Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-06
TIE SILENCE OF TIE TIMES.

The Times is usually loquacious enough
nut It seems TO be tongue-ued now on
the subject Of the congressional contest
Of Lewis VS.. Lamb What we wish
10 know from it-what the pubic Is
diving TO hears whether it means 10
give its support to its old Confederate
ronrade and the never-flinching Demo-
crat. John Lamb. or to the Republican
nominee. Lunsford l.. Lewis
We have heard from the Times that 1t
io,ned the Republican Aid Society TO
save the Democratic party from destruc-
ton; and now we are curious to know
sr that same fine sense Of duty VIII
compel IL to favor the election OF Lewis
in pre- ference to that Of Lamb.
As the Times probably knows, Lewis
has been a Republican from his youth up.
and should he be elected TO the United
States House OF Representatives, he viii
consort with the members whose leader
will be Tom Reed. IN short Judge
Lewis. viii be Republican first, last,
and ALI the time. He is no boiler from
his party. He Is running on no Indiana
pous platform. He is a Republican Nc
Kinleyite without disguise Per contra,
John Lamb is a veteran Confederate ana
a veteran Democrat. All his life nearly
he has been fighting Republicans. If
elected 10 the United States House Of
Representatives. we shall always know
where 10 find him. His residence in the
county Of Henrico. upon the borders OF
Richmond puts him in equal touch with
the city and country voters, and no man
saws that he IS not worthy or capable.
All these things the Times must know;
out II il has not heard of them before,
L cannot plead ignorance Of them here
after because the columns Of the Times
bear witness 10 the fact that II is dill
gent. If not a profting reader Of the
Dispatch.
So we beg our esteemed McKinleyite
contemporary to speak out. Let it say
whether il be for Lewis or for Lamb. The
policy Of silence that It IS now pursuing
reminds us very much OF the course that
II adopted i'm 1898. when Colonel OFerraD
and Captain Cooke were the contestants
for the gubernatorial ofiice-and when for
months at a time it's editorial columns
gave no sign that the Times was aware
that OFerrall was our nominee The
Times waited until that election was
over 10 speak out. The folly Of that
policy It has doubtless seen ere this.
and we respectfully urge it to do better
as TO Lamb. The aegis OF the Indiana
polls convention does not protect Lewis.
and there can be no question that John
Lamb is the nominee OF the Democratic
oarty Besides, It is well known that
there are many boilers here, who have
committed themselves unfortunately to
Palmer and Buckner who do not intend
10 vote for Lewis, but who will cheerfully
support John Lamb.
The interest that the Dispatch takes in
the Times. and a sincere desire to save
II from further deviation from Democ-
racy. warrants us, we think, In putting
these plain truths before 1t with the
earnest hope that they will lead the
Times TO declare for John Lamb unre-
eervediy. and at once. II we cannot
have IL working with us for the election
OF Bryan. we should be much pleased 10
have It cooperating with US TO win n
victory for John Lamb A few trenchant
blows from the Times such as it used
20 give the negroes and their mean
white allies" would put TO flight the
hosts OF jackson Ward. and enable the
Times hereafter to claim that 1t had
never wholly separated from its old po-
4. l. L.
and tell President Ingalls, and all that
crowd that you are not going 10 be
neutral nor Lewisite. but a true friend
OF and an earnest and aggressive worker
for John Lamb