Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-09
The Future III Bryan IL Elected.

To the Editor OF the DiHpoeN"'
Leaving debatable questions aside II -
certain that no political event since ioVo
promises greater benefit TO the south, u
agriculture, and 10 the cause or the pco-
ple than the nomination of William Jen-
ninas BRYAN by the Democratic conVen-
ton at Chicago. Almost from the pc
ginning of the republic, the negro mas
been a disturbing factor In our politics
Ever since the 23th OF May, 1870, wheh
John NJ. Palmer Ohe present model DEM
ocrat. so-called) presided at the first state
Republican convention ever held IN III
nois. the South has been constantly I'M
der the fire of the Republican party. EVER
since the war the South has conStantl-
been made to feel the mailed hand OF
that party. The negroes have been us
political vassals. and our white people
have been under the espionage OF 10
agents. Even those Of us VINO nave
thought 1t to be TO their personal interest
to aid that party must have OFTEN peen
Obliged to acknowledge within their own
minds that they were supporting for mere
personal reasons a political party which
always was opposed 10 their people The
nomination Of Bryan marks transition
period i'm our history The passing OF the
negro as the great disturbing element IN
our politics. Hereafter the negro VIII De
no better than o white man. he VIII
have TO free himself from his old parry
slavery and work out mis- own political
salvation as the white man does. The
old sectional issues are passing away.
There will be no force bills IL Bryan IS
elected. Republicans are already begin
ming to see that southern white man Is
almost as good as a negro. II not as
honest at elections Treason" slavery"
NJ al 1nyfuo terms
long applied to the South by that party.
are not heard so often now. We hold the
balance, and the Republican party needs
our votes. Bryan is bursting the bonds
which have for so long bound the South,
and II she remains true to herself and 10
him, she will soon be free once more, as
she was in the nalcyon days of Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe.
The political contests of the future Will
not be between the North and the South.
Westward the course Of empire Is
taking its way" and the great West Is
now coming to the front in advocacy OF
its rights. For many years our political
destinier have been largely controlled by
the people living within an area no great
err than that of Great Britain and Ireland
O2l,OO0 sluare miles), and IL may be with
the sams pecuniary ideas. who have taken
a greater interest in European commerce
than IN American agriculture. The
''young Lochinvar from out of the West"
Is now demanding that agriculture and
other interests OF the American people
shall receive their due consideration, and
he Is making the most magnificent race
in the history OF American politics. or
the 100000 square miles Of territor" IN
the United States. at least 100000 square
miles are especially interested In this
movement The pictorial press OF the
protection party IL already beginning TO
represent the farmer with decent beard.
more presentable boots. and with less
hayseed in his hair. and the advocates OF
the single-standard oil. the singie-stand-
ard gold the single-standard coal, and
of all the monster combines and monopo-
lies which menace the prosperity OF our
people, will finally find, II they have not
already done 30. that those who oppose
them are not anarchists, socialists.
knavcs, or fools. $. >.
October s. 1895