The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-19
DON'T FRET.

DON u IEtI.
The Dispatch should no, fret Itself sim.
/ ply because The Times has employed
sunday arguments ot the Dispatch 10 sus-
tain The contention OF The Times. that
The silver question has no place IN the
forthcoming campaign In Virginia. our
neichbor should rather feel battered that
we have employed It's arguments 20 forth
~ our own
But however that NAV 10. the position
OF the Dispatch IN the not very remote
past was that the silver question was
a temporary issue. that the Democratic
party should not try 20 depertyize any man
because OF HIS views on the silver ques-
ton, that the principles of the Demo
cratic party do not depend for the.r per-
petuly upon any such temporary issue
as the silver question. that national cues
lions should not be dragged into a purely
local campaign
We have quoted tho Dispatch as having
declared ;haf % could never believe that
the United states Goernment could. by
legislation. bring gold and silver 10 q
parity We nave quoted me H'spa'eH rs
approving the contention Of the Lynch
bure News. that nothing tu' state local
issues could possibly enter into tho cam
paign Of 1895. and that 80 would be foolish
ana suicidal 20 attempt % inject any
Ad,.,nc. r., a, r.,.,l r., ~ o..o
nol.,. from, ..r Main, ~, ,.,D.' o.. ...e.,
tbo silver o,,estio, into Tho c,r,,,tr,, 80
,..- rho rt....,,,, ..,., ,..,.,o,.., ,l.. .o,,,
t,o,. 30 t,o China, Viz No. g., ,,-,,r
Ga. Do,ooc,,t. ~ i,,,o ,,,,o,,, n,,,,e,s
o,, ~ ,,o s,,,o ,,,r,,i,,. ~, 1874 and IN
subordinate all national matters 10 state
affairs
such was the position Of tho Dispatch
IN 1850 And yet IN i>g7 we find our neigh.
Dor not only able to believe that tne
United states Government cam. hv leris-
laton. bring gold and silver 20 q parity.
but so thoroughly in love with The doc
trinc Of free silver that 90 is willing 10
make that test OF Democracy and 70
dcpartvi7e any man who Will not sub
scribe 10 that view. So lar from thinb-
ing 10 iniudicious. unwlse and suicidal 10
inject the silver question aud other No
uonal questions into the campaign OF 1927.
the Dispatch is now counselnr The state
convention 10 rcamrm the platform OF
tho Chicago Convention of 1896. and make
that The platform upon which an Demo-
Gratis must stand or take no part in the
campaign.
The Dispatch must not blame us Tor
this. We have not put the bisp'''h J"
this situation. Our neishoor has placed
itself there. All that we have asked is
that the Dispatch shall rearirm its own
platform Of lNj
Moreover. the Dispatch urges those
Democrats who have ALWAYS opnosod free
coinage 10 put aside their co,,.,.t,,,,.. .,...,
enlist under the banner NJ prr,ri..., ...,.,
free coinage Indeed th. D..,..,lt.
presses the hone and tbo boiief that moo,
of them win do en- 1,,,, MO ,.1.,,,... 49,.
the Dispatcb is I'm error =. 81, i,.,,.,.,..
Die TO MS that riebt-fhinl,i,r mon ,,.io
less than twelve months ago rcoudi,t,l
Organism and free silver will ,or. ,o..i-
low their words and their convic,fo,s
We believe that all honest r,e, ,,h, ,,-
fused IN e,nnort tbo cni..so ,,i...e.-,,, 10.
$50. ara i,,., ., ,,l.,.,., o,,1 ,.... .. c...,
I'm their onnositio, to.d,r nc r,o,. vero
tho, W. do rot ho,,or, -, p.o, hoo,