The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-24

! -. .,,oriy disyusted and disheartened
| the strong and active elements "a u,' asie
| r,r,v" land they are joining the fopu-
| iists and are desirable recruits.( When
| ~ see their party's authorities stun
she ballot boxes with false ballots, every
| Citizen asks himself, Why should L
TSe popullsts Farmers you say they
| a,ai NAV feel thankful that very little OF
| their money has gone to corrupt the eiec-
| lions nor can / now recall the time when
| the party's authorities nave been intIust-
| cd to the hands Of tue farmers.
| Again: There has been no such COM
bination Of men seer In this country as
what we now call the Democratic party
since the day that General Harrison, etc.
{ heartily agree with you, and may God
quickly deliver us from such, never TO
beno!d the like again.
Having been careful reader Of your
paper for TWO months, and after care
Iui comparing Of editorials, am at a loss
10 see where you are at" You certainly
can't be "A POpulist, for they nope 10 ilNe
by taking from other people That winch
is theirs you cant belong 10 the COM
bination called Democracy, for you say
they corrupt with money, cheat al cleo
tons, stun ballOt-bOxes with false pal
lots so, my dear sir, where and What
are you, and who VIII you help 70 elect!
You hope the Ohio Democracy VIII be
defeated on account OF free silver You
hope HiIl viii be erected Gree silver man
and Democracy versus plutOcracy) Tor
the sake OF Democracy, wnen you know
the New York Democracy is lea by Tam
many, the most corrupt political organi-
zajICn known to the civilized world, and
a disgrace 10 American politics
1t IS source Of regret that free
American citizen cannot be allowed 10
choose for himself his party aud pruci-
pies, without being bounded through the
public press, and vllihed and ridiculed
to an extent beyond reason. There seems.
TO be no liberation whatever.
IA
Der 9Th, wisely says that Chairman Ely
son would do well % adY-Ee conservatism
In his speakers, for this IS an age Of reas-
on and votes can be won from the OBJ
position only by appealing 10 their reas-
Oning faculties Can you expect the
stream 10 be purer than its head? Not
only Mr.. EllysOn and his Speakers, but
n the public press and public speakers
OF all parties were more conservative ana
tolerant, better results would follow.
There has been more educational work
done in the last few years than since the
war, and abuse and ridicule and false ac-
cuSations, like some papers and speakers
indulge In against Their opponents OF
every party, make but few converts, and
they are not reliable, but results in bad
feeling. and is in many ways injurious 10
the good Of the country.
your structures on the POpulists do not
hold good, far as my observation goes.
our PopuliSts IN this section are as good
honest, hlghmindcd, taX-paying. peacca-
pIe' idW-dDlqlng, Christian gentlemen as
you VIII find IN any party i'm Virginia or
anywhere else. Nor are they a sore
mead, oihce-seeking set, as some would
make you believe. ! don't think you can
be competent judge Of the Popuiists, as
whole, Tor the simple reason that you
I'VE and move in an entirely different
sphere. Nor can you fully appreciate the
conultDn OF the tOilinR farmers. living and
moving on an entirely different plane
Ihey are men who have been true 10
thetf country in peace and in war. and
stand ready at any time 10 serve their
country and, best Of all, have learned 10
do some thinking and acting for them
selves. If the present Democracy Of
NiIginla has no other plan Of winning
votes IMAM the plan now being pursued
by It's press and speakers, and its actions
IN the last Congress, ! think its doom is
sealed and ought 10 be, and doesn't The
ZINES says as much, almost or quite?
respectfully,
GEORGE W. JACKSON
Yale, October H. 1884,.