31c. 12 pieces CO-lnch while Damask, ZJMc, from ikic. 25 pieces CO-lnch white Damask, 4.1c, from fi2'.c. 2.1 pieces 70-Inch white Damask, 'J9c., from Xno. 10 pieces 72-inch white Damask, 79c, from & pieces 72-inch white Damask, 11.23, from $l.:,u. IS Patterns to match table linen or to suit Individual fancies. The l'ullowiiiM numbers ure all full bleached: S H1ZK. SO flor.ett at 41c, worth 5Sc. "n ut file., worth li.lc. .... dozen at ,v0rth H.00. 2j dozen at ?1 .'to. Wof(n"U;. 20 ilozen at $1.20, worth $l.l."i.'--2,1 dozen at Sl.Uo, worth $1.01. 3U doen at $1.50, worth $1.75. fi SIZE. 2.1 dozen at $1.12". worth $1.37'4. 3.1 dozen at $1.21. worth $1.10. 20 dozen at $1.15. worth $1.71. 2"i dozen at $l.87'i, worth $2.25. 21 dozen at 2.12'2, worth $2.10. 2 dozen al $2.i"o, worth $3.ilo. ftt dozen at $2.75, worth $;:.25. 1 case bleached twill toweling. 2r)ic . worth ,1c. 1 bale all linen unbleached crash 4.e., worth fic. 1 bale 18-Inch bleached crash, 514" . worth He. J 1 bale all linen unbleached crash, 5c. Worth 7c. crash'icjwo" "m'n ""beached crasKc.th SS.I",en "Blhiw 75 dozen bleached Huck towels lCx 40, 60c. per dozen. 100 dozen Icy-blenched cotton towels, fast edges and fringed large, tllic. per . dozen. 60 dozen bleached Mormon ground linen Dumask towels (new), 25c..,ijer pall. 75 dozen all linen Huck towels, hem stitch or plain ends, 20c. per pair. i dozen bleached Damask towels, knotted fringe, worth 00c. a pair. 35c. per pair. 4-4 unhleuched "Uncle Renins" 3'ic. 4-4 unbleached "I flrand," 4c I ii unbleached "Hla,k Hock.'" 4a. 4-4 unbleached "Kmory L," iWAe 4-4 unbleached "Atluntic P" -ie" 4-4 unbleached "Atlantic A," sue. 4-4 unbleached "Atlantic A," CVae Standard isl IS 4-4 bleached "Pelham Q," 4', 4-4 bleached "Peerless," 5'ic 4-4 bleached "Hills," 5'c. uieacneu uwiyni, lVLC 4-4 bleached "Lonesdale," 7;i ;.e. 4-4 I bleached "Dwlaht," V.U-. 4-4 bleached "Pride of the Veat, 9Vic, 42-Inch unbleached Lockwood, Cc B-4 unbleached I-ockwood, 7'iic. 6-4 unbleached Lockwood, tic 9- 4 unbleached Lockwood. 14c. 10- 4 unbleached Lockwood, lD'ic lleaeiedl Slieetlii 42-loch bleached Lockwood, 8c. B-4 pleached Lockwood, 8',4c 50-Inch bleached Lockwood, 9e. 6-4 bleached Lockwood, 10c, 9 4 bleached Lockwood, 15c. 10-4 bleached Lockwood. 17c 42-Inch bleached Utlca Mills, 8c B-4 bleached Utlca Mills, 9c. 6-4 bleached Utlca Mills, 12c 8- 4 bleached Utlca Mills, llic. 9- 4 bleached Utlca Mills. 18c. 10- 4 bleached Utlca Mills, 20c. :Oi L QBE WAREHOUSE' WHOOPING-UP DAY OUT AT CANTON Major McKlnley Makes Five Speeches to Large Delegations. ' I WERE MASTERPIECES OF ORATORY Stalwart Address to I'hicngo Deuiu cr.its Who Tunic 1,000 Stron;. Stirring Speech to l.oniestead Workingiiten on Hit! Lnlior Question in Thin Campaigner lear Explana tion ol'tho Currency Sitnntiou. Clinton, O., Sept. 1:1 Majur McKlnley made five speeches yesterday. The tliut was to 1000 Democratic commercial travelers from Chicago who are gulnff lo vote for him for president. He said: "Your call Is most isratifyinK to eie and most incouiHgiiib' to the cause in which we ure Jointly enit;me.l. To have this large body of commercial men, rejireieiu lim every brunch of mercantile itilesest in the great city uf Chicago, belonging to another politcal puny than the one with which I urn associated, pay nie a visit, is pecuiiarl slKUitleunt and d;'liuinsirir.cs In u most KtriKitiK inan-Ki- that the great conservative. Icice of all pjrliis can be re lied upon to unite in ev.-ry c'lhis of our country. (Tremendous cheerlnn.) "That you should have traveled nearly four hundred miles to tit iiis? m.f assuratice ot support shows your deep solicitude lor the honor of your country, and signalizes the interest which Is everywuerc 1 ell that the good faith of the nut. on shall i.ot be broken and that Its ctv.l'.t and currency shall mt be degraded, ttireat uppiaust..) it shows, luo, that party line, strong as they aie, are not strong enough to pre vail against the country's highest and list interests. (Tremendous ciKrnu:.) "What Ciouvctneur Mollis said long years ugn is peculiarly applicable now: Let us forget party and think of our country.' (t ries of "We wlli:" That country embraces both parties. We must endeavor, therefore. :o scree and benc.it both. This cannot 1)3 effected while polit ical delusions array good men agulin: each other. (Applause.) 1 soni.