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8 OCCULTISM IS GAINING GROUND Many New Spiritualist Societies Have Been Organized. KEEN INTEREST SHOWN President Wadsworth Reads a Highly Encouraging Annual Report TENDENCY TO CONSOLIDATE. Free.Thought Delegates Admitted. National President Barrett's Able Address. The California State Spiritualists' Association met yesterday for its first annual session in Golden Gate Hall on Sutter street, with President C.

H. Wadsworth in Jpf S-P-Dye Prominent Participants in- the First Annual Session of the California State Spiritualists' Association, Now Being Held in This City. Reports Show a Highly Flourishing Condition of Affairs. the chair. The rollcall of the delegates showed that the larger portion were present and that tne State was quite well represented.

Among those occupying seats upon the platform were Hon. Harrioon D. Barrett, president of the National Association, and Stephen D. Nye of Los Angeles, president of the State Camp-meeting Association. A question as to the right of the Freethought Spiritual Society of this City to be rr presented in the association by delegates from its "auxiliary" (outside or branch) societies was raised and created some little discussion, which at times was quite heated until National President Barrett suggested that the matter be referred to a comniittee, and on motion the president was empowered to appoint a committee of three, this committee to be composed of persons not interested in any of the freethought societies, and to report upon ihe number of delegates to which said society as a whole was entitled.

President Wadsworth appointed as such committee Messrs. Murry of San Jose, Dr. Grattan of Stockton and Stephen D. Dye of Los Angeles. The reading of the minutes by the secretary, Mrs.

Julia Schlesinger, was next in order, and the minutes were adopted. The president appointed ad committee on rules M. Norton, W. T. Jones and J.

H. Lohmeyer. On of Mr. Norton National President Barrett was made "associate counsel" in said committee on rules. The association adjourned until 2 p.

m. The president having announced that the ladies had room to seat some forty people in the banquet- room, a large number of the visiting delegates and members of the association repaired to the tables and did justice to an ample and sumptuous lunch, and there were bastetfuls left, too. Tha association was called to order again at 2:30 p. m. The report of the committee on rules was presented and adopted.

National President Barrett announced the presence of Thomas G. Newman, editor of the Philoeophical Journal, published in San Diego, and asked that Mr. Newman be recognized as the representative and deleeate of the First Spiritualist Society of San Diego. By unanimous consent Mr. Newman was declared the representative of the above-mentioned society, and amid applause took his seat among the delegates.

President Wadsworth then read his first annual report, which showed that the association and the cause of spiritualism throughout tiie State was in a prosperous condition. The reports of the treasurer and secretary were react and referred to the finance committee. The finance committee submitted a verbal report, which was accepted. The report of the State organizer was next read and showed that a iiumber of new societies have been organized ana that tliere is a greater interest manifested in spiritualism at the present time than ever before, and there fs a call for information and light regarding it and its Mrs. Julia Scblesinger as assistant organiier reported regarding her mission to the Redondo camp-meeting, which was full of interest and showed that there is as a general thing much interest manifested in the southern part of the State and a tendency among the societies of that section to join the State association.

National President Barrett was called for and gave one of his characteristic little speeches. He brought greetings from the East and said that the spiritunlisni of California, like all things else Californian, was the largest and grandest to be found in the world. He advised the sinking of personalities, the abandonment of envy and selfishness in the of a higher and better spiritualism and the rising on the ruins of a dead past to a new and higher type of manhood. President Wadg worth announced the passing away of M. B.

Dodge, who was for many years "president of the Progressive Spiritualist Society of this City, and stated that the funeral would take place from Golden Gate Hall, on Sunday next at 12 o'clock, noon. The. committee of three, appointed to report upon the right of the Freethought Spiritual Society, was called for. The committee that said society was entitled to ten delegates. On motion to accept such report, a discussion was precipitated which continued until a motion to allow the society a representation of only four delegates was made and a viva voce vote taken, after Dr.

Rin-es, president of the society, had announced that he would not accept such a representation. Some confusion having arisen over the vote, it was again taken in the same manner, and resulted in a decision in favor of allowing the society four dele! gatbd. Dr. Rin-es appointed as such delegates Mme. E.

Young, Mrs. E. J. Myers, A. R.

