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truth. Juan Ferra struck the first blow
and in so doing the knife broke in his
hand, but the stroke he made would not
have killed the Frenchman. I then took
the Frenchman's knife out of his pocket
and held back his head and cut his throat,
and the incidents followiug were duly re
lated in the testimony of the case. Juan
Sallas was present and assisted in the mur
der of the Frenchman."
District Attorney Daley is satisfied that
Ballas was not there. While in jail after
his sentence Garcia made a full written
confession, which was first made public
to-day, in which he accuses Juan Ferra of
having been the instigator of the crime for
the purpose of robbing the Frenchman of
$500, supposed to have been secreted some
where about his chicken ranch.
Sallas is also accused in the written con
fession of having been present at the scene
of the murder and participating.
HELM UP XEAIt SACRAMENTO.
Members of a Itriving Party Itobbed by a
Highway man.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., June s.— While
William F. Maier, Eugene Lamet and a
young lady were riding in the vicinity of
they were halted to-night by a lone
highwayman, who compelled them to
get out of the carriage and give up what
meney they had. Maier had only about a
dollar on his person, which the robber took.
While Maier was being searched lie
grasped the robber's pistol, and in the
struggle his left hand was badly lacerated.
The robber succeeded in getting the best of
Main and then jumped into the cart and
drove into the city.
WHITES DRIVEN OUT,
Continued from First JPage.
acre. He is virtually a partner with the
landowner, the land-renter find the labor
ers at a proportion of about one-third. The
profits of the crop are thus divided among
the land-owner, the renter and the Japan
ese contractor.
"How in the name of common-sense can
white laborers compete with>£uch a labor
system?"' remarked Commissioner Fitzger
ald.
When Fujimoto went out of the door and
K. Aoki entered to testify, the contractor
remarked in Japanese, "Now you be care
ful what you tell."
Deputy Geffeney, who speaks the lan
guage, told the Commissioner of the threar
or warning. The contractor was called
back, but he glibly said :
"I told him to tell only the truth and
not speak false." '
The contractor was given a seat in the
prisoners' dock of the courtroom, so that
he would not have a chance to coach or
threaten remaining witnesses.
Aoki is a typical cooly. He said he
went from Yokohama to Vancouver, B. C,
on May 2 of last year. Later he went to
Seattle, and finally to San Francisco, on
May 20 of this year. The witness was
very guarded in his answers, and when a
leading question was asked failed to re
member.
T. D. Maruyama, a Japanese board
ing-house keeper at 270 Brannan street,
San Francisco, was called as a witness.
He said he has kept the house since Janu
ary. He was a schoolboy in the Japanese
mission in San Francisco previous to tak
ing the boarding-house. He said :
"My father does not ship Japanese
laborers to this country, and I don't know
any one who does. I have heard that there
are men in Japan who ship laborers to
California. There are several places there
where men are shipped. There was a
place in Kobe where men were schooled so
they would be able to answer the customs
officers correctly when entering the United
States. That place was closed a few years
ago by the Japanese Government. It was
called an emigration bureau. In that bu
reau men could get their passports to the
United States, Canada and Australia, and
they were fully instructed as to the nature
of the questions they would be asked by
foreign government officials and what an
swers to make."
In speaking of the patrons of his hotel
the witness said that he charges them 30
cents a day for board and lodging and
trusts them until they can pay. The num
ber he trusts is greater than the number
who pay. Later he stated that nearly all
new arrivals have from $40 to $80. He was
unable to explain why he trusted when
they have so much money.
In speaking of the habits of his people,
the witness acknowledged that they are
considerably given to strong drink. The
laborers in his house are sent to Pleasan
ton, Los Angeles, Fresno, Sacramento and
several other places.but he denied knowing
the names of the bosses in these places.
The Commissioners are convinced that
Maruyama. Fujimoto and Sato are part
ners in the boarding-house on Brannan
street and that while Sato and Fujimoto
secure work for the coolies in the fields
Maruyama sends to Japan and British Co
lumbia for the men.
