Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-27
The Position of Governor Campbell.

Governor CAMPBELL for his failure TO
stand erect" four square to all the
winds that blow "-on the platform con-
structed for him by the Democrats OF
Ohio. He has sometimes seemed to rs
to have his eye upon Wall street and
State street. or, rather, TO tell the whole
truth, upon the presidency. Wherever
Democrat Of any prominence Is elect
ed two years before the presidential elec-
ton Governor Of Ohio, or New York, or
Pennsylvania, or Massachusetts. or OF
one of the several other States which we
might name, he Immediately flatters him.
self that he is "man OF destiny" "the
coming man." the one man who can
come our into the open field, as DAVID did
when be challenged GOLIATH Of Gath. and
defy all the enemies Of the Democratic
party to meet him in combat il not in
single combat. PATTIsoN Of Pennsyl-
vania, RUSSELL OF Massachusetts,, and
CAMPBELL Of Ohio, are particularly con-
spicuous as favorites OF fortune. The
Republicans are not so fortunate as the
Democrats in this respect. They are
tied to the dead body of HARRISON and
must nominate him next year for Presi-
dent whether they like him or not I'M
less Mr.. BLAINE comes to their assist
ance and kills off HARRISON in 1892, as
be killed off GRANT in 1880. We say we
have thought that Governor CAMPBELL
was occasionally disposed to yield too
much to the monometallists. And We
could we'll appreciate his apprehen-
sions as to what might result
from the free coinage of silver,
having always advocated it ourselves
rather as compromise measure than as
q measure whose workings could be
foretold with certainty. We hold that
the Alliance men and the Alliances are
entitled to some consideration at the
hands OF the Democratic party. IL so,
they must be treated as allies and not as
beggars, and must be accorded place
of honor upon the platform to be erect
ed next year by the Democratic Ma
tional Convention. They demand the
sub-treasury scheme. graduated in
come-tax. and numerous other measures.
Surely the Democrats can concede to
them the free coinage of silver-a
measure which has in its composition so
much to commend it TO the public
favor. II is at least worthy Of trial.
Actual experience will settle the silver
problem once for all. II, in attempting
to settle it, We discover that We have
given to the world universal currency,
and proved beyond doubt that friendly
legislation is all that is necessary to
keep gold and silver at par with each
other, then indeed we shall be able to
count ourselves as OF all men the most
lucky, or, as the world will in the event
supposed style us. the wisest OF men in
financial matters.
But we did not intend when we began
this article to pursue the line OF thought
which We have followed. We proposed
simply to call attention to the fact that
in the last speech of his which the pa
pers have reported at any length Cover
nor CAMPBEIL compressed into few
telling sentences some Of the strongest
arguments which tho bimetallists have
ever made, and proved that il no is not
q thorough bimetalhst and friend of the
free coinage OF the white metal it is not
because he does not appreciate the force
OF the arguments which demand that
measure at the hands Of the great ma
tional Democratic party. We now pro-
coed to quote Governor CAMPBELL. He
first told his hearers what his opponent,
Major MCKINLEY, would like to put for
ward as the main issues in the campaign
and how the Major had behaved to-
wards silver, and then continued as fol-
lows:
"Now, tomorrow hope the Major will answer
those questions: In the FIRST place. will not the
37IH grains OF pure silver In dollar bny az
much Of anything In the world, except gold, rs
. Il would In lS73. and OF many things will it NOT
buy more? II Its purchasing power has not de-
creased why do you call 1t a dishonest dollars If
the gold dollar be the more honest dollar be-
cause II win buy more does II not follow that the
greater the purchasing power tho more honest
she doliarf Has not gold increased In value In
stead o! silver decreasing7 II gold has appre-
ciatod In value IL gold dollar an honest dollar
II the production Of gold Is decreasing win not
its purchasing power be enhanced and will not
all debtors have 20 pay more 20 meet with gold
dollars liabilities now incurred3 Do you believe
that either gold or silver alone win furnish
money enough for the business OF the world
Now. have talked silver to crafty the Major
and want him to answer these questions to
crafty me- II you want your debts increased
before you can pay them by the increase in
value Of the gold dollar. vote the Republican
ticket II You want 70 pay your debts honestly
IN money Of the Same value that IL Is now, vote
the Democratic ticket. That's the silver CUES
tim In Q nutshclL"
We esk no better silver plank than
thaA "The S0-cent dollar" or "the
dishonest dollar" or "the cart-wheel
dollar "---all the same dollar-has
nothing to fear from Governor CAMP.
BELLS reelection. Mr.. MURAr Hal.
srzAp's paper says that at the Republi.
can gatherings in Ohio the bands play,
"The Campbells are Going" but we
still adhere to the opinion that "The
Campbells are Coming" il the Ohio
election OF this year results favorably
70 The Democrata
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