Siitz. The National president moved that a committee on resolutions be appointed, ana the chair appointed Messrs. Loveland, Barker and Newman, after which the association adjourned its executive sessions I until this morning at 10 o'clock. In yesterday's list of delegates that of Mrs. M.

J. Hendee-Kogers of the People's Society was omitted. Mrs. Hendee-Rogers has been a worker for spiritualism for over forty years, and is still one of tbe brightest and most ambitious workers in its ranks. There are between 30C0 and 4000 spiritualists in San Francisco, and it looked as if they had all met at Golden Gate Hall last night to receive and do honor to Hon.

Harrison D. Barrett, the president of the National Spiritualists' Association, who I comes to confer a National charter upon the State association now in session. The meeting was called to order by Btate President Wellswortb, after which there was a beautiful selection by Professor Young's orchestra. A brief address was delivered by Rev. H.

P. Haworth of Long Beach, formerly a Presbyterian prencher, which, though short, was full of good sense, wit and right to the point. The well-known speaker and author, W. J. Colville, spoke eloquently of the temple spiritualists propose erecting here and told of the unseen temple of character which all are building, closing by proclaiming ag the motto of spiritualists: "We search for truth we disseminate the truth and seek to live the truth we know." He was followed by Mrs.

Martha Stimpson in a finely rendered vocal solo entitled: "I Dream of U'hee," Mrs. Sarah CookjacconipanyinK her on the piano. National President Harrison D. Barrett of Washington, D. made a most fitting address.

He said that since the general uniting of spiritualists under one organization spiritualism has become a question of National thought and question. He stated that letters from all portions of the Union were pouring in upon headquarters in I Washington making inquiries as to the doings of spiritualists. Mr. Barrett closed his remarks by an injunction to live up to that edict of Conlucius and later enunciated by the man of Nazareth, "As ye would that others would do unto yon do ye also unto them. Mrs.

Emma Sherwood, a noted contralto of Chicago, then rendered in a highly artistic manner Tha World Is Moving On," and "By and By." Professor Whitelaw of Boston acted as tier accompanist. Thomas G. Newman, the editor of the Philosophical Journal of San Diego, gave a brief address lull of fire and good advice, which was well received. Then came the musical event of the evening a violin solo by Professor E. A.

Wnitelaw of Boston, whogavethe "Polish Mazourka," and as an encore a selection from "Traumerei," and was afterward twice recalled. Mrs. Gerald Dean-Morris acted as his accompanist. Stephen D. Dye of Los Angeles responded to a call for a speech by a humorous story.

Ihe programme closed with a wellrendered selection by Professor Young's orchestra, composed of spiritualist young ladies and gentlemen, which plays only upon such occasions, and never for remuneration. Afterward President Barrett held a sort of informal levee, everybody seeming desirous of shaking the foremost spiritualist of the land by tne hand and bidding him a welcome to San Francisco and to California. Hon. Thomas G. Newman of San Diego is in the City attending the Spiritualist State Association's meetings.

Mr, Newman is editor of the Philosophical Journal, a publication devoted to the exposition of the truths of spiritualism and to the sciences. The Journal was founded some thirty years ago by S. S. Jones in Chicago, and was but recently removed to this State, and is said to be flourishing in its new environments. Riordan's Ingratitude John Riordan, a petty larceny thief, met Charles H.

Good, an artist from Columbus, Ohio, on Grant avenue and Market street Thursday night. Good had been drinking, and invited Riordan to his room, 829 a Howard street. When Good awoke yesterday morning Riordan had disappeared, and he missed a pair of trousers, a shaving kit and some other articles. Good saw Riordan on the same corner about 10 o'clock, and observing that he was wearing the stolen trousers he arrested him and marched him to the City Prison. A charge of petty larceny was booked against Riordan.

TV II Mam J. Bryan's Autograph. It may be seen on the front page of this week's Town Talk, reproduced from a letter to the editor of that up-to-date publication. Accompanying it are fine half-tone portraits of the Democratic Presidential nominee and his from photographs sent by them to Town Talk. "The Sannterer" comments in a caustic way upon the doings of well-known men and women- of local interest, "Political Chat" holds up the mirror to those who aspire to political honors, and the other departments are as oewsy ma entertaining as mr, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1896.

