The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-01


ognlzed and honored by the mercantile
world. because. after an experience Oh
one hundred years at home. We failed
10 maintain satisfactorily double stand
ard, because the leading statesmen Oh
the North and souih-Benjln In Hill ana
Garneld-relusel 20 give their support 10
the reconciliation OF silver. after 49,,
upon the ground that silver and Soli
never had kept company In any cline or
age EXCEPT upon the iniicxiDlc rule OF
equality in value. because good money .
like the ocean tides-it goes ana comes IN
accordance with natural laws. because we
want money that will buy anything
under the sun. I'm any land. and se hon
Orcd in every Cline as a lcO-ccnt dollar;
because l know that five Aneric0n silver
dollars viii Ply ten dollars Of debts IN
Mexico. and also know that ten MeAican
dollars are worth only live I'm America.
our money Is underplnned BY gold and
the MoNican's rests en- silver. because
| DO not believe IA the imitation Of our
currency. for with imitation Tie prices OF
the nccossariss Of BE 90 up and the pur-
chasing power OF the labofers dollar goes
down: because Intelligence. honesty, and
experience justify us in our fght for
sound money. and because We want our
dollar to be Ike cur fag-honored In ey-
cry port IL enters
What is 20 be the true Democratic
party OF the fuiure2'
In my judgment II Will be TIE party
that has cut loose from the Populistic
principles promulgated at Chicago. In
my honest belief Democratic hopes ana
chances for success in the coming cleo
ton were blasted by the failure OF our
last Congress 10 respond 10 the measures
4 ~.
tive and wise Executivc-Pr President Clcve-
land. Ills opponents at Chicago. real
izing the outcome of their opposition 10
his measures. cast about for some popu-
lar fad % spring upon tho people, ana
the free silver craze offered tho only
hope, and they were led into the Repub-
l.can idea OF protection Oy the mine own
ors. The future Democratic party must
tight now. as il has ever done, govern
mcut patcfnalism and strcnuOusly OPP
pose the transferring OF the brood OF cor
m0raat protectionists. from the New Ems
land hills 10 the canyons Of tho Colorado
The Democratic party os the future Will
he marshalled into line and led once more
to victory under the banners Of Cleye-
land. arlisle Wilson, Canroy. pelmer,
Bucknor. and our own gallant O'Ferrau,
for they are SIN on the straight steel
rallied. broad-suaeed. st0ne-hallastcd road
Of Democracy. and do not propose 20 be
sldo-tracked by Populstic engineers. IHey
are the leaders, who. seeing our one
time Democratic friends on the down
grade TO destruction. are holding up the
danger signals. They are the men who
believe that genuine Democracy Is Ike
unto an anvil I'm this. that It has worn
ont many hammers-those of Fcderalists,
Wings KnOwnothingites, Populists, aud
Republicans. and feel confident that it's
steel-tempercd face will Withstand the
siedge-hammor blows of the strikers at
Chicago. and also the tack-hammor
taps of local blacksmiths. All hail 10
the patriots who have not been swept
from their Democratic moorings by the
silver gale" The day will come when
their devotion TO principle duty. and to
their country viii be appreciated and re-
Warded.
"Wiu Bryan be oleoted?'
That question l cannot answer. Very
many of our people are az present suf-
fering from the effects Of intoxicetion
produced by imtiblng too freely of a sill
Yer decocuon. Il may and It may not be
time enough between now and election
day TO complete the gold cure treat
mont row being 50 effectively admins
tered to patients In many hospitals. Mr..
bryan reminds me of "a bright meteor
shooting across tho political sky. and |
think his political life win 90 out at the
end Of his transit Bryan has, like
Peter the Hermit, made a great crusade
and aroused much onthusia,n II remains
10 be seen whether or not his dream VIII
rot share the Same tate mot iy the over
enthusiastic hermit.
J. A. PALMER.