Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-08-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
THE GOLD DEMOCRATS
PROPOSITION.
The Protective Tariff.
A STATE SOLII1THE
PRESIDENTIAL
OUTLOOK.
The Protective Tariff.
Is the RumOr ITue?-T he
POpuIist Nominee.
(From Our Regular Correspondent

(From Our Regular Correspondent)
WAsHINGToN, ID. G., July 27, '96.
Republicans generally regard the
proposition OF the gold demOcra S, that
the republicans drop the tariff as an
issue, bait TO secure the votes of the
gold democrats for Mckinley and Ho-
bart, as about the most astounding ex-
hibitiOn of political gall ever witness
ed in this country. The cornerstone
OF the republican party is it's belief in
protective tariff, and as soon as il
has the power it will put that belief in
TO practice again, with every CONT
dence that it will restore the prOsperi-
ty of the country 60 what it was under
wise republican government in the
past.
SOUND MONEY A MAIN ISSUE
1t is perfectly true, as claimed by
the gold democrats, that sound cur
rency has become one of the main is
sues of this campaign, but it was dem
ocratic tariff tiukering and the general
incapacity of these same gold demo-
Gratis, in the persons of Mr.. Cleveland
and his administration, which made il
an issue. Believing this, and that a
protective tariff will bring back pros
porous times and remove the causes
which have made the question of a
sound currency come to the front, the
republicans could not for a moment
even consider such a proposition as
the abandonment of the advocacy of
protective tariff.
CAN TAKE THEIR CHOICE.
IL gold democrats wish TO support
Mckinley and Hobart, on one OF the
haaf nlofforr, auar odonfod nv No
tional Convention, we'll and good but
If they DO not, also well and good. The
republicans can win without their
votes, and have no inducements OF any
kird TO offer them The only advan-
tage to be had from their votes will he
to add to the republican majority and
consequent TO the force of the rebuke
which the country Will give - the men
who dared TO make presidential cam
paign on such a platform as that adopt
ed at Chicago and practically resdOpt-
ed by the populist convention.
THE INFLUENCE OF A SENATOR
According to Mr.. James Mcdowell.
member of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee, of south Dakota, and
representative Picker, of the same
state, both OF whom are now i'm Wash
ington, the boiling of Senator Petit
grew is not indorsed by a sufficient
number OF republicans TO put the state
in the doubtful column The Con-
gressional committee has received
quite number OF letters from demo-
Gratis announcing their intention TO
vote for Mckinley and Hobart. The
following from Virginia farmer is q
fair sample: / have always been a
moss-back democrat, but | can't stand
ell 4 a oh oil a
one dose, and / believe that Mckinley
is our only hope for good times again
/ was fool enough to advocate free
trade, but have come to the conclusion
that If the farmer is TO get good prices
there must be mouths to fill ; and with
out money TO buy with, the mouths
must go empty, while plenty of work
alone will give the money"
NOT CRAZY YET.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, paid 4
flying visit to Washington in connec
tion with National Committee bust
ness. AS it would have been an obvi
GUS waste of words to have asked hin
how things politically were in his OWL
state, which has never since the repul
lican party organized voted any othe
way, he was asked what he thought O
the general outlook. lie replied in al
aggravated yankee drawl which h,
uses upon occasions well, l don't be
lieve that the American people ar
entirely crazy yet, so feel pretty SAT-
as TO results"
A PECULIAR RUMOR.
There is a rumor in Washington tina
somebody has got in ahead of the Bry
an managers and engaged Madison
order to prevent the holding of tn
Bryan notification meeting there mex
month. The rumor may or may no
be true. but it can be set down as Ger
tain, if it be true, that no republca
money is being put up for any sue
foolish purpose. The republican
would not care if Mr. Bryan made
speech every night between now an
election day, because they know this
nothing he say there or elsewhere wi
prevent the election of Mckinley an
Hobart.
POLITICAL FREAK.
1t will be a long time before til
country has such an exhibition OF pc
tical freaks as the pOpulist sconventiO
was. The disgust aroused by readin
the proceedings of that conventio
will, of itself make thousands of repu
lican votes among intelligent men WI
have heretofore been democrats tt
action of that convention in nomini
ting Bryan and Watson instead of BIZ
an and Sewall, as the little side she
at st. Louis did, may fool some of ii
ignorant populists. but it will fool n
body else If any populist electors a
elected next November they will ca
their votes in the electoral college (
Bryan and Sewall.
BROTHER WATSON A DUMMY.
Tom Watson is merely a dunn
who was put up to scare the Bry
managers into acceding to the deman
of the pOpulist leaders; the scher
worked, too, and written promises we
cnrriad away from ST LOuis in the