MUSIC FOR THE NATIVE SONS Bands and Orchestra for the Stockton SOME SPECIAL FEATURES Preparations for the Grand Parade in San cisco. ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION Engagement of Headquarters in and Daughters Will Entertain Generously. Music is sure to be one of the great features of the Native Sons' celebration at Stockton on the 9th inst. The number of bands, orchestras and musicians already j. Utnrf engaged is beyond all precedent.

The activity manifested in San Francisco in ihe engagement is equaled in Oakland. Every parlor teems to have its own band or orchestra. Elaborate preparations are in progress for the parade on the evening of the Bth from the Native Sons' building on Mason street, near Post, down Mason to Market and along Market to the ferry. The illuminations and displays of fireworks along the line of march will be attractive. The parade committee held a long session last evening to appoint officers and arrange the details lor the procession.

Golden State Parlor No. 50. Native Daughters, will go to Stockton twentyeight strong. They have a beautiful badge of salmon pink and silver trimmings. The finances of the parlor are in good condition and money will be spent to entertain guests.

The officers constituting the committee of arrangements are: Past president. May Ducker; president. Miss Mollie Tiotjen first vice-president, Miss Gertie Peterson; second vicepresident, Louise Hayessem; recording secretary. Johanna Meyer; financial secretary, Miss Lena Docker; treasurer, Mrs. JoeSiebe; marshal, Miss Anna May bey; Mrs.

Freda Vonstaden, Misa Lettie Uhlig, Miss Rosa Day; inside sentinel, Louise Meyer; outside sentinel, Mamie Maguire. L. J. Dutton and party have chartered the launch Amy and will take part in the water carnival. Music and refreshments will be features of the trip on the launch.

The party consists of Mrs. R. Pfaefiie, Miss Flora Kerlin, Miss May Hasten, Miss Lena Smith, Misses Laura, Alice, Kitty, Mamie and Elsie Provence, Mamie Molloy, Lizzie Fitzgerald, Li. J. Dutton, R.

Pfaeffle, W. Geiger, E. Mohrig, W. J. Caldwell.

C. A. Provence, D. Clancey and E. Pfaeffle.

Bay City Parlor No. 87 will have headquarters at the Courthouse, Stockton, where open house will be kept and visitors entertained. They will parade in cowboy hats, silk shirts, light trousers and canvas shoes. Sequoia Parlor No. 160 has engaged Yizelich Park and will pitch thirty tents on the ground.

They have a dancing platform and will give a dance on the evening of the Bth. They will keep open house on the 9th from 2tosp. m. Fremont Parlor, Native will be i their guests. The only Native Sons' band in the State will furnish the music.

The band consists of sixteen pieces, under the leadership of Richard D. Barton. The Sequoias will wear a Turkish fez, black silk shirts, cardinal ties and sashes, dark trousers and carry Japanese parasols. National Parlor No. 118 will have headquarters at Jory's Hall.

They will wear the uniform of black silk shirts, orange sash and tie, dark trousers and gold-braided cap. The parlor will have orchestra and Vaughn field music of nine pieces. Nian tic Parlor No. 105 will have headquarters in the directors' office of the Agricultural Pavilion. The 'costume consists of white yachting caps, white vests, black ties, blue coats and white Japanese parasols.

Music will be furnished by Probansky's band. Rincon Parlor No. 72 has engaged Weber's Hall on Ban Joaquin street. The parlor costume is white pants, white overshoes, blue belts, neglige shirts, blue ties and white Stanley hats. Rincon will keep open house and have a ball on the evening of the Bth.

Cassasa's orchestra goes with the parlor. Yerba liuena Parlor No. 84 will have headquarters in the "Xosemite building. will wear tennis suits and carry Japanese parasols. The parlor takes field music of fourteen pieces, with Major John Harris as bouse fare ituniitk will be kept from 2 to 5 p.

m. on the 9tb and there will be a dance that evening. The round-trip ticket to the celebration from San Francisco costs $2 50. Unless application is made for the Native Hcket the fare will be $5. The $2 50 tickets can be obtained from R.

W. Maitland and Henry Lunstedt, Native Sons' buildinsr, Mason street; Henry Stern Son's, 20 Montgomery street; Collins 1018 Market street; J. B. Stovall. Wells, Fargo library; Scott Bannon, 333 Montgomery street; W.

D. Shea, 26 Montgomery street, and James Cunningham, 509 Montgomery street. The final meeting of El Dorado's September 9 committee was held last evening and its chairman. Dr. Hawkins, reported everything in readiness for the great celebration.

