Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-09
JUST REBUKE.
MIR. SKELETON ANSWERS A BOLT
ING FRIEND.
The Charge of Anarchist aud Com
mnnist shown Up-The Reat Issne-
Free silver Means Real BimctnI-
lism.

tend 10 vote for Bryan As Anarchists
and Communists. and expressing tho be-
| lief that he would not take A place I'm
the ranks Of such creatures ana their
| followers" and saying ''AltgeId. an
avowed Anarchist. ana Tnlman. a poraer
ruffian, are fair types OF the disciples OIL
such a platform" etc. Mr.. w. o. skel-
ton. of Richmond, wrote the following
reply-viz.:
Richmond, Va. September 20, is.e.
| Ny Dear -----:
| was both glad and sorry 10 get ycrr
letter OF the 9th instant-giad bscauss
II is always pleasure TO hear from
one ty whos- ffiendsnip 1 am nonorel.
ana for Whose intellectual ana moral
| qualities I have such res, cct- s"tty. Ia
cause 1 me myself differing WIN you
entirely n your premises 9n1 coYcid-
s.ons. BON CT which c.esely segm - me
Unsoun1 and illogical 10 speak OF the
Chicago platform az Communisiic Snu
AnafcListie is one tans. 10 Gsmoastrsie
~ Is an entirely different thing
THE FORCES AGAINST Us.
TIE heterogeneous ccmpirsuons OF dr.
satisfied elements, composed Of gTaspng
and monopolistic corporations. such as
ths standard Oil Company, American
Sugar Company. Bel Telephone. Western
Union Telegraph Company, and many OF
like kind. small and large: all OF me yin
! lawful combinations and trusts ,osgrd
which Jackson, Lincoln, Tildep and even
Cleveland (when a candidate). oirecicd
tHf.r Enfscftpc a rsn.varfuI f..,...
ali the disappointed politicians who I'M
Willingly allied themselves with the GOA
standard when they thought the demann
for tree silver was on the wane or VINO
have a grievance either against the seader
who pushed them aside or against the
party for failure TO appreciate their sup
posed merit; all who hold as true the doc
tunes of McKinisyism; all who have no
real sympathy with the masses and VINO
believe that they have TOO much power:
all ~ho desire 10 break up labor organl-
cations; all who live by their wits, rather
Than by their wages; ali the shoddy arts
tocrats, and those who worship the glIded
nobility: ali VINO toll not. neither 90 they
spin and despise honest WORK; al the
followers OF those who despised, derlded.
and illuminated jefferson for his
mas.srly ard successful efforts TO prevent
tho a.clmuistion OF wealth and power
IN tho hands Of the few. aud 10 pre-
serve local xelf-government-- ali these
varied elements, cay, together with
syssy small minority OF honest and
worthy men. who focmefly were Demo-
Gratis, now unite In abuse and denuncia-
ton OF the platform. MIR. Bryan Is the
one man entitled by UnbToken custom and
precedent 10 construe the platform. II,
Is worthy OF note that their denuncations
sre not directed against the plain and
Iosicai construction given it By Mr.. Bryan
and ali the party leaders hut against
the dnwarraDted ard forced construction
watch the enemies OF the Democratic
party. boilers and Republicans alike, are
pleased to place upon IL. They put up q
man OF straw, and proceed TO knock him
down.
BRYAN AND THE LAW.
Their attitude is well illustrated by a
boiler here, who had been denouncing
Mr. Bryan as an Anarchist. When Mr.
Bryan was here he said I'm his speech
that he would enforce every law 20
strictly against all, without exception
that those who are now stating that he
would disregard the LAW would come to
him on Bonded knees. and beg him to
stop enforcing the law. The bolter, H.
logically, II Is true, was more indignant
than ever that he should dare 10 make
such threat IL does seem passing
strange that Notwithstanding the frantic
efforts OF the opposition to insert in the
platform an attempt &c threaten the su-
preme Court Of the United States, that
as an example OF what / believe Is the
case N many other States ell four OF our
CITY Judges and four out or I'VE
Judges of the Supreme. Court %
Apoesis Of Virginia, together with
very large majority OF GIL
Judges I'm the State will vote for Bryan
again. IL is quite safe to soy that such
splendid specimens of virile and Intel
Iectuai manhood as w. J. Bryan. J0nc
w Daniel. Charles +. Crisp. John T.
Morgan. ] s c. Blackburn. Islam u.
1farris. George G. Vest. and multitude
Of other distinguished citizens are
neither imbued with anarchy and com-
munism. nor would they sustain pal
with any such tendencies
ATGELD AND TILLMAN.
van sneak Of kitge.5 a. an "syowed
Anarchist" and Tillinan as a BORDER
rutfian." and state that they are types
OF the followers OF Bryan. confidently
sssert that you can find nothing of anar-
chy in any OF Aitgeld's writings Or
xpeeches, and II YOU will accept ~ evil
dcnce either the statements OF the edl-
tor Of the Washington Post, or those OF
the editor of the Atlanta coDstitutlon,
YOU viii see an absolute refutation of the
charge Tillman Is an extremist. but
even his worst enemies give him credit
for intellect and honesty-traits not
usually possessed by border rufiia rs"
while YOU thus denounce these men, why
should you spare the VIGOROUSLY corrupt
Hanna and Boss Plat. the typical tough
Patrick Gleason, the immaculate w g
p breckenridge, and Herr Most. the
leader OF the Anarchists. all OF whom are
now yocifeIously shouting for "h0Dest
money? You would be hurt II II were
said that these were types OF the follow
ers OF the gold standard, yet you state
that men you think are Anarchists and
border rufiians are types of Bryan's fol-
lowers. | know without any statement
from YOU that you did not mean to he
personally offensive or for your language
10 be taken literally. So far from not
ncc.pting the doctrine OF the pls form
fairly and properly construed. I accept
il most heartily, and. believing that
BRYAN will be elected II will be both a
d;sappointment and great surprise II he
fails to make an historical name for him
self as great statesman, the equal Of
Jefferson, and to have the blessings OF
all citizens for giving them an admins
tration under which the country greatly
rrosuered and the great as well as the
weak were compelled to observe the
laws
FOR FREE SILVER.
IL will be a great pleasure TO vote for
free silver. believing firmly that the legal
tender quality given the silver dollar by