Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-26

Tho connlacency with which our
cou,emporary. the Richmond Times,
reioices over ue as SINNER Drought
IN repentenance on the financial ques-
tion by its ministration. is refresh
ing. Ii reminds us of the herce
li,,.e dog one sees in travel who, with
furious bark, rushes out at an express
train and after, as ne imagines, driving
II away from his masters cabin, SITS
down with self-satisfied air.
The compIacency of the Times Is to say
sbe least of it, born of intense egotlsm.
How absurd IL is for the Times TO AFRO
gate to itself anything meritorious as
result of its teachings. seeing That tha'
manner during it's short life mas peeh
So notably and thoroughly inconsistent
ON every public question save, perhaps
one. on this one question the Times mas
l.en so extreme and bitter as to become
most offensive 10 thousands OF soou'
honest Virginia Democrats, ana u ID
therefore not surprising that the Times
should have failed TO properly appreciate
the sound. conservative course OF the
Dispatch on the currency question.
We would cali the attention or the
Times TO the following editorial pub'ished
In the Dispatch. May :. ls@:
HONEST MONEY.
The Dispatch has always been III ia,o.
IF "honest money" but has not deemed IL
nroner 10 take to task good Democrats
who do not agree with II on the various
questions involved In the silver pfopien,.
I'm to the time Of the closing of the
fro
that the free coinage Of silver wac the
only measure that could be made avail
able TO restore silver to. the place II occo-
MED I'm our currency system up 10 MO-
since that closing we have consistently
shown a friendly disposition towards sii-
yer. and have always advocated the hoih-
ing of an International bimetaIhc CONFER
ence. In the hope that such a conference
xxouId devise some method OF restoring 10
me- the admirable gold-and-silver currency
which we had in this country up 10 the
time above specified.
We have never demanded a coinage
ratio of 16 to /. but have always nesnen
IN leave the question of the ratio between
The white and the yellow metals 10 DE-
determined by the international hiine'ai-
lic conference. a. ..,r,,,,
AS We said the other day, me coinage
ratio il most important question: III
xolvinp as il does almost every feature
OF bimetallism
More: We have never pretenued 10 pe-
,ieye that this country could MAINTAIN
silver currency OF the coinage OF silver NJ
81 ratio OF l6 TO |. without the cooperation
Of. saw. England and Germany. France
Austria. Italy, Spain. and other countries
ought 10 join In the movement. Lei
,ayiIlers and ''men who know II air say
vbay they may, there is no good reason
why an international coinage ratio should
not be established by the assistance OF
three or more OF the great commercial
Powers of Europe.
We know, OF certainly suppose, that
contrary to our own views a large major
tty of the Democrats OF Virginia are In
favor of the free coinage OF silver at "a
ratio OF ls to /. and without international
co-operation We see. however, no reason
for denouncing them and speaking OF
them as smpletons because they do NOT
concur in our opinions. As Mr.. Cleveland
A. to continue in the presidential ONCE
ill March T. 1891. we see no necessary
for calling u State convention this year
10 formulate IA creed which ought TO be
formulated. II anywhere. In Democratic
National Convention. Nor shall We de-
nounce any good Democrat for ms posi-
ton on the silver question. Those wto
know least on this question are those VINO
think they know most. whilst those VINO
know most on II are those who THINK thsv
gpuW least