The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-07

no,soned his wifes' goldfish In order to
nI.ase his constituents Galveston News.
II is rather significant when Democrats
have to figure out how they will carry
Kentucky. indianapolis News.
q. We free silverites, Your chief cry
for twelve months has been that tne
price of wheat and cotton is conroiled
by the price Of silver.
Fxplain why wheat has risen Is cents
a bushel and cotton 1863 points WITHIN
the past sixty days. while silver mas
fallen four cents an ounce during 'he
same period .-Chattanooga Times.
From time TO time Mr.. Bryan speaks
with undisguised bitterness of the DEM
ocrats who refuse to accompany MN
Oh his excursion into Populism. AT hrst
he seemed to admit their right TO go
where they chose. bu, as the extent OF
the Democratic opposition to him be-
comes clear I'm sort, even to n tempera-
ment as singularly gifted as his is with
the power Of self-fattery and self-delu-
sion. he seems unable to restrain his
disappointment and anger. lie believes
in himself as a man of destiny. and
how reprehensible must appear TO him
the conduct of those Democrats who are
trying TO thwart destiny. as represented
in his melodramatc self, - New
York sun.
Mr. Sewali expresses doubt whether
custom would permit him To take pay
I'm silver or currency. If he should Doe
elected Nice-President. we hope some OF
those who owe him will give him "a
chance by rendering silver instead Of
gold. and see whether custom would per-
NIT him to take IL then. Nobody doubts
his willingness to take silver now. when
its purchasing power is equal 10 gold
but the question is whether he would
take silver af,or gold had gone to n
premium. IL is safe bet. at 10 to ].
that he would not take any considerable
amount Of II at par as long as the law
permitted him 10 exact gold. He would
not ask permission from custom. Why,
then, does he do so now?-Courier-
Journal.
with month TO spare before the cleo
ton says the Savannah News. Mr..
Bryan has broken the record Of miles
travelled and speeches made By a cam
didatc for the presidency. and is still
as enthusiastic as the he was on the
day he left Lincoln on his way 10 be
notified in New York. II is great pity
that his enthusiasm ana willingness tc
work is not shared by some of the lead
ers from whom me- has "A right TO ex-
poet spirited assistance. For instance.
there are Bland and Boies. who were
candidate before the convention. and
who accepted the conventions decree i'm
good part. ana promised 10 do what they
could i'm support of the candidate. Yet.
80 far as the Information goes. neither
OF these gentlemen has given himself "a
great deal Of trouble about making
speeches or otherwise aiding in the cam
paign work"
This wage question is Cling a large
place in the campaign. but il cannot be
too often presented. Stripped Of Useless
Ncrbiagc. il may be- stated thus. Wages
are payable in dollars. not BOO commoli-
ties. II is proposed 10 reduce the pur-
chasing power OF the dollar 40 per cent.
or 10 put mp the price OF commodities
by that amount which Is the same
thing, without any guarantee or promise
that the employers will increase the
rate or wages one cent. Who f.. going
10 make mp the difference? VIII Bryan
and Sewall DO DO? VIII II fan from
the moon; Why Will not Debs or Soy
ereien. or the Printers BRYAN and
SewalI club. or some other representa-
tive of labor. take up this question
seriously. and tell us who or what is to
make good the A. peer cent. deficit in the
workingman wages when he IS paid in
'l-cent doilar?-New York Post
Those who are asking the enactment
OF legislation intended 10 give better
market and more dividends tO the silver
miners must have % strong belief I'm the
long-suiterins patience OF the American
people. To plac4te these miners. w.
have already passed two silver laws
under the operation Of which we have
paid the miners SGf00D.0lO for silver hrl-
lion that at last accounts was worth
only Siswo@o. That means. as NAV
readily Doe seen. am ultimate loss of s.
Tor every man. woman. and child ia the
United States. and il bias been incurred
for the benefit Of nobody except the
silver-miners. Under the free coinage
now proposed. such losses would increas-
insly continue. at the expense of the
poor. as well ms the rich. IAN of whom
would be forced TO contribute 20 th. ben
eft OF those producers Of bullion. who
have already made "a great deal of money
out Of us.-Provitcnce Journal