The San Francisco call., 1896-10-05
He Never Can Be Elected With
the Solid South" Broken
and Against Him.
ADVANCES IRREFUTABLE LOGIC
The Colonel Hurls AnathemaS at the
Windy Leader and Calls Him
a RevolutioniSt.

KinIey has an equal show with Bryan OF
carrying the State"
These were the words used yesterday by
Colonel John S. Mosby. who is in close
touch with the political situation in the
South through the medium of a volumin-
our correspondence with old-time friends
in that section of the country.
Realizing the Colonel's influence among
the people of his native State he was asked
by the Republican National Committee to
canvass old Virginia during the present
campaign, but owing to the fact that he
has only just recovered from a three
months illness, the ex-Confederate SOL
dier felt compelled to decline the invita-
ton. He has, however, taken a deep in
terest in the cam mpalgn in the South, and
particularly in Virginia and Kentucky,
and has aided the Republican leaders
there with suggestions and the party by
contributions TO the press of these States
in the interest of Mckinley, protection,
patriotism and prosperity.
There is the hottest campaign going on
in Old Virginia, said the ex-Confederate
cavalry leader, "of any State in the
Union. A considerable mum Der of leading
Democratic papers have come out against
Bryan. Then in all the commercial CEN
ters, like Richmond, Norfolk, Danviile,
Lynchburg and Alexandria, great oppo-
sition to the free coinage of silver has
been developed. The professors in the
colleges of the State have declared against
free silver. The professors of the Univer-
sity OF Virginia have come out against
Bryan and Tree silver.
"At the recent gold convention at Rich
mond one of the delegates was Professor
Thornton of the University of Virginia a
n of Of San
Francisco, formerly one of the Justices of
the Supreme Court of California, who by
the way is Democrat but opposed to free
silver.
"a great many leading men of Vir-
ginia," continued the Colonel, "are now
canvassing that State against Bryan and
free silver, who have never voted any
thing but a Democratic ticket in their
lives. The president of the Sound Money
League in Richmond is William Writ
Henry, a grandson of Patrick Henry.
Last week he made a speech in Richmond
against Bryan and free silver, and about
the same time General Buckner addressed
a large meeting there on behalf of the
gold standard. The president of the meet
ing was General Psyton Wise, brother
of Collector John Wise of San Francisco.
Buckner was introduced by Governor
O'FerraI an old-line Democrat, who
came out strongly in favor of free silver
and against the anarchistic platform
adopted at Chicago.
'I see that General Benjamin Harrison
is to speak in Richmond in day or two.
The very fact that a man OF his promi-
nence is sent to Virginia shows the strong
hopes the Republicans have of carrying
the State, for they would not waste their
on State they had no hope
of carrying.
'I have a number OF correspondents in
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Kentucky is as safe for Mckinley as Yer
mont.
''If Mckinley loses Virginia it will be
because he is counted out in the negro
counties where they always perpetrate the
great frauds.
81 noticed in the papers that Colonel
Charles Marshall, who is at the head of
the Baltimore bar, and who was on the
staff of General Robert E. Lee during the
war, has come out against Bryan and free
silver. This indicates the drift of the
sentiment of the old Confederates.
"Mr. Cleveland's friends in Virginia are
nearly ali against Bryan and the Chicago
platform, including the office-holders. All
Of the Virginia cities will go overw elm
5,ngLy against Bryan. With fair ELECTION; on
will carry the State by 10000
majority.
There was convention in Richmond
last week OF Democratic lawyers who op-
posed Bryan. The object of the meeting
was to devise means to prevent Mckinley
from being counted out. The Republicans
hope that the organization of this powerful
body will secure a fair election, as their
white allies will protect the ballots and
see that there is fair count"
"There are five Democratic United
States Senator's" he continued 'openly
opposing Bryan's selection: Gray of Della
ware; Villas of Wisconsin; Caffrey OF
Louisiana who was president OF the In
convention; Lindsay of Ken
Hill of New York is sulking in his tent
be Withdrew in disgust from the anarch-
Ist convention at Chicago, declaring:
am Democrat, but not a revolutionist.'
Next week Secretary Carlisle begins his
tour of speaking in Kentucky. You must
Der that last year the Republicans
carried both Kentucky and Maryland
publican Governors. Bryan can't be
elected without the Solid South That is
now broken"
"By the by, do you know who coined
the phrase "a solid South'? Well [ did. |
1t first appeared in letter of mine ad-
dressed to Confederate in favor Of the
election of Hayes, which was published in
The New York Herald August IL, 1875, and
issued In pamphlet form by the |
Congressional Committee. |
Here is the pamphlet" said the colonel. |
Il will give you an extract from il: Be- |
sides, you say that ifNTilden is elected be |
will be under the control of the Confede- |
'ates. Ii that is so, then you will have no |
reed OF me. But suppose Hayes is elected |
With solid South against him, what are /
rou going 10 do then? You do not see |
low, but you will then see the force of my |
ogic' By this l meant that in the event |
# Hayes erection the Southern people /
would be glad to utilize the influence of
my Confederate soldier who had sup
ported him. In other words that it would
,e better for the Southern people not TO
,ut all their eggs in one basket.
81 see that Bryan is trying to make
apital with the Germans out of pre-
ended letter of Bismarck's, a part of
which turns out to be a forgery. 1t is
eally immateriaI whether the whole let
er is genuine or not. OF course, Bismarck
yould ike for the United States to adopt
rec coinage single handed for he knows
hat we would imme mediately drop to sill
er basis, and all our gold would fly to
Europe. Germany would theniunload her
liver on ms and pay our farmers for their
rain and pork in our own deprecated
liver dollars. His benevolent advice to
s is, pitch in, Lemons and get squeezed
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