The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-02
CAMPAIGN COMMENT.

Now that Tillman is deyotirg so much
time 10 Pennsylvania, other States NAV
as wei give up any hope 10 taking from
II the record for big Republican ma
Jorities.-Chicago Tribune.
Il wage-earner who will vote 10 cut OF
half the value Of his savings is quite cap
able OF believing that his wages can be
increased by permitting the silver-mine
owners to bunco the people with a. 81
cent dollar.-New Yc-k World.
OF course, the ~workingmen has no loei-
cal, reasonable, legitimate associations
with anarchy. This is true under nom
archical misgovernment and the horedi-
tary principle, and doubly true OF a Re
publican form Of government like OURS
Brooklyn Standard-Union
Mr.. Bryan objects to tho use OF the
t.rms honest money" and sound
money 10y the Republicans. There is
no wonder that he does. IL Is death TO
his cause.-BOst0n Traveller.
"The American eagle still screams"
says a Bryan orator. And he alweys will
scream when q great party attempts TO
close him out az 20 cents on the dollar.
Minneapolis Journal.
That Candidate Bryan's boom has coll
lapsed in the East and is threatened with
collapse in the West is apparent IN the
movement Of himself and his chairman in
the latter direction. Ar. Bryan has been
lighting In tho wrong place; now.
almost voicelcss and with his energies
spent, he is taking up a fOilOrn hope
IN q section OF the land which Is 10 longer
Wild, but which has tanned down yisihly
during his Observation-Disclosures Record.
It is only fair TO the young traveller who
has just left this town TO say that Of the
many gems Of Oralory which studded his
Eastern tour his remark about another
commanding intellect. the Hon. George
Free. Williams. OF Dedham. Mass. was
perhaps the quaintest If not the richest
1.-THE time will come he told the Mas
sachusetts folks while the sympathetic
tear welled from his deep eyes, 'the time
will come when his CFred. William5'sl
name will be written among he heroes
Of Massachusetts," From which It IS
clear that Mr.. Williams means to devote
himself 10 literature after his retirement
from politics next November and TO
write history OF the heroes Of Massachu-
sets. There IS something lovely and
rnthetic about these comrades. Williams
and Bryan. They are the most beautiful
pair OF Young g~azelies now on exhibition.
New York Sun.
At present doubtless. while the gold
standard IS maintained, the silver dollar
is for ordinary purposes rs good as tie
gold dollar. TT is good enough for me.
Nor do the advocates OF tho gold stand
ard wish TO abolish silver dollars or lessen
their number. SO long as their issue IS
restricted 10 such an extent that the gov
nmen is able TO keep them mp 10 par
with gold. well and good The Tree
coinage of silver dollars IL Objectionable.
however. for the very reason tnat .
will make il impossible for the govern
ment to keep such dollars up 70 their
present value. but will debase the stand
ara TO % cents. Persons. therefore, who
wish all dollars 20 continue 10 be worth
100 cents cannot consistently vote for free
coinage az the lG-to-i ratio. even II they
prefer the silver dollar 10 the gold dollar
for daily use. because the true ratio IS
50 TO 1. Since nobody proposes that
ratio. they are constrained 10 vote 20
maintain the present gold standard by
means OF which some 430.Coo.0co OF silver
dollars are Kept az par.-Ba-timore sun.