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.
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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. '
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