The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-21
EVERY AGE HAS HAD THEM.

United states senator pdN'if vi ma"
sas. expresses the opinion tEat the
Democratic party will split at Chicago
lie thinks the silver element VIII 80 10
ST. Louis and unite with the Popuiists'
Slverites and Dcbsites In the nominal
ton of a presidential ticket. and that
the nominee vii be Senator Tlllman OF
South Carolina.
We sincerely hope this may come 10
pass. that the Democratic party may
again get Itself planted upon true Demo
cratic principles, and that the country
may get rid Of that noisy and ou,nsiNe
demagogue Tilman. Free. Institutions
and free press have relieved this coun-
try Of any real danger from men Ike
Tillman They very ana annoy us for
a time. but an independent press, drag
cling them and their actions before the
bar Of public opinion in the full light
OF day. soon disposes Of them, and each
OF them. as he appears plays his little
part and drops out Of sight into the
waters of Lethc.
History furnishes us illustrations Of
how the Tilimans. where uncmbcd,
have worked great destruction, and also
how, when curbed by a strong hand that
corresponded to the enlightenm,St Of
this age they have been brought into
due subordination and deprived Of all
power TO do harm.
a hundred years ago France had been
oppressed and ravaged by kind and no.
blity for centuries. The masses of the
public rose against their Oppressors, and
astounded the world with that furious
upheaval of socirty which We call the
French Revolution. When IL had gone
as far as the reasonable men OF the
day. who came 10 be named the Gironde
thought was necessary. they attempted
to put curbs and breaks upon it, But
the Tilmans Of the day had got IN charge
of the move, and no strong hand having
yet appeared to hold them in subordina-
ton, they rushed a most heroic and
noble movement for liberty and the rights
OF the citizen into the most fearful and
fantastic fury of blood and crime.
There was an illustration of what the
Tinmms may do when not held in re-
straint 10y a strong experimenting au-
thority.
The great English revolution of one
hundred and fifty years before present.
ell MS with an exhibition OF its TIL
mans also. the natural outcome OF trou-
bles and disturbances Tut IL also show
ed how a wise and resolute man dealt
with n en- ana enectually smashed them
as soon as they began 10 threaten the
peace and order of society.
The outrageous and tyrannical govern
ment of Charles the First drove the
gr,at body OF the middle and lower
classics into rebellion against his au-
thorlty. When it had gone 10 certain
extent the English Gironde also came TO
the front. Presbyterianism thought that
the Kings powers had been sufficiently
curbed. and Prtslyterians were for max
ing a. composition and settlement with
his Majesty. Bu; i've English revolution
had then fallen M q great measure UNI
der the real though not nominal con-
trol OF one of the most masteriul men
that This world has ever known. oliver
Cromwell had then grown 10 Doc the di-
recting spirit of the rcvOlutioT and
Cromwell saw there could never Doe any
real pacihcaton Of England so long as
a false and treacherous sovereign like
Charles was on the throne He would
not. therefore. agree TO the Presby terian
tho COMPROMISING element, and he
brought the conduct Of affairs under the
control of the real Puritan sentiment OF
England The Tillmans thought OF
course this was their opportunity and
they appeared there on the scene 10y
the name OF Levelleres instead OF TAI
mans. They naturally asked themselves
why, If other men could overthrow the
settled order Of things TO the extent that
had been seen, they could not over
throw that order still further. even TO
the extent of allowing each one OF them
to plumber society at his pleasure. They
were not permitted TO do it, because
there was a man at the head of affairs
who had discernment enough TO see that
the revolution had gone as far as sound
principle and a due regard to the liberty
OF the subject required il L. 80. and that
for il 10 80 further was TO end the
State. or liberty regulated by law, and
bring on that OF anarchy and confusion
Under Cromwells inspiration the Lever
lors we're soon suppressed. But Mhit-
locke has preserved us an account oil
them, ana they correspond so entirely
with the Tinmans Of to-day that we
shall quote Il. lie says.
THE Council of State has intelligence
Of certain Jewellers appe airing al -
Margarets Hill near Gotham, ia sur
rev. and AT St Georges H.n. that were
diseing the ground and sowing 1t WIN
roots and gcans. one ENerlrd. Cnce ct
the army Who terms himself a prophet,
Is the chici u the n, one Nlns'ansleN
is another chef. They We're f.Tty
men. and said that they should shortly
be four thousand. They invited all 10
come in and help them, and promised
lien, meat drink, and clothes. They
threaten 10 pull down park poles. ana TO
law ali open. and threaten the neighbors
that they will shortly make them come
up TO the hills and work.
IT Is easy 10 see that here was the
beginning OF French Ssns-culottism, ana
that If IL had not been promptly taken
hold Of by a strong hand the disorders
of Tie times furnished II well-fallowed