The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
UfNY sOUND-MONEY DEMOCRATS
~ THE VILLEY.
A Plea for Honest Elections-kind words
for GOV. O'Terrall-Ihe Portsmouth
star Praises Candidate Whaley.

county VINO WAS recently in the city re-
uorted that there were scvcnty-iiyc sound
money Democrats at Mt. jackson pre-
cinct. and that there was strong sound
money sentiment all through the valley.
4 citizen OF Prince Edward county re-
ports that there VIII be from seventy
five TO one hundred sound-money DEM
ocratic votes in that county.
A citizen OF Chase city, Mecklenburs
county reports eighteen sound-mohey
Democrats at that place out oil total
white vote Of one hundred ana eighteen:
4 citizen OF Petersburg, who has nae
long experience in politics. says that inc
sound-money sentiment has grown %
rapidly in that city that instead Oh peln.
i've hundred Democrats who VIII not
sunnort Rrvan. the number previously
reported I'm this column. he Is satished
that the number will be nearer l,OOo.
\ SPECIES or BULLDOIlNG.
\ CORRESPONDENT Of the Danville Regis
ter says:
Some Of our free-silvcr friends are
rantine around, charging that Sfeat cor
poration. such as railroads, etc. are CO.
ercing their employees 10 vote Souhu
money and then those same parueS
come TO YOU and say-because you can
accent the platform OF the Popuhsts thal
was adopted in Chicago by thoSe WIZ
claimed 10 be Democrats-"N on STOP my
paper." thus adopting the cowardly boy
colt endcavOring TO take the hNelihoo-
from the editor and the men VINO WORE
ON the paper. and those same men pos
fms, MS friends OF the laborins men. Al
the same time trying TO take the very
bread out of the mouths OF those WHO
do not agree with them. is TINS demo-
.f.s0 q
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.
THAT'S WHAT TROUBLES TiiE
FREE-SILVER PEOPLE.
Tho Petersburg Index-Appeal says;
.,vvbo was it said that ia eprice OF ST.
vor bullion would go up to Sl.2s am ounce
Gan inc event of the election or Mr.. BrYah.
w.. want to know you know
,,ocanee in view Of the posi-
,f.o aeetirance OF Nessrs. Jones
.,1 nutler and other eminent authofl-
ties that the election OF Mr.. bis III -
already assured. the bullion min.
ought to begin TO respond ihNo'"Das
the prospect Of free, un'lihl'." "'' ,'.,na,
depcndent coinage. We VIM ~ I'm.
whom TO hold resp3nsiDie io'
false expectatious.' -.,.,rro>e
DEMAND FOR HONEST hi'r''
The Alexandria Times says. o,,,,
i, ,ras a common expression a'ho"a
old politirians not many years aso
,eturns were coming in from over w
state and things looked somewhat uou',,
al for the Democrats. 10 say. wait u"
,.o., hear from the Black Belt every
thing will be satisfactorily iifths'" -
,t,.t territory" III is very wei Known
what this meant; there was many
ballot east in that section that was hrNS
eouptcd Some were couh''" i"i
actlv the opposite man that It was IN
tended for by the voter. hla' 40 ''s
least Of it, was very depiornoir stu
of affairs and public sentiment. we are
Glad +, saw. has come 10 that point re-
,-,r,ies, Of PARTIES dhcre are some eN-
ro,t.d individuals. OF coDfscl Where
fr1ud and theft will. under no circum-
stouces be longer cOuutCnnnfed at the
rolls Every man that Is lnteihSeul
enough 10 vote is entitled 10 have ms
ballot honestly counted. The "orid' we
bone uollticlllv. ms well as in other
respects. Is promised 10 be growing p''
ter. and II o. the duty OF every honest
citizen I'm this crusade against nhlui'y
TO lend helping hand. There isn't
man. we care not how humble II honest
but what has some influence ana We
do not wish to except any IN an INVITA-
ZION TO help us in this reform movement
il
q,he West Point Plain Dealer says:
Governor O'Ferral has published let
ter defining his position, which, with
the execution Of change Of views on the
coinage question, IS the same II always
has been on that point he explains ms
.change-gives his reasons. and points
re,.tinentlv to the fact that some OF ms
bitterest critics now only few months
ago unqualiledly endorsed his declara-
tons OF "sound-money views as beihS
sound. and his arguments thereon as emf
nently able and he further notes that
while he has changed in the one point,
his assailauts have changed in many
noilrts He does not charge that the
changes are 16 to ] in his favor but the
reader is LEFT to his own conclusion. The
letter IS Just what one who knows ms
Excellency would have expected, Tor,
though his critics have said many hard
things of him, he always meets them as
a man of conviction and courage.
The letter will be widely read and
ought to be. in fairness. whether the
reader agrees with the Governor or not.
DIDN'T COME TO TIME.
The following Is from the sound-money
column Of the Bristol Courier:
A certain ex-judge has been going
around over the district (the Ninth Viz
ginia) hunting some one VINO ndd emp
on his shoulder that he. the ex-judge.
might knock of. And the Populistic press
has been singing loud and long that no
one had tho necessary nerve TO tackle
the learned ex-judge.
on the 18th instant the ex-judge had an
engagement to speak az Cate city. Colonel
Abe Fulkerson heard OF ii and went 10
the trouble OF getting up early In the
morning TO catch the early South Atlantic
and Ohio train, paid his fare, went 10
Gate City and offered 10 meet the ex-
Judge and debate the political questions
OF the day with him. when To- and behold!
this kind and expensive offer was de-
clned.
What IS the trouble? Were they afraid
that Colonel Fulkerson might ask the ex-
Judge some questions that y would have
been hard for him TO answer. and still
be consistent?
How about the ex-judge's position at
the congressional convention two years
ago. and to-day?
How Is IL. anyhow. that they are all
afraid to knock chip off Abe Fulker-
sons shoulder? We pause for reply.
X. X.
IN PRAISE OF WHALEY.
The Portsmouth Star says:
There is every reason 10 believe that
the people OF the Second district VIII