Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-10-16
A REPLY TO THE HERALD.


Imunication published in the Herald" of
last week is remarkable IN many partic n
liars. Let it suffice to call attention
to several striking peoullarltles =
You say You are Democrat
THAT You have always voted the Deme-
cratic ticket because you heartily endorse
the principles of that party &c. As Ar.
Lincoln often said "this reminds me OF
story" A little bov. more ambitious than
accurate as an artist drew picture, and
Having some tear that the likeness TO that
noble animal might not be recognze1,
wrote under the picture This is
horse" This aneodote may be CHEST
nntv hut It is 30 apropos that 1 am sure
MANY of your readers will pardon me for
rspeatipg 1t. You without dissent quote
from the New YORK "SUN." and Article
which charaoterlzes the members of the
Chicago Convention as theirts, rObbTs and
co,pards. In another column OF the
HERALD" of the 9th inst. you Cefer to the
Democrats who support Mr.. Bryan, and
they will constitute ninety-hve per cent.
of tbs Democratic party, as mob. You
have stigmatized them as Populists, and
Anarchists, and column after column OF
the Herald" as your readers will TESTIFY
have been taken up with bitter abuse oil
the Democratic party and Mr.. Bryan, but
never 3 rOrd against the Republican
party, IN opposition to the principles OF
which you for four years risksd your life.
IL it any wonder, Mr.. Editor, that you
find it necessary like Gen'l. Malone to
say, II am q Democrat"
Now ss to Mr.. Bryan's democracy, who
honestly doubts it The Democratic
party in convention assembled, by more
than two thirds vote endorsed it: The
overwhelming majority Of the rank and
file Of the party will vote for him, aud 10
it q pt, to say the least, savoring OF pre-
sumption, for few leaders, whose leader
ship ha. been repudiAtsd by the party to
say that Mr.. Bryan lie populist and the
party has wandered after "Strabge Godsi
De you not know Mr.. Editor that there
10 net . gold Democrat. in the country,
who would not vote for Mr.. Bryan if lie
was for the single gold Standard 1t be
WAS today Sighting the battle for wall
Street his alleged prsdilsction for Popu-
Ilism, like the psit record Of Mr.. Palmer,
rould be unknown, or at least forgotten
and his Democracy would not be ques-
toned. Why, Mr.. Editor, il my memory
serves me correctly, such was once your
loyalty to party-such your conviction
to your duty and obligation to abide by
the action of the Democratic Convention
that Vou IS one of tile editors and pro
pristors of the Herald" supported
Horace Greeley, a Liberal Republican
but the nsminee of the Democratic party.
If at the call of yoHr party you could sup
port the Ntstor OF RepLblicanism, ought
your love OF principle now prevent you
frsm voting for Mr.. Bryan, who, if your
information be true, has only been CO.
lou.ttin . little with the POpullstsi
Istated In my former communication
that Mr.. Bryan did not agree to canvas
the State Of Virginia against the regular
lily nominated Democratic Candidate, Nj
IOFsrralI. made this statement on the
authority OF Hon. w. A. Jones, who SAID
that Mr.. Bryan had tod him that the
statement that he had agreed to canvas
the State against Mr. OFerral, wa
absolutely false. This denial from
gentlemen of Mr.. Bryan's character !
seems to me ought to satisfy any IN
prejudiced person, but it seems Ar. Eli
. tor, that you are not satisfied aud Il
, convict Mr.. Bryan Of talsehcod, you IN
trcduced two witnesses. Now let ne ex
ammo their statements as given in th
Herald" when Col. OFerrall aske'
Mr.. Bryan. sit true that you intend L
, 90 TO Virginia, and stump the Stat
against me-the regular Democrat
nomineef" Mr. Brysns reply was, ."
, Idon't like tho way the Democrats ar
, doing on down there and don't know
whore will stand" Is this an agree
mepti Another witness is csled-an un
known pentlemen-one who is unwilling
to give bis name, who says that al
Homes told him that Ar. BRYAN told bin
that be had boon Invited by The Virginia
Populists to come down s0d help then
but that he had about come to the con
olusion not to speak Is this a promis
to champion the cause OF the Populist
Would it not have been better Mr.. Editor
to have frankly accepted Mr.. Bryan
Idsnial than to geek to fslsify it by sue
, tsstlmonyi But Mr.. Bryan's denial
coroborated by Mr.. c. H. Plerson, who i
speech at fredericksburg, Virginia
Iststsd that as a member of the Stat
Executive Committee of the POpulis
party he visited Mr.. Bryan at Washing
ten during the Gubernstorial Canvass i
1898 and requested him to speak for tn
Populist ticket, and that be positivel!
, refused 70 do 90. Does not this dispose q
the ohsrgef
In reply TO ysuI question: Ibid be nc
n 20 to the Chicago Convention as a mem
Der Of Q sllverite Club, and not as a deli
! lssts. and secured place in the CONVEX
2 ItIsn by unseating the regular delegate
J. Iron that STATED To this question my II
i. ply wa: HE did not" The facts al
these: There were two delegations fro
n Nebraska. Mr.. Bryan was member
Z the 'contesting delegation. TIE Con
mIttee on Credentials reported in fave
' of the contestants and the ConyentiC
a seated them" You attempt to dlsappro'
/. the correctness of my answer by Nv
IT witnesses, bat in your zeal to publish
seurrillsus attack upon the Chioag
"a Csnvention, ysu mad vertantly, no don't
proved the correctness OF my reply. L
m us see, again an unknown gentlemen
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