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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 11. 1896.
VOL. VI.
NUMBER 29.
PLATFORM MAKING
Gov. Hogg Argues Against
Protection.
TWO GOLD DELEGATIONS UNSEATED
BUI Asked to Speak, but Vfal Too
Kneta Disgusted to Attempt
to Respond.
, ' Chicago, July 8, 11:30 a. m. The
holiness of the day is platform making.
The tariff plank was vigorously argued
by Gov. Hogg, who denounced protec
. tion as being only in the interest of the
wealthy and against tfte farmer and
working man.
11 :35 a. m. A minority report is be
ing prepared by some ofthe credentials
committee, protesting against unseating
the Michigan and Nebraska gold men.
.'11:37 a. m. Gov. Hogg, continuing
bis remarks, said a Republican corrup
tion fund was being formed for carrying
.v Illinois, Ohio and other states.
11 :40 Monroe of Mississippi moves
that Blackburn of Kentucky be request
ed to address the convention cheering,
Motion carried. . Blackburn responds
and says : "The majority of the peopl
are looking at this convention in the
wrong light. The people want free sil
ver. Christ drove from the temple
better set of men than those who have
given us our money laws for many
' years." rCheering.l Hill was called for
but would not respond.
12:36 p. m. Altgeld advocates bimet-
alism. Loudly applauded. Conven
tion adjourned till 5 p. m.
THE PLATFOBM.
Chicago, July 7. The following
':' be presented to the convention as
money plank of the platform.
will
the
We, the Democrats of the United
States, in national convention assembled
do reaffirm our allegiance to those great
essential principles of justice and liberty
upon which our institutions are founded
and which the Democratic party has
maintained from Jefferson's time to our
own freedom of speech, freedom of the
press, freedom of conscience, the preeer
vation of personal rights, the equality of
all citizens before the law, and the faith
ful observance of constitutional limita
tions.
Recognising that the money question
is paramount to all others at this time.
we invite attention to the fact that the
federal constitution names silver and
gold together as the money metals of the
United States, and that the first coinage
law passed by congress under the consti
' tution made the silver dollar the unit of
value and admitted gold to the free coin
age, at a ratio measured by the silver
- dollar unit.
We declare that the act of 1873 demon
etizmg silver witnout tne knowledge or
approval of the American people has re
suited in the appreciation of gold and i
corresponding fall in the prices of com
'" modities produced by the . people ; i
',- heavy Increase in the burden of taxation
and of all debts, public and private ; the
, enrichment of the money-lending classes
. at home and abroad ; paralysis of indus
tries and impoverishment of the people,
We are unalterably : opposed to the
single gold standard, which has locked
fast the prosperity of an industrious
people in the- paralysis of hard times
Gold mono-metalism is a British policy,
founded upon British greed for gain and
power, and its general adoption has
brought other nations into financial ser
vitude to London. . It is not only an un
American, but anti-American, and it
vcan be fastened upon the United States
.. only by the stifling of tbat indomitable
spirit and love of liberty which pro
claimed our political independence ia
, 1776 and won it in the war of the Revo
lution. ..."
We demand the immediate restoration
: of . the free and unlimited coinage of
gold and silver at the present legal ratio
of 16 to 1, without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation. We de
mand that the standard silver dollar
hall be a full legal tender, equally with
gold, for all debts, public and private,
and we favor such legislation aa will
prevent the demonetization of any kind
; of legal-tender money by private con
tract. ;
We are opposed to the policy and
practice bf surrendering to the holders
of the obligations of the United States
the option reserved by law to the gey-
in either silver coin or gold coin.
We are onnosed to the issuing of
in
terest-bearing bonds "of .the United
States in time of . peace, and condemn
the trafficking with banking syndicates
which, in exchange for -bonds at at
enormous profit to themselves, supply
the federal treasury with gold to main
tain the colic v of cold mono-metalism
Congress alone Its the power to coin
and issue money, and President Jack
son declared that this power could
bedelegated to corporations or Individ
uals. We, therefore, demand tbat
Dower to issue notes be taken from
hank, anrl that oil miner shall be issued
directly dv tne treasury aepanuieut
Bland is a Methodist.
Chicago, July 7. Bland in reply to
inquiries, telegraphed: "Religion is
not the issue. I am a Methodist. Have
always been one. Always will be. If
was half as good a Catholic as my wife.
I would not worry about getting to
heaven. This is the sentiment I ex
pressed in a previous emergency when
her religion was criticised. : I stand by
it now." . . '
Allen W. Thurman this morning sent
the following telegram to Bland: "The
report that I started the attack upon
von on account of your wife's religion is
absolutely nntrue. What I said was
reply to a question by others, and many
things are now put into my mouth which
I never though of, much less said. Your
letter when a candidate for congress on
the subject expressed precisely word for
word my sentiments. and convictions.
