The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-23
poUrryun SOUTHERN srArEs.

II there Ia anything calculated TO maze the
uatriotic and devoted son OF the south e'oA'
diseustsd and weary. 1t 10 the cry winch n"'
40 oftan heard of late. and will probably 90
hard for a week or 90 to come. that virginia
- o,hsr .soutbsrn States wills be doubtful
States or 90 Republican on account VI
Cleyelsnds nomination. Surely the parties
who make this prediction must either DO so
thouobtlcssIv or they must give their South
.,,, citizens credit for very little intel
ligence =,
No matter whom the Democracy OF the
Union in convention assembled might bave
seen ft 70 select as their standard bearer, no
must get the support Of the solid South unless
the South haze already forgotten the terrible
DAYS of reconstruction, and is ready to bow
her head once more to negro domination
maintained over her at the point OF the
Federal bayonet. This is exactly what Re-
publican rule means, and every vote not cast
outright for the Democratic party IN the
South IL vote cast either directly or IN
directly for the Republican party and
the Force bill. Any third party whatever can
be but delusion and Snare. 1t can never
hope 70 succeed ell that it can possibly ac-
complish is to weaken the Democratic party
by drawing off votes therefrom, and every such
vote so diverted is that much towards ASSIST
ing the Republican party 10 success. ANY
child who has arrived at thoughtful years can
easily comprehend this. and TO say that
grown UP white man of this or any other state
cannot be made to understand it Is, or ought
to be, an insult to his intelligence.
But why is il threatened at all that VIZ
GINA. North Carolina South Carolina, OF any
other Southern State. will be doubtful
that is probably Republican? Simply because
the Democracy have not what is commonly
known as free silver candidate. or candi-
date favorable 10 the unrestricted coinage OF
cheap Bland dollars. No such man as that IN
either party could hope for moment Tor
success. He could not carry single Eastern
State, nor indeed any Western State except
those in which the silver mine owners
have an al-powerful influence, for every man
of any claim to intelligence must know that
the free coinage of 4l212 grim Bland dol
lars is. at best, a doubtful and dangerous
experiment. No one can deny that It might
drive the gold dollar out of circulation by
making il desrer than 1.-THE silver dollar, and
80 instead of increasing the volume of cur
rency, contracting it. and.leavng US with less
money and that cheaper money. This ia a
disaster which no party would dare run the
risk of infiicting upon the country, and If
any party were rash enough to nominate
candidate on such platform he would not
be heard Of in November.
All that can possibly be accomplished
therefore, by abandoning the Democratic for
any other party would be to re-elect Mr.. Har
rison President of the United States and re-
store the Republicans to power IN Congress.
This would mean, not only hard money,
gold standard of currency, but high tariff
taxation, corruption and Force bill besides
and any Southern maD who could assist in
bringing these infections upon his country
and his section ought TO be tried for treason.
Let us then. hear no more talk about third
parties and doubtful States IN the South. but
only about how large Will be the majority for
the nominee of the Democracy of the Union.