In speaking of the demand for cooly
labor, Maruyarua said that there ia always
a big demand for his people, and that no
Japanese are idle. From what he can
learn he believes that the Japanese at
home have a very exalted opinion of Cali
fornia and all are very anxious to come to
this State. He believes that if there should
be an opportunity, at least 100,000 would
start at once. He does not believe the
Japanese Government would permit over
30,000 to leave the island. In Japan farm
laborers earn about 40 sen or 20 cents a
day and board themselves. They would
be only too glad to leave Japan and earn
better wages in this State.
T. Yamamoto, who is Sato's bookkeeper,
was put on the stand. He works for Sato
on the Davis ranch. He said that Sato has
seventy-eight laborers working on con
tracts. Sato has handled gangs of 100
laborers here for the past two years and
seems to know where he can get laborers.
Ysmamoto was a hard witness to examine,
being very sarewa and able to evade any
questions he did not want to answer. The
reason, he said, why Sato does not attend
to his own books i 3 because he drinks
heavily and is too lazy to work.
N. Sotaro, one of Sato's coolies, stated
that he arrived in San Francisco on May
12, direct from Yokohama, on the steamer
City of Pekin ;. The day after arriving he
■was visited ty Sato, who induced him to
work instead of studying English. In
Japan he was a policeman, but he gave up
his club and star to better his condition in
California. As a policeman he eot $10 75 a
month. The Commissioners are convinced
that the witness gave up his position as a
policeman in Japan and came to this State
on a contract, implied, if not written, well
knowing that he would better his con
dition.
The Commissioners, after questioning
other employes, gave up the examination
of Japanese in disgust, well knowing that
they could not obtain the truth from any
of them.
Surveyor* Heath Jlanford.
HANFORD, Cal., June s.— The first sur
vey of the San Francisco and San Joaquin
Valley Railroad reached the north limit of
this city to-day and will come into town
on the east side.
THIRTY ARE RESCUED
Five More of the Colima
Survivors Reach
Manzanillo.
NO HELP FOR OTHERS.
First Officer Griffith and Pur
ser Wafer Not Found
in Boat Five.
INHABITANTS SEEKING BODIES
Owing to the Depth of the Water
Few Will Yet Be Washed
Ashore.
MAZATLAN. Mix., June s.— The Co
lima survivors found ashore by the steamer
Mazatlan have arrived at Manzanillo.
They consisted of two passengers, W. H.
WILLIAM HENRY ALDER AND W. H. BRYAN, TWO YOUNG MEN
OF REDLANDS WHO MET THEIR DEATH IN THE COLIMA
WRECK.
[Drawn from photographs.]
Bryan and N. Owens, and three of the
crew, Joe Pcgueros, Santa Angel Maria
and J. Aikman.
These five are undoubtedly survivors of
boat No. 5 and the last to hear from, mak
ing the total saved out of 204 to be thirty,
as follows: Twenty-one by the San Juan,
four at Acapulco, and five at Mazanillo.
There is no hope of picking up or find
ing more and the recovery of bodies is ex
tremely doubtful, owing to the extreme
depth of the water. However, a few may
come ashore shortly.
The inhabitants along the shore are
patrolling the coast.
Hope had been entertained that First
Officer Griffiths and .rurser Wafer would
be among those of boat No. 5, but all hope
of their being among the gaved is now
gone.
KEDLAXDS, Cat.., June 5. —W. H.
Bryan, one of the passengers saved
from the Colima, is about 21 years
oid, and had just completed an appren
ticeship as a printer in the office of the
Facts, a local paper. He and Henry Alder,
who perished, were bosom friends, and
Alder took him upon the trip as a com
panion.
Mr. Alder was 2G years of age and mi
ni arried. He had been in business in Red
lands for Beveral years, was popular and
respected by all. He -was a prominent
Mason. The family surviving him con
sists of his mother, his sister, Mrs. T. J.