INDEPENDENT B1LTEBITKS.
New Movement Inaugurated at Chicago
Yesterday.
Chicago. July 7. An independent
silver movement was" inaugurated last
night at a conference of the Rocky
mountain states held in the Colorado
headquarters in the Palmer house. Ne
vada, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado,
Idaho, Utah, New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Arizona were represented. No per
manent organization was effected, al
tbougb R. W. S peer, of Colorado, acted
as secretary. Some informal discussion
of the candidates was indulged in, after
which' it was decided to attend the silver
caucus and insist that all territories be
allowed six delegates each, which they
had been invited to send to the conven
tion. The Rocky mountain states, as
result of the conference will, it is said
undoubtedly vote as a unit in all meet
ings of the silver caucuses.
TUB IS DEFEATED.
Laander
Wins the Race
at Henley
Yesterday.
Henley-on -Thames, July 7. Yale
was defeated, but not disgraced, today
in the third beat of the Grand Challenge
cup. Meander won by one and tbree
fourths lengths in 7 minutes 14 seconds
The record is 6 minutes 51 seconds,
Before the race Bob Cook said that with
conditions as they were there was not
the slightest advantage in either Bucks
or Berks station, and it was a perfectly
fair course. He expressed the belief
that Leander would win by a length,
A Flag-Pole 200 Feet High.
An enthusiastic citizen of Tabor
Heights invites any one "who wants to
see a sight which beats all the other
sights of this glorious Fourth, to visit
Tabor Heights, and see Old Glory wav
ing from the top of a fir tree 'nearly 200
feet high." The flag, he says, was
placed there by Fred Bendick and Frank
Reising, employes of the City & Suburb
an railway, which feat he claims evinces
indomitable pluck and energy, and
shows what the boys at Tabor Heights
are made of." No doubt the flag float
ing from this elevatad position is a very
pretty sight, and it requires some energy
to climb the tree, but such an act is not
considered much of a feat in this coun
try. School-boys have been known to
carry a wheel of their teacher's buggy to
the top of a higher tree than the . one
spoken of, and, after carefully trimming
the extreme top, to adjust the wheel on
it, and in descending trim off every limb
so carefully that no one could climb the
tree again. This showed pluck in the
boys ; but it was not appreciated by their
teacher. Oregonian.
Two Tall Poles.
The Sunset Telephone Company has
ust erected in Aberdeen two of the tall
est telephone poles on record. ' They are
on either side of the Wishkah river and
are, respectively, 107 and 110 feet long,
10 feet of which is in the ground, the
wires which stretch frbm top to top be
ing 101 feet above mean -high water,
the poles are of cedar, 3 feet thick at the
butt, and came from up the Wishkaw
river. The wires are put up this hieh
to enable schooners to go up the-river.
If the hair is falling ont, or turning
gray, requiring " stimulant with nourish-
ng and coloring food, Hall's Vegetable
Sicilian HairRenewer is just the specific.
THE FIGHT ON MONEY
Hill's Resolution Denounc
ing Silver. '
IT- IS SIGNED BY CLEVELAND
Eighty Mlaates Debate Allowed Till
. man Swings Hi's Arm for Fifty
Mlaates ef It.
Special to Thb Chronicle.
Chicago, July 9. The convention
was called to order at 11 a. m. The Com
mittee on platform have added an anti
A. P. A. plank and formulated a resolu
tion granting civil'and religous liberty
to every citizen. Senator Jones of Ark
ansas presents the platform and Senator
Hill presents a resolution ' endorsed by
President Cleveland denouncing free
silver. . One hour and twenty minutes
was giyen to the debate tor . each side.
The plank endorsing present adminis
tration was . loudly cheered. Tillman
of South Carolina speaks for fifty
minutes, lie ciaims tbe newspapers
. F . .
have misrepresented him as the "Pitch
fork man" from the South. (Laughter.)
He says we are to inaugurate a war to
liberate the "white slaves," and de
nounces the gold owners. He says he
will have his say if it takes till sundown
He denounces Cleveland, calls him
traitor and denounces bonds. Tillman
finishes at 12 :35. Hill takes the plat-
and denounces Tillman.. He favors in
ternational bimetalism.
