Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-13
We Make No Fight on Either.

we have again and again explained 10
our readers that as we make no war upon
the administration In the silver nsh'
which has for some time been going on
inside the Democratic party, so we make
no fight upon the SRverites engaged III
the same war. Every article which we
have penned upon the subject mas coih-
mitted us to the policy of preserving 'he
Integrity of the Democratic party anu
has advised the Virginia Democrats not
10 follow the example Of Georgia Ken
smoky and other States. and make a
homeless battle this year in cause when
ought to be turned over to the Demo-
cratic National Convention OF next year
We have repeated this explanation over
and over again, but 10 no purpose. III
we say that Mr. Carlisle and Mr.. Hoke
Smith. two members of President CleVe-
lands Cabinet. have appeared upon the
s,ump in Kentucky and Georgia as cham
Mons of the Presidents policy, certain
Democratic papers in Virginia proceed at
once TO charge us with approving the
Presidents course in allowing his CaDi-
net officers thus 20 engage In war OF
words.
Shall we repeat this explanation once
NOR, and tell everybody who feels any
concern on the subject that as we nave
advised the Democrats Of Virginia not
% divide into two hostile camps. so we
have ourselves refrained from taking
sides for or against the administration!
IL is not because We approve the course
OF Mr.. Cleveland's Cabinet officers that
We have warned the Democrats OF VII
ginia not 10 engage in hostilities against
them. on the contrary, We would IL We
eouid get the President to take no part
vhatever in the war which 1t is charged
ne has had a hand In carrying on. we
can ask with as good grace as anSpous
else what business Mr.. Cleveland mas
10 be sending paid ofiice-holders into VIZ
sinia or any other State to coerce 'he
public into the support of his monome'-
allie policy?'
7, a word. we are entirely innocent OF
,he offence which Is charged against US,
and our contemporaries who repeat this
charge SO frequently do US manifest III
justice. -,
Having made this explanation, we Will
reproduce from our leader of June zZd'
1896. some of the reasons which we theh
presented to our readers for not wlshins
10 engage in a war with the administra-
tlon. and which reasons are in fun FORCE
to-day. We quote:
ITO begin with, the whole influence VI
The New England and Middle States may
be counted on the side of the opponents
. of free coinage. SO strong is pubic sen
tjment in those States against free coin
age that IL seems not at all unlikely tha'
neither the Democratic National ConVeh'
zion nor the Republican National CON
yention will contain any free-siiver dsie-
gates from those two grand DIVISIONS oil
the country. -.
.In word, what with the President
and all his officials working against Tree
coinage. backed up by all the banks ana
banking interests of the country. the
prospect for the free coinage OF silver
does not seem bright. We think that his
tory iustifies us In predicting that II tbs
Silyerites are defeated next year they
win never be heard Of again as party
International free coinage Is the only
tompromise possible between the god
ttandard men and the silver men, anc
this compromise will, in the event sup
,osed, have failed of success.
I'VE do not wish 10 discourage any
body. But we DO wish to keep the Demo
Gratis of Virginia from dividing this year
or before the assembling OF the mex
Democratic National Convention"