The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-29
FRIDAY, OCTOBER %. 1897.
TELLER WRITES LETTER.

Senator Teller. OF Colorado. IS again
whispering sweet nothings into the ear
OF the public. Ono would have supposed
that the absurd things he has said in the
past ten or fifteen years in the Senate
OF the United States about money, and
especially that disappearing part Of
money represented by silver, would sat-
isfy the ambition Of any man in the
world that desired special eminence as n
fool. But Teller is Unsuitable, and he will
never be satisfied until no has secured
the suffrages OF all mankind for himself
as entitled to the place of pre-eminence.
lie has quit talking now and gone TO
letter writing. and here is a letter he has
Just written TO one Of his free silver con-
stituents in Pottsville, Pa lie saysl
Il have never said thought there was
little hope for bimetallism. That is one
OF the many falsehoods of the gold press
j have said there is no hope for 1t under
the Mckinley administration, and l am
confident that nothing will be done for
the plain people of the country during
this administration. / have no interest in
the fight between Tammany and the Re
publicans. / do not hope for Georges
election although il would please me
greatly n he could be. The election OF
Tammany will not indicate that the Dem
ocratic party Of the country is going 10
abandon silver.
'"The Democratic party IS committed
20 silver and will continue on that line,
and the Gold Democrats will 20 TO the
Republican party, and under the influence
80 fe Cold 1narnorrnf 10 a. will 1apra1q and
debase the old party TO such an extent
as to make the old liberty loving Re-
publlcans leave II. expect TO see the
Republican party in the hands of the
Gold Republicans and the Gold Demo-
Gratis. and under the domination and con-
troll OF the worst element ever in Ameri-
can politics.
ct DO not care what your Pennsylvania
platform saws about the per capita' clrcu-
iation. Governor Hastings and all the
Republican leaders of your State under
stand that the platform was made 20 get
into Office on. and expect TO see the in
fuence OF your state given and your SEN
ators and members Of Congress brought
10 hear on Congress TO retire the green
back and treasury notes"
There IS 20 much idiotic folly in this
letter that We are very much ombar-
raised in attempting TO comment upon
II. Perhaps the most ridiculous part Of
Il is his prediction that the Gold Demo
Gratis are going TO the Republican party.
A Democrat who has split with the Chi
cago version OF Democracy because Of
the heresy that wing Of the party at
tempted 20 commit the party to. will not
become a Republican, and even Teller
must know this. lie must know that
the men who split with the Bryauites had
no personal objects in view. They could
not get offices OF honors by splitting with
their party. and so far as human judy
men is worth anything. there was abso-
lutely nothing for them to gain except
the consciousness that they had put in
their best endeavors to forward the pub
lie interests. SO Teller must know that,
with their Views and their independence.
they showed themselves 10 have. It is
simply impossible they could become Re
publicans. They are men who believe
that government should have as little
20 DO with the affairs Of the people as
possible. while Republicans believe that
government should watch over all the
affairs OF the people as a parent watches
over the AFFAIRS OF his infant children.
How could these people become Repubii-
cans, then? II Is only upon the theory
that they are utterly insincere and are
not after the public good but after their
own private Advancement that any man
could believe them TO be on the road 70
RepublicanisIn, and we don't believe that
even Teller. in his inmost heart, thinks
this.
No. The Gold Democrats viii never be-
come Republicans. The essential Bryan
ties will. probably. become Popullsts. as
Mr. Bryan himself clearly is. but the
real Democrats who were beguiled into
supporting him last fan will. in time.
slough on as they learn the ideas that
he wishes 10 inculcate amongst the peo-
PIE, ana they viii then return TO fellow
ship With their Democratic brethren who
have remained ste&dfast In their deyo-