Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-06
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 6, 1895.
The Times ms n "Drngoon."

The Times ms IA "Drneoon."
II distressos us 10 see that the Times.
which has set Itself up rs a pattern OF
daring and oandor. is Of late disposed 10
indulge In euphcmisms or eyasions when
IL has occasion 20 refer TO some OF It's
utterances, which have proved particu-
larry d!stasteful to the Democrats Of this
State
We observed this disposition on its part
when IL sought TO palliate it's remarkable
Assault upon the gentlemen concerned in
the alienation Of names on the election
tickets. and again when 1t attempted TO
"lei Itself down" easily from It's position
that Willie Jones. Gardiner Tyler. w. Il.
McKenney. Peter Otey. Claude Swanson.
Harry Tucker. etc. were the benenc.arleS
Of masterpiece Of trlckery." Now, we
Ind II pursuing the same course with
reference 10 its editorial article Of Febru-
airy FIST. In which it said that az between
frce-silver Democrat and a sound
money Republican. Virginia. with "A per-
.ecty fair election. We have not the
slightest doubt. viii go for the Republ
then added that the Republican party IN
Virginia will show Is fun strength in a
presidential election. and there are others
who are not going TO allow Themselves to
be dragooned into voting for proposition
that means the destruction Of everything
that they have by the ,crrors Of the
word 'Republcanism.
u was quite natural for the public 10
understand that among the Others who
would not allow themselves TO he "dra-
goonod" into voting for such q PROPOSE
ton the Times included itself, especially
when IL described the Others as Demo-
Gratis Of the trucst type, but their Demo
craoy is not Of the kind that sets up
cheating I'm elections and dcbdscd money
as the tests of party loyalty
In this last sentence We have n picture
Of tee Times drawn by the Times itself.
and. flatt-ring as the picture IS. the read
ing public cannot but identify the sitter.
on February @st the Times was brash:
now 1t isn't qntc so bold-it is prudent
or tries to be. |; Will be perceived on read
ing the following extract from its cdi-
torial of yesterday that the Times speaks
OF the Democrats who propose to bolt
a free-snver nominee as IL the Times
were not one OF them. whereas on the 2ist
ultimo II gave every indication OF It's pur-
pose 10 head the movement:
The Times is also reproached for saying
that there are good and true Democrats
in Virginia who will not be dragooned by
the terrors Of the name Republicanism
% Democrat
President. and we repeat II. We have
heard them say So. eve have heard
them say So" Is sOod.-The DispatchJ
II Is folly TO shut our eyes ana ears 10
these facts. That strong EFFORTS VIII De
made AT the next presidential electoh 70
make the issue free silver or the az
h4rence 10 a gold standard. with possible
but not prohabe) international o.
metallism." is abundantly shown by the
agitation now going on among the iiee
silyerites in Congress. 1t is plain there-
fore. that. II possible, large e!eIneht
now voting with the Democratic parry
will use every effort TO commit IL hoSo-
lutelv TO the EXTREMIST free-silNef pOHCy'
We saw IL that IL done NUMBERS OF PEI
sons in Virginia who have Always NO'eu
the Democratic ticket VIII H'her WV
against the party nominee or hHt
a, ali We have seen from the time oi
ro,,ocre,s may be driven from the poiIs
nv nreseuting to them n false issue OF an
un nenocra- ic nominee. And the same y
,,ue to-day. The part OF WISDOM anu
~ Intelligent party loyalty is 10 put the
Marty hack where II belongs on p'"'
form solid for honest elections ana NUNS
money. and TO accomplish this we VIII u0
our best.
7, the Times meant what 1t said on the
1,st uitimo when It spoke OF those Demo-
Gratis who would not be deferred py ''e
bugbear OF Repubiicanism from support
ing a sound money Republican preslieh-
tial nominee, IL Is hedging now. II u
6id not mean that 1t would be among thoSe
Oh, would bolt a free-silver nomi-
nation then II must confess with. shame
thu, A. was engaged In stirring up
mu,iny. In which 1t did not propose 10
to,n-bringing on a battle the dangers vi
which Il would refuse TO share OF All
the positions that the Times could take
this would be the least in keeping with that
holiness and oandor which II believes
that II Is distinguished for.
The Democrats Of Virginia, however
are no, in the habit OF expecting much
CoIonel o'Ferran receive from II In lSS.
], gave our congressional nominees hurts
instead Of help last year. Nearly every
Republican and PopulIstic gun fired al the
Democratic ranks in 1884, was loaded Win
ammunition that the Times had furnished
SO we can very well imagine now WHAT
10 expect from IL IN 1886 and 1895.
Whenever the Times finds itself cor
,ered by the Dispatch II fiaunts poor OLD
snither's Precinct In our face. hoping 10
ga. M faint at the Sigh, Of that spectre.
The men who violated their oaths at
Smlthers Precinct have suffered the PEN
atty OF the law. We have no dispo-
si,.on TO question the correctness OF the
courts decision In this case, but We CON
fess that We find no pleasure In torturing
the offenders by constant reference 10
their wrongdolng, nor In seeing the
Democratic party g.bbeted by the Times
M the party OF frand--whlch II Is not
Our courts have shown themselves com
peten, and willing 10 punish fraud IN
elections. as We always said they would.
The Tines. however. about "a year ago
r,dicuisd the idea that our courts could
be trusted TO punish crimes committed
against our election laws. Thus IL would
seem that N the smither's Precinct case
proves anything at all pertinent 20 our
present discussion. 1t !s that the Dispatch
Was right and the Times wrong In its es-
innate Of the reliability OF Virginia courts
where election officers are accused OF
crime-and that. therefore. the judgment
OF the Dispatch Is more TO be trusted
than that % the Times However. II the
Times thinks that eTnithers Precinct 10 a
name TO conjure with. We cay 30 on with
the coniuring.