The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-08
THURSDAY. JULY s, 1897.
DROP ALL BITTERNESS.

Senator Danlel dcttu N'9ois "a ~"
Fourthrof-July Grafton in Washington
City to seek TO mitigate the bitterness
that has been infused into Democratic
politics since the Chicago Convention,
and TO counsel a spirit of Cancellation and
brotherly love as the eliminating influence
in public affairs. Just the reverse of this
unfortunately. has come 10 be the key
note upon which discussion of public
matters have been pitched Of late, and if
is fun time that some Democrat who is
regarded as one of the faithful according
40 the new gospel Of Democracy, should
lift his voice in depreciation OF the Ill
temper and Ill feeling that have been
evoked. We are inclined TO believe that
The last campaign produced stronger hos
tic feelings than any this country has
ever had. Whilst the campaign was IN
progress we saw evidences of these in
tense feelings. and we were wholly at
loss TO account for them. Conversation
with Chicago Democrats recently, who
hayL become more quiet, has, we believe,
let us INTO lEc SCtItl VI li'li biNNtihNo'-
We talked, only few days back, with
most excellent gentleman, and upon ask
ing him why he and others were so bit
ter. he said that he looked upon the
whole contest in opposition to Bryan and
the Chicago platform as a personal insult
TO him. He and all the other supporters
of Bryan were. he said sneered at as
Anarchists and 6isturbers Of the public
peace. whereas he was, as all his ac-
quaintances knew, as conservative citi-
zen as any in the land. He felt insulted, he
said, that because his judgment prompt
ed him to pursue a given course in re-
spect TO a public question. he was to be
treated as an outlaw and a person seek
ing the overthrow of all established au-
thority. This feeling. he said, was COM
mon TO all the supporters OF Mr.. Bryan,
and this. he said. was at the bottom OF
the bitterness displayed in the campaign
and manifested still by many.
No one In his senses would claim that
the bulk of Mr.. Bryap's supporters were
Anarchists or in sympathy with what is
70 overthrow order in the United States.
IA had as good men and as true men
amongst his supporters as have ever
lived But these gentlemen cannot gain
say the fact that John i. Altgeld, who
is accepted by the entire country as be-
ing little. if in any respect, separated
from tho Anarchists, was a controlling
factor in the Chicago Convention, and
that that convention included In It's pat
form some OF the propositions pressed
upon II by Altgeld that are most alarm
ing 10 the conservative people of the
country. Nor can they gainsay the
equally well known fact that the course
of the convention was much Influenced
by Tillman, who is hardly less alarming
70 the conservative elements OF the coun-
try than is Aitgold. When these gen
tlemen so out. therefore. before the peo-
pie Of the United States with
platform fashioned in great
part by Altgeid and Tnlman. and en-
bodying in 1t propositions thai every
man who owns his homo fears VIII lead
ultimately to the conhscation or destruc-
ton OF that home, II ought not TO sur
prize them II the home-owners looked
mt them askance and concluded that. be-
ing embarked IN the same boat with
Altgeld and Tillman, they had II in mind
10 20 with Altgeld and 1fllman TO the
consummation OF the objects that those
two WORTHLESS contemplated. 1t was,
doubtless. very exaspeiating TO be told
that conservative people thought that
way OF the case. but II was hardly pos
eible that such O result could have been
avoided. When, therefore. the case is
looked at from this standpoint St seems
impossible that the bitterness OF the
campaign could have been avoided
Nevertheless. this fact furnishes no rea-
son why that bitterness should be per-
petuated. The case Is now understood.
and the offensive charges should be dis
continued. upon the one hand, while the
S3ryanites should cut themselves loose
from everything that will seem TO justify
enc charge that they are in sympathy
With Anarchy or Anarchists Free coin
a~e IA the treat object which they have In
kicv. and they should confine themselves
~ free coinage and drop Altgeld and
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