Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-08
SENATOR pALMEWs RECORD.

The Washington Post says that those
nowenaners which have been so quick 10
soc lin the nomination OF Hon. Johh NJ
Palmer n rebuke to anarchy. Altgeidism'
TiIlmanism. and other evils. forget that
the Illinois Senator has very long po-
Iitical record. and that during his poilu-
cal career he has occupied great va
riety OF positions" These newspapers are
particularly unhappy. says the POST "hen
they attempt to hold Senator Palmer up
"as an enemy of unsound advice to the
laborers Of the country. on the contrary
the indianapolis nominee has a record on
this particular issue that will not be
pleasant in all quarters. Mr.. Bryan mas
never gone so far In his speeches az
Senator Palmer did in his bitter speech
in the United States Senate when the
Homestead strike was under considera-
ton"
The Post then goes on 10 say:
II was on the Eth Of July, 1897, that sen
ator Palmer felt called upon 10 Indulge III
a most venomous TRADE against the capi-
talists Of the country. and 10 denounce III
unmeasured terms the public oihcials
whose duty IL was 10 suppress the ihsur
rection at Homestead and preserve ire
and property. Senator Palmer was every
bit as severe i'm his denunciation OF these
officials as Governor Altgeld was when
he differed with President Cleveland re-
garding the necessity for the presence OF
troops at the time of the Chicago riots.
At the time this speech was delivered IL
attracted as much attention and adverse
criticism as any OF the fierce and unreal
sonable speeches Mr. Tillman has maze
since his advent in the Senate. and some
Of Senator Palmer's most vigorous critics
were the newspapers that are to-day sa-
luting his candidacy as the very opposite
of his memorable speech.
Not only has the Indianapolis nominee
out-Altgelded Altgeld and out-Tillmaned
Tillman. but he has I'm the past been
vigorous advocate Of silver The hlcs oil
the Illinois state Register show that as
its editor Senator Palmer used all the ar
guments being employed by the advocate
of silver at the present time. 1t Is not the
intention Of the Post TO deny 10 Senator
Palmer the ri~1t to change his mind. ON
the contrary. II is pleased 10 know that
such a change has taken place. Notwlth-
standing his Homestead speech this presl-
Dental nominee found himself in accord
with President Cleveland when the latter
found ii necessary to order out the troops
to preserve life and property at Chicago
and Notwithstanding his vigorous adNo-
cacy of silver several years ago he stood
with the gold men in the Senate in every
contest had in that body.
When we review the records OF the seve-
raj presidential candidates and then
think OF what they stand for to-day 1t Is
the least bit perpleXing 1t Is quite GER
tain that consistency is jewel that
doesn't occupy the most prominent place
I'm the outfit Of our present statesmen.
If our memory serves MS, the Richmond
Times was one Of the Dapers that de-
nounced Senator Palmcr's position. Pre-
cisely when its article was published we
do not know. but we feel certain that
such an article was published. and II
resurrected we venture TO say it would
prove interesting in view OF the fact
that the Times j. now lauding Palmer and
the ticket which he heads.