The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-22
THE VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN
CAUSE or SOUND MONET rs GROU-
ING IN THIS STATE DATBY DdF.
Encouraging Reports From tho Valley and
Southwcst-Mr. Bryan Easped for
Utterances in His Richmond speech.

| a cheering character. and General Logan
was in excellent spirits when seen yster-
day.
There IS good organization In the Tenth
district. Headquarters have been estab-
iished at Abingdon with Mr. G.. '. Itch
field in charge and fine work IS being
done Colonel Abe Fulkerson. member Of
the State Executive Committee, and Mr..
j. j.. Richard. elector, ar. lending valu-
able aid 20 the work.
Mr.. r. u. Hasip. Of stanton. vas In
the city last night. and reports that new
names OF Democrats who will stand for
sound money are being sent in constant
Is 10 headquarters. BockDndse county -
showing up handsomely, and business
men Of Lexington and some Of tho coli
lere professors are pushing the good wofk
along. lie saws that the counties Of
Frederick. Shenandoah. and Rockingham
are also being we'll organized, and Will
chow good results. Mr.. Rouss recent let
ter has had n telling effect on many OF
his friends ia the Winchester section, ana
they viii be heard from later.
Tho meeting at Danvlle on saturday
nieht was a good one. in spite OF bad
weather. and the Register thus speaks or
Mr. Joseph Bryan's speech:
MIR BRYAN SIS an earnest. forceful, ana
cultured speaker. and while he made no
professions TO oratory. he frequently
evoked applause by his eloQuence lie
was Given an attentive hearing through
out. the only interruption being the re-
moval of some one from tho hall by the
police during the early portion or the
speech ...>..-
DEMOCRATS INDIGNANT
Candidate Bryan IS catching IL an lwN,.N
far the violent utterances IN ms i'.-.'-
,-l,1 enooch. Sound-Money Democrats
are Indignant 40 his offensive chai,lc-
te~izafion of them The Petersburg In
dex-Anpeal gives expression 10 us MUS
nation in the following:
"r,. what authority does Mr.. Nllnam
rornfncs BRYAN. standing on n fopu-
ustfc uniform. and supported by tHe eH-
tf~a Ponulistic strength Of the country
undertake TO prescribe the standard uy
which the Democracy Of any man sH"i
ho toefod2 He marches under the banner
Of the partv name but can no esiaoAsn
l,. tho terms Of The platform or any ol
the three platforms on which ne S'd'.''.,,
that hc is Democrat The io-uli9l7
c0nstrue the Chicago platform 10 ne III
ertstanco their platform. Manifostly. II
cratic nfqtf0rm at the same Time anu
oorfafniv nobody will claim that either or
tho ST Louis platforms is Democratic
Now where is the Democracy or ms
man. who has the presumption 10 say tnat
lifelong Democrats. who were the stay
and hrlu-ark Of the Democratic party IN
the dark and noril0us days Of recon-
et,,offo, and since. when he was In his
sv-a15l.uv clothes. must be read out or
+ho Marty for all time 81 they dare 70
vote for Democratic prinopleS' d1 my
understand thom2 With u great display
of 1fhoralitv he saws. study the question
and vote according 10 your eoils'l,''e.'
hr+ if Won vote against me you are
prescribed man, and shall never come
hack into the Democratic party Inls is
eomothinc above your power, Mr.. Bryan
Y, tuo Democrat will ever want 10 come
hack 10 your party as long as 10 STANDS
on n P0nulistic platform and Is IN full
amliation with Populists. When 10
changes in those respects. Democrats VIII
como hack or not. as they please. regard
lrrs Of what you and your friends may
wish. How arc you going 10 heip your
relf2 Tho truth is. you VIII need lhe7e
Democrats before yOu viii ger them. ana
Che probability is that You VIII not oe us
much of a boss after the 81 OF next NO
yombcr as YOU think You arc now
"ATDACIOUs DEMAGOGY."
Here is an utterlnce from tho Phila-
d'lphia Records:
"For udiluted and unabridged nerve
&, dravfn. "a false conclusion from
trro premise. SIR. william Jennings
BRYAN can give even Ben Tillman or
George Fred Williams odds. Here is
specimen from bis speech at Richmond,
Va. on Friday.
They tell US that tho election OF tho
Chicago ticket Will drive gold from This
country. ] want you 20 remember that
the mere nomination ~ the candidate
for Pres dent on q froe-silvor platform has
boon bringing gold % this country for
tho last few weeks (Chcors)
"The gold is coming this way 70 pay
for corn and cotton. That We are cet-
ting gold. instead OF having returned 10
MS orr bonds and stocks In the hands OF
foreign investors. is not because of
1he me~e nomination Of the candidate
for President on a froe-silvcr PLATFORM
huf because o. the growing confidence
that the candidate for President ON
froo-silvcr platform viii be oycrwhelm-
inclv defeated.
"What is TO be thought of n candidate
for President who is either stupid enough
70 believe what Mr.. Bryan asserts, or
who. knowing better. makes such an
asscrtion?'
Mr.. Hryan's speech I'm Richmond was
1s-to1 oration-sixteen Of him-fam TO
one OF argument.
Give our silver friends a little more
rope and their estimates OF that Bryan
crowd WIN be exaggerated rs TO /.
When Mr. Bryan was telling the honest
ants-free-silvcr mon that IL was their duty
o. rrofa ar-afref him wonder how certain
ouondam gold men on the stage felt?