Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-16

should DO kept open to free coinage or
both metals" They know there were no
50-cent dollars then; and there won't be
any now. They know that no man would
sell a dollars worth OF silver for - cents.
They know that between 1872 and 1873. a
| period OF eighty-ono years, then only
twenty-three strikes, and between 1874
and l0i n period OF twenty years, II
shot up into the thousands Look on this
16 10 / picture and then on that single
standard picture. and tell me which bene-
nted the country more? They know
that bulldOzlng and n vast corruption
| fund are relied on TO thwart the VIII OF
tho people. They know that appeals and
attempts will be made 20 Brighten them
and the business interest. They are de-
termincd, however, that the man the
people want shall be inaugurated, and
that no Elijah Pinkston, or eight by seven
business will be repeated in this land
Of ours. The intolerance and bigotry OF
these gold men is nothing less than
treasonabla II Is better, thousand
times, that they should so mo the Nc
Kinley camp than 10 be running around
calling themselves Democrats. These are
men who Mr.. Bryan, in his speech, said
wait most patiently for an international
agreement, because they don't want IL a
all. II they cannot follow where the
party mana gers duly chosen lead, they
nave the option OF dropping out or voting
for Mckinley. But they have no right 10
heap indignities upon the party's chosen
leaders-such things should be left 10 the
enemies Of the party. No Democrat can
serve his party on McKinley's platform.
"ChooEo we this day whom ye will serve"
The other day, IN Rhode Island, believe,
the gold boilers elected delegates to the
boiling national convention at Indianapo-
lis. and declared for 1.-THE endorsement
Of Mckinley on a platform for a tariff
Tor revenue only" Well sir. Il seems TO
me as well nominate the devil on a plat
form. Righteousness eXalteth a ma
ton" but you cannot tell what bolter
Will do.
THE PEOPLE ARE THINKING.
The people know well and truly that
tho action Of the brokers and operators
Of Wall Street in organizing them
selves mo a Mckinley campaign club,
was determined not by patriotism or
other worthy sentiment, but solely and
alone by consideration OF the selfish In
terests and ends Of themselves and their
London associates. Mckinley Is tho
chosen vessel Of Wall Strest. Are the in
terosts OF the masses OF plain people
Identical or consistent with those OF Wall
street, II not, can Mckinley serve two
masters? The people Of this country
have arraigned Wall Street upon an in
dictment containing many counts. The
people believe that Wall Street has be-
come not only their money-master but
too powerful aided by its London asso-
clates for the government itself
Tbs people know that number Of New
York bankers. realizing that another
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stances and conditions would bring un-
desirable results have como to the assist
ance Of the Treasury. with the offer Of
q sufficient supply Of gold to keep the gold
reserve up 70 the point where another
bond issue VIII be averted. 4 certain
class Of organs are loud in their praises
of this act Of the bankers, which Is sim
ply prompted by self-interest But is no.
the government in pitab.e condition
when IL is thus dependent for the preser-
walton of its credit? Those persons who
told about educating the masses upon
god" by sending organs and carefully
prepared literature could learn good
deal themselves from those whom they
designate as ignorant rabble The plain
people want 10 know Of the party that
claims 10 stand on principles why Is IL
necessary that all the milhonaires ana
IIuNL@ Lltlkt i've HAAAAfAA lAi4AlANtto VA
dollars 20 enforce that principle against
the will Of a large majority Of voters?
People are not permitting organs 10 do
their thinking, they have thought 1t out
and are waiting for November 9, 1885.
Experience IS a safe and good teacher,
and that IS the lamp by which they are
guided. Every intelligent man knows. that
tho gold standard IS an invention OF the
Republican party. The Democratic party
he's always stood for bimetal.ism, ana
their belief was certainly nominated in
the platforms OF 1880 1884, 1883, and 1892.
No ingenuity could or can torture those
platforms into a gold standard. The ad-
yocates Of the gold standard are not
able 70 cope with the silver men either
with pen or tongues, as those OF US VINO
heard Bailey at Belvidere Hall reluctantly
had 20 admit Men OF Virginia, read the
Chicago platform often. Since Mason
wrote the Bill OF Rights, and Jefferson
the Declaration nothing has come TO us
so refreshing and invigorating, Nox
populi, Vox Del.
JOSEPH ". SHEPHERD.