The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-12
ALABAMA CAMPAIGN.
THE DEMOCRATS MUST CEASE VAR
AND COME TOG ETHER.
Judge Hughes Makes Some strong Utter
ances on the Republican sit"n"o" ="
virginia and Presidential situation

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The campaign begun by Se"d'o'' -"
gan and Pugh. in Alabama III inc III
terest of free silver. following as II ooes
Immediately after the defeat OF oeiia'o'
Blackburn and Candidate Haraih' III
what has heretofore been considefeo
Democratic stronghold. has caused 'ne
utmost surprise. and some disappointment
TO all the Democratic political Leaders
| here
Aside from every other consideration
II the elections last week demonstrate
anything. they showed very plainly 'na'
this is not the time TO continue lac
tional fight within the party Itself anu
especially a fight over the MONEY p"-
uon. ,..-.o,,
10 persons familiar with, and interested
in, the situation In Alabama, the eh-
nouncement OF the stand taken ~ ~
| Two Senators appears most extraoic lnai!.
IL was thought that the conference OF
| the state leaders. held last FRIDAY
would result in an agreement 1nIo'
which the II Oncy qucsuth hisit
eliminated entirely from the polltlcs u
| the State and the warning iacucns
| brought together In a harmonious ehoil
| 10 save the Democracy from deftaI py
| the. projected fusion Of the Repubiicdns
| and P0pulists. That such deleat "ouiu
| be inevitable, If the silver ana ue
sound money men continued 10 Wax
| war. was Immediately apparent 10 All
| conservative Democrats IN the state, a@
! soon as it was learned that Blackburn
| had been repudiated by the party IN Ken
tucky and closing up OF the bredch
| between the factions was COL idered
| inlperatively necessary II the control
| Of the State were to remain win the
! Democrats.
:, me Influential Alabama Democrats
| in this city FASTENED home TO cid IN bring
ing about a reconciliation, and the con-
ference OF the leaders of both factions
held last week was the result. Senators
| Morgan and Pugh were asked not 10
| relinquish their convictions regarding
| the desirabiity OF cheap money, but
| merely to refrain from an agitation of the
question, until il could be determined
| that the Democrats could retain control
| of the State. With fatuous disregard
| for Inevitable consequences. however
| they have determined to continue their
ill-GdN Used campaign. and have opened IL
| with an on slaught upon the aimlnistra-
ton which can only serve TO create fur-
Their disccrd i'm the Democratic ranks.
FUSION IMMINrNs.
FROM this under existing conditions,
| can come but one result, IL Is now be-
| lieved fusion of the Republicans and
Popnlists has already been agreed upon,
and with the Democracy divided the
| Dara as they were in North Carolina
| a.year ago. Alabama is 10 more free
| silver state than was Kentucky.
The present Governor, Colonel Oates,
was elected upon a sound money plat
| form, and nominated after an e.
| traordnary preliminary campaign, IN
| which his opponent came out squdrely
| In favor OF free coinage.
Oates is now in the Senatorship fight,
as sound money candidate and he in
| formed The Times correspondent a short
| time before the elections that he not
! only felt certain of success but was equal
| ly confident that the State would send
sound money delegation to the next
| national Democratic convention But
| neither wing of the party can win in
! the State against the combined forces OF
! the Pcpulists and the Republicans. Alb
] sOlute unity Is necessary tC keen tho
state in the Democratic column. and the
| action of the Senators is not only consid-
| cred certain 10 bring defeat upon them
| selves. but it will also involve the party
| in their downfall
The Alabama situation. while due 10
| CONDITIONS which do not exis. i'm other
| states. does not differ much from that
| IN Inc states in which elections were
! held last eek. The discredited and
| fepudiated leaders refuse 10 acknowledge
that they were in any way responsible
| fCr the results, and insist that II was
| the course of the administration alone
| that caused the general overthrow of
| the Democratic forces. The delay over
| the feDeai of the Sherman law while
| the country was in the throes of a gem
eral financial panic, the scandals con-
| nected with the formation OF the Cor
| man bill in the Senate and the general
| belief that many of its schedules were
| framed with more regard for the welfare
| OF certain trusts and mOnopOlies than
| Tor the principles OF the party and the
| interests OF the people; the advocacy OF
| free silver by large number OF south
| ern Democratic leaders. IN itself enough
| 10 destroy the confidence Of the business
/ classes. are all passed over by such men
| as Morgan, Pugh. Crisp. Harris German.
| Brice. and all the others, who have aided
| IN wrecking the party by abandoning
| its principles, and the defeat both OF
this year ana last is attributed TO the
| issuance OF bonds, which the incompe-
| tency of Congress made necessary. an
| the fact that the President has not yet
| declared war with at least half dozen
| foreign powers
This absolute refusal on the part or
| the discredited and rejected Democratic
leaders 10 read the Indications OF The
| times correctly makes the situation of
the Democratic party deplOrahlc. and
| the outlook for success in the lear fu-
| ture gloomy.
! 'THR ALEXANDRIA COUNTY GAMBLERS.
The energetic steps taken by Governor
| OFerrall to break up the gambling re-
sorts located on the Alexandra county
| shore OF the Potomac, above Georgetown.
| have been generally commended by the
| people of this city ana the better classes
| of citizens In Alexandra county.
1t is stated, however, that there is
| ample opportunity for additional work
| of similar character yet remaining
| 10 be done. prominent citizen Of
| Alexandria said 10 The Times correspond
ent yesterday that upon the outskirts
| of the city of Alexandria are several
| gambling resorts of even more question
| able character than that OF the Heaths,
which was raided week ago. "if the
| gambling dens are 10 be suppressed, said
| this gentleman. Icy should all be
| broken up. 1t is not necessary to wait
| for the action OF the courts in the Heath
case before proceeding further The iaw
is being violated, and the Governor.
while he is about IL. should see that
every place OF the kind in the county
| depends upon the action of the Legis-
ture, but there is law already when
will enable the authorities TO close al
the gambling houses"
INIEAytl " WIN JUDGE HUGEIs.
Judge Hughes, of Virginia. was in this
city bTief while yesterday. The time
was sufficient, however 10 enable him to
make some rather strong utterances
| touching both the political situation in
| general and the Republican presidential
situation In his own State. IL goes with
| his convictions. and being an ardent sill
Verite has the free and unlimited coinage
Of observation and criticism at his COM
mand.
He sums up the recent elections as be-
ing extremely significant in their results
and asserts that the supplemental Re
publican victory of this year. added 10 the
| great Democratic overthrow of twelve
months ago makes Democratic defeat