A delegation from Arinda Parlor. D. G. who are to be the guests of this parlor, was present, and tbe interest manifested by the young ladies plainly showed that El Dorado (parlor will have able assistants for entertaining their friends at their headquarters in Stockton. The uniforms adopted by the parlor present a neat appearance and can be relied upon to add interest to the parade.

The young ladies have agreed to turn out on foot, the members being young and strong. The new banners of both parlors will be mounted on cushion-tired wneels, thereby disposing of the past labor of carrying them. A dram-major and seven field piece? have been secured to lead this column. About eighty members contemplate being in line. THE CARNIVAL.

Being Made for Another Kntertainment. At the meeting of the executive committee of the Carnival of the Golden Gate held yesterday the proposition of the Columbia Athletic Club to give an entertainment for the benefit of tbe carnival funds wag accepted. Tbe entertainment com- mittee of the carnival, Friedlander, Boldeman and Fisher, will supervise this affair. A varied and interesting programme will be presented. The affair will take place during the latter part of the month at the Auditorium, which has been placed at the disposal of the carnival management for one night.

Volunteers from other clubs have signified their intention of assisting. The affair will conclude with an eight or ten round go, and whl be so conducted that ladies will find it pleasant to attend. The matter of the incorporation of the carnival committee was considered, but action was deferred until after the election. The work of preparation is being carried on. Carnival Director Friedlander expects to announce his programme for the week within a few days.

Correspondence has been opened with Los Angeles with a view of remedying the conflicting dates, both being set for April 19. The California Press Association has also taken tbe matter in hand with a view of making tbe carnival season throughout the Btate a great feature and prevent conflict of dates. WHY NO ONE WAS THERE, An Explanation From the Merchants' Association Committee. The following communication has been received from the chairman of the committee on equalization from the Merchants' Association To the Press and Public of San Francisco: Through tbe published reports of the proceedings of the State Board of Equalization it appears that some of the members of that board express surprise and find that San Francisco is not represented by the Merchants' Association in answer to the citation of the State Hoard addressed to the Supervisors of San Francisco to show cause why the assessed valuation ot property in this County should not be increased for State purposes. In view of the extraordinary increase of the assessed valuation of property in the City and County ol San Francisco of nearly QOO above the assessment of last year, the committee appointed by tne president ot the Merchants' Association believed that a personal representation before the State Board of Equalization was wholly unnecessary, and that a clear and impartial statement of the actual facts would answer all requirements far better than any personal representation.

Having secured irrefragable facts and data In support of the just case of the City and County of San Francisco, we placed them in the hands of Hon. A. Chesebrough, member of the State board from this district, knowing him to be a perfectly upright' and fair-minded citizen, and requested him on behalf of the citizens of San trnncisco to present their case before the State Board of Equalization. Respectfully submitted. Maurick a.

Rothchild, Chairman of the Committee on State Board of Equalization and Director of the Merchants' Association. STATE SUFFRAGISTS. All of Them Seem to Be Hard at Work in the Cause of Political Equality. The woman suffrage work throughout the State is in a most encouraging phase, judging from the reports thus far handed in at the Woman Suffrage bureau. The visiting precinct committees report that thus far the voters interviewed stand two to one in favor of woman suffrage.

The local organizers report that throughout the State much interest is being manifested in the woman-suffrage movement, many voters manifesting much anxiety to obtain information in relation to the matter. DR, STEPHENS POPULAR, Invited to Return to Simpson Memorial M. E. Church for Another Year. In View of the Methodist Annual Conference Next Week the Invitation Is Significant.

Methodist circles are a good deal agitated over the approaching session of the California annual conference, which meets at Pacific Grove next week. Bishop Foss, who will preside, arrived in the City on Wednesday. While some changes will be made among the City pastors it is not expected that any changes will be made in the leading churches. Dr. Dille will return to Central Church, Dr.

