anaheim-gazette 1925-05-28

Page of Forgotten Political History In the campaign of 1896, Mr. Bryan, fresh from his laurels gained at the Chicago convention, and radiant in his cross of gold and crown of thorns, stumped the country on a platform dictated by himself, which pledged his party to the remonitization of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. Of course, there is not a school boy in the land today who does not know that this proposition was fundamentally wrong and fraught with the most direful danger. Mr. Bryan thinks so himself today, for in a recent address in Los Angeles he said that the campaign was called 16 to 1, for the reason that the Republicans had $16,000,000 in their campaign fund, while the Democrats had only a million. To be sure, he was speaking ironically, but his statement did not go long uncontracted, and he quickly discovered that many men in his audience were perfectly familiar with the merits and demerits of that campaign. His platform proposed that the government purchase silver bullion at this ratio, while the true value of the white metal stood at 33 to 1. Adoption of his policy would mean that we should become the dumping ground of silver bullion from all over the world, in payment for which we should hand over our gold. Mines in this country which had closed down because of the depreciated price of silver would have been opened, and Mr. Bryan would have unit to the support of the gold standard, following the lead of the Los Angeles Times, and with such success were their efforts received by the people that it seemed the tide was turning in our political affairs. Mark Hanna was again appealed to by General Otis to send speakers here. So well did the national leader think of the many telegrams dispatched to him by this far-sighted and brainy man, that in September Senator Boutell of Maine was sent here to make speeches. Boutelle stumped the state, was everywhere greeted by large audiences and made a very favorable impression among the voters. Men who had strayed from the party straggled back, and still the country press and the Los Angeles Times fought bravely on. A man with whom we had nearly come to blows came in and shook hands with us across the bloody chasm. The campaign seemed to be getting better, there seemed to be a ray of light in the political darkness. The national committee soon dispatched Senator Butterworth of Ohio to stump the state for the gold standard. Still these brave newspapers battled on. It was the most bitter campaign fought since the lays of the war between the states. So excellent an impression had these newspapers and these speakers made upon the national committee, that in October the state was electrified at receipt of a telegram saying that Thomas Brackett Reed, speaker of the House of Representatives, had been ordered to cancel his eastern dates, and would come to California to make three speeches—one in Los Angeles, one in Seattle, where in the early days he might school, and one in San Francisco. It was a showery day in October when Tom Reed spoke to the greatest political audience ever assembled in that city. Athletic Park was filled with more than 12,000 people and the streets outside were thronged with many others unable to get in. The preceding night had been wet, but as Reed began to speak the clouds parted and the sun upon the happiest multitude it was ever our privilege to see a special train of Orange county Republicans went to Los Angeles over the Santa Fe, sending delegations from this city, orange, Santa Ana, Fullerton and San Antonio. As the return of the election, East and the New solid for McKinney the western state from California running ahead, drums were dispayful tidings this for McKinley. General Otis state for McKinney living. As the wintwo years, bto the country general and se where he did d ANOTHER HI The formation Olinda high school assessed valuation the organization district in Oranje defeat, in I vote $50,000 for Santa Ana. Joey superintendent at the time, spoon which was ably placed at the coum amount of money be the equivalent dollars at the cook vigorous encloation setting up if having a sina supported and other commissio of forming triets, so that o high school at h criticised by Mr being a foe to Samuel Armor the Orange Post opposition to th edies at Orange lonate esteem b him. Proponent issue employed name of Pierce the bonds, and His platform proposed that the government purchase silver bullion at this ratio, while the true value of the white metal stood at 33 to 1. Adoption of his policy would mean that we should become the dumping ground of silver bullion from all over the world, in payment for which we should hand over our gold. Mines in this country which had closed down because of the depreciated price of silver would have been reopened, and Mr. Bryan would have purchased this bullion at more than double its real value. Always absurd in politics, he was never so dangerous as at that fateful moment, yet with such persistence and with such eloquence did he press his claims upon the electorate that he pulled millions of votes and was, during the entire campaign a formidable contender for the