The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-26
CAMPAIGN C|OMhENT.

The pittsburc Dispatch says that tac-
tory smoke is about a5 Bood an "..N'
for free-cOrase heresy as coulu ~ e ~
and the growing belief That tne Sneethh
sentiment is dying VIII hasten inc U'"'"
by startling the factories
The indianapolis Convention VIII slan1
for loth principle and expedlency -lIlH-
rIrIa demanding that the Democratic lallh
shall have cXpOsits % ana e~Apeuiel,9
demanding that those Democrats VINO
might otherwise Dirt 10 Iopui9M or Uoi
yofe al all shall have a raliylnS sIouhn
and an incentive TO turn out upO" e'o~'4''
day.-Phlladelphla Record
So far the Democratic leaders have
taken entire and exclusive oAaI-o ot 'nl
Bryan campaign. All lA"r at9 ""'~
hean blunders. all tleir propositions ioi-
lies Now. would it not bee a good scAeihe
for them TO either get themselves lo1,l4,I
and eet some sense into them, OF else
cal iu some Of the silver ~l'tpupI0@N9 10
lelp them Out.-Lcalfnlo ileIWu-
The New Dreams Plcayune tersely OBJ
serves that degraded money ls only h"'u
Ia paw debts with. but II ls poor sI,ll
for the people TO have 10 I'VE on lno
working people Of the Onltel oNa'1s "t1
not iu debt as "a general llli-. 4Helt
rronerty is not m0rtgaged. They necd
iheir eain.rgs 20 live upon. % TOT that
pyrpoee they reed The best ana hOnesleal
dollars that a Doe made
Or- examination of the silver nevspa-
rer4 acCcrdinely. conyiuces us mat II ls
onlv a question OF time before the eyes
of an the intelligent people Of inc Cul'H
will DO opened as those or the leolie ~
New York were opcLed by Bryaus speech
SO that they shall See the emptiness the
h~ollowness. and tho ah>urdity or tne sA-
YER proposition. 10 does not pear discus
sion. Il ls proved 10 he lniflehs4ile NY
lts " advocates. IL is o. ~umuus'-Ne"
York Sln.
"rf Mr.. watson IS determined to run for
Nice-President then let him proceed ~ "A
decent. orderly way 20 get what woes
no can. But 10 ls u~ndlgnihcd ana uisft-
ions for ono csndidats for Vce-Piesi-
dent 10 abuse another. 10 might De ID dr-
cor5anco with usage for rival candidates
for constablcs 20 batter eafl otl't WIN
cpithets and pour out OF the mead on
each other the seven WAS OF WRATH
bu, with candidates for Nice-Presldent
IL is different That is a nigh once OK
much dignity and considerable import
auce.' kansas CITY star
Saws the View Orleans Picayune. which
reuriiatas the Chicago platform. 1T be-
comes truly astonishing that Democrats
who cannot stomach the Bryan social
Ism should be able to swallow without a
qualm or culver o. tho moral nerves The
SOCIALISM OF AAEh AIliNN N' NNf ~ AAHN'
socialism. the other Is imperialistic so
ciallsm. They are equally despoiic, equal
lv the opposite Of all that is truly Demo
cratic. and equally on enort 10 controI
the National Government IN the interest
Of classes. The only thing that can be
said for McKlnleyism is that 10 Will work
a political and social revolution by secret
and slowly operating forces, while Bfy-
anism Will create "A sudden ana violent
CONFUSION in the entire business and
finance OF the country. But IS there real
ly much choice between themE'
The Boston Herald justiaes the third
ticket movement on the ground that
those Democrats who are opposed 10 the
Chicago platform cannot afford 70 adj
nit that they are no longer Democrats
and that the future OF the party IS a mat
ter OF Indifference 10 them. They must
place themselves in a position u make
their influence felt just - soon as those
of the rank and file who have been led
away by the silver delusion recover their
senses"
The Philadelphia Inquirer truly says
that IF there is anything in history, IN
logic or experience. IL IS certain that IN
every naucia CONFUSION the poor sur
fer most. The rich man can live on
half his income. but the poor man can
not divide his and live Wei. ASK the
workmen up IN k~ensington, VINO nave
been working on half time FOR nearly three
years, how they like 10 have their wages
cut i'm two. That is the whole problem:
Give the wCrkingman u cheap dollar and
let the rich get richer by speculation.
That Is what free silver Will mean.
Much encouragement for the cause OF
honest money Is 10 be found In the great
popular demand for campaign literature
especlf lly on the scCnd-moneN SIDE DOC
umerts are being sent gu literary ny the
million. and vet the supply scarcely Keeps
ND with the demand. This shows mat the
rsorle p raas,np and IL reading. doubt