Case to Howard-street and Dr. Stephens to SimDson. At the quarterly conferenea of Simpson Church, held this week, the following resolution was unanimously adopted by a rising vote Whereas. One year ago, in the providence pi God and the order of the church, oar beloved pastor, Rev. John Stephens, came to us ai ol Christ and a shepherd of this flock, rtcftly endowed In mind and heart and well qualified to serve the people, he has done his work and has done It well; and jynereasthe conference year just closing has oeen one of marked prosperity, congregations nave been uniformly large during the year, the prayer-meetings have been well attended ana have been seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord, the Sundavschool has been a blessing to the children and a help to the church, the Epworth League has been exceedingly active and a power for good; the Junior League gives unusual promise for the future; the King's Daughters have been active, aggressive and thoroughly consecrated: in an of these the wise counsel, steady hand and consecrated heart of the pastor has been ten; and whereas, the year has been one of loving service, peace, good will, mutual confidence and unbroken harmony between the pastor and all the people; the finances have been carefully managed, so that without any extra collections or appeals all the expenses of the church have been met in a business-like way; itie benevolent collections are all larger than the previous year, ana every department gives promise of greater usefulness in the future; therefore Mcsolvcd, That we express our high appreciation of tne services of the pastor, and earnestly request his reacpointment to this church for the coming year.

Dr. Stephens will preach to-morrow morning and the last sermons before going to ttie couterence, PRICE OF WHEAT TO BE INCREASED By Encouraging Americans to Consume a Little More. CUTTING OFF ENGLAND. That Solitary Foreign Market Where Prices Are Contingent. FOSTERING HOME INDUSTRY.

This Could Be Accomplished by Restoring the Republican Party to Power. The first consideration for a farmer is a market for what he produces and, so far as the American wheat grower is concerned, he has but two markets, the home market and the alleged Democratic "markets of the world," which is England and only England. If we have any other market it is because of a short crop in some country, and Buch market only lasts until a good crop comes. Practically all of Europe now produces its own supply of wheat, for if the western nations lack anything the eastern nations supply the need. But while Great Britain is America's only steady market for wheat, America is not Great Britain's only source of supply of wheat.

In her markets American wheat comes into competition with the new lands in Australia, Argentina and other South American countries, with India and Africa, and the building of the Siberian railway is adding another great field for food supply for our "mother country." These countries are our competitors in the wheat markets of the world because, with the exception of India, they are new countries just opening up to settlement ana a new and better civilization, and India is an old country being made over new. This reason for competition with American farms is all-sufficient and to advance any other, save that they have cheaper labor than America, would be superfluous. During the past six years England has been buying from the United States an annual average of 52,183,761 bushels of wheat, and whatever else wa3 shipped was sent away to countries which cannot be regarded as regular customers. And it is this small demand which fixes tne price for the entire wheat crop of America. This price ia not fixed by England, but it is fixed in England, that being the focal point toward which all surplus wheat crops tend.

What fixes the price there is the cost of production in the different countries on tiie globe, and every competitor of America in the wheat markets of the world has vastly cheaper labor and a lower standard of living tnan has America. There is a point where human labor becomes cheaper than farm machinery, and that point is reached and passed in India. The other countries which grow wheat are using machinery made after American patterns. While Great Uritaiu was buying of American farmers an average of 52,183,761 bushels of wheat a year, our own people were buying of our own wheat-farmers an annual average of 321,944,010 Dushels of wheat, so if the people of the United States could be induced to consume about a sixth more ot wheat, there would be no wheat to send to England, and England would cease to fix the price of wheat for American farmers and for American con- sumers. Can American consumers be induced to consume more wneat? They can.

How? By electing McKinley. This proposition will undoubtedly need proof in order to make it acceptable, but the figures are fortunately at hand to prove it. When people are at wort earning money they consume products without "taking thought for the morrow," but when times are hard and the necessity for economizing is enforced the Scriptural injunction just quoted is no longer observed. People under hard times conditions economize in food products as in all things else. For proof of this it is only needful to consuit the agricultural reports from the Statistical Department at Washington.

For instance the years 1881-82-83-84, 1889, 1890-91-92 were years in which the Republican party was in control of the affairs of this Nation. During these eight years (as ascertained from the Statistical Abstract for 1895, the official report of the Statistical Department at Washington) the average annual consumption of wheat per capita in the United States was 5.66 bushels. For the years 1885-86-87-88 and 1893-94-95 the affairs of this Nation have been in control of the Democratic party, and the annual average consumption of wheat per capita in the United States for these seven years was 4.99, a per capita difference of .67 of a bushel for each man, woman and child in the country. In other words the American people consume .67 bushels less each year under a Democratic than under a administration. The reason for this is not hard to find.

