The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-16

legislation, bring gold and silver TO
parity"
Here Is something stll more to the
point. From the Dispatch OF July &C.
1895. we quote:
local ISSUES FOR THIS YEAR"
sThe Lynchburg News argues that az
there was no place for the silver cam
paign In Kentucky this year. so there Is
no place for the silver campaign in Viz
ginia. Here we have nothing to elect
hut members Of the Legislature, and the
Legislature can have nothing TO do with
the money question in any OF its aspects
Nothing but state and local issues can
possibly enter into the campaign in the
fan elections. and II would be foolish and
suicidal 10 attempt TO inject any foreign
Issue The News is friendly 10 silver.
but more friendly TO the Democratic
party Its sensible language is comment
ed upon by the Danville Register as fol-
lows" The Dispatch then quotes a sim
liar deliverance from the Danville Regis
ter.
We quote again from the Dispatch OF
July q. 1895: "Te is not a true Democrat
who proposes to divide the Democrats of
Virginia into two camps this year. The
Democratic party is in a healthy condi-
ton in this State. and as we have again
and again urged, ought not to divide
their forces in a campaign in which there
are no congressman to be elected and no
national issues necessarily involved"
Again on August /. 1885, the Dispatch
quotes approvingly the following from
the Lynchburg Advance: 1T is not
wise policy from any point Of view to in
iect the silver question into the Virginia
campaign this year. II would have the
effect Of distracting attention from the
really important State issues which de-
mand consideration at the hands OF the
voters. 1t is true that twenty senatorial
districts elect senators this year, who VIII
hold their seats for four years, and who
will therefore have a voice in the election
OF United States Senator to succeed Sena-
tor Daniel. But that is not even good
reason for bringing up the silver question
in these twenty senatorial districts. for II
is a well-known fact that many Demo
Gratis who do not endorse Senator Daniels
financial views are, nevertheless, in favor
Of his reelection 10 the Senate. A heat
ed discussion Of the question might com
pei such men to withdraw their support
and vote for some candidate whose finan-
cial views are in accord with their own
II cannot be denied that there are great
many Sound-Money Democrats in viz
einia and that many Of them are at the
same time the supporters Of Senator
Daniel
Almost the exact language OF an edi-
torial in The Times within the past few
days.
Again on August 1ith, the Dispatch
quoted approvingly the following from
the Clinch Valley News: Let us leave
national matters out Of the State conven-
ton this fan. In financial matters this
paper is bimetallic; in tariff views it is
for free trade, or at the most tariff for
revenue only. We shall subordinate
these matters TO State affairs. however
until 1896, for 1925. demands our undivided
attention to Virginia's welfare" And
the Dispatch comments as follows: "This
is good advice The writer says in other
words what has appeared in a number
Of Democratic papers. Let US leave ma
tional matters out Of the State convention
this year. Let us not waste oar time and
talents in bringing on and contriving a
war between the two factions Of the DEM
ooratic party. In a word let Us subordi-
nate Federal TO State affairs until the
time comes for action in Federal affairs"
From this our neighbor will see that We
are using its arguments and the argu-
ments OF other free silver papers in Yir-
ginia to fortify our own position, that the
silver question being a purely national
question should not be dragged into the
campaign in Virginia, but that 1t should
be put aside until the next convention
Of the National Democratic Party. The
Dispatch viii no doubt contend that it
and its contemporaries who agreed with
it in 1895 were all wrong then. but are
all right now. We think not. We think
that they were entirely right then, and
we submit their arguments, one and all,
as conclusive that The Times is right in
its present contention.