-tini 's think, my fellow citizens, that possibly Ihe danger ous menace of free silver and all inv-doemalili- unlimtel pip-r currency whl. n now confronts us wis needed to convince the whole world hit the old tecttciia! lines are obliterated and that the donii'i i liim of party Is not lent.icluips enough to control against the country s wel'ure. (Tremendous cheering.) If this shall be demonstrated. It will bt worth to "ia tional spirit, to patriotism and the l nrlon al honor all that this campaign shall have cost of anxious fear and apprehension. i (.ppiausc.) "You hnve said, Mr. President, that you i are still Democrats. (L.ii'glitor.t I ivn liot expect you to be otherwise; lei: i.ew, I as In the days of the war, men of all o;.r- lles united under the HtuTdurd borne ly the Immortal Lincoln tgreat cheering), who stooil for tne national t iiijn and I:,' Hag of our fathers. This year, moved Ly the same sentiment of patriotism, you unlle with the Republican party bees use ft carries the glorious banner on which is inscribed Anvricun honor and American inosperity. (Tremendous cheering and cries of "Hurrah lor McKlnley!") PATRIOTISM TO TUB FKONT. "Gentlemen, I am profoundly impressed by this cull, and while differing from me, as you have stuted, in mlnur policies of government, yel 1 welcome yen, every one of you, us patriotic associates In this great contest fur the triumph of law and order (applause), for national honor, pub lic and private honesty. (Kenewad ap plause.) Our free institutions will never perish so long as the people are giibe.'d by the spirit of patriotism which you have exhibited In temporarily turning away from your party, because you believe us Miccess endangers public and private credit and Is a menace lo public and pri vate morals. (ICnthu.-'iastic cheering and cries of "That's right !") "It Is a noble cause which engages and niennv.U)is large body of commercial by constliitionai ttuih.or.i'r'tit!") Standing highest obligation or Amerlcnn'e'mv.. is the (Iteiuwed cries of "P.ight, right!") plant ing by the public faith is a cull of su preme duty. ((Jreat applause.) Preserv ing the public credit untainted and the currency tineorrupted. and both above challenge, anywhere in the world. Is the command of simple houestv and good morels. (Cheers and cries of "(iood, good!") "1 appreciate the grave responsibility which, by action of my party and the force of circumstances, has been placed upon me, a responsibility which would be almost Impossible to bear but for the con. selousness that 1 have the sympnthv and support of patriotic men of all part'es from one end of this country to the other. (I'reut checrinu and cries of "Wo uiit stand by you. Major.") i "One of the phases of the political j struggle this year, my fellow citizens. Is , whether we shall have good niii v or I whether we shall have poor money, (('lies ; of "We want good money.") The mere statement of the contention ought to bring the invBK" us It h' without argument or elaboration. (A voice, "We do.") llon til iiiiniry Is the only kind for hone:it peo ple (greai cheering), and the United St-.ites government will have no other, dieiuwed cheering ami cries of "liutruh lor Mc Klnley,") There are good people, doubtless, who believe that free coinage of silver at to to I will keep every dollar us good as It is now, and result in giving ns more nionev Hut will if.' (Cries of "No, no, never. "i All nnthoriiv In our country and throne-hunt the win Id is against It. It, is ivii:ci. aide that the stamp of Hie ifovernniem can mnke 52 cents' worth of silver worth a flollar? (fries of "No. no.") Sin h a prop osition Is opposed by r.-ason and experi ence. If It can make 12 cents' worth of silver et-piul to 100 cents, tn-cn the same power can make anything which it may see lit to call a dollar equal to luo cents. Clreat applause and cries of "That's so.") Then why hnve any real value In our money ut all? (Cries of "flood .rood!") If the government's stump can Imparl !t, then paper with such a stamp would an swer the same purpose, ami besides wo"H be the cheapesl and most convenient. (C.rcnt chcring Ind cries of "our're right.") "What just or honest reason can be found that our money shull not he as p;o.id and equal to the b.?st In the world? (Loud cries of "None, r.one."t We do not hnve anytning nut the iirft in (he United ft ties. (Tremendous applause and cries nf "Hur reh for M' Kinley. the next preside. it. "( We have the b sl money now and that Is what It has been sine l7!t. That Is v.-hat It will continue to be If the Remthl'can parly is given control of every branch of government. (Ureat applause and cr!"s of "It will be given that all right.") That is what It will not be If our enemies shall triumph. (Renewed aoplause and cries of "They won't triumph.") PUESKNT SYSTEM ALL RIGHT. "If we were starting out now, g'ntl'' men, to originate a new financial system would we make a different one from t'" one we now have? (Cries of "No, no.") We might in some minor particular, but would we not select the metal for our standard which was the most stable and unfluctuating In value and the one most generally recognized by the leading com mercial nations of the world? (Cries of "Yes, yes.") We would maki our stand ard of that metal which was the steadl-st In price. Cries of "That's right.") We would not overlook the fact