Bryan of Nebraska takes tbe platform
He says : " W will support the majority
in money matters." He also favors an
income tax. He draws comparisons be
tween Jefferson and Hill, - and says he
prefers to stand with the former. He
says the gold standard ,- means govern
ment legislation in the hands of a, for
iegn government. Great cheering and
cries of "nominate him." A vote on tbe
platform was ordered. Hill's motion for
a gold plank was voted down.
Hill moved to indorse tbe Cleveland
administration. The vote resulted ayes
357, noes 564, not voting 9. Cheering
and hissing. Recess until 6 p. m. '
CUBANS ARRESTED
Detained by
Health Authorities
Jamaica.
Id
Kingston, Jamaica, July 8. An offi
cially recognized rumor has been cur
rent in Kingston that a Spanish war
Bhip recently secretly landed a force at
Dry harbor to kidnap a Cuban, alleged
to be the chief mover in a filibustering
expedition.
This place is conveniently situated at
a lonely spot near Dry harbor. In tbe
neighborhood are many of the old Span
ish ruins, in the secret cellars of which
it is known that the Cuban insurgents
have from time to time hidden arms
and shipped them off to Cuba at their
leisure, defying the native detectives,
who have always failed to locate these
store places.
Matters stood thus when a few dayB
ago ust before daylight an open boat
with 11 men arrived just off Runaway
bay on the north side of -the island. The
boat had come from Cuba, and those on
board were Captain L. Prado, Senor
Zelamoa, J. J. Lnmones, R. Magarro, P.
Forma, G. Lavis, M. Laro, P. P. Mor
ales, a servant , and two reporters for
American papers. Tbey had come, it
subsequently transpired, with dispatches
from Antonia Maceo for tbe Cnban junta
here.
Three of the men were put ashore at
Runaway bay with instructions to make
their way with all speed to Kingston, on
the opposite side of the island. The
men traveled by road and reached the
railroad line at the Ewarton station.
When about to board tbe train the three
were arrested by a police sergeant and
taken to Dry harbor. The medjeal au
thorities ordered the men and the police
who arrested them and tbe driver of the
conveyance from Ewarton to Dry harbor
to be placed in quarantine. Senor Ron
den, president of the jnnta and a couple
of prominent Cabana finally went over
to Dry harbor, but were not permitted
to approach closer . than 100 yards from
those in quarantine. ' .'
They carried on' a conversation in
Spanish ' with ; the messengers, - who
brought reports of the recent battle' in
Puerto Principe. . They spoke of the
position of the insurgents as excellent.
The organization, and discipline of the
Cuban force left nothing to be desired,
and Havana was at their mercy, they
said, but without a fleet tbey could not
bold the city, and nothing therefore was
to be gained by an assault upon it just
yet.
It was gathered that the Cuban gen
erals bad decided upon a course of defi
nite action with a view of .forcing mat
ters. The dispatches wbich the men
brought are also understood to bespeak
the assistance of the Cubans in Jamaica.
It is said the dispatches have reference
to a coup de main that Gomez is prepar
ing, and wbich will startle the world in
a short lime. .
'Truth-Seeker" Again.
Editor Chboniclb:
As you did me the honor of recogniz
ing my communication yesterday and
replying to it at some length, J make
bold to ask for a little more space today,
believing as I do that the issue is an im
portant one and well worthy of our con
sideration. , In speaking of the relative
commercial value of the two metals yes
terday, I presume you mean that silver
is now so much cheaper than formerly
that it cannot be coined at . the same
ratio as before. It is just here that you
get the cart before the horse. Silver is
worth as much' as it ever was except
when measured by gold. . Silver ie not
worth lets, but gold is worth more on
account of the exalted position it occu
pies. .
Our own government created this
breach between' the two metals by de
basing the one and exalting the other.
Statistics ehow that there ia less silver
being produced now in proportion to
gold than there was prior to '73. At tbe
present time the two metals are being
pioduced in the proportion of about 16
to 1, and at no time has silver exceeded
this proportion to any great extent.
Tbe doctrine tbat tbe white metal is be
coming cheaper on account of over pro
duction is a snare and a delusion. Sil
ver is not worth less, but gold is worth
more exactly what was desired by
those who caused silver to be demonet
ized. What other object did they have
except to enrich- themselves? Will yon
tell me, Mr. Editor, why it was neces
sary to demonetize silver at all and
create the greatest panic the world ever
saw ? It was a scheme on the part of
those who bad the gold, to destroy one-1
half of the money in order tbat the
other half Bhould be worth 'twice as
much. Yon may say tbat there is as
much silver in circulation as ever,
Very true, but it is not monev in the
true sense of the word; it is simply a
commodity, the value of wbich Is meas
ored by gold. Let our government re
store eilver to Ub true position among
the metals ; let us open our mints to ite
free coinage, and I believe that the
parity of the two metals will take care of
itself. What man is fool enough to sell
so much silver at 60 cents when be can
goHo tbe mint and get a dollar for it.
