The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-28
SOUND DEMOCRACY.

found not only In the platform, but
in the history OF the Republican party.
WILL NOT VOTE FOR Mk1NLEY.
| do not wish TO be misunderstood. |
occupy the same position that Mr.. Ham
utOn does. Under no circumstances VIII
l vote for william Mckinley (applause).
and under no circumstances Will | vote
FOR While Bryan. applause. j shall
never forget because / was old enough
TO participate IN he struggle the horrors
OF reconstruction. | shall never forget
tho terror OF Republican msrule: and
never. so long as | am capable OF keep.
ing outside of a iunatc asylum, VIII
| vote for a Republican In Virginia.
But how could we vote for the Popu-
lists? why don't you remember In what
esteem they were held four years ago.
They were r.dlculed certainly from one
end of Virginia 60 the other. Han or
as were indignant with the Popuists'
and the other half treated them win
contempt We told an sorts Of stories
at their expense. In order 10 express our
ridicuc and manifest our contempt.
one OF the stock stories OF 1892 tas some
OF the Democratic speakers here VIII re-
member was dream that n icHoW
had that he had gone 20 the dcVll. lie
was met al the door and received win
a great deal OF civilliy by the Devil VINO
told him that before assigning nun 70
his quarters. he would snow NM over
tho entire establishment; 50 ne TOOK MN
ing courteses upon hin and hnally car
riel him into an apartment where there
were some u or IL men hung up WIN
their backs 10 the wall. The feIov salu.
Mr. Devil. why are these inen hanSlliS
M there. The Devil replied Whv, my
friend. don't you know? They are fop-
ulitts. and they are too green 70 burn
so we have hung them up TO dry
Uaughtcr)
BRYAN A BOLTER.
why. General Field in 1892 in his own
county did not get but two ana twenty
votes according to my count, ana III
1Sqi-thc last time that ] appeared on
the hastings making speech IN niue
precinct in Albemarlc. at the instance
OF some OF my friends. ! recollect thcir
saying that this POpulist party was uet'u
that fortunately General Field had
twcntv-t,yo followers. and with them We
could give him decent burial thelc
were eight or them that could act as
pall-bcarors. eight more could act aS
honorary pall-bearers; and SIX conlo 1ls
the grave and throw the dirl over u,o
General to hide him politically from pun
lc view forever. That was the way
we talked about them; and now no"
could YOU expect us 10 vote ioi 'utIl l.
ard how could those who went INTO lhc
urinary fpersOnaay. am not cHDai
raised by any trdmmels OF that SOU NC
expeetcd TO vote FOR them? hoid IN
nv pocket A lcttcr OF William jennings
BRYAN. I'm which he SAYS. III feutu1lS'
1896. that he expected 10 60 10 lhe ~
uOnal Democratic ConNenuoh' duu IL d"
cold man was nominated, whose nohl'i
tion he thought would be preJudlclal 10
the host interests Of the country ne
would vote against him; thht 10 COW
ton could hind him. Marx YOU zen
ne reached that convention ne hdd VT
tualiv In ncrson or through those VINO
voted for him been in the primary, beeh
i'm the State Convention, TO when inc
urinary sent delegates. and then last
but not least, in the Nduonal 'olH'n
lion. and ne s1id hat no c9nNen,,lon
could bind him. that 1t was ms duly
1snd of course Il was his du'y) To pace
his country before his party. (Applause)
ONE HORN or THE DILEMMA.
Now one OF two things is true. as the
LAWYERS sav-they must take one nom Oh
the dilemma or the other - they
must take back what tneE
said about its being Hisnoiiiest iV 20
a man who went into the primar! 10
vote against William j. Bryan, or they
must decline TO vote for william j.
BRYAN. as dishonest man. VINO sald
il was his purpose to pursue tnat couiSe'
Npplause) ......,,,,
ASSAULT OK TIE SUPREME COURT.
won't dteain you, gentlemen, by TAX
IN about SILVER and golI That IS an
important question, ! admit. but there
are trouih,s which | think greater IMAM
free snyer-which / think Would pio-
duce great distress, not only DIInSihb
yepudiation upon capital, but oIlhs.ns
ruin upon the laborers. thlhk thS
country has right TO congratulate 'selI
that at last the capitalist ana thg Ia
borers have a common interest. cheap
labor would be the death OF me C'p
list and cheap money would dlsslpate the
wages OF the laborer. applause
In won't do for Mr.. Bryan IN MS NcN
York speech to say that there IS nothing
COmmunistic in his platform, thdl tlclo
IL no assault made upon the Supitul'
Court. fhatit was merely intended 10 look
to the future personnel of IN" supreme
Court to reverse II. Inere woulu pS 10
improperly in that. II they were 10 l1 or.
20 the Supreme Court IN the lu'uIe ~
that reversal. provided IL was 10 n'
done i'm tho usual course OF )udlcldl pr
ceedings. but in that platform ,ney say
they look to that reversal by the supreme
Court as hereafter TO be olganlzcd.
Then their suggestion as 10 sreenpachs'
A Judge. whose name ! forget al Inc
moment. from New Jersey. attributes tht
cause of all the struggle In the country
TO making them legal tenier' IL mas
been an assault upon the gOid reserve
of the treasury. il has turned the OiIltu
States Government into bank, ana lhe
people who hold those notes are running
TO the United States treasury FOR gold
BUMP OF JUDGMENT WANTING.
But then comes another plank sun
worse. As Mr.. Hamilton has tod YOU
IN 1871. / bencNe II was thtit N"'' "a
riot i'm Chicago that almost assumed
the proportions or a civil war That was
put down by the courage and the prompt
ness and intelligence OF Grover CIeNe-
land. Npplause)
Whilst | cannot agree with the iinan-
cial views Of John Daniel, yet ] have
known him for thirty-Odd years: we nave
been friends. and in many directions l
admire him: but I think that the Major
rather closely resembles Willie Bryan,
whom he is AT present supporting, III
that he is a little too emotional and has
that cavity in his head whore the bump
OF Judgment should be- daughter ana
applauscD We'll, what did the Major
do? lie offered d resolution in the United
States senate to his credit and the credit
Of the country, and there was no vote
Icy ayes aud noes; thei" was no DIVISION
there was no man found bold enough 10
20 on record against the resolution OF
Major D.-niel. cAnmending Cleveland.
administration for suppres sing clfil
war I'm Illinois (App.ause) Well. that
is a great deal. but that is not all There
is a plank there that you and l. MIR. CHAIR
man. shall not make a gold contract. II
VIC desire it, Is that JefersOnian Democ-
racy2 / live in Charlottesville. at the
foot of Monticello mountain. and l claim
10 know something about what is Jcftcr-
s)nian Democracy. Applause) | have
always supposed that IL was the V"iy
spirif Of the political philosophy Of MI
Jefferson. that those are best governed
who are the least governed. and II you
ana ! cannot make gold contract, II
that restraint Is put upon us. whot
is 10 but paternahsmy II ~ paternalism
for the Government 10 ASSUME that we
are not capable OF managing our own
affairs. and become our guardians.