The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-19

riven: and people, lie the New YORK
sun, who refuse 10 pay my ATTENTION u
the case are driving the country 10 great
danger Of q revolution in 100" which may
GO 10 lengths that no man likes 10 con-
template II It once gets into fun sway
II is hardly becoming in an avowed green
hacker like the sun TO sneer at Mr.. koya"
as q wild car bank man
The Wa hington Post OF day or l"o
back contained the following intervie"
with the Hon. W. II. Hinrichson' OF
Illinois. who was stopping in that city
Nj. Hinrichson said, amongst other
things:
The crushing defeat administered 10
the Democrats oil Illinois does not ep-
pear TO have produced any dependency
There will lie no particular need or get
ting together. for there has been no great
degree Of separation. The gold Demo
Gratis In Illinois were few IN numbers
and those active IN leadership viii have 10
purge themselves Of their misdeeds before
they will be received again into fun
fellowship In any future convention.
however. these men would cut niue
figure. The silver sentiment In ILLINOIS,
too ie stronger. / am confident than IL
was in the last campaign. BimetAlnc
clubs have been formed since the cleo
ton all over the state, and there IS
different feeling among the voters as
10 the prosperity which was 80 louo'y
promised
Not even the vast expenditure OF mon
ey-and il was so great that ] sometimes
wondered how 1t was that We got any
votes at all-couid account for the DEM
ocrauc defeat. The men in tho factories
and the shops. the men employed IN
stores. and eyed the employers them
selves wore actually scared into the be-
lief that the election OF Bryan meant ruin
TO an kinds Of business. ~ the conn-
dence had been restored as soon as Nc
Knlcy's election was made known there
would have been no dissatisfaction, but
fl wasn't. and isn't yet: and II an cleo
ton could be held now Illinois would send
n Democratic Congressional delegation
here.
II tell YOU times are pretty bad through
out the West. and tho further West you
20 the worse they get. I'm my district inc
farmers have two crops Of corn on hand
and they can't get enough for II 10 pay
for hauling IL 10 the elevators. The New
York banks hold over se000o0o In excess
Of the legal reserve. Money is easy IN
New York. but we can't get any Of it out
orr way. II farrrers could borrow money
to buy cattle they could make good
living profit by feeding their two years
supply Of corn. thus turning II into beer,
but thew can't borrow the money 10 buy
the cattle
II will derand a great deal on what
happens before a wear from next fali,
but times will have 20 improve nightly
or there VIII be n return OF the Democ-
racy 10 power"
That sort Of talk IS not limited 10
Illinois. Let the sun go into any ag-
riculturai community that it chooses ana
IT viii find exactly the same thing.
This rising storm could be at once
calmed by conceding TO the people the
right guaranteed TO them 10y the const-
tuition Of the United States TO have their
local banks 10 issue 10 them the cur
rency notes necessary TO them for their
affairs. But the wise men Of the CEN
trail part Of the country say that they
are very well satisfied with matters as
they are and they complain that they
might suffer some Inconvenience II this
were done
Very well gentlemen; we say 70 you
pursue your present course ana then
look ont for what you will see IN 1904.
You are driving the farmer. who ous't
to be the most Conservative citizen Of