The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-11

Some personal response seems 10 De
due To the numerous friends VINO nave
sought from me am expression Oh my III
dyidual opinion as 10 the duty III tue
present political campaign OF tnose VINO
adhere to the principles when hitherto
have characterized the Democratic party.
The declaration Of notions adopted III
the name Of the Democracy by the Ohl-
cngO convention IS, for the most part, 80
hr.fu. fo fine doctrines which have pre-
vailed In the Democratic party IN inc
past as TO- demand its rejection 10y an
those who would not abandon the Democ-
rac.-s essential ideas ana best trauliloh5'
rIs chicago platform invites us 70 es-
tablish "a currency which Will enable a
man 10 nav his debts with half as much
r,ronarty a4 he would have 70 use IN
arftr ia nay them now. This PROPOSE
tion is dishonest. do not say that al
the advocates OF the free coinage or Sill
yor AFRO dishonest. Thousands or thein
miilians If there Doe so many-are doubt
isss honest in intention. But ] am I'M
able 10 reconcile with any ldeh Oh IN,
toerifv a change 90 the law when VIII
narmif 81 man who has borrowed hun-
drad dollars To pay his debt with a nun
Ira1 dollars each one or Wnlch is Woi II
ONLY half rs much as each collar ne
received from the lender.
The CHICAGO platform sancu oh- tne u.s.
I'm such a way as 90 control the J. Guerra
Judiciary ir deciding questions OF consu-
tutioral law. n coutcmpatas "a chahse
in tn. rorscrnol Of the supr me court
~ tho United states to the enb thdt ne
recent decision declaring the lnc2ne-'aA
u.loi sttutlCI al may bee reversed. Sliai5i
times indeed. are these, when a man
is told that in order 10 be Democrat
he must favor tie imposition OF an In
cone-taN. and the destruction OF the III
dara.Gerca OF the judiciary.
sui mere alarming is the clearly ilil-
piled approval Of lawless violence con-
faned in the denunclaIOn OF what Is
donomnated 10 the platform govern
mont by Injunction Nellei In the lam
ruaee of n moderation the wild iignt OF
anarchy shines through.
In my opinion without reviewing the
Chicago platform furthcr the declarations
- regard 10 the currency, the supreme
Court. and the !ncOme-taN. ana the re-
preston OF fOrcible lawlessness by the
aid of iliunctions, are enough 20 demand
if1 rejection by all good ciuzens and the
defeat Of the candidates who stand upon
IL.
1 regret exceedingly 20 hnd a DISPOSE
ffoa quite prevalent to array the West
against the East IN the discussion Of
those matters. / see no occasion FOR
making our differences sectional. Here
] fNHIF D. no I0llAlitl iNNNAAF A'Wi'u tic
West such az is expressed toward the
East by some Western newspapers and
sfbllc speakers Good citizens can per.
haps best all the cause OF honest money
and law and order by devoting more time
10 rational argument and less 10 inefh-
Cicut abuse.
All questions relating 10 the tariff have
become Insignificant for the time being
IN view 81 the possibility. however slight
that the ahhorrent principles Of the CHI
cag0 platform may prevail The duty
and the necessity to compass the final
overthrow of that platform by assisting
IN the defeat of William J. Bryan are
most imperative and solemn. This may
most certainly be accomplished by vot.
Ing for the electors pledged to the sup
port Of william Mckinley; but have
TO quarrel with any Democrat who adopts
any other course which seems 10 rln
equally well adapted or better adapted
20 the same end. G. A. DANA.