presidency. The thousands of miners and other laborers thrown out of employment by the continual fall in the price of silver were promised immediate re-employment at higher wages—for, was not the government to buy this silver at more than double its actual value? Through the West and especially in the mining states Mr. Bryan was acclaimed a great national leader, and he was the idol of his party and many others who flocked to his standard. In the East and New England states the great dalles, Democrat as well as Republican, came out in opposition to him, while in the West all the great dalles west of the Mississippi river, with the single notable exception of the Los Angeles Times, became exultant shouters for "free silver." The San Francisco Chronicle, great paper as it was and still is, leaned to the silver issue, and the California delegation which went to the national convention urging free silver and returned pledged to the gold standard were denounced by Mr. Bryan as having been shackled by Wall Street. It was rather a mean campaign, and one heard much of the influence of the money power as against the interest of the common people. That is where this gifted orator gets his title as the Commoner. But the calm and sober judgment of the American people always sound and unerring in a national crisis, turned against Mr. Bryan, and he was defeated. The nation could no more buy silver at this ratio than it could purchase potatoes at $1 when the market price was 50 cents a bushel. No more than it could have adopted Senator Brookhart's scheme to purchase other commodities except at their true market value and not then to hold them, as he suggested, for a rise in prices. That would have been absurdity run to riot. The scheme was vicious, erratic, unworthy and dangerous. In that campaign we were shown a letter from Mark Hanna, chairman of the national committee, who wrote in It was a showery day in October when Tom Reed spoke to the greatest political audience ever assembled in that city. Athletic Park was filled with more than 12,000 people and the streets outside were thronged with many others unable to get in. The preceding night had been wet, but as Reed began to speak the clouds parted and the sun phone upon the happiest multitude it ever our privilege to see. A special train of Orange county Republicans went to Los Angeles over the Santa Fe, sending delegations from this city, beige, Santa Ana, Fullerton and San Juan. They bore banners reading, Orange County for McKinley." The delegation met others from Pasadena, Pomona, Riverside Redlands, San Bernardino and other towns. We fell in with the Los Angeles delegation; marching eight alreadt. In the line ahead of us, his trousers rolled up at the boots, marched General Otis. Next to us was Samuel Armor, editor of the Orange Post. Other Orange county men in line were Judge Roger Y. Williams of the superior court, his brother, Bryn, now ashler of the First National Bank of Santa Ana; James McFadden. Marcus orater of San Juan and Richard Melose of this city, the souls of the three utter of whom have gone aloft. With hands playing and banners flying, the arade marched down Spring and Fifth streets to the ball park near the Arade depot. The enclosure filled up rapidly, people standing close together was seen to be seated on the platform at the south end of the enclosure, surrounded by a number of lady and gentlemen friends. When the park was about half filled an enthuast in the crowd called out, 'Why don't you begin,' tom haven't you got a quorum?" Reed buckled audibly and said something to young lady standing near him whichounded like,"These people must have heard of me out here." Reed was no orator, but he was probably the most forceful and effective debater in the country, and he possessed more knowledge of current political affairs than any man then living. He spoke for two hours and his speech was knockout. Mr. Bryan never knew what hit him. He said Bryan favored he purchase of silver bullion at the rate of 15 to 1 while the market value was 32 to 1. Would Bryan purchase silver at this ratio on his own account? He had been asked the question, but had dodged an answer. If he would not buy silver at this price for himself, and Reed did not think he would, he should not be permitted to buy it for the people, and should not be elected to the presidency. Free silver would make the United States the dumping ground for the white metal from all over the world. We should acquire this depreciated bullion at an inflated price and in return deplete the country of gold. Bryan said that Wall Street is opposed to silver at this ratio. "So am I," he said, and so are you, and so is everybody else with a particle of horse-sense about him. The trouble with Bryan seems to be that he is lacking in necessary qualification. To Bryan's statement... than it could have adopted Magnus Johnson's scheme to buy wheat at $1 when its value was less than 50 cents a bushel. No more than it could have adopted Senator Brookhart's scheme to purchase other commodities except at their true market value and not then to hold them, as he suggested, for a rise in prices. That would have been absurdity run to riot. The