Kennard, hia stepfather, 8. Alder, and
four half-sisters, little girls. They were
an unusully happy and affectionate
family. Mr. Alder was always kind,
courteous and gentlemanly in his ways.
He pursued his somewhat difficult call
ing—that of an undertaker— with a dig
nity and reserve not always found In the
vocation. He had a life policy for $10,000
and an accident policy for the same
amount taken out just before he made the
trip. These are payable to his mother and
sister, Mrs. Kennard.
LEAGUERS VISIT VISALIA.
Epworth Bodies of Fresno Dis
trict Meet in Annual
Session.
Santa Rosa Entertaining the Dele
gates From the Napa Juris
diction.
VISALIA, Cal., June s.— The Fresno
district convention of the Epworth League
is in session in Visalia to-day. There are
delegates present from Visalia, Delano,
Easton, Hanford, Porterville, Selma,
Traver, Tulare and Waukena. The ses
sions are attended by a large number who
are not members of the league.
The president's report showed a mem
bership in the district of 1200. It was de
cided to elect a delegate to the Interna
tional Epworth League convention, which
meets in Chattanooga, Term., June 17.
An outdoor meeting was held at 7:30 this
evening, followed by a song service in the
church. It is expected that the conven
tion will complete its labors and adjourn
tomorrow.
SANTA ROSA, Cal., June s.— An inter
esting session of the Epworth League of
the Napa district was held at the Third
6tre€t M. E. Church to-day. The pro
gramme of the forenoon session included
a sunrise prayer-meeting, devotional exer
cises, rollcall, appointment of committees,
an address by Miss Dickson of Petalurna,
the president, and the reports of the sec
retary and of all the leagues in the district.
The report of Secretary Walton showed
that there are thirty-eight leagues in the
district, all in a nourishing condition.
In the afternoon junior work was con
sidered, and to-night an address was de
livered by Rev. Dr. Beard of the Univer
sity of the Pacific. At noon 170 delegates
were given a sumptuous banquet by mem
bers of the Santa Rosa Epworth leagues.
Nebraska Immigrants Keach Fresno.
FRESNO, Cal.. June s.— Seven old-time
prairie schooners, carrying about thirty
people, arrived here from Nebraska this
afternoon. The immigrants have been on
the road since last fail, and will drive on to
Kings County to make their home.
Grain Fire Xear Tracy.
TRACY, Cal., June 5.— A grain fire this
afternoon, five miles southeast of Tracy,
burned 1500 sacks of barley in stacK on the
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1895.
Nickerson farm, sixty acres of standing bar
ley and sixty sacks for Edward Meyers
and thirty acres of barley on the Gillon
ranch. The latter two are insured. The
fire caught from a trashing engine.
PEDDZERS IS CUSTODY.
San Jose Officials Are Enforcing the
TAcense Ordinances.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June s.— City Tax Col
lector Ewing has determined to see that
the city licenses are enforced, and Chief
Kid ward has detailed Detective Anderson
to arrest all persons peddling without a
license. Yesterday six vegetable peddlers
were arrested, and this morning John Cal
lagara and J. Oneti, vegetable men, and A.
Bond, a fish peddler, were taken into cus
tody. They all pleaded not guilty and
gave bonds for their appearance in court.
The new license ordinance will be tested
in the courts.
DEFRAVDED liT SCHUZZE.
Store Crookedness of the Tacoma Suicide
Brought to Zight.
TACOMA, Wash., June 5.— J. 0. Ar
mour and P. D. Armour Jr. of Chicago
filed to-day in the Federal court a petition
alleging that the late Paul Schulze fraud
ulently and collusively conspired with the
Northwest Thomson - Houston Electric
Company to transfer to it stocks and
bonds of the Tacoma Railway and Motor
Company, without receiving full consid
eration; that for $1,250,000 of bonds, face
value, and a large block of stock the street
railway company received in money and
property only $800,000. They claim that
Schulze paid the electric company $350,000
for the Steilacoom road, a suburban line
worth but $60,000.
