The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24

and hold the same as tue former estate,
and all improvements shall revert to
the city.
This is broad and liberal contract.
Its approval MARKS red letter day in
the history OF Norfolk for it is the con
summation of au alliance, the immensely
of the value of which it is difficult TO
estimate. 1t sets at rest all fears as to
the Southern Railroad and it's deep
water terminus. 1t is the forerunner
of great .hiDgs for Norfolk. She Is
enabled to keep in the race for the
commercial supremacy Of the South
and with n greater surety than ever
before thnt she will get there.
TstE DEGOCSAsIC or Ts.UOK.
Chairman Harrty, of tho National
Democratic Committee, takes q hope.
full view OF the pnrty's prospects, says
the Atlanta journal. lie thinks tho
Democracy can go before the country
confidently on the tariff and silver
record it mado in the lust Congress.
The repeal of the Sherman act, he be-
lieves, placed the currency on Il sound
basis and WAS tho turning point from
which we have proceeded toward bot
ter times. Tho Democratic revision OF
tho tariff, ns our contemporary re.
marks, has already been yindicatcd
aud will gain steadily on the conf.
dence and approval of the country.
Chairman Harrity thinks the Demo.
Gratis will enter tho next campaign
with fine chances of success. 1t now
seems probable tina. tho Republicans
Will find campaign material very scarce
One of tho hopeful signs for the Do.
mocrGcy is the decline Of free silver
cInmor III the party, and MIR. Harrity
thinks this issuo will torment the Re-
publicaus more than the Democrats.
The Chicago Chronicle in referring to
this question says:
"lhe cause lis obvious. The Demo.
cratic silver sentiment was i'll the great
Industrial aud agricultural Suites,
which are experiencing tho renewal of
prosperity, aud where change IN tho
currency would cause n disastrous reac-
ton. Democrats In industrial and
business pursuits find that the good
time Is coming without reyolutioniZing
the currency. The Republican silver
ties are mostly in the new States which
produces silver and i'll 'ch it is an i'm
portunt element Of prosperity.
'for this reason, while tho silver
movement is standing still or going
backward among the Democrats in the
the central and Southern States, it is
aggressive among Republicans in the
new mining States. 1t is II purty Wis.
dom which declares that this issue has
no place III the Democratic party, but
belongs In tho Republican party, to
which 1t Is vital element. The silver
States cast fifty or sixty electoral votes.
the loss of which would bo fatal to tho
Republicans at n Presidetial election"
The Journal snyB that there is not
the ghost OF chance that the National
Democratic Convention will declare for
the free and unlimited coinage OF silver
and its faith grows stronger with tue
CurfQDt OF events. wv nnteSer the lie
publicans may do with the question we
shall surely find in the Democratic
platform clear.out, distinct aud em-
phntic demand for sound money. This
assurance makes all the more repre-.
hensible the action of those Democratic
who are now Juggling with Populists
aud other ayowed enemies of their
party in support of a policy which is
as ces tain to receive Democratic con.
demnntion as the National Dem ocratic
Convention is to be held"
Chairman Harrity Announces tina,
soon after tho November State elec
lions he will call the National Commit
tee together for general interchange
OF opinion, and that the time and
place Of holding the convention will
then be considered. but not definitely
determined upon.