The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-23

article from the last issue OF Mr. Buffers
paper. the Caucasian. We quote:
For weeks and months the Caucasian
has been warning the people against
deem and wide-laid scheme OF the gold
svndIca,c THO scheme is dangerous be-
cause Il Is being worked under cover.
Tho object is TO side track the money ana
monopoly questions, TO turn over the state
legislatures I'm the next campaign 10 the
railroads. and TO turn down Bryan IN
1900 for a gold-bug or n straddle-bug.
The conspiracy is being manipulated by
the Cleveland Cold Democrats IL may
be asked how these few gold-bugs VINO
bolted Bryan and supported Palmer can
have any influence with those VINO sup
ported Bryan. The explanation Is not
hard 10 give They have partners con-
federates and spies on the inside or the
Bryan party. The fact IS that only
small percentage OF the god-bugs end
monopolists in the Democratic party
bolted
IL must be remembered that the gold
bugs in the Democratic party are so nu-
merous and powerful that they lave
practically controlled the party for thirty
years. II IS a matter Of history that
every Democratic candidate for president
since the war UP 10 Bryan has been o
rank gold-bug. and as much OF tool oi
trusts and monopolists as Mckinney or
John Sherman. II must also be remem-
bered that delegates from North caro-
lima, under the domination Of the Ran
som machine. and the delegates from
other Southern States. under the dom'-
nation Of similar gold-bug machines IN
their respective States. have helped every
time TO nominate these gold-bugs in ma
tional convention. SO we see that for
this entire period the gOld-bugs and mo-
nopolsts have absolutely dominated and
controlled the Democratic party. though
the great rank and file Of the party has
all the time been for free silver and
against monopOlIsts and trusts.
When this powerful cod-bug element
in the Democratic party was last year
caught mapping and taken unawares by
the nomination Of Bryan, they at first in
tended TO bolt In a body After reflection
and consultation they decided 20 stay in
the party and pretend 10 support Bryan.
though intending 20 secretly defeat him
If fhey could. But their purpose was IT
BRYAN should be elected to pretend 10 be
good free silver men and to try TO get all
OF the offices under his administration.
not onlv for the purpose Of holding the
Offices. but mainly 20 use their positions
TO try 20 make his administration fail
ure. But their ultimate and greatest OBJ
iect was that by staying In the party. Tor
'rocularitv" sake. they would be I'm
stronger position 20 work on the inside
and 10 help the gold crowd recapiure the
party and dictate IFS course In lS'S ana
in 1900.
They stayed I'm for this purpose and
that is what they are now doing. The
open enemy on the outside Cthe gold SYM
dictate and the railroad trusD are tur-
nishing the money while the real work Is
being done by their spies and agents on
the inside
That's what their ally now thinks Of
their loyalty. That's what they get for
anliating with Populists. That's what
the great leader Of the Populists thinks
Of the men who did not believe in free
silver. but who voted for it for the sake
Of party regularity.
OF course, there IS no grain Of truth in
what Butler says. The whole thing Is as
absurd as it is mean and slanderous, but
we cannot forbear 10 chaff our friends who
hobnobbed with the Butler folks in the
campaign of 1896. They are sick Of the
whole business. we feel sure We believe
that all true Democrats are disguised
with Populstlc creeds and Populist alH-
ances. and we believe that I'm 1900 if not
before, the Democratic party will have
purged itself Of Populists and Populsm.
and that all true Democrats will be re-
united upon a platform Of true Demo-
cratic principles. II that is not 10 be the
result, then we totally mistake the signs
Of the times.