The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

merchant. broadened and nationalized To
suit the whole country. TO catch the poor
and disconnected OF all classes and see
tons .-Montgomery Advertiser.
We believe that the Democratic ship,
under the roaciionaV pllotagc of such
Anarchists and Socialists as Timan and
Altgeld, has temporarily drifted from IT'S
ancient moorings. and r. now safely an
chored In the turbulent and tempestuous
sea of Popullsm. but TRAIT. perhaps. four
wears from this time reason will rcasscrt
its now abandoned sway, and that we will
be enabled 10 return TO the cherished
and vencraied principles OF Democracy
as cnunclaied by the immortal founder
OF the party.-IOuisyille Democrat.
Ninety Der cent OF all the German voter
are FOR sound money, a. well as all the
| German newspapers or any consequence
| I'm the whole country. with few exceptions.
Not one OF the Old reliable German DEM
/ ocratlc papers. either North or South.
does support the Popuist ticket nomi-
mated al Chicago. and neither will the
Peoria Democrat. after an honorable
! course Of thlrty-six years as a Democratic
I and conservative organ, become the
mouthpiece for populistic ana socialistic
| principles. Peoria Democrat
The intense Indignation which this nc
| ton causes 10 over 5000 sound-money
| Democrats In Alabama Is heightened when
| the voice Of the Democracy or the state
is recorded as IN favor OF this insult 10
! their leader The intensest heat and par
tisanship in favor or Tree silver cannot
excuse u. A few more such Bows VIII
render inevitable the outbreak Of dissen-
/ will a.
Montgomery Advertiser.
A law declaring that wheat. regardless
OF the surplus on the markets or the de
mand for IL. should sell the year round
for 81 per bushel. and that corn and oats.
/ no rnat,er what their Intrinsic value. cost
! OF production. or the demand for them,
I should always sell az the same figure as
| wheat would be just as sensible as
free coinage OF silver law, and would
be lust as easy 20 carry into effect The
gist OF the whole matter f. that 10 at
tennt TO coin silver In unlimited quanu-
ties ana 10 make II equal In value at a
given fixed ratio with gold Is 20 attempt
the impossible and 20 10 what in the very
nature OF things cannot DO done.-Staun-
| ton Va) News.
The New Jersey Democracy has always
been I'm favor OF the maintenancS Of the
! credit OF the Government The Demo
era tic party Of New Jersey has never had
4 standard OF money which was too good
| for IT'S citizens. The honor and credit OF
! the United states can never DO too nigh
10 accord with the principles OF the De
nocracy Of New Jersey. We are. there
fore. opposed TO all sorts of legislation
which Will tend 20 discredit the honor
| ar ~ vii n
,ury TO the citizens. -Someryille Messen~
ger
In the Chicago convention the hydra
that = winding It's folds about the Demo
| cratic party has showed rs head at last
| and il Is well that its victim should be
warned iD time, tcrore ~ j. helpess ~
the tolls. Altgeld and his principles can
not be tolerated by the American nina
but the methods OF the element he rep
resents have been 50 shrewd and the plan
so well laid that they were omboldenea
into premature openness. Democracy
must repudiate the power Of such leaders
N II wol1d live Their Continued Influence
means either the abolition OF me par
they rule or the realization % the lurid
dreams OF the German Nibhist-Green-
VILE Afiss.) Times.
We cannot consent 20 dishonorng this
republic We cannot consent that the
people. poor and rich alike shall Doe plum
dered al the behest Of III lulmanter' inc
Alteelds and the other Anarchists who
have nut the knife 10 fle heart 81 the
nation We will wait nul reason ana
honesty and loyalty o. democratic pfih-
ciples have rcgained their sway I'D tnr
councils of Democracy. lnin iheh We
..faf| Q u
the dawninr of erander era, when men
will know what are thc true principles
OF the Democratic faith. and. KNOWING.
will follow them. our country nist.-
Charleston CW. W Patriot.
with the single exception OF laudaiion
Of the Democratic party and denunciatlon
~ the Republican party. no one can snow
the slightest similarity between the recent
| Chicago declaration and any previous
Democratic national platform. The Pop
unsts have been as antaeonisiic 10 the
Democratic party for years as nave the
Republican party. hut 800 agree that the
Popullsts can Con-cicntlously adopt the
Chicago prouunciameuto as their own
and support both u and the nominees
And yet we are told mat an Democrats
who are stiil true 10 the old faith should
rally 90 the support ~ Bryan and Sew
| all, That that Is the only test VI "a
mans Democracy, Antonio E1-
press.
There is no use I'm multiplying words
about the platform adopted 10y the con
ycntion recently assembled a. chicago.
That convention, 10 Is true was called by
competent authority NJ the Democratic
organization. but subsequently IL rejected
every feature Of Democratic doctrine as
taught by the elders " the party, and
substituted farrago of declaration. an
.rcntetfo ro,uficttc communicates and IAN