The 60-cent dollar will then be a thing
of the past. Our own mints being the
market and offering 100 cents for it
would certainly have a tendency to
fix the price at about that figure.
Perhaps you will eay tbat free coinage
would benefit only the debtor class at
the expense ot the creditor. That is it
exactly. That is just what we want. In
1873 tbe creditor classes were enriched
at the expense of the debtor. Turn
about is fair play. It is our turn now
and we are going to win this tall just
as surely 88 the sun shines and truth
prevails.
People are getting more intelligent
every day. They are getting into the
habit of reading both sides of a question,
and are gradually coming to the con
clusion that our mints must be opened
to silver as well as to gold before pros
perity can return to us. This, Mr. Edi
tor is my honest opinion altar giving the
subject much thought, and studying
both sides of the question for a number
of yeare fairly and conscientiously, hav
ing bad no preconceived, ideas to warp
my judgement. None but - those who
have gold to lend can consistently favor
the single gold standard, and then only
for. selfish reasons, not tbat it would
benefit the great mass of people.es pecial
ly those who earn tbeir livelihood by
their daily toil. Our forefathers certain
ly did intend for silver to be a unit of
value on an equality with gold or they
would not have made it so. It fulfilled
its mission admirably and L have never
yet heard anyone . give-a good reason
why it was demonetized. .' - V
Tbuth Seekeb.
To prevent pale and delicate children
from lapsing into chronic invalids later
in life, they Bhould take Ayer's Sarsa
parilla together with plenty of whole
some food and out-door exercise. What
they need to build up tbe system is good
red blood. ". '
BRYAN OF NEBSASK
He is the Democratic, Stan
dard Bearer.
NOMINATED ON FOURTH BALLOT
Bryan Steadily Gains From 105 to 880,
-When Bland Withdraws - in y
Bis FaTor.
Chicago, July 10. The convention
was called to order this morning at
10:55. A wild sensation was sprung by
the refusal of Hill and other gold Stan
dard leaders to attend the session. The
chairman ordered, that the ballot be
taken. William F. Harrity in a brief
speech named Robert A. ' Pattieon
Of
rennsyivama. Miller of Oregon pre
sented the name of Sylvester Pennoyer
of Oregon. The mention of Pennoyer'i
name called forth cheering.
A great demonstration followed the
ordering of the roll call. Tbe first bal
lot resulted. Bland, 233; Boies, 86
Matthews, 57 ; McLean, 54; Bryan, 105
Blackburn, 83; Pattison, 95; Campbell
2; Ruseell, 12; Pennoyer, 10; Tillman
17; Hill, 1; Stevenson, 2; Teller, 8
Tbe remaining delegates, 185 in number
reiueea to vote, a eecond "ballot was
immediately ordered, resulting as fol
Iowa: Second ballot Bland, 257; Boies,
35; Matthews, 35; McLean, 54; Bryan
186: Blackburn, 36; Pattison, 99; Pen
noyer, 8; Teller, 8; Stevenson, 6
Hill, 1.
11 a. m. Tbe third ballot was taken
resulting in Bland, 292; Bryan, 228;
others virtually unchanged. The fourth
ballot resulted in tbe nomination of Bry
an. Tbe vote stood, Bland, 241 ; Boies
33; Matthews, 36; McLean, 46; Bryan,
280; Blackburn, 28; Pattison, 97; Ste
venson, 8 ; Hill, 1 ; not voting, 162. The
announcement ot tne vote resulted in
great cheering, culminating in a most
extravagant demonstration, and the
substitution of tbe name of Bryan
for various others -voted for by
tbe delegates, which insured his
nomination. Bedlam . reigned until
1 :18 o'clock, when Stone, a Missouri
delegate, took tbe stand and read a let'
ter from Bland, asking to withdraw his
name in favor of Bryan. Bryan is a
silverite of the most prominent type,
His speech in the convention yesterday
was a masterly effort.
The convention then adjurned till 8
p. in. There is a great excitement over
tbe nomination of Bryan.
MINORITY REPORT.
Nine
Platform Declarations are Black
listedMoney Flask First.
Chicago, July 9. Sixteen delegates
composing the minorty committee on
resolutions, find nine. declarations in the
report of tbe majority to which tbey
cannot give their assent.