for n single moment that gold will sell for as much be fore it Is coined as it will sell for after ward. Is It r.ot best for p11 Interests to hnve a standard of money of a metal which sells for as much In bullion as It sells for when minted and Is Just aa val uable out of the mint us In It; that loses nothing even If It la smelted, and which is of the same value If every marlc of the government stamp Is effaced? (Loud cries of "Yes, yes. ) "A metal whose market value Is the same as Its coin value Is surely a safer stnndnrd than a metal whose market value Is forty-eight cents less than Its coin value. If you huve two standards they must be equal, it we would float both gold and silver freely we must make the ratio based up the commercial vnlua of the two metals. This was the view of the early statesmen of our history. Irre spective of party. This was the view of both Jefferson and Hamilton, who dif fered widely on other subjects. This has been the view of tho wise man. Demo crats and Republicans (applause), from the beginning of the government until now. (A voice, "Well, we are wise Dem ocrats!") (Laughter.) This would seem to Indicate It. (Great applause.) THE QUESTION OF RATIO. "There are'those who think that there is somethltiK sacred about the ratio of 16 to 1 because, the fathers established It; but the fathers did nut establish it. They established the ratio of fifteen ounces of silver to one ounce of gold, and those who established that ratio made It upon the commercial ratio betwep gold and silver, and they seemed not to have been Influ enced by the fact that in 1492 the commer cial and coinage ratio was ten and three fourths ounces of silver to one ounce of gold. It was not until Itilll that the United State" adopted the ratio of Hi to 1. And why was it done? Hecause that wus be lieved to he the real relative value or near ly so between the two metals at that time; and they seemed not to have bt en in lluenced by the earlier ratio of 15 to 1, but determined the rutlo upon the then values of the two metals In the markets of the world. (Cries of ' That's right.' ) "Mr. Jefferson favoreiUhe use of both gold and silver, and yet, while be was president of the United Stales, on his own motion, and without the authority of congress, ordered the mints to discontinue the coinage of silver dollars. Why did he do it'.' Ilecause he believed that he could keep gold In the country and make It cir culate tit a ratio of 15 to 1 by suspending the coinage nt the silver dollar. He though! that If no silver was coined, the gold, although more valuable, would flow Into the channels of trade, "The fact was that gold did nol, not withstanding the suspension of the coin age of the silver dollar. There were no silver dollars coined in the United States from lX'Hi to ls:il. Then congress changed the ratio between the two metals from lif leeii ounces. of silver to one ounce of gold to sixteen ounces of silver to one of gold, and our whole history has demonstrated lhat whenever under any ratio the one metal was more valuable than the other the more valuable weut'out of circulation and the less valuable remained in. (Cries of "That's right.") "The cheaper metal drove the better metal out. (Cries of "That's right, too.") That Is the irreversible law of trade. That Is the unvarying law of both: and It is an Indisputable fact that where you have two standards, the one less valuable than the other, the most valuable goes out; and If we had free coinage at HI to 1, while the commercial value of silver In its relation to gold Is 32 to 1, gold would go out and silver would be the only money with which we would do our business, for a 10O-cent dollar will not keep company with a 12-cent dollar (tremendous ehcr- ing and cries of "Hurrah lor McKlnley: J and Instead of our having more money we would have less money with which to transact tiie business of the country. (Great applause unit cries of "That's rlulit.") So that we would secure by this Mexican system (great laughter! a poor doihir and less circulation. (Great ap plause and cries of "That's right.") "That we do not want and that we Oo not mean to hav e, i Renewed applause and cries of "We won't have It.") In 1S7I. when the free coinage of silver was stopped, we wcr using paper. We did not tine a dollar of silver then. We now have five bundled ami fifty millions, of which four hundred and thirteen millions are full leaal tender standard silver dollars, and behind every one of them Is the gov ernment of the United States. (Gree cheering.) The lack of silver surely cot not have depreciated inlets since 1S1.I, for we have sixty times more of it now than we had then. I r,n-9K ntf r.ow pRirrcs. "The depression In the juice of wheat about which much Is now said must be ac counted for in some other way. The chief of the United States bureau of statistics states that 