On account of these transactions they
declare the company has an equitable off
set against the Thomson-Houston Com
pany of $746,000, and asks that the amount
due it and its assignees on the bonded in
debtedness be reduced by that amount.
The bonded debt is $1,350,000. The Ar
mours are stockholders and do not want to
see the stock wiped out.
NAGGING LED TO SUICIDE
Prof. Nash, a British Official
of India, Jumps to an
Ocean Grave.
The Act Caused by the Jealousy of
His Wife, Formerly a Hindoo
Princess.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., June 5.—
The steamship Topeka, which arrived
early this morning from Alaska, lost one
passenger during the trip. The unfortu
nate whose spark of life went out during
the voyage was Professor H. Nash, who,
with his wife, was on an excursion trip
preparatory to a visit to England, after an
absence of fifteen years spent in India,
where Nash held the important position of
Government Superintendent of Education
and Schools and professor of arts and
sciences.
Soon after the vessel left J uneau Profes
sor Nash seemed troubled, as the result of
a protracted quarrel with his wife. The
latter was a Hindoo Princess prior to their
marriage and was powerful in her native
country. She was insaneiy jealous of Nash
and several times during the voyage he
was heard to say he would commit suicide
if she did not leave him in peace.
The climax came Monday afternoon,
when Nash was summoned by his wife
from the smoking-room, where he was en
joying a game with other passengers.
Those standing near heard him say he
would throw himself into the sea, and,
without more ado, he at once plunged over
the rail. Mrs. Nash grasped nim as he
went over the side and narrowly escaped
being dragged with him, while she
screamed frantically, "Save him, he has
all my jewels aud the money-box key."
A few moments elapsed before a boat was
after the drowning man, but he disappeared
before it reached him, and despite the
close search was not seen again.
CARSON MINT MYSTERY.
Plckler's Arrest Follows the
Finding of the Hidden
Bullion.
It Now Develops That the Discovery
Was Made by John T. Jones'
Attorneys.
CARSON, Nev.. June s.— John T. Jones'
attorneys have turned the bullion they
found in Pickler's yard over to the Gov
ernment, and the officials have made no
further search. Complaint was made and
warrant issued for the arrest of W. J.
Pickler. Commissioner Edwards fixed bail
at $1000 for his appearance in court next
Tuesday. Bonds were furnished.
Pickler has had an eventful week. 9n
Monday he was arrested for assault and
battery and fined $10; on Tuesday he was
arrested and bound over to keep the peace
in the sum of $100; Tuesday evening he
■was suspended from the Mint by Superin
tendent Adams, and this morning he was
arrested on a charge connected with the
finding of the bullion in his yard.
The hearing of the case against him for
threatening the life of Flo Stewart, the
woman who revealed the hiding place of
the bullion, came up in the Justice* s court
this afternoon, but was dismissed in the
absence of the complaining witness on
motion of the District Attorney.
A peculiar feature of the whole case is
that so far as the public knows the only
real discovery that has been made since
the shortage was made by the attorneys of
an accused man, and the Government rep
resentatives were only present by invita
tion.
ARE AGAINST GROVER.
Democrats of Illinois
Who Favor Free
Silver.
SCORE THE PRESIDENT.
Leaders Boldly Condemn the
Policy of a Gold
Standard.
THE "COMMUNISM OF PELF."
Tactics of Mr. Cleveland Declared
to Be Not Those of the
Entire Party.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., June 5. — With
every train to-day came large delegations
to the Democratic State Convention. More
people came than any one expected, and
the streets are thronged with silverites.
Blue badges bearing the inscription
"Free Silver, 16 to 1," fluttered from the
coat lapels of the incomers, and many
delegations carried banners proclaiming
their belief in free coinage. The delega
tions that came in yesterday and last night
were up almost with the sun this morning,
and silver speeches by enthusiastic be
lievers in free coinage could be heard in
the lobbies of all the hotels.
