The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-09
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clever and well-reasoned letter.
Editor Post,-In the Post recently APP
ncored an editorial with the capuOi'
.sWolcott's Manly Utterance. lhqulsIu'e
80 knoyv what this manly utterance was
read the article and found that IL was
In substance. that, while Mr.. Nolcott po
ueved i'm a certain principle, YET ne NouIu
I'm certain contingencies JON WIN lhose
who opposed that principle ana use hs
vote and influence to crush mat pIihSiP'O
which he deemed to be right.
senator Wolcott defines his pohtlcai
convictions in this language: Prosperity
u.iu never return TO us till bimetalllsm at
tho former ratio is re-estabIished, ana
then when. further on, he says thdt ne
p-i1 strike hands with the party WHO"
declares il will never consent 10 the re-
establishment of bimctallism at that
former ratio, and will, consequently hcHeI
consent 70 the return OF prosperity He
post calls this a "many utterance, ana
no Nov York Mail and Express and
otbar nevspapers say Amen. Senator
UoIoott saws further: "The approaching
value Of gold and the shrinkage OF
values which necessarily follows tls APP
preciation. must bring only disaster ana
poverty and suffering TO all the people OF
tbis country who are not LENDERS OF
money" and then says that II the Repuo-
legn
will make certain this disaster and pow
ertv and suffering" he will cheerfully
holm them out: and the Post calls tins
"manlv utterance." Mr.. Wolcott further
saws: If am hopeful that the Republican
Marty will vet range itself on the side Oh
humanity and civilization (by iaVorlng
free coinage of silver, and then proceeds
TO declare that If il does not range It.
self on the side OF civilization and human
ity." he will stand by it, and the Fost
calls this "a manly utterance.
do not know by what standard OF
manlness the Post measures the utter
ances Of public men, but il appears TO the
simple layman that it would be more
manly" to place principle above party
To range ones self ION the side or civil
cation and humanity" even If TO do TINS
il became necessary 10 sever political hes
with those who ranged themselves against
the cause OF civilization ana humanity.
IL would seem 10 this same layman, un-
familiar with the ethics of politics, that IL
would be more manly to abandon than 10
follow a party whose policy must bring
only disaster and poverty and suffering
TO all the people Of this country who are
not lenders OF money
To the man who believes in and hopes
for the welfare Of his countrywide be
ieVcs he owes a more sacred obligation
to political principle than TO party align
ment-who believes the prosperity of his
country nObler aim than the success OF
a particular political factiOn-the position
Of Senator Teller presents forcible and
pleasing contrast TO that of Senator VOL
colt. The former says: 81 should despise
myself II. holding the views ! do, ] should
lift my hand 10 put in power any man
who could exercise from the executive
chamber the slightest influence 10 con-
tinue the present system of finance Both
believe the present system OF finance
will bring only disaster and poverty ana
suffering TO all the people Of this country
who are not lenders of money but Sena-
tor Wolcott says he Will work TO continue
this system If more Republicans favor it
than oppose It. while Senator Teller says,
in effect. that he will oppose It whoever
may favor IT.
There is an old precept which commands
MS to let justice prevail though the
heavens fall: but Senator Wolcou's YER
sion OF II seems 10 be: "I,et justice be
done unless by such a course, the Re-
publican party should be made 10 fan
In these days of political dishonesty it Is
pleasant 10 find one man in public life who
stnl believes and practices the precept in
its original form. Y. G.. ARNOLD.
40 iXth street northwest.
we are. Of courSe. utterly opposed TO
the idea or justice in this matter which
MIR. Arnold entertains In our opinion
free silver means disaster and utter ruin
TO the great body Of the American people.
But there is a converse to the case
which Mr. Arnold so cleverly argues. II
he thinks Wolcott, believing that pros
perty will never return 10 US TIL BIZ
l.. 4.
tabliShed." should stick TO bimetallism
and let his party 80. what would he say
TO the man who believes that free silver
means a disruption OF society and the
beginning Of anarchy and chaos? Would
he counsel him TO oppose free silver and
stick TO and prove his belief by his ac-
tions?
The Democrats of Virginia who have
resolved 20 adopt free-silver platform
for Virginia and impose the unit rule
upon their brother Democrats who look
upon free silver as being a calamity
whose dimensions the human imagination
cannot measure. should read and ponder
on Mr.. Arnold's letter. We do not pre-
tend to guess, even, how many Demo-
Gratis in the State will refuse TO vote for
the free-silver candidate for President.
and particularly If they are gagged by
the unit rule. Whoever chooses TO enter
into discussion with the men he meets
In everyday life about here will find
some of them declaring that they will
not vote for a free-silver candidate il he
is nominated. but all are emphatic in de-
nouncing the policy that would impose
the unit rule upon them and prevent
them from being heard in the National
Convention In case they are able to send
district delegates who believe in their
views. He will also find that most of the
men who talk this way are Democrats
from principle and conviction and that
they have heretofore constituted the
mainstay and support Of the Democratic
party OF the State.
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