Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-16

affecting our power to do so. 2. Whether
we should not be Hooded with sii'ef
from other countries.
To all such. wish to say that they can
obtain the fullest information on tue Suo
iect BY the purchase OF the Arena TOT
June. 1896. and reading an article there,n
by Mr.. A. J. Utley. entitled 'Bimetai-
ism" They will get more ior 'ne,s
money from this source than from any
single source that / can now recall anu
they can test the authors statements 10,
themselves. for he gives the pooA anu
page from which he takes his data lie.
me also say that they will do well TO READ
the article by Mr.. Anderson, wnicn you
copy from the Washington Post In the
Dispatch of Saturday last, as bearing on
the same subject.
Won't the Dispatch use Its influence
to get our people to study THIS quest ~
for themselves with unpre1udiced minus :
II Is a question Of the gravest moment
and deserves careful deliberate conside-
ration. The tendency to approach IL IN
n partisan spirit. or with anger ana pre-
judce, Is to be deplored-greatiy uep,oreu.
1t is up for settlement, and IL VIII no.
down until II Is settled, ana risnuy
settled. The people of this country are
the high court before which 1t must De
determined. and from their decision there
will be no appeal Every citizen Is IN
duty bound to do his part In making
I'D that great Judgment. Let MIN Try
10 approach II with that calm, deliberate,
and charitable mind which alone becomes
the office OF a Judge; let him try 10 go
into this great court as Astoria was sup
posed to have come down from heaven
exempt from all human bias.
And. having made up his mind, let him
vote his convictions. and let no man at
tempt In this free country to make MN
afraid.
II will perhaps be surprise 10 some OF
your readers to learn that close observers
| Of notifies and events In this city have
expressed the conviction that greater
| Ignorance on this subject prevails among
| our merchants and businessmen men
who are supposed TO have the time and
| the inclination to read than among those
who are designated as worlSingmen. the
writer has been struck with the marked
intelligence with which the workingmen
| discuss the question, and their patience
and evident desire to get information.
Won't the Dispatch urge the business
men TO go to the public meetings and
| hear the Democratic speakers, and es-
pecially to hear Mr.. Bryan next Friday?
| Mr.. Bells address has undoubtedly made
many converts IN 1lcnihohu' anu Sii
| Bryan's visit viii do untold good. II only
our people will put aside prejudice and
| hear him
Finally, won't the Dispatch keep up
| its fire on Mr. ingalls, and his daring at
tempt to play the role of Malone In
| Virginia, and his cruel efforts, scarcely
| concealed. to coerce his employees into
voting according 10 his wishes? 1t Is
not meant as a threat TO say that there
| Is O day OF reckoning coming for Mr.
| ingalls, and his road II he persists In
| his policy OF interference In our political
| affairs; but in the mean time this enor'
| TO coerce his men is arousing the deepest
| Indignation Of our people. and those mer
| ought to be made to feel that in resisting
| this attack on their manhood and theii
| freedom they have the fullest support
| and encouragement of the people of this
| community VlNDEA.