The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

monetIzlng act was passed by a Congress
overwhelmingly Republican? that many
Of It's members afterwards disclaimer any
knowledge that the act contained SUI.
provision or omission ana tn.t III 49, "a
a. tho countrys attention was c''." ~
IL by the panic ami hard times when III
medistely cnsucd, an outOurst OF ilolEla,
ton on the part OF the people coHNettSu
the Republican House into a DemqSrn.sc
House, and well-nish elected beunu
critic President? other causes con-
tributel to this revulsion. but this was
doubtless the main cause -,
And do they not know tnat IN DeVS
her, 1875. a Democratic House, the hine
after the war, enacted a free-sllver con-
age bill, that went TO It's grave IN tlo
Republican Senate and that IN NoN'nt
Der. 1871, they passed ike blli, ~ beln
ocrdts and ~ Republicans VOTING ~, 80
only ~ Democrats and - hepup'iSa"'
against II? and that for this hill -
publican Senate substituted the huiteu
coinage bill. known as the bland-Aliison
bill which was vetoed by Repubicah
President but passed over his veto, near
" all the Democrats voting for H., anu
even majority OF the kepubilachs
Vice is a monster Of so hldeous MEN
As 70 he hated needs but 10 be seen,
But seen TOO Oft, familiar Win heI rae,
We first endure, then Pity thch u"
brace"
And do they not know that in every
Congress In which the question mas coine
up down TO the Fifty-thri in 1913, TUG
pemocrats I'm House and Senate wer3
well-nlgh unanimous in support OF nv
silver coinage? The immense influence Oh
the President In 1898 divided the D'ino,
Gratis in the Senate IS 10 Is ana cause
11G in the House To vote against tll9
free-silyer amendment 10 the sherman re-
peal act, while lOl voted Tor II, Nau
Democrats were misled or sedu'eu "",'
supporting this pet measure OF the res
denf for the unconditional repehi Oh ~.
sherman sllyer-purrhase act, ana ina
thav d1 not in doing so, represent th~
wishes ~ their constituents or theI ~
convictions is evinced by the iact thht lns
people turned them down az lle heAI
election. and that In the next Coils,.aS.
last wear. p Democrats IN the senate
voted for and only IL against, the lIgSS
and unlimited coinage OF silver az lne Oh D.,
ratio. and In the House ~ FOR ana 81
against H. -. .,n,, this
question arose every national convention
has declared. in substance. Tor lis 70"
AMI silver coinage or the Non7,ltu..ttttii.a,
and circulating medium c9uIsi ~
Without loss into such COIN ana may ~"
convention or other organization au'n"'
lied 10 speak for tho party mas e'Sr.
down 10 1898. declared In favor OF the
single gold standard or declared asn"s9
Look al tho Democratic campaign book
for the congressional eleglon % 10 BON
sued hy authority OF the Democratle, So On
sressiona! Committee" and you WI. ,fieT
seventeen pages from ai4 10 de@, H..
with recitals from the records 70 s rn,ic
that OF the two parties the ~, a. sen
mas by a very large majority or ts -"
ators and representatives, supported tne
cause Of free and unlimited coinage VI
silver while the other party mas uy
large majority OF rs senators ahJ rep,SS
seutatives, rearly always opl"seu
AMI looking at these facts OF recent Pc i,',
history. and reoOllscting the overwhe,'n
10 dsteats the Democratic party mas
suffered since 1898 IN every state whose
conventions endorse the single solu
standard policy and measures OF INC a.
minlstratlon. how can The Zines. anu "to
recalcitrant organs whose dlntrluss - sss
taking delight in parafing. claim tndt t"e
resolutions Of the Chicago platform upon
the subject OF silver coinage were not "a,
full accord with the mnifOrn h'u"h o.
proclaimed faith OF the party from i',',
when an overwhelming majority OF llS
representatives and senators In congress
advocated and voted for us free All W.
| limited coinage at the old ratio, down
10 the present timeY But, Inuch NOR,
than this how can these organs or the
soIiocracy without having their cheeks
sunused with the blush OF shame cihlni
| that they represent the true Delnocrh,lu
| faifn on this question, ana tlat me w." r.', :
! thnn two-thirds Of that convention Oh rep
r4sontative Den ocrats are hereucal apos-
| tates and blatant Anarchists, intent on
| brlrcing the country 10 ruin ana degranA-
| ton ..,
n The Times shall be pleasei 10 admit
This TO It's columns ! shall, Ia another
paner. show. f. Il pleases. In its columns,
that the founder Of the Democratic party
-reoerson-alwsys claimed and taught
that 10 the banks should not bee granite,
| the right or power 10 supplement- va
! Coined money with their notes bur me
! Government itself should exercise 'N's
| erest ana sacred rrerogaiiye. and; II oc-
| ca-ion should be- given, thar MT bIyann,
| claim 10 this effect ~ his speech AT I'M
| ca-o &, altogether just and true
Respectfully. u,
July 20. 1890.