Undjer a Republican administration the business world knows what the policy of tiie Government will be confidence'sits undisturbed in the market-place, money is invested in commercial enterprises, labor is employed, the people are earning money and spending it for the things they want and are not stinted in food or clothing. But when tbe people voted for a change and the Democratic party was put into power, under promises to try untested experiments, the business world did not know what misht befall, confidence was shaken, money was left idle in the Danks, factories closed down and the people were as idle as the money, and economy, not alone in public expenditures but in the home living of the people, was enforced. And that ia the kind of economy the "Popocratic" party stands for to-day; the kind of economy which is enforced by inability to by poverty. Statistics prove it, and the statistics which do prove it were compiled and published officially under a Democratic administration. Had the people consumed wheat under Democratic administrations as they have ever done under Republican administrations there would now be little wheat for shipment to England and the English marKet would not fix the price for the home market.

With our present population this difference in per capita consumption would amount to about 48,000,000 bushels a year. Furthermore, the election of McKinley means better prices for farm products, for wheat has always brought better prices under Republican than under Democratic administration of affairs. Again an appeal is made to Democratic statistics to prove this assertion. The monthly crop report for December, 1895, sent out from the Department of Agriculture at Washington, gave the following as the average farm prices of wheat in the United States for each of the years as named below: REPUBLICAN YEARS DEMOCRATIC YKARS. Averse farm prices of Average farm prices of wheat under Kepubllcan wheat under Democratic doctrine of protection doctrine of tariff reform when workingmen had and free trade, when work and money to buy workli.gmen have little treadstuffai with work and little money to 1880...

-951 per bash buy breadstuffs with: 2 cperbnsDCl .771 per bushel -182 per bushel 1886... .687 per bushel -f Per bushel; 1887... -681 per bushel 1889 A. .698 per bushel per bushel per bushel 1893... So per bus he 1891...

per bushel .491 per bushel Average for seven fat 1895... .509 per bushel Republican years, .902 Average for seven lean per bushel. Democratic yeara, .657 per bushel. Advocates of independent free coin have been unceasing in their efforts to make the farmer believe that there is some subtle relation existing between silver and wheat whereby an ounce of silver will always buy about the same quantity of wheat, and many wheat farmers have been deceived thereby, as the following comparison will show: During 1879-80 wheat fell 15 cents a bushel and silver rose 2 cents an ounce. During 1880-81 wheat rose 24 cents a bushel and silver remained unchanged in price.

During ISBI-82 wheat fell 31 cents a busnel and silver fell ouly 1 cent an ounce. During 1882-83 wheat rose 3 cents a bushel and silver fell 2 cents an ounce. During 1883-84 wheat fell 26U centa a bushel and silver remained unchanged in value. During 1884-85 wheat rose 12Ji centg a bushel and silver fell 5 cents an ounce. During 1885-86 wheat fell cents a bushel and silver fell 5 cents an ounce.

Dnrinj? 1886-87 wheat remained unchanged and silver fell 2 cents an ounce. During 1887-88 wneat rose cents a bushel and silver fell 4 cents an ounce. During 1888-89 wheat fell 12.8 cents a bushel and silver rose 1 cent an ounce. During 1889-90 wheat rose 14 cents a bushel and silver rose 11 cents an ounce. During 1890-91 wheat remained stationary and silver fell (i cents an ounce.

During 1891-92 wheat fell cents a bushel and silver fell 12 cents an ounce. I Since 1892 wheat and silver have both fallen in common with everything else and from the same democratic causes. The figures above used are from official sources and correctly compiled, and they show conclusively that the ups and downs of. silver and wheat nave no relation with each other. During the fourteen years from 1879 to 1892, inclusive, the course of wheat and silver in the markets of the world was coincident three times and contrary eleven times.

