The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-21

1Hr GRTiT ST4IIsMtN toMPILL-
IDTO IIATE ms fdRff.
And Yet lie Was Not Branded Win the
Mark of Traitor and Told ih"' no
should Not Come Back Again

and since Democrat ia 49,.
H. 49,. declined 10 vOtc-Hould not
vote for "a Democrat. could not vote lot
know Nothing j did not ioiio" MI.
Clay Boz 1878 perhaps erred
enclose a. few extracts from Mr.. Gay
f,tt,r. Nc. never heard him then call
cd a "Boltocrat" &c, or applied 70 him
bv "gmsrf Alexis or those who ala not
submit to the party lash. any opprobious
crifhsfs. was never candidate for
any political office. | took the advice Of
a friend who was in politics an his life,
and uniformly kept out Of politics ana
:hink now when ] am over four score, !
did not make mistake.
fn June. 1878 MT. Clay wrote 10 a friend;
"Thc Whig party as such is dead"
Wen. as such 70 was deaf. At least, It
thcn contracted the disease Of which IL
died. 10 fingered till 1N2 then went 20
bed. 10 sold out 10 the Know Nothings
in l>s was utterly defeated. and gave up
the ghost The Southern Know Nothings.
turn Democrats. the Northern ones turn
cl Abohuonists. and Lincoln ioncc
Wh.el. was elected as am Aboliuonist,
and so Mr. clay was right and was "A
prophet In 1850 tho Wings had at least
million Of votes. distributed in all tho
States. In that Know Nothing campaign
there was not left Whig newspaper in
Virginia except perhaps r. small one az
lcwishurg Better be defeated than 10
achieve triumph hy "a doubtful fusion
The truth will ultimately prevail. II
took the Dutch Republic sixty years 20
obtain its indcpcndcncc-siNy years OF
war
a well organized ana unyiclding min
oritv may do more good n reasonably
strong. than powerful majority in ntm-
tcr7 without "a vigorous and Watcnfui
minority. There s more safety for the
.N.. Ha. b
small majority with "a strong and well
orranizcd minority than one In the pos
session Of powerful majority with q
weak and time serving minority. not de-
voted fo principle and contendng always
Tor SUCCESS. especially II that minority IL
not sectional bat fairly distributed oyer
Tho whole country.
Hard times have occurred porlodicany
I'm this country with singular regularity.
MS 20 times again and again. L refer
tho reader 10 Mr.. Clays speeches as 10
those hard times. and his reasons as
signed Tor tho cause and his suggestions
Tor their remedy or course. Il is mere
speculation as 20 the cause and the
remedy SO it will not do for any party.
much moro amy man, TO assume do~mat-
ioaliy what is tho cause. ana what is the
remedy and attempt. TO organize n party
on that assumed basis. Good times al
"aNs return after while always have.
and up goes the party which risked sue
cess ana permanent power on that moro
,heory ana eucss. \ party in it's platform
IN n widely extended country like this
must have broader basis OF universal
and constitutional principles not tenn
porary and ephemeral. not one with
plank Tor any and every faction 20 stand
on Tho former is statcsmanship the lat
Ter mere domoroeism. The advocate OF
ono is "a wise statesman tho other a mere
political dcmaCoguc. One seeks TO heal
Tho disease. the other is mere nuack
and PLAYS ON tho crodulitv OF tho patient
Mr. CLAY said in 1924. cit is the duty of
the statesman no loss than Of the phvsi-
clan TO survey with penetrating steady
ana undi mayed eve the actual condition
OF The subject on which he would operate
10 probe 90 the bottom the disease of the
BODY polite. n hc would apply enlcacious
remedies
And further: "a nation IS most pros
porous when thorc is gradual and nm
tempting addition To- tho aggregate Of the
circulating medium. 4 nation that has
but little wealth. has but "a limited want
OF money The quantity of money. i'm
whatever form II may be- which a nation
wants is in proportion 10 the whole mass
OF iis wealth. and 10 the activity Of that
wealth. J do not believe that the dimin-
iShed product Of the precious metals if
.''''N N N' N'N'.f rAAArI If. LOfIIN accounts TOT
the fai in prices. For / think that the
aggregate Of the currency of the world
hv means az banks. public stocks and
other facilities arising ont Of exchange
and credit checks. drafts and bills Of ex-
changer. have more than supplied any
deficiency I'M the amount Of the precious
metals. Perhaps the precious metals do
not constitute more than Onc-tcnth Of the
circulating medium of the world"
THESE are The oniufOue az q renowned
statesman. ana great nnancier But
what was Henry CLAY 90 the eassy dema-
fofnes ana petty stump orators" Of
1906? lle was an ola foey
Mr. Clay said: 'Thc Wing party as
such is dead. The very name will be-
abandoned for the Taylor Party" The
last Wing convention committed the
double crime of suicide and parricide !
loved that party and whenever and
wherever / shall hereafter discover any
portion or my fcll0w-citizens. guided by
its principles. / SHAH attach myself 10
them. ln the me. time ! consider my
self ahsoNcd from au political connec-
tons
Again bee wrote: "ln November, If l am
spared. / shall with AN the lights then
before mo go 90 tho polls and do whatD
vote for that candidate whose election
/ believe Will Doe least prciudiCial TO the
country. OF course 1 can never vote for
Cass.' AEHn bee said. 81 have been re-
minded of tie course 1 pursucd i'm the
ease of the nomination OF Gen. Harrison
iu 1882 But Gen. Harrison was not mere
ly WINS ln name. Tie was committed
and pledged To support the nominee of
tho Wings. Tie did not declare that the
would stand ae candidate in opposition
TO the nomination of the convention. lie
was. moreover. 20 civilian oil varied and
extensive experience"
In August. ISIS. he said: "ft IS morti-
fying 90 behold that our great party.
descending from its lofty position OF
prrcipits. known. avowcd and proclaim
ed. uyncinics. and lending itself 90 the
erection Of a mere personal party with
"A virtual abandonment of its old prnci-
pies
Again he said. "T do not mean to in
innate what may be my final vote given
quietly at me polls. If ] do vote az an
that viii depend upon view OF an exist
INK circumstances at the time Again.
II entertain the strongest apprehcusions
from the election of Cen Cass but / do
not see enough of hope and confidence
I'm that Of Gen Taylor 20 stimulate my
exortions and animate my ZEAL
But enough This will DO 10 show that
Mr. CLAY believed this was free country,
where every man could judge for him
self and no man had a right 10 call him
Boltocrat. and afnx 10 his name every
r,o.or.lo enffhaf polifiC4l and moral that