The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-17
OLDTIMER TALKS AGAIN.
UHr POLfTICs SHOTLD BE IHLif-
m rs 4 BUSINESS.
showing That in the Early Days or the
Commonwealth People Were ns Tx
citabic over Politics n Now.

Ml.CKL ENBUIG, VA, Nov. lD.-Spe~
clal-"Wcll." fail the old gentleman, the
agony Is over. and the silver prophets
were unwiso, Il seems. Ter they declared
dire disaster in case Bryan was defeated,
and we see already the shooting buds oil
prosperity. and unless the vic,ors are abb
soiute nincompoOpes the beautiful flower
will very soon be fun bloom. Politics are
u force I'm this land Of ours, aud nave
from the time whereof the memory OF
man runncth not 90 the contrary stirred
UP all people as nothing else does.
"Eysnsonst Needy says that, u tne
churches were as instant ln their d.Ho'i4i
90 religion ass the committees are 70 p'l-
Tics the world would soon see the miilen-
MUM, and ! reckon MIR. Moody KNOWS
what he is talking about.
But politics I'm some localities ls ScAu-
mcntallsm. pure and simple. For IN
stance. / heard that "a business man tald
I'm 20 private conversation that he hdd
voted fOr Bryan. but had rather give ms
check for $1,000 than TO see him ,lecteh;
This b. a most remarkable statement. anu
goes TO show some Of the incompfchcnsl-
bic WORKINGS of ne human mind
a BUSINESS CUES ZION.
TO mo politics b. a. very serious pu SIN .i7
question. and d. TO be followed just llhe
amy other business. First determine "htl
ycu think best for yourself ana ncl-hDoi1
and vote TO get 1t. But mere j. ho."ii'-
twcutiOa. when that aplcndid Ola t'hu'-
man. Hon. Mark Alexander. rcpIcstAl'u
this oisif @ in Congress. there was "a
much bltt Iuess as now. lnDn, da now
There were blatant champions ON ta'H
side. men whose nudaciiy was Alc'u'u
only by their ignorance.
AT BovdtOu. in one OF the canNasf's,
two of these got into most cNCiuus 10
thomi argument. Mr.. y. said that Mr.
Alexander was tho second biggest man li
tho American Congress. and that he ma
tire paper in Dis pocket 10 prove ihe lt''.
Mr. NJ said that Mr.. j.. was "a --- iool
and didn't know what he was talking
about. vnorcuUOu AIR. j. pulled oNi "h
alphabetical roll oil Congress. showing
Adams first and Alexander second, Nnl'h
made his argument solid with all his sldei
but his adversary insisted that Mr.. Alex
andor was not "a great man. because ne
was too silent whcrcupon Mf. +; rdiu
tfat his silence WAS no sign of Wlakntfr,
but that Doe was incompetent 90 thc cdph-
hilitv Of explaining the conutuliie7 OF Hla
mind which argument won thc uAN.
"No see the same class Of politicians
yet. and fear they have inciede el laln,
tnau diminished since that day. hab we
moro of Mr. AleNlnders noble TYPE anu
less ignorance our old state Would lhu''l
CHEATING IN ELECTIONS.
"Wlat uitlahlc sight Tor the descend
anti. II that mobile race of old Nreiniaus
noted Throughout The world for their chit-
airy and integrity. 20 De accused ei cheat
lng at elections. Not only iurSWcdilhS
themselves. hut in many instances glory
iug iu their degradation. But TINS VIII an
soon change. and ! believe the time viii
.oon como when Christian people Will
stop approving 10. then 10 will cease.
So lalcyou days iu politics was as
f1l of push ass now. / used TO bear am
old ecntlcms d. who was a. candidate Tor
tine legislature cn the Whie ticket. tell
Dis cNrcrierce lie had been for years
constantly amongst The people, ana was