The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-26
MR. nISn coMMhNDED.
Manly, Brave. and Just'-"No one "a"
That lie is Not "a Democrat

Manly, Brave. and JUST =" "no "a"
That lie is Not "a Democrat
- is not every Gay that We iind pom
.,.,,n who places fidelity to principle ana
...,i,sr,nce TO conviction above once
tl.ou,h in Tie case OF the Hon. 'o"' o.
ID Wise We have one such instance ''N
-,r,o,,nces his withdrawal from the con
,ressioual contest thus. Having c@teLu',
l. read and studied The platform INN
tiaf several oi b., important decih la'''4''
have not the approval of my delDeI"'e
Judgment AS candidate co''u Io'
endorse them without surrender on eai''
est convictions. and culid L'i D.~'is ''
rosition without 90 loss OF sei-leSpec-.
no au honest man, SO placed, TINS -
,h,ut tbe least he could do. None the
less Air. Wise. card is manly, brave """
just.-Ports star
The Norfolk Landmark quotes Hon.
George ID. Wlsa's ie0ter and says.
Eve do not see how any man can la|
TO honor Captain Wise for the stand WlicA
he has taken lu refusing 10 surrender his
firm convictions 900 order 10 obtain a seat
i'm Congress. NO one can sA! tnal ne l
NOT ID Democrat AS such ne has been
IL power iu hls State. lie simply cannot
obtain the consent Of his conscience To
deliberately ads 0cAte measu-,s which,
though approved by the Democracy IN
convention at Chicago. DE believes would
be dangerous 90 the welfare OF the nation
and The prosperity ol IT'S people. Tie can-
not agree 10 give tAe suffering patient
what he regards ass ID poison.
Captain NI.es position is that Of many
other conservative Democrats. lie aa-
mits at once thlt there is "a deplOraDie
congestion lu our currency, that there Us
cd. %
tnlt real h.meta.l.ln would De highly dee
sIr4hIe. bul Doe does not believe that the
congestion can bee relieved. the depression
remedies, or true hlmciiIiihm obtained
ly the 4IDe aua unlimited coinage or SIDE
Ncr and usupati0u u the whole Junction
of nOte-issuance by tle national govern
memo. AS TO the several other planks in
The platform which are not 100 accordance
with his views. Captain Wise maintains
silence. preferring not 10 80 further after
having already given suihclent reason
Tor his attitude
Everybody admires a man who has the
courage or his convictions. and who dem
oustrates 10 without buster or Boosting.
Everybody, on the contrary, feels less re-
spect for The man who Is ready 10 turn
hos convictions upside DOWN, as u We're. be-
cause others have reached opinions with
which he does not agree. OF course. IL is
easily possible for "a public man 10 be
really converted from one side OF "a ques-
ton TO the other and thenchange with
olt any paugs Of conscience. bur these
things DO not happen In a moments time.
The free silver advocate looks askance at
the cfatwhiie goid leader who PUSHES over
10 the other side after the other side APP
pears TO have Won. We are speaking es-
pecialiy OF those who. though FOR gold be-
fore the convention, are now equally v0-
swallow the silver plank and the other
really more offensive ones in the plat
form because they believe that, even with
those mistakes. the Democratic party IS
siiil the party for the people as compared
with tho Wepublican. Such Democrats
may. undoubtedly. be perfectly sincere.
Dut Captain Wise cannot see his way
clear 10 going 10 Congress Oh d platform
which is In many respects contrary TO ms
views and some OF whose doctrines he
could not honestly vote for ii they were
embodied I'm the form Of a statute