The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-27

| The original Pops insist on Toms rghts'
and Middle OF the Road tickets Tor cleo
tors are appearing in dangerous quarters
| There Is no fusion IN several critical states
| whrre every POpulst vote Is necessary
| Hence an excuse for these failures Is mace
| by charging that the Republicans nave
used money to prevent the silver factions
from getting together. Just as 1t was de-
lberateiy asserted that Mark Hanna was
using vast sums 20 prevent the endorse
ment OF Bryan al st. Louis. Yet Bryan
was promptly endorsed without the least
difficulty, in spite OF Hanna's alleged ef-
forts
Tho purpose ot this new game Is TO d.
vert attention from the disastrous enects
that must follow the failure 10 fuse IN
States Ike Indiana and Kentucky. Its
first appearance was IN Indiana, where
Populisf comm ee.non says great sum
was offered hi5 20 oppose fusion IN an
forms with the ver Democracy. ana that
his virtue Wa 100 well grounded TO be
overcome. lie tmly declined 10 be cor
rupted, although the pressure was very
great. and the ITer was repeated several
times in increa ,ng thousands. Our SILVER
patriot puts the sum too high To agree
with traditional information in regard 10
the average Indiana polt ian. THIS az
once tsints the story with spicion' puts
A. beyond crrdence ia T. D.. Bcsices' III
spite OF his Spartan determination not 10
yield 20 tenpta ion. and his cofnmend1oie
willingness 10 axe tho press agents INTO
his confidence we notice that TINS story
is followed by ire announcement that ~
sion has failed ia Indiana Perhaps his
associates wero not so viriuous 80 ms
one appears 10 have been, flon MS own
testimony
So IL will be IN other quarters Al the
virtue les on the side OF the shVeTlteS'
all the corruption with The hideous money
power" The advocates or reputation ana
a division Of property commenced the cam
paicn with an unwarranted assertion mat
Bryan was the victim OF uneSampled per
soual abuse. This failed 10 fix pubic A.
tention in the slightest degree. because IL
WAS not only false. but puerile also. ana
stronger means must be resorted 70 10
bring public opinion 20 his support. They
hone that the charge OF corfupuon Will
work better.
After all Is over. however. and UT. Bryan
&c buried under an avalanche or ballots. IL
will be found that resort 10 personal
abuse. TO corruption. or other eNtraorul-
nary means. was unnecessary 70 compass
his defeat. Il will be seen that the me-
thods pursued IN this canvass have IN no
wise differed from those employed in heat
cd campaigns Of the past
The political miscarriases which are JUST
now so discomfor,ing 10 the siiverites are
not caused by cxfranoous influences. they
are the result Of the inherent weakness or
a false cause: the cohesive power Of SOUND
principles is lacking. The recourse TO the
shallow tricks seen IN the conduct OF the
Popocratc campaign shows conclusiNely
their poverty I'm an the positive clements
or strength The false ring of Bryan's elo-
ouence IS chilling Since the Maine cleo
ton his managers are stampcded' that IS
the EXPERT verdict here in Washington.
The result Of the Arkansas election. so
much exaggerated in the first reports. mas
also had a most depressing influence
There only remains among the whole lot
presence OF mind sufficient 10 attempt the
concealment Of their dependency by the
issue Of a bulletin laying claim 10 unheafd-
or majOrities in Western kepuDHcdh
states. figures so absurd on their race as
IN foil their purpose. / have reason 10
know that this remarkable bulletin was
issued TO counteract the effect OF the
object lesson i'm The sun OF last Tuesday.
giving the very outside limit or Bryan
chances for electoral votes. after assign
ING IN Mckinley al the East and Omo'
,.irfuallv conceded 10 him by the si:vertes
Themselves. Presented in that effective
form. the bald figures showing the mario"
MARGIN OF their possible vote, ana inc
sbalv nature OF some Of their territory
struck tho Populst managers with con
etcrnotion 4 readiustment OF claims
had IN be made Immediately Hence that
wonderful Chicago bulletin, when brings
back into the PopOcratic column NARY
land. Delaware. and Ohio. ana advances
the Colorado figures TO lrVD majority
making 30 more than unanimous. as lnete
are less than 10000 voters In the "iiole
ctote The recent enthusiastic meeting at
Colorado Springs. where thousands
a5are .sed bv Senator NOlcott. would indl-
cate that there are yet some hePuoHeans
left I'm Mr.. Tellers State.
II the silverites had any real confidence
IN carrying such States as Ohio, Indiana
Illinois. Michigan. and Iowa by majorities
ranging from $500 70 5000 they would
carefully abstain from publishing the fact
This bulletin is undenilbly an indication
of weakness. And another suggestive TACT
he 10 he noted about this tell-tale bulletin.
Wisconsin is no longer claimed for Bryan.
II Wisconsin Is lost. viii some well-iniorm-
ca popocrat inform us how they expect
10 win Michigan on one side ana Mlnhe1o'a
on the other? All three are MINING, luih-
herring. ard agricultural states WIN gene
eral interests almost identically the same
and inhabited by the same kind OF peoIle.
n is absurd to claim Michigan by $1,000 ana
Minnesota ty $500. and IN the same orea'h
confess TO defeat ia Wisconsin. IL Is an
ethnoloeical political, commercii' ana
geographical error 20 assume that the same
causes are operating in Dramatically OPP
,osite directions in these adjoining STATES
Nor can we believe that different causes
are operating I'm adjacent territory Wheh
we ale told that there is but the one issue
~ money before the people.
But nothing from these masters OF NUM-
hur. exargeration. and stolid hardihood
can longer surprise satiated pubic. On
their part IL has resolved itself INTO cam
nalrn OF wind and mere assertion. Ihere
Is no organization; no enec'iNe WORK Is
done. Bryan is their only reliance now,
and BRYAN himself has plainly lost ms
temper. lie is now strictly on the deien-
sive az witness his hysterical issuance
NAT the country viii not be permitted 10
90 10 Immediate ruin should lie mlracu-
Iouslv come into power.-New iork suh-