The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-01
THE LOGIC or THE NEW PARTY
OF NEW IDEAS"


Nor. Jofeuh W. Bailey. Of Teaxs, hav-
ing Of course. read The Times article
of Saturday last treating Of ais concern
because the Government Old not pply
our troops with cots. replied T. It On
Saturday night - asking. Does q man
mention that paper In the presence o.
decent people? We had expected the
distinguished Texan 20 take some notice
If the article. but we had supposed 1t
would be 70 deny that he had ever SAID
what was imputed 10 him. We assume
however. from the report Of his speech
that was sent US that he mede no de-
.ial Of what e was reported to have
said. and that he really Is very much con-
cerned because the Governmcn' old not
give each one Of our soldiers a cot
But we do not recur TO the subject
for the purpose Of saying anything more
upon that item Of military preparation.
So many things are demanded for sol
diers nowadays that an old veteran o.
our ci,il war Is amazed at that possibly
II is going to be thought that they must
besides having cots, have warm water
10 wash his feet before going 10 bed
and possibly else a COW to give each
nan fresh milk every morning. We
therefore let that view Of The matter
pass.
we recur &c Il to direct attention 20
Mr.. Bailcy's method Of replying 10 what
does not meet with his appreciation
y,etlng with an article in newspaper
that concerns him. but does not please
him. his comment is TO ask whether
man mentions tha, paper IN the presence
Of decent people.
Nov we cannot imagine that Mr.. Bal
ley really thinks The Times an indecent
paper, tested by any Of the principles
upon which decency rests. tie broke
out into this ebullition Of ill-humor be-
cause The Times advocates theories of
political economy that will ultimately
destroy those 70 when he has welded
himself anC bury them forever. Il Is
perfectly fair sample o. the methods Of
Mr. Bailey and his political associates,
Tinman. Aitgeld. and the other eminent
statesmen who formed a new party with
new thoughts and new ideas al Chicago
in 1856. IL is fair sample OF The IN
tolerance OF these new idea states
men who must call their adversaries
hard names because they find their argu-
nents hard TO answer. There was moth
ing else new whatever about this new
parry with new thoughts and new IDEAS
and there was nothing new IN that For
II has been The custom q men TO abuse
their ad,eTsarics when they could not
answer them ever since terms OF vitu
pcraiion came into our language.
M Bailey declares from the fact that
The Times cannot agree with him IN
thinking the Government can convert
forty cents into one hundred cents, that
The Times Is no. a decent paper. Wen
II Is not surprising that he should de-
dueS This conclusion from this premise,
for any man who can deduce from the
fact thai the Government stamps 1922
grains Of gold gs worth 100 cents that
Il can also convert loriy cents worth
Of silver into 100 cents. Is capable OF
drawing any Inference whatever from
any given premise This is a very fair
specimen, therefore. or Mr. Bai.ey's
logic. sut lar more important Il Is o
TAR specimen u The intolerance Of the
new party c. new thoughts and new
IDEAS. The ran who cannot agree with
them J. 70 be denounced. and whenever
they frd themselves wanting In arru-
insn' saa, will convince. hey are 10
forct col "a, ton with fire An. sN.,d
How long are our people eoing 10 sub
nit 10 this sort OF intolerance ana
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