The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-15
REVOLT AGAINST RUIN.
THE SOLEMN PROTEST AGAINST RE-
PUDI1TION CONTINUES.
Leading Papers North and south. East and
West Are Not willing to Kenounce
True Democracy.

| True Democracy.
Free silver has won I'm Chicago; will 1t
! win in the election in November? We do
J not think 50. 1t would be disastrous 10
the country If 1t should win. IL will
not win If organization and work can
prevent it, The solid South and the solid
West could triumph; but the South Will
not be solid on such an issue. and the
West IS not yet hopeessly insane. Ken
/ Pio'iCent on a free-silver platform, nor
Mar. land, nor Delaware. The Richmond
Times one Of the truest Democratic news
papers in the South, says that III the
Democratic party adopts free silver as
its platform. Virginia mill so for tho
Republicans. provided there IS no fraud
Ia he elections" With a free ballot
and fair count we believe that Alabama
and Tennessee and Florida cannot be
held IN the free-silver column.-Charles-
ton News and Courier.
Such plain and authoritative announce
ment made by the great Democratic con-
VentiOn at Chicago, that the object CT the
American people. as represented ia 5he
Democratic party, is TO rcpudlate a large
portion Of their debts. public and private,
IS startling in The extreme and II cannot
fail TO exert u most depressing effect upon
business Of every scrt. Without doubt
policy Of debt reputation would be
vccy popular with certain classes Of
people. but it IS a most dangerous doc
trine upon which to base the very ex-
istence OF great political party, particu-
larry ore that has been known from the
beginning for its devotion TO hard money
and to public and private honesty.-New
orleans Picayune.
Here are large number OF full-grown
men. supposedly versed in public AFFAIRS.
trusted by a multitude of citizens with
the power to express a public policy for
the guidance Of the republic, who de-
libcratoly announce that they are OPP
posed TO monometallism, when II is well
known throughout the world that there
never has been and never can he any
thiuc ether than monornctaIlsm. We
have II now, We have always had IL.
and we shall alwaps have IL; and the
only question at issue Is whether II shall
be gold nCromctallsm, which We now
have. or silver monOmetallism, which the
free coinage OF unlimited quantities II
l6 to / silver will give us We cannot
have both-yet the Democratic party is
going to declare itself unalterahly cp-
posed to either. Truly. IS not THAI re
niarkable?- Mobile Register.
The parting Of the ways has been
reached and for the sake OF party hon
esiy and electoral integrity IL is % he
hoped that the division will be complete.
A paramount issue like that Of the pend
ing coinage question demands speedy
settlement, and voters convictions
upon II have not been subordinated 10 the
demands OF party eXpediency. There can
be no honorable compromise WIN or sub
mission % the free-silver faction. II the
Democratic party is TO complete fits work
of tariff reform. undertaken many years
ago. If the pension cutrages and other
forms Of Republican abuses are 10 be
CORRECTED tho gold-standard men must
part from the silver m0nometallists ana
hold fast 10 old-time Democratic tradi-
tons and policies. Galveston News.
The true friend Of his party is the one
whn refuses 10 be bound by its pOiiucal
hlundcrs and crimes. The best party
ma1 owns his party. The bad party man
is he who has transferred his intellecr
and conscience 10 the keeping Of a party
machine Chattanooga Times.
The convention majority I'm Chicago are
determined to force the free-silvcr-coin-
age policy upon the party, even though
in do.ng this they force hundreds Of thou
sands Of Democrats TO vote independent
ly in the coming elections. These Sill
verte leaders. urged on by their Populist
allies. do not seem to care, but deiiantly
bid sound-money Democrats 10 "bolt and
be damned" There is hardly need Of
this defiant advice Sound-money Dem
oc.ats will be quite as independent as the
reckless convention majority which de-
MES them a consideration.-Nashy
Banner.
The platform Of Chicago IS n direct de-
parture from the beaten path of the
Democratic party. and. while IL will go
before the country and appeal for votes
I'm that honOred name. the great Ameri-
can people will recognize the difference
between the motley and the genuine.
and the free-silVcr heresy will receive
joyful November burial. Then the DEM
ocratic parry will return 10 the financial
IdllH OF IFS loAi4Atls. " sirl44li- tpll limits
Tho only question that any sound
money Democrat should ask IS this:
What Is the best way 10 defeat The Chi
cago tickctf'
The silver men are going 10 concon-
tratc their strength upon one tickct. Their
orponcnts. Wc believe. would do well 20
con, eutiate their strength likewise upon
one Uckct.-Taltimcre News.
1ae one and only question for all tho
friends ~ honest money. Of honest deal
ing. and OF safe and conservative govern
men. is how shall Mr.. Bryan and his
party DO dictated baltimore sun.
Even Texas will break the solid line
with several electoral votes. The sound
n,onc, democrats Ct Texas viii not sup
pert such a platiorm.-Austin Statesman.
The manifest duty OF sound-money men
and newspapers j. to lit the venomous
head o: the rotten-ucrey serpent when
eve~ and wherever II shows itself. IL
may not be a pleasant task; but all the
same il is one all honest-money men
e..ra sotprnaroa from Wrppk