Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-06

as the Tories cried. Peace, peace, when
Patrick Henry and his compatriots
sought restoration Of the rights OK
the colonists. but there is no peace.
There can be no compromise upon
this question: there can be no political
Fellowship between the advocates OF a
single gold standard and the friends OF
bimetalllsrn. Ii IL to be regretted that the
first Democratic President since the war
should become the trusted instrument In
the hands OF concentrated wealth. the
official head OF the communism OF peif.'
When he was found he was modest
as Saul, and as conspicuous among his
fellows for his good conduct, but since
he has sought counsel of the familiar
spirits OF Wall street, he has tried to
take the political life of every David
whom the people trusted.
CLEVELAND NOT DEMOCRACY.
Grover Cleveland is not the Democratic
party-Democracy IL greater than any
man. IL will exalt him who rightly in
terprets It's truths, but IL will cast him
down who seeks TO wear Its livery and
yet serves plutocracy.
The reason why bimetallism has been
dif'icuit In the past was because of diff
ferent legal ratios existing I'm different
countries IL We should attempt free
coinage at Is 10 /, we would invite the
here In exchange for gold, but when we
offer free coinage at l6 to / our gold
will not leave, because II cannot find a
more favorable ratio where there is any
quantity Of silver 10 exchange"
ALTGELD.
II was now apparent the convention
was determined TO hear Governor Altgeld,
despite his protest that he would under
no circumstances speak. The Governor
was on the floor below. In his office. and
committee was sent out TO conduct him.
in. His app arance was the cue for the
noisiest demonstration OF the day. Men
stood on chairs. yelled like cowboys at
the opening of a reservation, and spun
their SILK hats on the end Of their sticks.
Women clapped their hands. and, having
no canes, swung their bonnets by the
strings, and howled as II the convention
was a university football game. Ii was
fully FIVE minutes before a semblance or
order could be patched up.
The Governor said: IL am told Cleve-
land is the friend of the worklngman. He
has written come beautiful letters. and II,
them he has told the worklngman his
dollar would go further than IL used TO.
but neither he nor any other man has
told the workingman where he Is going 10
get the dollar. You've got to have "a
market that will pay a fair price for the
WOrkingmans product. There are Demo
Gratis who say. do not disturb things;
do not split the Democratic partyr No;
leave IL alone, and let the next national
convention elect men as IL did before.
who will straddle everything under the
sun. and not even know that there Is
country west of the Alieghanies. There
Is only one way 10 head the gold men
off and that is to get back OF them. Gail
convention for this fall. and let the
Democrats OF this country send delegates
to II. In this event you will find that no
man from New York. or from anywhere
else can be elected President of the
United States unless he represents the
PRINCIPLES OF the Democratic party-no
plutocrats or club hangers-or. Have you
seen a single man in the honest-money'
party who comes home at night with the
sweat OF honest toll on his clothes,
This In Itself is not necessarily great
argument: but there is no reason why he
should interfere with the masses and not
allow them to speak their minds on the
great questions of the day. Let these men
know that IL is not mere question of
getting ofice-that it is more than this
a question of principle. Stand shoulder
to shoulder, and you VIII find there is no
power in America that can withstand
your onward tread"
Seventy-six delegates TO the national
convention were selected at the cducuses
In the morning The delegates at largs
are ex-Mayor John II. Hopkins, of Chi
cago: Secretary-of-State W. III. Hinrich-
sen: Ex-Congressman George w. Flthian,
and Lewis Il. Parsons.