The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-11

life and bidding fair to lose 1t. come
I 70 inc great State of Illinois. Every
Iiiinois sign is silver one. Alteeld fof
Governor Is to win ever John Tanner;
even Republicans admit that. If tho
state Is to go locally Democratic, how
VIII II resist an even stronger national
Impulse? Does Saturdays Chicago re-
ception to Bryan, popular outpourlng
such as never had a parallel; does SUCH
demonstration show q. Republican
ability to defend itself In Illinois? The
state Is half way on its way to Bryan
now. and by November the world will
witness silver stampede In that corn
stalk Commonwealth
In Indiana and in Michigan the Nc
kinley dove. when cast loose by Hanna,
returns with weary pinion to the syn
dicate ark. finding no rest for the sole
of its foot. They say about Washing
ton that the millions Hanna will pour
forth on the Hoosiers will make the
former financial operations in politics
of block of five Dudley look pale and
wan. It's to be hoped that Hanna will
break open his barrel on the banks of
the Wabash. The Hoosiers need money
And such is their thrift and such their
political direction that they will take
all Hanna will bring them and then
vote for Bryan just the same.
THE truth is the Mckinley chances
are afire. as this is written. in Indiana,
in Michigan, in Ohio Itself; while from
the smudges going up in parts of the
Empire State 1t would appear as If
New York itself was in direct range of
the sparks and liable to burst into silver
burning alt any hour Even the stafd
and solemn State of Pennsylvania is act
ing peculiarly. and from what fotsam
comes now ashore from the Keystone
community, one might reasonably look
for Republican woe in that direction.
THAT is the situation. and there are
the table and figures by which Mckinley
must make his conquest OF the White
House. One will have to stand on his
head before he sees or reads any Hanna
syndicate encouragement III them.
Bryan will win
Ever since the adjournment OF the
Chicago Convention The Virginian has
published in its telegraphic columns
and elsewhere accounts of the detection
OF prominent Republicans of the VARIOUS
ic ranks, led to take this step because
of their opposition to the sin
gle gold standard plank Of the
81. Louis platform. The latest of
these converts from Republicanism TO
Democracy is Hon. ]. w Bass, of Mil
waukee. Wis. who has voted and work.
I'd for every Republican national ticket
Tor twenty-seven years. and is 4 man
of wide influence. He resigned the
presidency of large Republican Club
In milwaukee, because of the change in
his views. In manly letter setting
forth his ideas, Mr.. Bass concludes with
remarks in reference 10 the policy of
ridicule and vituperation adopted by the
Republican and gold organs in the
conduct of the campaign. He says:
Il think any one who raises that cry
Is either an arrant demagogue or utterly
ignorant of the question. Abuse of an
opponent is always the resort of the
denlagoSue and the ignoramus 1t is
n very feeble weapon. There are no men
in this country who are more honest or
sincere In their faith than the advocates
OF the free coinage of silver. In their
number ca! be found many of the ablest
minds of the country. The per cent
of the people who own nearly all the
wealth of the country are no more patri-
otto than the thousands OF poor men
who constitute its great army of toilers.
ana; yer, 10 hear some of them talk, one
might come to the conclusion, If he did
not know better. that they had a corner
on all the honesty and loyalty of the
land. e
THE question is q great economic
one. us proper solution demands the
Wisest and most patient consideration.
Bimetallists certainly have upon their
side some of the ablest men of the n,st
AieNahder Hamilton, the greatest in
teilect on the subject of finance of the
early days of the Republic. clearly
Polh'su out me advantages of the double
standard Most of the great writer's
on political economy coincide win
Hamilton and jefferson in their sunnnrt
OF The double standard. To any one who
carefully studies their views the argu0
ment In favor of the double STANDARD
seems irresistible"
Col. D. c. Giddings. Burenham. Tax
banker. is in Denver. He is not enthm,
s!aStic Tor the Democratic ticker and
TO Denver Times reporter said thai 40
Will stay at home rather than vote tho
republican ticket. Il suppose. thonrb
that the Democrats and PopulIsts Viii
get together in Texas and carrv The
state for Bryan and Sewan," he said.
Walter Gibbons, one of the 1e,a,,.
politicians of Chicago. is in D. nyer nav,
ing returned from the mining reqjons
of Idaho, and says that there IL no
doubt but that Bryan will carry chi.
cago. Mr.. Bryan is exceedingly ponu-
lar there, said he, land made n decided
sensation by his speech at the conyen-
ton. He has with him every LEADING
Democratic politician in the city. Durino
the three weeks have been away many
changes have taken place, but there has
been n strong movement toward BRYAN
among all classes of people and thara
Is every reason to believe +; will in
crease as tha campaign progresses. AS
TO the State of Illinois. l do not saw