The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-09
True and Honest Democrats Tan Now fan IN
Line for 1900.


Line for 300.
The Tammany leaders vino are trying
10 throw tho organization TO the support
OF the Chicago ticket on the plea OF
regularity ind thdt they have uhast
taken a big job, and one whose dilhchlus
are manIfestly increasing every day
In the nrst place. there are many prom
ment. leyel-headcd Iammany men VINO
are opposed 10 this course both on prin-
Ciple and Us "A mattW o. S9b4c~ lAey
are Tor sound money. Tepudiate the chi
casO ticket and platform, and Will vote
either for Mckinney or the Indianapolis
nominees. Furthermore, they realize mat
it would be suicidal for Tammany 10 un-
furl the Bryan banner. because IT would
divide. n not disrupt. the organization
and bury it under the avalanche vote
which New York Will cast for honest
money. Ia the second place, IL is plain
that The WigWam bryanites cannO carry
the ran and hle Of Tammany over 10
the Chicago ticket. for the reason that
IN the rank and hle are Thousands OF
business men who -.e only too clearly
through the silver fallacy and realize
only too fully the havoc hat would be
played with trade. Industry. labor and
markets by throwing the country on 10
a silver basis.
In view o. these facts II is only mad
ness that can drive deIuded TammanJ
leaders t0 the suicidal blunder OF de-
claring for Bryan on the false plea that
De is the regular Democratic candidate.
Every true Democrat who does not
care 10 vote for "a sure thing because
Mckinley is $50 welded 10 party must
vote the indianapolis ticket ia order that
true and honest Democrats may DE kept
ln line for 1900. as we feel certain that
Republicans viii make so many mistakes
during the next four years thar the oOuu-
try when the silver shrielNns craze Is
dead, will De glad 90 return 10 IT'S old
love and give the Democratic party an
other chance
The loyal Democrats who went 20 In
diauauolls 10 proclaim anew the time
hou0red principles OF DemOcracg looked
20 the future as well as the present.
They recognize that their first duty IS
patriotic citizens ls 90 save the country
from The disastrous and discrsdito4jie
consequences threatened By the silver
craze. They also realize that after that
is accomplished by The defeat 0f Bryan
and the election OF Mckinley The Demo-
cratic party Will have a mission 90 fui-
tl bon calling Republicans 90 account %
wrestling The country from the depi0rable
consequences of Republicanism.
AS the platform adopted at I~niianaDo-
ls shows, they know that when the
silver craze is stamped out and tine main
tsnance of the gold standard assured,
it viii stu remain 90 bring about a
currency reform with which the Reyub-
lcan party has no sympathy. 10 ward
of the abuses Of protection and the
evils OF tariff agitation. 20 which that
party is pledged; 10 avoid the reckless
extravaganza FOR which Republican rule
d. H.fI nI.m.s and o.. rIf rrNaFH.. ON thai
restless spirit OF Republican jingoism
which every now and then breaks out
20 menace the peace and prosperity Of
tho country. IT, short. while the battle
this year must Dee wagcd against Popu-
lism and silverlsm. the battle Of 1900
will he against that Republication which
has been emphatically condemned twice
hy the people IN a dozen years or go.
and now comes To the front again only
because the people have a greater evil
to suppress.
While many Democrats may see theig
way to vote for Mckinley this year b
order TO defeat the Chicago tcSet. there
arc hundreds Of thousands who calgot
support ID candidate chosen as the re&.-
nized champion % protection. and Who
4 tcoli,hly pushing protection to tho
forefront in the campaign. The indian
auol.s ticket. with the platform adooted.
leaves no honest Democrat any eNcOse
for either voting for Bryan or staying at
homo on olecticn-day. 10 affords ian
abilinc-place' 90 ul those Democrats
who ropudiate Bryan and cannot vote
for Mckinley.
Moreover as Colonel Wattorson sail
in tho Herald Geneva interview, which
attracted 80 much attention. 20 is "tho
sole hope OF the Democratic future 10
raises a standard under which the Dom-
ieratic party may rally in 1900 90 ight for
the t~ime-honorcd principles OF Denocrl-
cy. and 20 Brrst again the Government
from the mistaken policies and eXtraya-
ganoo OF Republican rule New York
Herald.