Every delegate seemed to be for the free
coinage of silver, and if there were any
opposed to it they were so quiet as not to
be noticeable. There is no doubt that a
radical free silver platform will be adopted,
and the Democratic party in this State will
be committed to that policy.
During the morning the different con
gressional delegations held sessions for
purposes of selecting members of the Com
mittees on Credentials, Rules, Permanent
Organization and Resolutions. In many
cases resolutions were adopted upholding
the Democratic State Central Committee
for calling a silver convention. When the
committees concluded their work a stam
pede was made to get desirable seats in
the Senate chamber, which was to be the
convention hall.
Secretary of State Hinrichsen had ar
ranged the hall in gala attire with bunting
and flags in profusion. The galleries filled
rapidly.
When W. B. Hinrichsen, chairman of
the Democratic State Central Committee,
walked upon the stage there was cheering.
After it subsided Rev. F. W. Taylor led in
prayer.
At the conclusion of the prayer Hinrich
sen spoke. In calling the convention to
order Chairman Hinrichsen said:
The question has been asked, why was the
convention called so early. It is easily an
swered, for there were two good reasons. One
was to forestall the action of the National Sil- |
ver party, which waa preparing to launch a |
boom that would have carried away many
good Democrats in this and other States, and j
the other was for the purpose of opening up
the question for discussion long enough before
the meeting of the National Convention in
1896 to prevent a hopeless Bplit in the p^rty.
It will be remembered that just previous to
the convention of 1883, when the Democratic
party was divided on the tariff question, much
as it is on the money question to-day, Fresi
aent Cleveland issued his famous message
committing the party to tariff reform and that
the shortness of time between the issuing of
the message and the election prevented the
thorough discussion of the question and bo
brought on Democratic defeat. This was one
of the mistakes of President Cleveland that the
committee did not care to imitate.
It has been asserted that a Btate Convention
has no right to discuss National issues, and
that consequently this convention should not
have been called. Such ft suggestion is absurd.
A National Convention is made up of dele
gates from the different States, and the party
in each State has a right to express itself, at
any and all times, upon any and all questions,
and to instruct its delegates to the National
Convention as to the policy it desires carried
out. While the action of this convention can
not bind the delegates to the National Conven
tion of 1890, yet its action can and will servo
as a basis for a campaign of education to be
carried on by the State Committee to the end
that the party be united on one common ob
ject.
The committee has been severely criticized
for calling this convention. The worst mo
tives have been suggested, the vilest epithets
have been used, and men calling themselves
Democrats have not hesitated to say through the
public press that this action of the committee
was irregular, illegal, traitorous and destruc
tive.
This convention was not called for the purpose
of reading any man out of the party, nor has
the committee or any member concerned in
the call given utterance to any expression that
would indicate any such intention. On the
contrary, every effort has been made to prevent
anything like a rupture in the Democratic
ranks. At the same lime the committee has
resented the attempts of a few would-be bosses
to control the masses, either by means of pub-
Jic patronage or by threats of leaving the par
ty, and now that they have so evidently failed
to accomplish their purpose and desire to leave
us we can only bid them good-bjr and wish
them better luck in bossing the opposition.
Gentlemen, you have responded to the call
of the committee in coming here to-day, and it
is my hope that your further action will not
only mark out a line of policy for the commit
tee to follow, but will serve to unite the Demo
cratic party on one common object and enable
us to again write ourselves the majority party
in the State and in the Nation.
Hinrichsen's speech was interrupted by
frequent applause. At the conclusion of
the speech Hinrichsen said the State Cen
tral Committee would announce the list of
temporary officers. The temporary chair
man named was Monroe C. Crawford of
Union County; secretary, Arthur W. Bent
ley of Pike County.
When Judge Crawford's name was an
nounced, there was tremendous applause.
The districts were called for the purpose of
receiving the namea of the committeeruen,
and the fact developed that a full list of
the district delegates had been selected in
the caucus this morning to attend the
National Monetary Convention, should one
be held.
