Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-03
UPTOWN OFFICE. 90 EAST BROAD
SUNDAY. ). MARCH 8, 1905
The Times I'm the DraRooning Busi-
mesa.

The Times I'm the DraRooning Busi-
ness.
The Times refuses to receive "a ready
made opinion from partisans who nave
Violated every principle of Justice ana
law in declaring that Epes Is entitled
10 his seat" All right. So be II. But
Ne would say TO the Times that II errs
IN believing. as 1t seems 10 DO. that a
lecision is necessarily wrong because 1t Is
made by Democrats. The Times is 80
ppt TO assume that this premise Is estab-
nshed and 10 proceed 20 act In this behei'
that we often have occasion TO DOUBT the
poundness of its judgment and the iner-
Fancy of its conclusions We would mildly
suggest TO the Times that II Is possible
for a partisan Democrat TO be honest. we
think we know such men. We think We
rouid name some. 1t may even be possible
Tor the Times 10 recall the names OF some
who are among its brother committeeman
on the State Democratic Committee.
We don't care 10 harp on the Timess
position relative TO the Epes case. That IL
but a symptom OF It's madness. Its con-
demnation of the intelligent and honor
able gentlemen composing the majority OF
the House Committee on Elections is no
more wondered at than It's Genunciauon
Of the men who ''foisted' our present
Governor upon us. IL is no worse than
abe Times's warfare upon the Democrats
who passed the Walton law (Which the
Times claimed as q Times victory, ana IL
Is child's play In comparison with It's
recent attempt TO fasten a grave crimi-
nal charge upon the gentlemen of the cleo
aoral boards of Virginia, and the others
who were concerned with them In the
alienation of candidates names on the
tickets used at the last election. While the
Times concentrated the expression of its
Indignation and wrath in the phrase "a
masterpiece of trickery," its indictment
of Democrats went much further than
that IL went to the point OF cataloguing
these Democrats with rogues and other
rascals who are doomed to 'undying in
fanny" So, with such a history as this.
the Times does not surprise us by its
arrogant and contemptuous refusal 10 ac-
cept the decision of the House committee
as proof OF anything at all except that
those gentlemen are partisan Democrats.
and, therefore. dishonest.
The capering and kicking Of the Times
during the past two campaigns in this
State are to be followed. 1t would seem.
b. bolt of the Times in 1886 should
the nominee Of the Democratic party be
"a free-silver man." The Times is as
well satisfied that II knows ali about
American finances as II 10 that IT knows
all about Virginia political methods. and
IL has given notice 10 all concerned that
no fear of being classed with "Republi-
canism" shall dragon" 1t into the sup
port OF free-silver presidential nominee
next year. Under the proclamation that 1t
has made the Times could not support
"a free-silver man of the type of John w.
Daniel. nor would such ill-favored names
as Tom Reed. Bin Mckinley. and Ben.
Harrison swerve 1t from It's deliberately
formed purpose to prefer sound-money
Republican 70 free-silver Democrat.
Why, by this time next year the free-sil-
yer question may be a mere side issue"
The real issue may be again whether the
South shall be ruled by her own people
or BY such men as the Douglassites who
now have control In North Carolina. In
this event the Times cannot be with the
should be a man differing with the Times
on the free-silver question. Nor does II
leave US In any doubt as to where 1t will
stand. IL isn't going to be 'dragooned''
into the support OF any free-silver Demo-
crat! That our readers may see that we
have not misstated the Times's position
on this point, We close with the following
extract from the Times's editorial OF Feb
ruary 2lst last;
I'VE take II. the situation In 1896 may
probably develop thus The delegates from
tho South and from the silver states will
probably nominate as the next Demo-
GRATIS presidential candidate a free-silver
man upon a free-silvar platform. We
Rpprehend that the Republican candidate
will be for sound money. upon sound
money platform. II the issue Is thus made
in Virginia. and we have q perfectly fair
election, we have not the slightest doubt
that Virginia will go for the Republican
candidate. The Republican party In Vir-
ginia will show It's full strength full
negro strength would be better-Dis-
PATCH In a presidential election. and there
are others who are not going to allow
themselves 10 be dragooned into voting
for proposition that means the destruc-
ton Of everything that they have. by the
terroYp of the word 'Repubiicanism.
''rhe great bulk OF them are Democrats
Of the truest type. but their Democracy
Is not OF the kind that sets up cheating
in elections and debased money as the
testI OF party loyalty.
hArx tn fkA hat
when Virginia Is set down as one of the
States that viii so In 1896 for free silver.
there 10 = reckoning without the host.
II sbe goes for free silver. cheating in
elections will carry her that way. and
not the ballots OF her voters"