scheme was vicious, erratic, unworthy and dangerous. In that campaign we were shown a letter from Mark Hanna, chairman of the national committee, who wrote in answer to an appeal to send speakers to California, that he had no funds for that purpose and, much as he regretted so to do, was planning to win the campaign without the aid of this state. He was mindful of the fact that the West was setting steadily toward free silver and that all the great daily newspapers, with the single exception of The Times, were all for Mr. Bryan. He deeply deplored this fact, for he said that California had ever stood steadfast by the party's principles in the past and, much as he would like to send speakers, was quite unable to do so, for while the East was a unit for McKinley, force battles were raging in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and other western states, and he was sending all of his speakers there. He said that he could and would win, for he depended upon the patriotism of the American people to rise against this wrong, and he was conserving his energies in carrying on the campaign in these states, where he thought he had a good chance of victory, but he was very sorry he could do nothing for California, where it seemed he said the people had gone over to Mr. Bryan's heresy, and he was making up his campaign to win without this state. In this conjuncture of affairs he suggested that an appeal be made to the country press to rally to the party's support, and he closed with the statement that he was deeply wounded at the thought that California had gone astraying after false political gods. Somewhere among our old letters is a communication bringing to us the suggestion of this great leader, and somewhere we have a letter thanking us for the little part we played in that campaign. The country press rallied as a not be permitted to buy it for the people, and should not be elected to the presidency. Free silver would make the United States the dumping ground for the white metal from all over the world. We should acquire this depreciated bullion at an inflated price and in return deplete the country of gold. Bryan said that Wall Street is opposed to silver at this ratio. "So am I," he said, and so are you, and so is everybody else with a particle of horse-sense about him. The trouble with Bryan seems to be that he is lacking in this necessary qualification. To Bryan's statement criticising congress for making appropriations of $1,000,000,000 for the country's budget he said, with clenched fist upraised, that this was a billion-dollar country. He went into detail in the discussion of the tariff and said the McKinley tariff bill had been passed as a measure of protection to American manufacturers and American workingmen from the under-paid labor of the old country. He likened the tariff to the case of little Johnny, who had two apples, one large, red and juicy, the other not so large, not so red and not so juicy. Johnny's little sister, Mary, came up and asked Johnny to give her an apple. "Did Johnny give his little sister, Mary, the large, red, juicy apple? No, he kept that for himself, and he gave his little sister the other apple. We are trying to give the American manufacturer and the American workingman the benefit of our home market. We are giving them the large, red juicy apple and we are giving the other fellow the other apple." "How about eggs?" shouted a man in the audience. "How about eggs?" drawled Reed with a smile. "You might ask Mr. Carlisle about that. He had an experience with eggs in Kentucky the other day." Mr. Carlisle was Cleveland's secretary of the treasury and, in a speech in Kentucky some days before, while upholding the gold standard, had been pelted with over-ripe eggs. Whether Mr. Bryan was in the crowd casting these missiles at Mr. Carlisle we never found out. Reed was greeted by great crowds at Stockton, where he had formerly taught school, and at San Francisco and on his return East made speeches. And then one California corner of the town one of the archie San Juan Capilano Franciscan Mission of the old bells which called the early days to There are also portraying the old Southwest, w Juan Capilastrand June 14. The boy a young don and in the garb of C The Pacific Te Company have a tent where modern telephones are explained Howard & Smigeles, have in it exhibit of plants are featuring a Anaheim S.Q are featuring alings Styleplus Anaheim bram also has an exhent At the insurance Eastern & Fowler orange in which sealed. In the Visitors at the register their new birth their vial will be persons whose body to the date in th prizes. Over 6000the booth on latte ANAHEIM GAZETTE standard, Angeles were their that it in our was again to send national grams dislighted and for Senator here to umped the by large favorable Men who straggled press and bravely and nearly look hands asm. The ing better, light in national butter Butstate for the brave was the since the states. ANOTHER NEW HIGH SCHOOL The formation of the new Brea-Ollinda high school district, with an assessed valuation of $14,000,000, marks the organization of the ninth high school district in Orange county and recalls the