The committee on resolutions named in
cludes Richard Michaelis, P. P. Keenan
and J. W. Lanehart of Chicago, Attorney-
General Maloney, N. E. Worthington of
Peora and ex-United States Land Com
missioner \V. J. A. Sparks.
Thomas Neilly of Menard County moved
that all resolutions of a political nature be
referred to the committee on resolutions
without being read.
Thomas Merritt created considerable ex
citement by opposing this method. The
convention was called for the purpose of
considering the great question and he was
opposed to all gag methods.
Adjournment was taken until 2 o'clock
to give the committees time to meet and
formulate their reports.
When the convention reassembled the
report of the committee on credentials was
read and adopted. The committee on per
manent organization elicited vigorous ap
plause by naming as permanent chairman
Judge S. B. McConnell of Chicago.
The committee appointed to select four
delegates at large to the National Silver
Convention met during recess. John P.
Hopkins of Chicago, Secretary of State W.
H. Hinrichsen, George B. Fithian of Jas
per County and General Lewis B. Parsons
of Clay County were elected by acclama
tion. John Warner of Peoria, John Wat
son of Knox County, General Alfred
Orendorff of Sangamon and L. 0. Whitnell
of Johnson County were chosen alternates.
Judge McConnell made a vigorous
speech, which was enthusiastically ap
plauded. Judge McConnell said :
This convention has a most peculiar and
most important significance. Heretofore man
agers of political parties have so arranged that
party politics should be declared only at the
time candidates were chosen, and only a short
time before the gathering of the representa
tives of the people. The result has been that
often our conventions have put forth a mere
assertion of general principles, and on the live
issues expressed themselves in meaningless
compromises. Colorless candidates have been
presented to the people, or candidates unsym
pathetic with the real purposes of the party.
This convention rnukes a departure and is
intended not only to allow a free discussion
before the next political engagement, but to
define our party position with distinctness and
deflnit€fteßß, so that no voters shall fail to
understand us, and no candidate— if chosen to
office— have a chance or excuse to defeat our
command.
Congressman William J. Bryan of Ne
braska was called upon to address the con
vention. Bryan's appearance was the sig
nal for tremendous applause. Kis speech
wss facetious and cutting, and occasioned
almost continuous applause, the delegates
throwing their hats in the air. He com
plimented Chicago for having as a citizen
such a man as Judge McConnell, who
would march at tne head of the Demo
rratic party with the double shield. He
said that this was the most Democratic
audience he had seen in a long time. No
party is fair to be a factor in politics which
has no opinion on every public question.
He said that there were men in the party
who wanted the Democratic party to strad
dle a question.
He said that there was a time when
Cleveland had to face the question of turn
ing to the plutocracy or Democracy, and
said had he been a Jackson or a Jefforscn
he would have turned to the common peo
ple, and there would be no need of your
convention here to-day to repudiate Re
publican principles. [Applause.]
"If he had not faltered, the Democracy
would have continued in power for years
to come- No man who is in favor of the
gold standard can talk bimetallism and be
honest. If the double standard is right,
then mono-metallism is a crime against
society. [Applause.] You had just as
well have an English general at the head
of our army as an English admiral at the
head of our navy, as an English bank at
the head of the Treasury Department,"
said he.
"In 1896 the people of the United States
will be called upon to decide whether the
influence of this Nation shall be cast on
the aide of bi-metalJism or in favor of a
universal gold standard. This question
will noi be finally settled until the great
common people of the United States de
cide it. If, as all admit, the money ques
tion is now the question of supreme im
portance, it must follow thae the people
will trust that party with its settlement
which first fearlessly espouses the truth.
The Democratic party must take its posi
tion upon this question and by the cor
rectness of that position will rise or fall.
No coward, whether an individual or a
party, can long retain the confidence of the
people. Not only is it necessary for the
Democratic party to take a position, but
the sooner it defines its position, the greater
will be its opportunities to win success in
1896.