A pretty story has been told a million times by the independent free-coinage people, and the Populists in particular, to the effect that the absence of free coinage in America and its presence in India enable British grain-buyers to come to America and buy silver, take that silver to India, have it coined and buy wheat, and so get their wheat for little or nothing. There never was much in this story, and there has not been anything at all in it for a good many years, for an ounce of silver would most always buy as much wheat in America as in India. When India has a short crop and America a big one wheat is worth more in India than America, and when America has a short crop and India i a large one wheat is worth more in America than in India; but, on an average, an ounce ol silver would exchange for as much wheat in one country as the other, as the following comparative statement will show: Daring this period of fifteen years there were nine in which an on nee of silver would buy more wheat in America than in India and only six in which the contrary was true. Will the independent free coinage of silver in the United States cause any of the great wheat-fields of Argentine or Australia to go implanted? Will it stop the building of the trans-Siberian railroad into the heart of 'Asia, where wheat can be grown as easily as in California or the great Northwest? Will it retard the Hindoo farmer from Irrigating and intensively cultivating his fertilized little fields? Diminishing the wages of the American workingman, as it is sure to do, will it enable him to consume more bread? If it will not do any of these things, then free coinage cannot reach the needs of the wheat-grower. Only two things can help him.

One is to have less wheat planted, the other is to have more wheat consumed. Obviously, the free coining of silver in America can have nothing to do with the area of wheat planted jin any wheat-growing country, and the only thing which can increase consumption of wheat by the people is to increase their earnings, and the only way to increase their earnings is to give them more work, and the only way to give them' more work is to produce as nearly as possible all the things at home that we need at home, and the only way to bring this condition about Is to elect McKinley and put the party of protection into power and keep it there. We have shown by figures compiled under a Democratic ad ministration that a Repuolican administration has alwajs given the farmer better prices and an increased consumption of wheat than were enjoyed under a Democratic administration, and what the Republican party has done heretofore it will do hereafter if the people will entrust it with power. The Republican party stands upon its record, and it is the only party having a ticket in the field which has a record that is not a stumbling block under its feet, a humiliation and a shame. Protection, reciprocity, sound money, the preservation of the faith of the Nation and equal political and civil rights to all these are the things for which the Republican party stands and has stood, and no one of these things can fail without bringing injury to the wheat grower of California in common with his brothers throughout the Nation.

Therefore let them make haste and marshal their hosts under McKinley's banner and all will be well. No scheme of finance can avert the consequences of a glutted market. The California wheat-grower should remember also that if he owes any money every dollar he owes is a gold dollar and that a silver dollar will not pay that debt. Even the "popocratic" party had not the hardihood to stand by a platform that manded the abrogation of contracts payable in gold and so forged a new plank after the Chicago convention adjourned in order to purge itself of the attaint of faithlessness and repudiation which that notorious convocation had fastened upon it. No, every contract must be satisfied according to the letter, and farmers in debt who vote for free coinage of silver rote to make it harder to pay the debts they owe.

Let this not be forgotten. "Plant the factory by the farm." That quotation is from Andrew Jackson and nothing could be more in keeping with the rugged Western common-sense of Old Hickory than the sententious declaration Jackson was no dreamer, no narrow devote tlieori e9, such as Bryan is and William McKinley i 3i 3 another comrnon-aense leader who, if more polished than Jackson, is not less practical or few earnest in his devotion to the welfare Si his country. At Canton a little while ago he told a delegation of farmers who hf their to him that best thing now is for the farmer to aV bet a Jor hi 3 hb It would side of 0U tO have a factory along. of yon an ther farm alongside ot you. That is common-sense put in a common-sense way.

Contrast it with I can sTaL as words can state it that I consider it as false in economy ana vicious in policy to attempt to produce at a higher price in this that which we can purchase abroad at a lower price." Will the farmers of California desert the policy of Jackson and McKinley on the very threshold of a great industrial development throughout the interior valley a of this State? In manufacturing California has heretofore been handicapped for want of cheap fuel, but Fresno and Folsom have settled that. Electrical transmission is a fact, and there is more power in the upper waters of either the Sacramento, American, San Joaquin and Kern rivers going to waste every than oil the coal consumed in America supplies to the 355,415 manufacturing establishments that were in operation under the McKinley tariff, for so great is the fall of the waters that come down from the higher Sierras that their power is multiplied every mile or half mile along their courses, and a thread of copper will gather up that power and transmit it whither we would have it go. This cheap power should not be permitted to go to waste. If Californians will but stand by the American principle of protection and set their faces against all wildcat monetary experiments capital will come, dams will be built, dynamos will be set up and factories for the manufacture of sugar, woolens, linens and fruit products will be close neighbors to all our farms throughout the State. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria, Teab.

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