The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-04
\ Free Silver Protest Against Traitors
i'm The Camp.

TO The members OF inc DcmOcfdlc
party. tha Populist party. and the Sill
yer Republican party Boz tho Ninth Com
grossional district of Virginia:
Fellow patriots:
You have been advised that the great
leaders of the allied forces engaged i'm
the last presidential campaign, have, in
order 20 form more perfect union met
together ANA agreed to consolidate our
three great national parties into one par
ty, and place lt upon a. single platform
of principles The terms OF amalgama-
ton are few and simple. The new party
is to take tho name Of Democratic
party and adopt the principles OF the
Populist party.
our magma charia the Chicago plat
form. wruug from the gold king. on the
plains of Lake Michigan, by our noble
silver bar0ns. Jones and Butler, Altgeld
aud Daniel. Tilmlu and Teller. Bryan
and LATE Pence and others is threatened
with overthrow ly SPIES and traitors
within our glorious party. Reference ls
here had TO that largo and dangerous Gle
ment in our party, Who were avowed and
active gOldbuee mp 90 the adoption 81
Chicago platform. and who did
not have the courage and manii-
ness 10 bolt the party. but remained
iu it on the false pretense of party reg
uiarity." but really for the purpose OF
setting office or letraying the party so
says Chairman ButlerJ
We have many OF these party rcgu-
larity' gentlemen in the Ninth district
and at least one of them was a violent
gOlIbug before the Chicago convention,
and Immediately after the convention be-
came The most Jealous free silver luna
tie I'm the district All for party regu-
larity." OF course. sul he has been q
chronic office seeker. lie has been a
standing candidate Tor office from the
day of his conversion.
The watchword OF the know nothing
party was PUT none on guard but Amer
leans" Let ours be. Put none on guard
but original simon pure Is TO 1 men,
Senator Butler. of North Carolina tho
chairman of the National Populist party
the most sagaciOus man IN the party
now one of our greatest leaders, and
likely 10 be commander in chief Of our
allied army, was the first 20 discover the
danger 90 our party from the treason OF
the party regulars" within our camp.
I'm his paper the Caucasian On. CO he
sounds a buslc note OF warning 10 the
faithful everywhere. which should call
every Democrat P0nulist. and Silver Re
publican in the Ninth district % arms, and
put each on guard.
But listen to our leader. Butler, and
be silent that YOU may hear:
"For weeks and months the Caucasian
has been warning the people against a
deep and wide laid scheme or the gold
syndicate. The scheme is dangerous be-
cause it as being worked under cover. The
object Is % side track the money and
monopoly questions, TO turn over the
State Legislatures fin the next campaign
To j
I'm 1900 for q gOid-bug or "a straddle-bug.
"The conspiracy is being manipulated
bv the Cleveland gold Democrats. IL may
be asked how these few gold-bugs who
bolted Bryan and supported Palmer can
have any influence with those who sup
ported Bryan. The explanation IS not
hard TO give. they have partners, con-
federates and spies on the inside OF the
BRYAN party. The fact is that only a
small percentage Of the gold-buss and
monopohsts ia the Democratic party
bOlted.
1T must be remembered that the gold
bugs In the Democratic party are so nu-
merous and powerful that they nave
practically controlled the party for thirty
years. II Is a matter OF history that
every Democratic candidate for President
since the war up 20 Bryan has been a
rank gold-bug. and as much or a tool OF
trusts and monopoiists as Mckinley OF
John Sherman. IL must also be remem-
bered that delegates from North caro-
lima. under the domination OF the Ran
som machine. and the delegates from
other Southern states. under the domi-
nation of similar eold-bug machines IN
their respective states. have helped every
time 10 nominate these gold-bugs IN ma
tional convention. SO we see that ioi
this entire period the gold-bugs and mo-
nopolists have absolutely dominated ano
controlled the Democratic party. though
the great rank and Tile Of the party mas
all the time been foc free silver ahu
against monopollsts and trusts.
when this powerful gold-bug element
In the Democratic party was last year
caught mapping and taken una"aIes OS
the nomination Of Bryan, they at hTsi
intended to bolt In a body. AFTER rehec-
ton and consultation they decided u
stay I'm the party and pretend 10 support
Bryan. though intending TO secretly de-
feat him u they could. But their pur'
pose was IL Bryan should be elected "a
pretend TO be good free silver men ano
10 try TO get all OF the offices under his
administration. not only for the purpose
OF holding the offices. but mainly 10 use
their positions 10 try 10 make his admin
istratiOn a failure. But their ultimate
and greatest object was that by staying
in tho party, for "regularity's" sake