It is to be regretted that the first Demo
cratic President since the war should be
come the tool or instrument in the hands
of concentrated wealth, the official head of
the "Communism of pelf." Grover Cleve
land is not the Democratic party — Dem
ocracy is greater than any man. It will
exalt him who rightly interprets its truths,
but will cast him down who seeks to wear
his livery and yet serves plutocracy. Silver
must be restored to its place and the United
States must do its part in the work of re
stering.
There is no end to the appreciation of
money which a universal gold standard
would cause, and we are compelled to
choose between a return to the double
standard and a continuation of financial
distress for an indefinite period and to an
unlimited extent. If the restoration of
silver is imperative the means are import
ant. If it is restoration at all it must be
restored at the present legal ratio of 16 to
1. [Prolonged applause.]
After reasserting his belief in the power
of the United States to maintain the
double standard while opening its mints
to silver, the speaker spoke at length of
the necessity of maintaining the ratio of
16 to 1, and concluded as follows: Illinois
is the imperial State of the West and the
Democracy of ihis day, by meeting in this
convention, has earned the right to lead in
the fight of 189 a The platform adopted
by this convention will be in substance the
Democratic of 1896. If we are
right, as we believe we are, they will be
for us more than they will be against us.
Truth is unlimited and will prevail.
[Cheers.]
When Mr. Bryan had concluded Judge
Hunter spoke, and then Governor Altgeld
was called upon. He spoke at some
length, saying in part:
It is an Irrevocable principle that when you
increase the volume of money in the world
you increase the selling price of products In
the world. (Applause). On the contrary it is
also the principle when you reduce the money
of the world, then instantly the selling price
of commodities and products have to go down.
What followed this arbitrary act of 1873? The
fixed charges were left. The mortgages were
not reduced. The interest was not reduced.
Taxes were not reduced. Consequently our
great producing classes found that when they
had paid the fixed charges they had nothing
left. The merchants could not sell. The rail
roads had little to carry. The manufactories
had to shut down. What followed? The
laborers in the factories were without work
and very soon without bread. Yon found that
out.
Now, now are we to get back to the condi
tion that we formerly occupied? Why, we
must restore the purchasing power to the pro
ducing masses of our country. Put them back
where they stood" when the Government with
its strong arm interfered, and the whole ma
chinery of Industry will start up, and until
that is done there is no possibility of the return
of general prosperity. [Cheers.]
The Democratic party standing for the people
is under obligations to right the wrong. The
Republican party are followers of the doctrine
of Hamilton. They believe in the doctrine
that it is the business of the Government to
help enrich the people and let those few rich
people throw a few bones to the poor. The
trouble with us has been that for several years
now our Democratic leaders seem to have gone
over to the Republican field and tried to take
the job away from the Republicans.
There were some gentlemen who talked about
leaving the party. Oh, Lord, they could not
associate with such people. I have not heard
of any leaving yet. Ido not believe they will.
But I will My this to you, that if every man
who talked of leaving the party would go over
into the Republican camp to-day and we should
have an election in thfs State we would poll
40 per cent more votes than we polled last
fall. [Applause.] And you must undo by
legislation the crime that the Government
did. You have got to have a President who
will be in sympathy— a President who will be
willing to stand by the ereat people of Ameri
ca, and not by the bondholders of Europe. You
have got to have a Congress that when it goes
to Washington will remember what their con
stituents in Illinois and other States want,
[Applause.] You have got to quit trifling with
Congressmen who when they go to Washing
ton always look to new England for their
inspiration.
This fight is only Deginning. The powers
that are against us are powers not to be de
spised — powers that are always fighting —
powers that are omnipresent. You will find
that consolidated wealth will be against you.
You will find that the fashionable drawing
rooms will be against us, the daily papers will
be against us, the bankers will be against you
and every man who makes a living off other
people will be against you. Look at the crowd
of men that have been fighting you. The
danger In this movement will be this: The
thing we have to fear will be the danger of a
division. These subtle and seductive influ
ences will wedge you in a little here and will
pull you up a little there and will cause you to
hesitate about this. This talk of going together
arm in arm, "let us all be Democrats," is
but talk and it is not to your interest. All you
need to do is to hold them back and stand
firmly together and let it be understood that
the men who are not with you are against you.
