Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1895-08-14

ideally UNANIMOUS Gail NOutu IuVuNO H''N
to be a candidate, although in my judgment
he is more particular than he ever was"
As to other candidates 2"
Events of the next twelve months will
develop them. You see they begin aud fin
ish the making Of a candidate in marvellous
celebrity in this country. The occasion
brings the man. Mr.. Cleveland was himself
the most striking Instance of this.
81 think the condition of the Democratic
party in the whole country to-day is remark
ably strong, stronger than it has ever been
since the war"
The Nashville American says: There
are a few calamity howlers aud pessimistS
left, but they are Republicans and Is to l
~free-coinage Democrats. Both Of these
classes are experimenters and their stock in
trade is chiefly made up Of disasters, depres-
sions and business troubles. When these
exist the demand for change catches many
who would otherwise stop aud think. But
for several months the tide has been against
she calamity howlers, be they l6 to l silver
inAationists or Republican high-tarif advO-
Gates. Tho l6 to l free-coinage men are
trying to make the people believe that hard
times still Expresses them tdat the future
is dark aud foreboding that good crops, re-
storation Of confidence, revival Of business,
more men at work and more wages paid,
with voluntary insreases noted every day,
mean nothing that these things are illu-
s~iouary, and that unless free, unlimited and
independent coinage of silver at l6 to l is
adopted, by which the mine owners would
mulcs the public out of about 50 cents on
every one, there cannot and will not be
prosperity
We understand General Rosser Is going
to Atlanta at the instance of Mr.. G. b.
Rouss and will deliver a lecture on the sub
iect Of "The Temple of the Lost Cause
called by some The Westminster Abbey Of
the South" Mr.. Rouss means to stake his
reputation for ability to make things go
| oathis proposed institution that shouldh have
the appreciation of every man, woman and
| child ia the Southland. His promise Of a
cool hundred thousand dollars is an earnest
| of his declaration that he will stake his
life on the success of it. THE FREE Press
hasn't much money 90 give towards this
/ obiect-msy furnish relic or two-but will
in its humble way back the generous and
neyer-tiriug Rouss. Hence we call a,ten-
ton TO an article in another column from
the New Orleans States.
The death of Hon. Howell f. Jackson,
associate justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States, at his home near Nash
vile. Tenn, last Thursday was not uuex-
pectej. his health having for some time been
extremely precarious. Born in Paris, Tenn,
In 1892. he was educated "a, the University
| of Virginia before the civil war. After long
service in the State Supreme Court he was
| elected to the United States Senate for the
term beginning Marci 4, 1881, and was in
1856 appointed United States district Judge
for the western district of Tennessee, and in
1893 was nominated associate Justice of the
Supreme Court by President Harrison and
confirmed by the Senate in February of that
year.
In a not TO The FREE PRES, a few days
ago with reference to several articles which
recently appeared-articles not at all con
corning himself, but of general interest
Mr.. @. b. Rouss says and we give it to show
what "a man with will aud ndustry-though
vision Is nearly goue-can dol
Friend O.: l regret 20 say that the articles
were not read TO me. l get about 90 papers
81 da. Many OF them are not read 90 me
the press of business crowds them out. /
receive about a thousand letters q ia and
we send out about the same number. so L
see that {, keeps a poor devil busy from six
in the morning until hali-past seven at
night. But this Is my lifelong dissipation.
A representative Of the Associated Press
called upon President Cleveland at Gray
Gables on Monday and showed him the ca
Die from Ten Tsiu, wherein the American
residents there appeal to the United States
for assistance The President refused to
discuss the matter at length, and would only
say that ibe matter of protecting the Amer
leans in China was 10 the hands Of the State
Department, and i, would undoubtedly re-
ceiye attention without delay.
WASHINGTON, Aug. lI-With the excep-
ton Of Senator Harris, none Of the gentle
men who are to take part in the conference
Of silver Democrats, to be held here on
Wednesday, have arrived in the city. 1t is
now apparent that the conference will be
very SHINY attended aud that no action can
well be taken likely TO have a far-reaching
effect. It's probable that the conference
viii not change the political situation in any
way.
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