The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-02
EVIRGINIACAMPAIG
CHEERING VIEWS COMING FROM THE
sOUTH VEST And EASTERN SHORE.
Mr.. southalI Reads Recent History 10 'ho
People of Neutrality-suspicious. "ises
Manly Letter of Acceptance

Cheering news mas peth PiHANN0
column from every section OF the state
save the Southwest. That section mas
been a little backward, but the sound
money sentiment IS surely spreading all
over the State, and it has now reached
tho Southwest. A letter received yes1er-
DAY from Bristol says:
Il nave received more cheering news
here than L have heard IN some Tune
In tho western part OF the SlAtn olstfic''
for instance. around kadiord the silver
men have lost nope ana ale rapidly losing
strength. Inc - ind money men OF bfs-
toll number about nifty VINO nave come
s4uarely over, ana Others are Wlth US
IA sympathy anu Will come out before
eie.uon-day. Tne very encouring feature
OF the campaign Is the gradual but sure
loss OF confidence among the b. antics
as to mo result IN this state.
a GOOD ONE ON FREDERICKSBURG.
Mr.. ). y. sOatLall addressed the cIu-
zens OF Fredericksburg Tuesday night ia
the interests O. sound money. lie lad an
attentive Audience. md presented the sub
jet with his usual precision and force
Iulnoss. Air. John K. West, OF this city.
accompanied HIM, and a. the proper tIne
read q resolution bearing ON inc subject
under discussion, wnicn the Democrats
cf Fredericksburg adopted less than sIX
months agO.
On tho list OF May, 1886. the Demo-
'crat5 met ia mass-JLeeting 30 elect dele
gates ~ the stanton Convention. the
following resolution, offered by lion. VIII
nam a. Little, Jr., vas adopted without
a dissenting voice:
The Democrats Of fredericksburg. in
~nasslneetns assembled. deem it their
DUTY 10 put On record their conviation
.Lat the currency OF the people Of the
Chlted states, IN the abssnce OF inter
nsuonal agreement. should consist cF
gold silver, and paper, all Of which
should be based on the gold dollar Of Tho
present weight and hnoness as the stand
ara OF value. IN order that the purcbas.
ing power Of the dollar. whether Manor
Vt suFer' paid the Wago-earner ana la
"14cr small continue 10 be equal 10 the
purchasing power OF tho gold dollar.
ana IN order that the uncertainty which
Is dlstractIng all business interests may,
DC d!spelled, they deplOre the proposed
new legislation permitting the free and
unlimited coinage Of the silver dollar at
the ratio Of 10 10 ]. because such legis-
lation would cause silver monometaIIsm.
drive the gold dollar from circulation. and
reduce tho purchasing power OF the silver
dollar fifty per cent. because the GER
tainy Of such legislation, upon the cleo
ten Of a President and Congress COM
United thereto, would Immediately cause
every creditor to press his debtor Tor pay
ment, would cause a panic that would
destroy all confidence, stop all enterprise,
smut up tho manufacturing industries or
the land, bring ruin u bankruptcy 10
business and rhworr ont re .r.rT.ra~4raH
and deprive OF bread hundreds Of thou
sands Of our fcllow-cOuntrymen."
When Mr. West read this resolution a
smile went round the room and gentle
mon nudged one another under the nth
I'D If. West read the resolution and
"lr. solthau did the rest. lie rubbed il
~ without mercy, and II any free siverite
present fofgets how he stood On the sil-
yer question on the 21st Of Nay. 1896.
IL VIII not lie Mr.. Southalrs fault.
on THE EASTERN SHORE.
a correspondent writing from Onancock.
Accolnac county. says:
The sentiment for sound money is
spreading all over The county u is prob
ariy stronger in and around Ouanc0ck
than anywhere else in the county. Here
there has been organized q sound money
Democratic club OF nearly fifty members.
and IL IS growing, Notwithstanding the
+flviL sent 10 lLt DlSpalCl tudt IL was
going 10 pieces. There are also numbers
Of Democrats in this nelghborhood and
al. over the county who, while not mem
bers Of any club, still will not vote for
Bryan. Hon. II. VI. Scott has made sew
eraI speeches in the county, has been
well received. and has made a deep I'm
preston. IS has already been noted.
Ex-Governor Cameron and Hon. William
a. Jones spoke at AccOmac 9. Il, but
vnrafrsnn liz anra. not q. have Z, frfrs Itr
o%ussion. The crowd was one Of the largest
ever seen at the courthouse and seems 10
he nearly evenly divided. There Is no
doubt that Accomac Will give a large vote
for sound money.
GENERAL WISE ACCEPTS.
General Peyton Wise has accepted a
position on the Executive Committee Of
the sound-money Democracy. General
Wise needs no introduction TO the people
OF Virginia. His acceptance Of this posi-
ton simply emphasizes the fact that the
men who are leading the sound-money
movement in Virginia are among the best
and foremost citizens and Democrats Of
the Commonwealth.
General Wise's letter Of acceptance IS
as follows:
October /. 1896.
Gen. T. NJ. Logan. Chairman Virginia
State Committee, National Democratic
Party:
Dear sir.-Yours OF the Goth ult., APP
pointing me 10 be Of the Executive Com.
mittee Of the National Democratic Party
for the State OF Virginia. has been re-
oelved. I accept the appointment with
out hesitation and with little fear. My
single apprehension Is that I may not be
able 10 do all that you may expect. all
that ! want to accomplish IN the interest
for which L am selected.
l am not unmindful that IN standing
where this appointment places me. l am
arrayed for the moment. not only against
the Organization 10 which l have been g.
tachcd by every reason OF commendable
pride and of righteous principle, but
against a portion Of the people among
whom | have found the best friends OF
my manhood and distributed the best af-
f~ectsOns Of my life. But 1 have found
and shall continue 10 find my best conso-
lation for conditions so distressful In the
reflection that so 1 am serving as best
can the country l love. the party l
have adhered 10 through an the darkness
Of years now gone and the interests Of
the people for whom / could die.
And this consolation Is acceatuatcd by
the hope that when the fever and the de.
lusiOns and the excitement Of the present
hour shall have passed away. as soon
they must do. 1 shall be able. standing
shoulder to shoulder with my brothers
Of the past-chastened. all OF US. by the
sorrows and the dangers through which
We will have come hlest by the cOngciOf g.