Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-23
4 word 10 maynard Democrats.

was served.
4 word 10 Wayward Democrats.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
There has never yet been bolt from
/ the Democratic party In which the boilers
did not seek to justify themselves by
claiming TO be the only true disciples OF
jefferson and Jackson. who are quoted
or misquoted and libelled In the effort to
/ bolster ~ an undemocratic cause. IL.
their day jefferson and jackson. VINO
were men Of the people and uncompro-
missing enemies Of plutocracy. were de-
nounced as anarchists. demagogtIes. asi-
tators, tyrants. and dangerous men. who
were illiterate. vain. violent" The shafts
Of ridicule ana calumny were directed
| against them as they are directed against
William Jennings Bryan aud those who
stand for equal human rights and prin-
ciples under the law to-day. No men
were more violently assailed by that
class Of men who to-day have the cool
impudence to quote them in pretended
Justiication Of their course That the
Chicago convention was regularly called
$500 ~ AiCA a sAdION OF uOuDt, tndl the
Delegates 10 IT We're regularly elected by
democratic primaries and mass-meetings
IN every precinct, county district, Ter
iltoiy, ana state Of this Union, there H.
no DENIAL that Mr.. Bryan. one Of the
ueIesates' was nominated by a two-thirds
vote IS certain; that Mr. Hill was not
made temporary chairman. Mr.. Cleve-
land not endorsed, and New ork not per
United to run the convention are equally
as true. That that convention abandoned
me old route OF going to Indiana. New
lorh' New Jersey. and Connecticut, and
saying 10 them, Now you formulate Il
platform, and give us a man who can
carry those four States, and we will
give you the Solid South, is fact And
instead Of an Old Mugwump, cringing
asslstant-Repubican platform, the seat
OF which you couldn't tell whether il
was in front or behind. was side-tracked
by the only Democratic creed of prin-
ciples since the days Of jefferson. is
refreshing TO all lovers Of their country
And that the action of that convention has
been endorsed from Maine to California
and from the Lakes to the Gulf is known
to all y w1ole lot Of fellows were told
that their leadership could be dispensed
with, as their constituency had delibe-
rately cast out the dead and raised the
devil. Now what did they do? WHY.
the aforesaid lot OF ex-colonels and ex-
generals and other ex-leaders Of the
Democratic party smarting under
reputation by the people who once trust
ed them, met In indianapolis and
named candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States. These
gentlemen had perfect right 10 nominate
candidates for office. TO organize new
party I'm order TO carry out their
views; but they have no right TO call them
selves Democrats (Mahone took to the
middle-Of -therOad. which was very nice
In him. Now IF those gentlemen are
Democrats, then / respectfully submit
that Jefferson and Jackson never be-
longed 10 the Democratic party II they
had declared themselves Hannaites or
tsrOveriteS-nO l won't say that, but
simply called themselves the anti-silver
party-these gentlemen would have been
entitled TO serious consideration. but
when they claimed 10 be "the true and
only Democrats" their assumption IS as
ridiculous as ii is preposterous General
Palmer tried TO carry a "sOund-money"
delegation TO the Chicago convention.
but was defeated, and has been a boiler
from the day his county sent silver dele
gates over his opposition. He was a
gallant soldier in the Federal army, and
is - years old. The nominee for Vice
President Wa6 prominent Confederate
soldier, and was defeated in hts desire
10 be senator and 10 carry the State for
Sound money" at the Chicago conven-
ton. Like General Palmer. he has been
surly ever since. Both of these gentle
men partc ipated in the convention, thus
binding themselves 20 support the party
nominees The personnel of the ticket
is as good as 1t could have been made,
and If they had been actual candidates.
instead Of decOy ducks for Mckinley
they would command the respect of the
country. II the candidacy of the boilers
meant anything, young and virile men
would have been named as the standard
bearers instead. But knowing it Is a
sham. conceived more in spleen than I'm
genuine concern for Democracy, no young
man could be induced TO destroy his
future by taking a nomination. These
two generals are 10 lead that part of
the Mckinley army that will make the
flank movement on the Democratic party.
i regre' exceedingly that any Demo-
crat should refuse 20 vote for Mr.. Bryan
I'm this great opportunity TO defeat our
old enemy. II we fail. We will never live
TO see the day when we can have an
other such chance. Gentlemen, | GER
tainly hate 10 see you go. Surely, the
most of you have chivalry enough TO adj
mire the courage and the valor OF this
out to meet the great Goliath Of trusts,
TO fan in behind him. Like Harry OF
Navarro. his plume waves proudly in
the forefront of the fight. as he marches
ON conquering and to conquer But il
YOU prefer TO see the PROSTATE form OF
our dear Southland once again infested
with the h. rpies of old. let me say IN
Kindness. but in sorrow. 80 back, go
back, and tell your mothers and fathers,
your wives and children, your sweet
hearts and neighbors, that you left Will
liam JENNINGS Bryan with his face TO the
foe And as history ever repeats itself
ID may be safely predicted that some
dav i'm the future a letter will be written
of this movement similar 10 the follow
ing 20 Assistant Secretary Hamlin, by "a
lifelong Republican" expressing his
fears Of that drift OF 1.-THE real. good
Democrats" 20 Mckinley:
Il was up I'm your State In 1SS when
YOU and all the cream of the Democracy
ana all the good Democratic papers bolted
Ben Butler and turned in tooth and nal
10 elect the Republican candidate for
Governor. yet ] stayed there long enough
10 hear that Ben. that bad and wicked
man. was elected, and that all OF the
rcSt of the Democratic ticket which you
supported was beateni I fear that Bryan
will Buterize Massachusetts and the
whole country. If you good ana honest
Democrats don't keep sim
JOSEPH III. SHEPHERD.
Boilers Meeting i'm New York.
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