'he consumption of wheat per cnoittt in 1KH5 was 25 per vent, less than in 1V2. Jto you think that this might be more reasonable to account for some of the depredation In the price of wheat than to charge It ;o the monetary legis lation of twentv-three years ago? (Cries i of "Yes, yes. "t It was the decrease of ' consumption and the Increase of conipetl i lion, not the suspension of the free coin I age of silver, that accounts for the low I price of wheat today. I "We cannot make prices, but we can i provide that all prices snail be paid In full dollars worth lea cents. (Cries of "That's : rlghl" and gr-ut cheering.) We cannot reverse the laws of common honesty, j (Great applause and cries of "Good.") I "Our lull rests in the United Slates are I pialpil, and Interdependent, and it is the them u'umlLl-l"u,l'!,1!' protect all of I from ruinous inikliPP.,J'e"'lt'n aboard and i in rent imiiliiiisM mul .H'i'ih.emes at home. matter with Mckinley. HoV'VlY",Hti4Ui inat is our dusiih'ss nils year, gentlem and what will your ballot In November be? (Cries of "We will cast our ballots for McKlnley ami protection." Great cheer ing.) "My fellow citizens, 1 cannot overstate my leeling or gratitude mul thankfulness for the honor of this chII. You cannot, I am sure, appreciate yourselves what it means to have u thousand Democratic commerc ial men, who have nil their lives l.nen 1 lemoerats, io coioe to the home of the Republican candidate for president and pledge to him their earnest support. (Tremendous sheering and cries of "You'll have It. Major.") "1 thank yuu f'oin the bottom nf mv heart. (I.cu.l er'cs of "We need no thanks.") And. believe me. It will give sincere pleasure to meet and irre-t each one of you personally. (Tremendous cheering. I I TO HOMIIST KAD WORKERS. I Tiie second delegation comprised 3,000 workers in the l'ai'nci,'ie work. He said: "1 am glad to have at my home and lo give welcome to the vvo kiiignieu of Home stead, Pa. (Cheers.) The Republican par ty has alMttys belli vet in llotiu.stiads ('.uuslRi rand applumt ). whether it be the hornet teud upon the public domain in the far west or whether it be homesteads In Hi- busy centers or ninmi.'yctiiri:i' indus tries. .Mr. Lincoln signed the tlrst home stead h:w that v.ar. ewr passed, opening up th" greai puolic lenltoiy to the free home:; of Aiicri' un cltL:- ns, and from that hoi:r until the pre.-'eet time the Republican party has bei u engaged In advocating a policj that would trice a homestead to every man ho works. (A voice: "W e lire looking fur a second Lincoln in you, M::jor.") "1 cannot forbear to congratulate you on lie- wonderful advancement you have im-de in the i:re:it industry yoti repre sent, so eloipieiitly described by your SMkesiMll. We are i uv ens'.v -'d in a campaign which directly al'tVcis evcrv wo-k-ngnian in the United litotes (ap I laiisei and every interest b-ueath our Hag. We are Interested in a contest which involves the question of sound moic-y; vhether wc shi'l have the same goji'l money we now have and have had for more than sixteen years pbsI, or try the hazardous espet intent of engaging In ti.o free coinage of silver, an experiment that has worked disaster everywhere, and is bjond to work It here If ever tried. "Some phases of this quer.llun I want especially to present for your co-tslde.a-tlon. The very frequent statement is made that the old standard has injured the country, diminished the prices of agri cultural products, appreciated the prlcn of gold, and wrought ruin and disaster to the country. This Is of course a mere us-rumptlon, and Is based upon the fluc tuations of the market prices of commod ities which In many Instances have dimin ished ill the last twenty-five years, anil because of this decrease In prices it is asserted that jrold has appreciated. AGAIN A3 TO PRICES. "The fall In prices, every man In this audience knows, is easily and readily ac counted for upon a moment's reflection. Tho decrease In the products of commod ities has been going on ever since skill and genius and Invention have bsen at work Whutever agricultural products have fall en In price, it is discoverable that th?re has been an increased production, and that the Increased consumption has not kept pace with the Inereused production. As great areas of land have been opened to the raising of farm products, the quan tity of such production has Increased, and the demand, not Increasing In thp same proportion, prices have logically and in evitably fallen. It does nol require a great effort of the mind to comprehend that If you Increase the quantity of wheat In a single year enormously, with about the eamo number of consumers as before, that the prices will go down. With a Riven number of consumers and an In creased production, with more competlt. Continued on Page 2. THE OPINIONS OF WILLIAM SHSEHAN Me Bitterly