The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-18
A REPUBLICAN FOR THE DEMO-
CRATIC NOMINEE.

Wheeler. Of Santiago. and states that as
Dewey never voted the Democratic tick
Ct so General Grant never voted the Re-
publican ticket until nominated for Pres
ident but he made so acceptable Presi-
dent TO tho Republican party that It gave
him two terms.
The Democratic party has been doing
such indesoribably foolish things Of late
that it may even accept this foolish adj
vice also. Democratic party that
would ask an intelligent nation TO ordain
the payment OF all dollars due with half
dollars. and would also ask # TO provide
by law that bodies Of dissatisfied men
might defy law, would seem to be capable
Of asking Democrats to make a Republ-
can President. one is about as inte1i-
gible as the other
But IS II not about time that the Demo
Gratis of the nation should ask themselves
what Democracy really is. and having
determined what 1t is IS II not about time
they were presenting as their standard
bearer a man whose declarations and
acts all through his life prove that he IS
deeply and earnestly convinced that the
Democratic principles are those upon
which our government should be con-
Quoted? II this course is pursued. then
Democracy will come into possession
of the government provided there are
more Democratic voters than Republican
voters But if the Democracy comes
before the nation commencing to il prin-
ciples which are wholly antagonistic to
the principles Of Democracy and Offering
as their candidate a man who has been
declaring all his life that he thinks De-
mocracy vicious and at war with the
real interests Of the country. It surely
ought not to be surprised # the people
turn from it with disgust and declare that
they have no confidence in it and believes
it to be a faklr and false pretender
But the unwise men who have been in
control of the Democratic party Of late
years and who are still in control of its
organization have done so many other un-
wise things that we need not be surprised
If we see them coming before the public
and asking it to elect a Republican pres
ident.
We had hoped and supposed that the
evidences given at the recent ELECTION that
not hear of free silver were Sufficient TO
convince the most infatuated devotees Of
that pernicious delusion that it must be
abandoned in the future. But Senator
John w. Daniel has been making state
ments for publication which show that
he still clings to it and looks for It yet
to receive the endorsement of the Ameri-
can people. In statement TO a report
er of the Washington Post, few days
back he said:
1.-The Democracy did all its most ardent
friends hoped for in the South and the
election of nineteen Congressman in New
York State was most gratifying. To
beat a war administration was impos-
sible. doubtless, and so we ought 10 be
thankful that we did so we'll I'm spots
and 60 on with renewed determination to
conquer I'm 1890. The Democratic party
is incapable of destruction and though
IL may be beaten time and time again.
Il comes up smiling and confident know
ing that its hour of success is as certain
as the continued existence Of the nation
It is useless to talk Of the Democracy
of the South. There are no elections I'm
the South. The race issue compels all
white men TO stand together and that re-
suits in mere farce when elections are
held so that free silver may be in the
majority on in the minority, but no man
will ever be able to say which place it
holds so long as the white people are
told that il is part Of the Democratic
platform. That platform is going to be
endorsed in the South while the Repubn-
can party backs the negro, whether the
South IS for free silver or against free
silver.
But how idle it Is for Senator Daniel
10 speak OF the election OF nineteen Dem
ocratic congressman in New York as
giving any encouragement TO those who
hope to see a president elected in 1900 on
the Chicago platform of 1896. The New
York Democratic Convention Of 1898
which furnished the platform on which
these nineteen congressman were elect
ed expressly refused TO ratify the Chicago
platform, and. so far as we know. there
are only two or three Of the nineteen
congressman in favor Of free silver Every
vote the others cast when they appear In
the next Congress will be in antasonism
TO the Chicago platform and particularly
to free silver.
Senator Daniel is right when he says
the Democratic party is incapable of de-
struction. True Democracy means the
same opportunity in life for one man that
any other man has. protection Of all men
in what is theirs, and. as a means 10
this. one standard of value which
shall be Interchangeable. So long as there
are men who prefer good TO evil, and
place that preference above temptation
TO aggrandize themselves at the expense
Of others. so long will there be Dem
ocratic party. We have confidence.
enough In mankind TO believe that the
number of these men is always on tho
increase. so that we believe the Demo-
cratic party will finally cast aside its
present leaders and come back 10 true
Democracy when It will certainly come
into control of this government, and not
.t,s, a Ronnhiican for preriAept