' A substitute for the financial plank in
majority report is as follows :
"We declare our belief that the exper
iment on the part of the United States
alone of the free coinage of silver and tbe
change of the existing standard of value,
independent of the action of any other
great nations, would not only imperil
our chances, but it would retard, or en
tirely prevent, the establishment of in
ternational bimetalism, to. which tbe
efforts of the government should be
steadily directed. - It would place the
country upon a silver basis, impair con
tracts, disturb business, diminish the
purchasing power of the wages of labor,
and inflict irreparable evils upon our
nation's com merce and industry. Tj ntil
international co-operation among the
leading nations for the free coinage of
silver can be secured, we favor the rigid
maintenance of the existing gold stand
ard as essential to the preservation of
our national credit.
"For the redemption of our public
pledges and the keeping inviolate of our
country's honor, we insist that our pa
per and silver currency shall be kept at
a parity with gold. The Democratic
party is a party of bard money, and op
posed to legal-tender payment as a part
of our permanent financial system, and
we therefore favor a gradual retirement
and cancellation of all United States and
treasury ' notes under such legislative
provisions as will prevent undue con
traction. - ,
Absolutely Pure
A cream of tartar taking powder. Highest of
all in leavening; strength, Latest United State
Government Food Rrport.
KOYAL BAKINO fOWDBB CO., K6W lOfti.
"We hold tbat the national credit
shall be resolutely maintained at all
times and under all circumstances.''
The minority also feels tbat the report
of the majority is defective in failing to -
make any recognition of the honesty,
and economic course and fidelity of the
present Democratic administration, and ,
they therefore offer the following dec
laration as an amendment to the ma
jority report:
"We commend tbe honeety, economic
course and fidelity of the present Demo
cratic national administration." '
Senator Hill offered this report, and
also the following amendments to the
platform and moved their adoption:
''Amendment 1 But it should be
carefully provided by law at the same
same time that any clmnga in the mone
tary standard should not apply to exist
ing contracts.
"Amendment 2 Our advocacy ,pf the
independent free coinage of eilver being
based on tbe belief that such coinage
will effect and maintain the parity be
tween gold and silver at the ratio of 16
to 1, we declare as a pledge of our sin
cerity that if such free coinage shall fail -
to effect such parity within one year
from its enactment by law, such coinage
shall thereupon be suspended.
Most Pay Postage.-
Chicago, July 9. Railroad companies
no longer may carry their business let
ters over tbeir own roads without paying
postage to the government. .An order
has been received from Postmaster-Gen
eral Wilson by Major Stewart and Post
master Hesing, insisting upon tbe en- :
forcement of the postal laws against rail
ways carrying their own letters. An
exception is made in favor of letters that
have to do with the business of the train
carrying them. But all letters to station .
agents and officials are forbid Jen to be
carried without postage, and the in-"
spectors are directed to enforce the law. -
The railroads, however, will not be
required to mail tbeir letters as ordinary'
citizens and corporations. They will be
supplied with a specially stamped en
velope, which tbey must cancel on de
livery to tbe trainmen. The express .
companies have been using such en
velopes for some years.
GOLDEN
MEDICAL
DISCOVERY
jnUUT JLilB UK" ' - t
1 . Invalids' VTntM
and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y., com
pounded this medicine of vegetable ingredi
ents which had an especial effect upon the .
stomach and liver, rousing the organs to
healthful activity-aa well as'purifying and
enriching the blood. By such means the
stomach and the nerves are supplied with
any more than a locomotive can run with- '
out coal. You can not get a lasting cure of '
Dyspepsia, or Indigestion, by taking arti
ficially digested foods or pepsin the stom-
Do not put your nerves to sleep with so
called celery mixtures, rt ia better to go to
.i . r L an rri tli tiprv
LUC Byaim UJC UJUiV.ltlj ;
cells on the food they require. Dyspepsia,
Indigestion, Biliousness and Nervous Af- .
fections, such as sleeplessness and weak,. '
nervous feelings are completely cured by
the " Discovery." It puts on healthy flesh, ,
i : . Hrat.;(v ain and Invigorates the
whole system.
Mrs. K. Hbkks. of No. 896 North Hoisted St.,
- - r '. . V ,1 ilWftl ,1,1
Ch
ieago. III., writes
X - 1 -
met
wonderful. Since
taking- Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Dls.
nMrv in vnlMtiri
with his 'Pleasant
Felices I nave gaiu-
particularly in nesh
ana Hreunn. my
liver was dreadfully
enlargea ana I sui-
fetw1 ortiMtlv frrtm
dyspepsia. No phy- .
months I am entire
ly relieved of ray
ntfteflse. Mv inno
Mrs. Hbnkb.
ttte is exceiiem;
food well digested ; bowels regular sad flre
mucb improved.'
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