Denounces the Action of the Chicago Convention. A MOST SCATHING ARRAIGNMENT Never Ilclore Jlus (he Party liven Asked lo .Make a Compromise Be tucL-ii Nutiouul Honor autl National l)egradatiuuIIi Proposes to Uoll the ltiiti'ulo Convention If the Ac tion of the Chicago Convention Is Kiiitorscu. New York, Seit. 13. Kx-Llcutenant Governor William F. Sheehun yester day sent a lengrthy statement of lila views and attiude in the campaign to Joseph II. Mayer, of Huffalo. Mr. Mayer is a prominent Democrat and a delegate to the Chicago convention. Mr. Sheehan nays: The proceedings of the recent Chicago convention were unparalleled in Demo cratic history. Radicalism unil nol pa triot Um dominated its course. The guid ing and In u large measure the coin rolling spirits of lhat body were Republican United States senators mj-n whose votes made It possible to engraft upon Hie stat utes of thin country the objectionable fea tures of the McKlnley law. The patriotic advice of men who have grown gray in Democratic service was spurned and the judgment of these new found apostles of an un-Iem.ocrallc creed was enthusias tically accepted. After reviewing the official acts of the convention and its platform In scathing terms, Mr Hhecliun continues: What Democratic convention has failed In recent years to justly condemn Repub lican paternalism. Where la there a more wicked form of paternalism than for the govtrnmenl to slump for the benefit of tho mine owners rlfty-tliree-cent worth of sliver bullion as one dollar In coin. Where Is the Democracy in a proposition that al lows the silver of the world to be coined ut our mints free ol charge at a ratio far beyond Its intrinsic or commercial value and compels us as citizens to accept this false and dishonest coin at its face value In extinguishment of the:r debts and In payment for their labor. The advocates of this platform hazard everything on the single proposition that the enactment of a law for tho free coinage of silver, al the ratio of sixteen to one, without the aid cr issuance of oiher nations, will bring sil ver and gold to u parity. We consider our silver dollar today as good as gold because it has back nf It the credit and laith ot the nalioti pledged to maintain its parity with gold. Under free coinage this credit and faith will be withdrawn from the new coin. After rei Itingr tho delitorshlp of the United Stnles for its outstanding bonds of SS.IO.OOO.OUO for which KM w us receiv ed and for which unless tho Intelligence of this nation be blunted and its pa triotic Impulses paralyzed, "redemption will be In the same coin." CANNOT I'KTIIeOGC. TIIE QUES TION...., Mr. Sheehan also says: Nor can the apologist for the Chicago platform pellfog or beg the question. When they rejected the amendment of fcrgd by Senator Hill tu the effect that any change in the present standard of values should not apply to existing government bonds, they liailid lo the masthead ol their ship the inglorious flag of repudiation and dishonor. Against the perpetration of such a crime ill the name of Democracy, I protest. Who are the owners of these bonds? Nol foreign bankers nud home syndicates, not the so-called bloated bond holder, but the ward whose education has been provided for In the supposed in. volubility of a United Htatcs bank, the widow nhose sole support may be the In come thus received and live millions of American citizens who have placed their deposits in our savings Institutions. These deposits ure not stored away In the values ? "5i-V" Links. That which Is nut loaned Is TrweVu- mm ,noM o( ,t , ov. eminent bonds. W It h . .llu, ., ti n paper money us our only means brr..n'u how can three millions of ("tilled Stales' "btnw be redeemed In gold? Mr. Sheehan criticised the plank of the Chlciigo platform anil attacks (be United States supreme court and asks: Does party regularity demand blind and stupid allegiance to everv tiling u conven tion held under Ihe name of Democracy mu do. I admit Ihe imponrlbllity of drawing n platform that In all the things will be satisiactory to all Democrats. Hut never bcfoie liirve we been asked to nuil'.e u compromise between national honor nnd national degradation. Compromises nmy be made on many matters even on the cur rency Issue, but the Immorality and de basement of compromises on questions that directly effect the nation, honor and good faith are tut to lie considered fur a moment. The Lemoerats who responded tit President Lltn eln's cull to take up arms for the maintenance of the nation's honor did not cease to be Democrats because they served t hennsclves patriots, STANDS ON A GOLD PLATFORM. After referring to the condition of the country and the lck of confidence pre vallincf, and to the fact that the irold necessary to start business "is and hus been waiting t'.io set ( lenient of our fin ancial difficulties nlonfr the lines