The Governor was greeted with loud
cheers at the conclusion of his speech.
Governor Altgeld was followed by Mr.
Michaelis of Chicago and John A. McCler
nand of Springfield.
The committee on resolutions then re
ported to Chairman Fithian, submitting
the following resolutions:
Whereas, silver and gold have been the
principal money metals of the world for thou
sands of years, and silver money is recognized
and used as honest money between individuals
and between nations, notwithstanding various
ratios between silver and gold, and, whereas,
the demonetization of silver has deprived
the people of the free use and benefit of an in
valuable and original money metal and has in
creased debts and added to the burdens of the
people by lowering the value of labor and
labor products; and, whereas, the constitution
of the United States prohibits any State from
using anything but gold and silver co:n as a
legal tender for the payment of debts, thereby
recognizing that coin composed of silver or
gold is honest money and to be used as a legal
tender; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Democrats of Illinois in con
vention assembled, that we are in favor of the
use of both gold and silver as the standard
money of the United States and demand the
free and unlimited coinage of both metals at
the ratio of 1(5 to 1 without waiting for the ac
tion of any other nation, and such coins shall
be a legal tender for all debts, both public and
private, and that all contracts hereafter exe
cuted for the payment of money, whether in
gold, silver or coin, may be discharged by any
money which is by law legal tender.
Resolved, That we hereby endorse the action
of the Democratic State Central Committee in
calling this convention, and we instruct the
committee to carry out the will of this conven
tion as expressed in its platform by inau
gurating and carrying on a campaign of educa
tion In this State, and to thoroughly organize
the Democracy of the State on the lines as laid
down in the platform of this convention.
Resolved, That the Democratic members of
Congress and members of the Senate from this
State be, and they are hereby instructed to use
all honorable means to carry out the princi
ples above enunciated.
There was a lengthy debate in regard to
the resolution favoring an invitation to the
National Democratic Committee to call a
National convention. The following was
finally adopted:
Resolved, That we request the Democratic Na
tional Committee to call a convention to con
eider the money question not later than Au
gust, 3 805. If the committee refuses to call
such a convention, then we invite the Demo
cratic State Committees of other States to take
concurrent action with the Democratic State
Committee of this State in calling such con
vention.
When this resolution was read before
the convention it was greeted with loud
applause, as was also the 16 to'l paragraph
of the main resolutions.
A resolution indorsing Governor Altgeld
was greeted with enthusiasm, and the
meeting was frequently interrupted by the
shouts of applause, approval of the expres
sions regarding his veto of certain bills
being quite numerous.
After the adoption of several compli
mentary resolutions, the convention ad
journed.
The committee appointed to select dele
gates-at-large to a national silver conven
tion, in case one should be held, imme
diately after recess was taken elected John
P. Hopkins of Chicago and Secretary of
State Hiiirichsen as delegates. There was
more discussion, and then, on motion of
P. B. Green, George W. Fithian of New
town and General Lewis B. Parson of Clay
ton County were chosen. The alternates
selected were John Warner of Peoria, John
Watson of Galesburg, General Alfred
Orendorf of Springfield and L. O. Whitnell
of Johnson County.
WILL SPLIT THE PARTY.
Senator Sherman's Idea of the Illinois
Convention.
CLEVELAND, Onio, June s.— Senator
Sherman was asked to-night what signifi
cance he attached to the silver convention
In Illinois.
"I think," he replied, "that the Demo
cratic party will be hopelessly divided on
the silver question. It may be that in
Illinois the Altgeld faction will commit
the State to free silver, but the Democrats
in the East will never consent to it. I
think the Democratic party will split hope
lessly on that rock. In our party it is dif
ferent. I think that even the Republicans
in the far Western States will before lon«r
be for the coining of silver in limited
amounts and when needed."
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