The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01

Iilman. Their operations would be even
more destructive than the raids OF Jim
Fisk and such like. now constituting tho
baser elements engaged In financing
Wall Street Is not q suitable name Tor
such traitorous wreckers
In my judgment. the path OK tho
Simeon would be fertile I'm comparison
with tho land desoatcd by govern
rncnt machine run by that ring
You ask me. What Is TO be tho true
Democratic party In the future?'
1 cannot think that any political organ
fzation could maintain ascendancy with
out championing the cause OF fair money
and fair tariff.
Nv fair money mean qualified bimet-
allism. with gold as the standard OF value.
and sufficient amount OF guaranteed
silver 10 meet the requirements in tho
counties and In the retail trade; that Is.
q fair distribution OF sound money in
town ard county alike.
by fair tariff 1 do not mean tho
high d1ties as protective tarin Tor
manufactures and free trade In all that
the South and West have to sell. such
as tho Wilson tariff, which has already
stranded the mining and lumber interests
in Virginia.
What are her resources? Coal ana
other minerals in the mountain ranges.
and vast forests OF marketable timber.
Since no commodity grown I'm our soil
will yield the cost OF production. except
truck under fair conditions-not now pre-
vaiing.
I'm this district W. M. Whalcy carries
the sound-money banner. but he also dc-
mands a tariff for revenue only. And
that means exactly as much protection
for coal lumber. and truck IS the Will
son tariff supplies to wealthy Northern
manufacturers.
For exampc--Coal. as ore. f. worth
three cents per ton In its bed But coal
in its New England market brings So
per ton-three cents worth OF raw mate
rial and ,2s7 OF American labor.
The land and water frcights. with the
work of miners. amounting To one hum
dred times as much as tho raw material,
And yet all our Virginia coal is classi-
fed as raw material Tho examoe IL
sufficient. without discussing the distress
ing aspects of lumber truck. and a vast
amount OF other Southern and Western
produce.
Tho spoilers came aud contributed all
cur labor, as raw material for factory
purposes. Consequently wo would be the
poorest race on the earth even II other
people should get sound money. for va
would have none Of it.
As a firm Democrat denounce protac-
ton for its own sake. as robbery. but
equality is equity, and a tariff for rev.
enue only must DO fair and just to ev-
cry interest alike
SO far. everything possible has been
done 10 assassinato the party and tho
Constitution. Bounties we have paid at
the rate Of fifty per cent. on what wa
buy. What We grow or make is nothing
but raw material, to be Disseminated
against.
And now. Mr.. Bryan. with r tongue
like that OF the great bell OF Moscow. IL
crusading to impose bad money upon
poor people. while Altgeld and 1'illman
are scheming 10 issue grecnbacks like
Confederate notes In volume. TO corner
the market and cheat Us through alter.
mating panlcs, out OF all the fruits OF
our labor.
As an unwavering Democrat shall
support Palmer and Buckner. trusting
more TO the good Providence Of God to
help us out after the transcondant de-
defeat Of charletanism
CHAIR rs SHARP