of honor nnd the reason" Mr Sheehan says, relerrln to the platform of the last TVinui rutic state convention In New York: I stood on that platform, which 1 never have left since and I do not propose to do so now. Let t'nor-e w hose judgment leads them In a different direction support the Chicago nominees. Let them not, how ever, cast strictures upon the men who In sist upon standing where they have al ways stood. After eitiiiR the fact that no existing power can tae from his his credentials hp member of the Democratic national committee unless with his consent, Mr. Slteehnn concludes: If the stale I have the honor to renre sent stands in September where It stood lit June 1 will gladly continue as Its represen tative on that committee. Put If the or ganized Democracy of the siate reverses Its position and hoists the tta? of Popu lism, I will not continue to represent it. If the Huffalo convention Indorses the platform of the Chicago convention or Its nominees my resignation will Immediately be forwarded to the national committee. -CRYAN AGAIN TALKING. He .Mnl.cs Two Short Speeches in Kansas ( itv, Hit, Kansas City, Sept. 13. William Jen nings Hryan made two speeches in Kansas City yesterday morning, one to the workmen of the two Kansas Cities In the packing house district, and the other to a vast crowd of people at the corner of Eleventh street and Grand avenue, up town. The Armour people gave all their employees an hour to see and hear Mr. Hryan. Mr. Bryan was met at Leavenworth by a special com mittee to escort him to this city, where he arrived at C:30 o'clock. At 7 o'clock he addressed a crowd of lO.OnO work men in the bottoms. He spoke as fol lows : "Fellow Citizens: This Is a little earlier than 1 usually commence my -morajng's work. (Laughter.) I am very glad to be able to speak to you even for a moment. Borne of our opponents tell us that the thins to do Is to open the mills instead of the mints. That reminds me of the man who said that his horse would go all right if he could Just iret the wagon started. (Laughter and applause.) It Is putting the cart before th horse. What use are the mills unless the people can buy what tho mills produce, and now can you start them as long us those who produce the wealth of this country particularly the farmer, are not able to get enough out of what they raise to pay their taxes and In terest? (Applause.) There Is no more ef fective wav of destroying the markets for what the mills produce than to lower the prices of Uie products the farmer has raised, so that they will not brlnR him enough to pay him for raising them." After fhe address on the bottoms lie was escorted to the Coates House for breakfast, where he met the reception committee from St. Louis, after which a parade was formed and he was taken to the corner of Kleventb street and tirand avenue, where he spoke from his carriage to an audience of 2.1,000 people. Mr. Bryan said in part: "I want to suggest a proposition for you to bear in mind in the discussion of the money question. Our opponents tell us that we are going in the face of natural laws. 1 assert that the advocates of free coinage are the only people ill this com paign who base their arguments upon nat ural laws. (Applause.) The law of sup ply and demand is the great law of trade, and we apply the law of supply und de mand lo the money question and say that when you increase the demand for gold you raise Its price, just as you raise the price of anything else by increasing; the demand for It, and thai when you raise the price of gold In a gold standard coun try you lower the price of all the products which are measured by money." After this address he was driven to the Union station where he took a special Wabash train In waiting for his Journey across the state to St. Louis, the train leaving Kansas City at 9.4a o'clock. SPEECHES ALONG THE WAY. St. Louis, Sept. 13. The special car engaged by the St. Louis contingent for Mr. lltyan and themselves was crowded all along the route from Kan sas City to St. Louis. Governor Stone of Missouri, greeted Mr. Hryan at the train, and then introduced him to the other members of the party, which In cluded Lon V. Stephens, Democratic candidate for Governor, and Mrs. Stephens, and John I. Martin, sergeant-at-arms of the Chicago convention. Stops were made by the train at nearly every station on the road, and Mr. Hryan made short speeches to the crowds that had assembled to greet him. Last night In St. Louis Hryan made three speeches to an aggregate of 40,000 persons. ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT FUSION. Free Silver Democrat Hunt to Yoke Willi Kentucky Pops. Louisville, Ky., Sept. 13. The lead ers of the free silver Democratic party in Kentucky will make one hiore at tempt to fuse with the Pojwliwts, and it is thought I hey will be successful. Mr. Hryan will arrive In this city to morrow night nnd this occasion is deemed a flllny one to bring about an agreement with the Populists. Consequently Chairman Johnston of the free sliver llemocrut'c State Cen tral committee has arranged for a con ference tomorrow with Chairman Par ker of the Populist State Central com mltti'o. It Is understood that Mr. Par ker's terms of fusion will he two Bryan and Watson electors. - POLITICAL NEWS NOTES. Senator Hill has decided not to attend the Huffalo convention. Congressman Prumm and Senator Tlll mun had u heated debate at Mluersvllle Saturday evening. Vice-President Stevenson and Speaker Itojtd hnv.. grunted Hryan permission to sptuk from theaiuviM of the capltol. W. Caryl Ely has resfgni;d us treasurer of the New York State Democratic com mittee, lie cannot stomnch Hryantstn. General Powell f'lnyton said Saturday that Terence V. I'owdcrly Is not on the Republican National committee's list of cainoalirn orntors and was not astd-rned by blm to the McKlnley eLaguo meeting at Courier Union last Thursday night. Mr. Powdcrly spoke as a volunteer. At a dinner given to lihn in Chicago Sat urdny night, Chairman llnnna said the campaign Issue now laid down by Mr. Hryan was between patriotism, intelli gence, and love for law and republican KOvenimeiit for which .Major McKlnley stood, and a revolution, lawlessness, und repudiation of Republican institutions and repudiation of rVderal government for which Mr. Pryan wus now speaking. Senator Palmer will make his first speech of the Natlonul Democratic cam paign at Dccutiir. 111., on Sent. 27 or at. eGneral Huclttier will speak nt Nashville tonight and at Memphis on the following Wednesday night, with Colonel John It. Fellows, of New York. On Friday night General Huckner. Colonel Fellows, and the Hon. W. D. livntim will speck at Lex ington. Palmer and liucknor will stump the south and address a big meeting in New York at a future date. Hicyrle Company Assigns. Merlon, Ind., Sept. 14. The Marlon Cycle company assigned yesterday. Lia bilities, $40,000: assets. tlaO.ooo. The cause of the assignment Is the failure of Porter and Gllmore, of New York, who It Is said owed the company S10,nt. Three hundred and fifty men aie thrown out of employ ment. Quiet Day nt the Room, Albany, Sept. 13. Senator Dnvld T5. WBl Sient the day quietly at Wolfort's Hoost. He hail a few callers. He said tonight that It was not probable he would go to Huffalo to attend the convention. TIIE KEWS THIS MORXIXG. Weather Indications Today; j Showers: Easterly Winds, j 1 McKlnley's Busy Saturday. William Sheehan Also Has Opinions. Programme of Coming Week at McKln ley's Home. 2 'McKlnley's Busy Saturday (Continued.) Gold Democratic Candidates Accept. 3 (Local) Rev. Dr. C. M. GIflln's Sermon on the Financial Crisis. Hon. J. R. Farr Captures Majority of First DlBtrlct Delegates. 4 Editorial. Chauncey Depew's Latest Speech. 6 (Local) Dress Rehearsal of "An Amer ican Reauly." Large Cider Milled Burned at Jubilee. G Base Ball. Tho ChainlesB Bicycle. 7 Suburban Happenings. Wall Street Review and Market Re ports. 8 New Up and Down the VaUey. Bell a Washington Letter, BUSY WEEK BEFORE MAJOR M'KINLEY Political Pilgrims Will Probably Number Fifty Thousand. PROGRAMME OF THE EXCURSIONS Business -lien, Wool Growers, tirand Army Posts Will llcAmonii the Vis itorslluilrond Men Will Also Turn Out in l.nrge Mumhcrs. Canton, O., Sept. 13. Major McKln ley enjoyed a well earned rest today. Yesterduy was the most active and la borious day he has had since his nomi nation. He made three long and as many short speeches and shook hands with 5,000 people. Major McKlnley did not go to Zoar Inst night as he had thought at one time of doing. The peo ple gave him no chance to leave town. He was sert'nded several times during the evening and greeted a great many callers. This morning Majur McKlnley took a short drive with Mrs. McKlnley. He did not go to church. This after mam he took a long drive into the coun try and was much refreshed by It. He is looking well and feeling well after his week of arduous work and Is ready for the still harder work of the new week. Major McKlnley will hava a larger number of delegations at his home this week than he has received in the same length of time since his nomination and muny of them will be very large delegations. The total num ber of political pilgrims to Canton this week will number more than fifty thousand. It is plain to those who are In touch with the work of the cam paign here that the Republicans from all parts of the country have deter mined to visit Major McKlnley. Let ters asking for dates for delegations come by every mail. Among those which will come this week are the fol lowing: PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK. Monday Huslness men and wool growers of Harrison county, Ohio. Tuesday An excursion of more