The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-12
The Washington Fost of o few days
back contained the following letter:

The Washington Fost Of few DAYS
back contained the following letter:
Editor Post-In the Post recently ap =
peared an editorial with the caption,
"Wolcott's Manly Utterance." Inouisi-
tive to know what this manly utserance
was, read the article and found that il
WAS, in substance, that. while Mr.. VOL
colt believed in a certain principle, yet
he would in certain contingencies Join
with those who opposed that principle
and use his vote and influence to crush
that principle which he deemed TO be
right.
Senator Wolcott defines his political
convictions in this language: Pros
perity will never return to US till bi.
metallism at the former ratio is re ee-
tablished;" and then when, further on,
he says that he will strike hands with
the party which declares 1t will never
consent to the re-establishment OF BIZ
metalliam at that former ratio and
Will, consequently, never consent to the
return OF prosperity. The Post calls
this manly utterAnce," and the New
York Mail and Express and other news
papers say "Amen."
Senator Wolcott says further: 1.-THE
approaching value OF gold, and the
shrinkage of values which necessarily
follows this appreciation, must bring
only disaster and poverty and suffering
to all the people of this country who
are not lenders of money" and then
says that II the Repub lican party de.
cides to follow Q course that will make
certain this disaster and poverty and
suffering" he will cheerfully help them
out; and the Post calls this o ''manly
utterance." Mr.. Wolcott further says:
81 am hopeful that the Republican
party will yet range itself ON the side
OF humanity and civilization (by favor
Ing the free coinage of silver)," and
then proceeds to declare that II IL does
not range itself on the side of civiliza.
ton and humanity" he will stand by
1t, and the Post calls this manly
utterance."
do not know by what standard Of
manliness the Post measures the utter
ances of public men, but It appears 80
the simple lsymsn that IL would be moro
manly" to place principle above party
to range ones self ION the side of civili.
cation and humanity even IL to do this
1t became necessary to sever political
ties with those who ranged themselves
against the cause of civilization and HUI
manity. II would seem to this same
layman, unfamiliar with the ethics Of
politics, that 1t would be more manly to
abandon than to follow party whose
policy must bring only disaster and
poverty ana suffering to all the people
OF this country who are not lenders of
money"
To the man who believes in and hopes
for the welfare Of his countrywide be-
lieves he owes . more sacred obligation
to political principle than to party
Alignment-who believes the prosperity
OF his country nvbler aim than the
success of B particular political faction
the position Of Senator Teller presents
forcible and pleasing contrast to that
of Senator Wolcott. The former says:
81 should despise myself If, holding the
views do. should lift my hand to put
In power any man who could exercise
from the executive chamber the slight
est influence to continue the present
system of finance"
Both believe the present system OF