The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-31
REPUDjArION REPUDTATRD.
What Honest-Moncy Democrats Have TO
Say on the Platform and Ticket.

REPUDjdTION REPUDTdTRD.
What Honest Money Democrats Have TO
Say on the Platform and Ticket.
The free and unlimited coinage OF sh-
yer without International agreement
would noe put us upon bimmallic
basis. II would put us upon a silver basis
pure and simple.-Norfolk Landmark.
No man educated in the school OF
Democracy can be honest with himself
and adhere 10 the bad combination Of
ticket, platform and spirit OF the late
Populist gathering at Chicago-Kanawha
Patriot
Wake up The th,eatencd ruin can be
prevented by the union OF the forces Of
honesty, but 10 avert II they must get
together and fight hard from now until
November.-Ncw York sun.
The intention Of the iconvenrrou. no
doubt was 10 make the POpulist tau wag
the Democratic dog. But the effect has
been 10 create dog With two tails, ana
I'm the wagging process tho body will be
mercilessly dashed on both sides.-l<ansas
city Star.
We have an inwaoi conviction that
the FREQ coinage OF silver will work in
calcuable harm 10 the United States
and We cannot coresceniiously support
a platform with which vs. have no SYM
pathy and which We believe delet er1ous
TO the welfare Of the country.-lndian
River Advocate
with some Popul.sts endorsing Bryan
MCKINLEY and some free silver Repubn-
cans endorsing he acts Of the Demo
cratic convention. tbs campaign promises
20 be one OF the most interesting puI-
zles in history -ChicagU Record
Compared with the seanstins cheek OF
tho silver mine committee IN asking
dollar contributions from the poor the
granite or tho eternal hills" Is juno
butter. II is the begging OF mllionafres
Tor tho dollar of the poor men whom
they are plotting TO rob-lndisnnpohs
journal
Any depreciation o. the money standard
OF tho country would hurt the humblesr
and most numerous classes worst The
r.ch people Will always be able 10 take
care Of themselves. but The poor IN every
great INDUSTRIAL and financial distur-
hance VIII slwa5s suffer mpst.-New
Orleans Picayune.
The question Of maintaining a sound
financial system is absolutely paramount
20 every other issue or national policy,
and il must be met as people OF every
faith would umt6 % confront pestiince
that threatened their homes. The repu-
diationists will be united in SOLID column:
the patriotic people Of the country must
unite w.tht equal earnestness TO save
tho honor OF the greatest nation on
earth.-san Antonio Express.
supposine that by the naming Of a
third ticket Major Mckinley would be
defeated and wftn it the honor OF The
country? Is Organism not thousand
fold worse than McKnlcyism? 'Mcrin-
MISUNDERSTANDING This term for the sake
OF arguments the exaggeration OF a
policy upon which the two great parties
differ Organism. on the other hand.
stands for glitto:ng Ie7rh.' ptlished
emotions. dresscd-up Tillmanism- Bryan
ism stands for the worse Kind Of poll
teal accident. revolution. and fiat money
rs Well as fat mslfory, New jersey
Herald.
The question: IS not Is tho country af1e
20 make monetary ~ 10 suit ITSELF
but rather. is this country able 10 fight
a money war with the rest Of the civ
ilzed world Savannah News.
We have received several letters COM
planning that we speak ~ the Chicago
national candidates as Repudiatiomsts,
and Of that convention as a body DON'T
mated by outright reputation. Those who
complain of the application or the term
Rcpudiationist 10 the supporters OF the
Chicago national ticket certainly have not
read the Chicago platform. It's plank on
thu money issue hreathes the rankest
spirit " repudiation from besinins 10
end -Thiladelphia Times.
The Chicago convention confined itseir
10 a demand that tine government should
not surrender It's option of paying its
coin obligations in silver. thereby repu-
dating not over half but the s.. Louis
convention demanded that It use It's
option as TO the Kind Of lawful money
I'm which it's obligations shall be paid
This IS the old e'raenback complete re
pudiation scheme OF paying the bonds
in notes. the way Micawber PAID his
debts-New York Times.