than one thousand voters from Somerset county, Pa., and from Western Marj land. Kvery voting precinct in the county will be represented. Tuesday afternoon the Grand Army of Canton and vicinity will make a formal call on the candidate. The same dny a large delegation from Mar shall, Mich., will arrive In Con ton. This delegation will represent the vot ers of Calhoun county. Friday The great Republican meet ing of the campaign will be held. Speeches will be made by Senator Cul lom and Thurston, by Governor Hast ings, of Pennsylvania, and Congress mull Mi Cleary, of Minnesota. Delega tions from nearly every county In Ohio are expected In Canton on Fri day and large numbers of visitors are coming from West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan. Arrangements for the accommodation of forty thou sand visitors are being made. Next Saturday will be oue of the notable days of the campaign in Can ton. Six large and distinct delegations will visit Major McKlnley. The ele- gation of Chicago railway men repre senting all of the railways which enter Chicago will number 2,500 and a hun dred coaches have been provided for them. In addition to this delegation there will be a delegation from Hut ler nnd Mercer counties. Pa., a delega tion composed of commercial travelers from Pittsburg and vicinity, a delega tion from New Albany, Ind., one from Columbus, O., representing the build Ing and tiudes council. News of an encouraging nature was received from Iowa today. A poll of all but reive counties in that state shows that the voters are two to one for McKlnley. The twelve counties not polled are strong Republican. News from all parts of tha west Is of a cheering char acter. Colonel M. T. Herrlck, of Cleveland, arrived this evening and sppnt the night at the McKfnley residence. Intelligence from Maine tonight indi cates that a majority exceeding 25,000 will bo given the Republican ticket l ) morrow. Major McKlnley received a very large number of dispatches today. They came from ull parts of the coun try. Fishing Schooner Sinks, Vineyard Haven, Mass., Sept. 13. About noon yesterday the fishing schooner James Dyer, of Portland. Captain Stuples, wus run into by the steamer Reading of and from Philadelphia with a cargo of coal. The collision occurred about twelve miles west southwest from Vineyard sound lighthouse, during foggy weather. The schooner sunk In seven minutes. The crew of sixteen men had barely time to save themselves by Jumping. Steamship Arrivals. Ntw York, Sept. 13. Arrived steamer Maskllla and Italia, both from Mediter ranean ports: Allcr rrom Bremen and Cherbourg. Arrived out: City of Rome at Glasgow; Lalionrgogne at Havre, Sailed for New York: Lticania from Queenstown. Sighted: Ffldu from Genoa for New York, passed Gibraltar; South work from Antwerp for New York, passed Isle of Wight; Saale from New York for Bremen, passed the Lizard. Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Wllkes-Hnrre, Pa., Sept. 13. An early morning lire at Mill Creek today destroy ed a hotel occupied by Martin Cepltki and a block of frame buildings adjoining. Loss, $7,500; covered by insurance. Sewnll Is Weary. Bath, Mo., Sept. 13. Arthur Sewall says he has enough times answered the ques tion concerning his withdrawal from the vice-presidential candidacy, and that he has answered It once and for all. Weylcr's Humanity. Madrid. Sept. 13. Captain General Wcy ler cables from Havana that (Ifty-ono In surgents who were confined In the Cabana fortress and Morro custle were shot to day. Hrrntil's Wenther Forecast. New York, Sept. 14. In the Middle States today partly cloudy, with slight temperature changes and fresh to light northerly and easterly winds, followed possibly by local rain. On Tuesday partly cloudy weather will prevull, with little change In temperature and easterly winds, follows. ' IN LEY Fall Dress Goods We are now exhibiting our NEW . FALL .-. STOCK The cliaracter of out Goods beHnz 50 well and favorably known it Is un necessary to enumerate the good qualities and great variety ot this season's IMPORTATION. We'H only say that our !s strictly high class and up to date in every par ticular. esigis are Styles M Quali ties unexcelled, Prices are correct An early iisBeclioi is 510 AND 532 LACKAWANNA AVENUE Busy oo Busy Every department com plete, wholesale and re tail. 114 AND 116 WYOMING AVB A LARGE AND WELL SELECTED STOCK OP FINE re WEL1Y CAN BE SEEN AT 4G8 SPMJCES1MET When you pay for Jewelry you might at troll get the beat A fine line of Novelties for Ladle an J Gentlemen. W. J. Welchel 408 Spruce St. MATTHEWS BROTHERS AtMc Leal Enamel Palate," Carriage Palais, Reynold Pure Colors, : Reynolds' Weal FiiM, CrocMt's Preservative. Ready Mixed Tinted Glcss Paints, Strictly Pure Unseed Oil, Guaranteed - FINLEY'S Sellug Fall Footwcai; 11
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