The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-08
HOW SHALL WE VOTE?

CThe following article is written by the
editor of the Virginia Sun, and is pub
lished In accordance with an agreement
made with that paper. The Sun also pub
fishes an article written by The Times)
The Times and the Sun are engaged In
q weekly Joint discussion on the issues
of the present campaign. The Sun STANDS
for the platform OF the Peoples party
adopted in Lyrchburg, August 3D. Does
The Times stand for the Democratic plat
form adopted In Richmond, August lith!
The Times advocates the single gold stan
dard, but Colonel OFerrall claims 10 he
a bimetallist If the Sun knocks the
Times out, there Is Colonel O'ferrah
laughing, you haven't got me-" Now,
the Sun had much rather knock Colonel
O'Ferrall out than knock The Times out,
and we do not propose TO waste our
ammunition in an academic discussion
while Colonel 0Felrail is getting away
with the voters. The Sun proposes, there
fore, to allow "the crime of 1879 TO rest
for the present, while IL turns its atten-
ton TO preventing the crime Of 1888. 1t Is
not 10 be understood, however. that the
Sun takes water" on It's assertion that
silver was frauduiently and surreptitious-
iy demonetized in 1878. IL The Times VIII
ElNe us lnc cldttg VIC nb1tN - ihi hioiA
complete eviderce on that point, but our
weekly contribution TO the joint discus
sion must run In other channels. We close
this part OF the discussion by expressing
cur regret that the quotation OF Mr..
Hoopers remarks from the Record was
garbled, but we are free from any sus-
piclon In the matter, as We quoted Il
exactly as Il occurs In the speech of
Hon. John w. Daniel In the Senate OF
| the United States, May %. 1890. We also
| beg to inform The Times that we borrow
| ed the Luckenbach affidavit from its own
| columns in May, 1892, where It appeared
| IA a news item without comment Or-con-
| tradiction. We are at a loss to imagine
| how The Times can describe Mr.. Luck
| enbach as an avowed anarchist unless
| II be because he is the patentee of a
| pneumatic ore pulverizer; otherwise he
| is a very respectable member of Denver
| society.
| Now, let us come down to 1893
| III Colonel O'Ferrall is TO be believed,
| the Democratic party favors the free coin
| age Of silver. Does The Times say the
| same? The people want to know what
| they are about. They are desperately
| in earnest lbout this money question.
| They believe that all this business de-
| preston is caused by scarcity OF money.
snd they want 10 see more money in
| circulation. They believe that the free
coinage OF silver will put more money In
| circulation. They know that Mr. Cleve-
| land is opposed TO free coinage. and they
| want to vote in November In such a way
as to let Mr.. Cleveland know that they
| do not agree with him. VIII The Times
| please tell them how to do It? viii
| The Times state the question? How shall
/ they who wish to sustain MIR. Cleve-
| land and the gold standard, voter And
| how shall they who believe In the free
coinage of silver. and wish to rehuke
| Mr.. Cleveland, vote? II Colonel OFFER
| rail- is elected will not The Times
| be the first to claim that it is a victory
| for the President and that the financial
policy Of the Administration is approved
| by the people OF Virginia? Could Col
onei O'FerralPs election have any other
meaning? And does Il not follow that
all those Democrats who believe In the
| free coinage of silver are compelled 30
| vote with the Populists? II they vote
| for O'Ferrall they will be counted
against silver and in favor Of the SIN
| gle gold standard. They cannot help
themselves. Every Democratic vote cast
In November will be counted for Wall
Street, and against the people
The Sun compliments The Times on
It's toInfnO0 sense. Unlike those DEM
ocratic papers which are trying 10 make
believe that the financial question has
no place In State election, The Times
recognizes the fact that the Legislature
will elect United States Senator
whose vote may decide the silver ques-
ton one way or the other. II also an
derstands the vast advantage 10 the Ad-
ministration in its warfare upon Congress
II can score a victory in Virginia.
SO FAR from the financial question not
being appropriate 10 the present cam
paign, II Is the only issue worth consid-
| ering, purity OF elections being only of
interest as 1t enables the people TO re-
cord their Views. and not have other
views foisted upon them.
Now, viii The Times agree that vote
for Colonel O'FerraIi Is a vote 20 sus-
tain the Administration Let us know
what we are voting for. Is II for n gold
standard, or for the double standard
OF gold and silver?
The Tines advocates the gold standard.