defeat, in 1890, of a proposition to vote $50,000 for a county high school at Santa Ana. John P. Greeley, who was superintendent of public instruction at the time, sponsored the movement which was ably advocated by many people at the county seat. This large amount of money 35 years ago would be the equivalent of probably a million dollars at the present moment. We cook vigorous exceptions to the proposition, setting up the claim that instead if having a single high school at Santa Ana, supported by the county, Anaheim and other communities were very desirous of forming local high school districts, so that our children could attend high school at home. We were severely criticised by Mr. Greeley and others as being a foe to education. Samuel Armor of Orange, who edited the Orange Post, was vigorous in his opposition to the measure. He still resides at Orange and is held in affectionate esteem by every one who knows him. Proponents of the county bond issue employed a gentleman of the name of Pierce to stump the county for his bonds, and he paid his respects to First, electric table stove; second; Stanley gallon jug, and third, fancy box of stationery. In the center of the tent the city of Orange has a display featuring the products of the West Coast Textile Company and a novel display of gold leaf work by William Grecht, jeweler. In this booth the textile company has a loom in operation. They manufacture cotton towels, bathroom sets, etc. At the booth of the industrial section of the Brea Chamber of Commerce, nine Brea firms have combined to make an attractive display. There is an oil well in operation. The Brea Progress has a new Mehlie vertical job press installed and are showing the visitors how printing comes off the press. There is also brick, iron castings, pipe, etc., all manufactured in the industrial section of Brea. L. Lund of the Anaheim Paint and Paper Company has a display of paints, oils and varnishes from his manufacturing plant in Anaheim. The Highway Bulb Gardens, on South Los Angeles street, have a display of choice bulbs and cut flowers. One of the novel displays of this section of the tent is that of the Peat Humla Company of Huntington Beach. This company owns 30 acres of peat bog, 22 of which they are operating. The peat is decomposed tullies and is used for fertilizing lawns and golf courses, etc. At the Standard Oil Company's booth an attendant takes the visitor through the booth and tells him the history of "black gold" from the time the prospecting geologist locates the field to the day the refined product enters the tank of his car, illustrating his story with a model designed for the purpose. At the booth of the Anaheim Battery and Electric Company the motorist finds a display of Willard sotarge batteries designed to fit his needs and purse. The Associated Oil Company has an attractive display of motor oils. The Automotive Electric Company of Anaheim has a booth in which they are demonstrating a marvelous new battery solution which they claim will double the life of your present battery at a nominal cost. Jessice & Hill of Santa Ana, county distributors for Frigidaire electric refrigerators and Delco lighting plants, have an attractive display of their products. And last, but not least, the visitor is invited in and shown how hard water may be made soft and how one bar of soap can be made to do the work of four by filtering the city's water through a Wayne water filter and softener manufactured in Santa Ana. An additional 12 per cent reduction in income taxes is regarded as wholly possible this year—based on the unofficial estimates as made by the treasury officials. The treasury department has intimated that of itself it is not likely to propose any particular program for the further reduction of taxes, feeling that the matter can now be properly left to the members of congress. The big thing which has been accomplished by the President and Secretary Mellon in this matter of tax reduction has been not only to show the will but the way to reduce taxes, and it can be said without any exaggeration that never before in the history of Congress has the disposition within congress itself to reduce taxes been so pronounced. In fact by their persistence the President and Mr. Mellon, instead of hauling the load alone, have secured many willing congressional workers, anxious and ready to carry on with them. B. HARTFIELD JEWELER AND OPTICIAN 108 West Center St. Anaheim Many Novelties in Great Industrial Tent (Continued from Page One) ground of mountains and valley, and with a small waterfall cascading over the rocks at one side, the Western Auto Supply Company has an exhibit of camp equipment, tents, cots, stools, stoves, auto supplies; in fact, everything that modern man has conceived to make the 1925 vacation trip one of pleasure and comfort. This exhibit is one of the most pleasing in the tent. Goodson Radio Company of Anaheim, Standall's Radio Shoppe of Santa Ana and Balboa and the Garden Grove Electric Company of Garden Grove have the next booth, in which they have a special feature exhibit of Atwater-Kent End those battery troubles forever. 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