The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-20

STAND BY THE PAHTY. SAYS COVER
MOI. GANTBELL.

STAND BN THE PABTN. SAYS COVER
NOE CAMTBELL.
Ex-Governor Campbell. Of Ohio. was in
Washington day or 80 back ana ia an
interview with a reporter he said that
lie was not a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination. and that his name
would not 80 before the convention. lie
then made what may be considered a
sort OF address 10 the Democracy OF the
country, in which he said:
"EVery true Democrat should. however,
rally at this crisis about the standard Of
TIE party. inns talk OF "a possible split
should cease. These Doe tiylus tiucs Tor
the Democracy. lAe parry has met three
bitter defeats since tae victories of lSj-.
Ii skills not 90 ASK why. OF blow IN the
ashes OF the past lor reasons now. Those
defeats have Torn aud strained dnd weak
oLed US. III tney are TO bee followed by
split IN the convention and assertions at
the polls, then ale the days OF Democracy
numbered and the end d. at hand. 4 SAY
IL with nrmncss. Tor 10 is my unqualified
belief. that should The party bee spit at
the Chicago Convention, the party has
met its death.
1t is Tor that reason that / cxhort
every true man of the faith to stand by
paign. We may fam. but let as fail and
fail together. do not let us annihilate
the party in advance by the suicide of a
Spit.
Every man who goes as delegate to the
next convention should 20 there pledged
TO support the candidate and accept the
platform of that convention. No matter
who may be named TO make the canvass;
no matter what the platform may con-
uhRuII d.. H.
only hope OF party continuation lies in
their acceptance. A delegate who goes TO
Chicago with The intention TO stay III the
majority agree with him and accept his
candidate OF make his platform. whether
ON finance, tariff, or what else. who
means to bolt IL his notion of men and
measures IS voted down. is a traitor i'm
advance. lie has no business I'm the con-
yention. lie should stay at home.
Il prescribe no medicine ] will not take.
For myself 1 will say through the Post
that, whatever the Chicago platform and
whoever the candidates, L Will support
both with heart and strength and vote
the ticket without a mark. ! have my
views on finance as fun and clear as any
man. yet ] say TO YOU that if next sum-
lners Democratic Convention declares
for gold monometallism and against si-
Yer in any form FOR an time. and then
names an utter gold-bgg as the candidate
for the Presidency ! win give my fun
and faithful support 20 the ticket and do
my best TO pat il through.
If on the other hand the platform
declares for Independent free silver coin
age 10 10 l-silver monometallism. n You
please and the utter death of gold as a
money metal and selects candidates to
correspond. yet win ! give my heartiest
support TO the ticket and work with
zeal and ardOr TO Secure victory
Yet / believe both of these proposals
OF finance would be WRONG / do not
agree with either. But III The party is 20
live, IT 10 is ever 20 see national success
again. men must learn that minorities
must yield 10 maj1riHes. and that the
treason of bolt and split must be done
away"
Heaven knows that neither Governor
Campbell nor any other person could look
upon a split la the Democratic party
with more srief than The Times would.
The Times agrees perfectly with what
Governor Campbell said further on in his
interview. that the Democratic party is
tho party Of the people as opposed to the
Republican party. watch IS Tor privileges
20 some persons that are to make them
rich ard comfortable at The expense Of
The great mass. The Constitution in
tends 10 guarantee 90 am persons On these
United States equal rights before the
laws. The Democratic party adopts that
idea OF The Constitution as us leading
idea. aud tic Democratic party u.s. there
fore. neces airy for that equality o. right
Tor all citizens before the law which is
necessary for thc peace and contentmont
Of the people. The Times says, there
fore. that a split in the Democratic party
Of this country would DE e. calamity to
tic world
But The Times asks in AN sincerity and
with an eager desire for information thai
may be acted upon. what are Democrats
Who honestly believe that the free coin-
age Of silver would disrupt society TO do?
These men DO not look upon the move
meut Tor free coinage as thing that
presents simply alternative currency sys-
tens II that were an that is involved il
would be a question Of cxpedicncy and
policy only. ana they could. of course.
subordinate their Judgment TO that OF
their brethren. But they do not look
upon 1t IN this light. With them free
coinage means total overthrow OF the
existing order Of things. Il means war
BY those who have nothing upon those
who have something: IL means anarchy
versus order. progress. and civilization
How can these men support tho party
nominee II he is a frcc-silyor man upon
free-slver platform? We do not ask
this question by way Of a threat. but IN
the hope that az sns~sT may le forth.