Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-28
sDEATH IN THE P0T."

We find in the columns OF our won
derful and Protean" contemporary, the
Times. of yesterday defence of the edi-
tors failure to take pot luck" with MS
party, after promising to DO so when dele
gates from Henrico to stanton were be-
ing elected.
We. moreover. find woven into that de-
fence certain scriptural quotations. which
quotations give new proof of the Protean
procliyities Of the Times. since that paper,
unless our memory fails us egregiously.
but recently reprimanded the Hon. W. j.
Bryan for using Scripture in political
speeches.
Again, the Times attacked the Norfolk
Pilot because of its paraphrasing OF
Scripture in a political article. and took
nigh ground against such a course. Is
not this wonderful? Is it not PRO
team? How can the Times be so in
consistent; so ignorant of its own record?
As we understand the Illness scriptural
quotations of yesterday. the editor Of the
Times is likened unto one of the sons or
the prophet Elisha, who could not take
''pot luck" because a servant had put
Wild gourds into the great pot" &c.
The political pot. we suppose, is the
Democratic platform Of 1896. the servant
who put in wild gourds was according TO
the Times) the Populist element, and the
Indianapolis convention was Elisha.
Hanna, we presume, was the person VINO
cried out that there was death in the
pot At any rate. the Times's stomach
revdted and It could not stand such
stuff"
Now, reluctant as we are at all times TO
differ with the Times. and deferential as
we wish TO be 20 IL always when it ser
monies or quotes Scripture. we must say
that its indianapolis Elisha was a fake
psophet--a sort Of political healer In
stead of performing his miracle" upon
the great pot" df there was really death
in III, so that all Democrats might eat OF
the pottage and be filed, he went off ana
BET up an opposition pot-a brass pot pre-
yumably-of his own. All that was mi
raculous in what the Indianapolis prophet
aid was TO put into the pot the fat things
and rich sauce that Hanna had collected
from the trusts and big corporations. Ana
lid the Democratic masses gather around
he brass pot to suage their hunger? NO
indeed. That was the pot they feared.
It was there they saw danger, If not
seath.
SO far as the Virginia Democrats were
concerned, about $4,000 Of them ate out
pf the great Democratic pot, and all these
ure glad they did so-for there was no
truth In Hannas saying that there was
death in the pot" Hanna but said it TO
distract and divide US. so that he and his
followers might profit by our confusion
How was IT at the brass pot? Why. only
about 1900 Virginians ate there, and a
good many of these came away with po-
litical pains. and now wish that they had
eaten at the old Democratic family board,
where the bill of fare is usually homely,
but bracipg; where welcome always gives
sauce to the meat. and where brother
Democrats ever rejoice with one another
that all through the storms and stresses
OF the past thirty-fve years they have
stood shoulder TO shoulder and taken pot
luck together. So far from there having
ieen any death in the great pot" l5S,VD
Nrgirrians who ate there came away
strengthened and resolved to meet there
ever hereafter. and. If possible, TO bring
with them those who were decoyed from
the family board by the fake prophet.
The TyrneSs analogue fails at all points
But II anything further were needed TO
show that It is not the SON of real
prophet, we would call attention 10 the
feiiowine-its last recorded prophecy, we
believe:
CThe Times OF November 2Gth)
A Richmond special In the Alexandra
Gazette says that Hon. ii. ID. Flood Is
undecided as TO whether or not he VIII
accept the certificate OF election awarded
him by the State Board OF Canvassers
That reminds Us OF story. a western
Justice Of the peace was sitting In
case which involved several nice points OF
law. Counsel argued pro and con, to the
confusion Of the Court. after which The
Court said
This is knotty case and the Court
reserves It's decision. but will eventually
decide In favor Of the plaintiff"