The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-16
PEOPLE AND POLITICS.
BY AN OBSERVER.


resentlng the silver Democrats. Senator
Henry AZ teller. representing the saver
Kepupiicaus and Senator W. V. Alien, .
REPRESENTING the Iopuusts- lhese gen :
tiemon, representing their various Na- /
tfonaI Committees. have written letters 4
ia Ar "A a. t1afvey. familiarly known I
as "Coin" Harvey, asking MN 70 accept +
me General Manage. pOsis4on OF t"est I
silver alied forces, ana 10 raise luhus /
and conduct the campaign for ~ 90 !. /
This correspondence thus ostentatiously I
Liyen out seems 10 mean tn1t tne sn'er B
Democrats. the silver Republicans ana /
the ropulIsts are 90 continue their onen- b
sive ana defensive alliance that they /
viii unite again OIL Mr. Bryan Tor anOtn-
er race In 100. ana that Mr. 'Join
Harvey. In the interim. IS their General
Manager. The coalition itself Is a strange
one, and STRANGER sun are us methods
and it's manager IL IS passing strange
that "A great party like the Democratic
parry. SO rich in fundamental princi-
pies and In It's heritage or noble tradi-
lions, should become One-lucdd party
OK all the offensive men III the word IL
is a one-ideaed man. re Is nuisance
10 his acQuaintaaces ana ineiteciiNe ana
a failure IN lfe. While party r. not
IN the exact position or an individual, IL
is indeed unfortunate 10 ma the people
thus given over TO one thought az tline.
Ii seems that tho Democrats went out
into the woods 10 capture ana bring BACK
TO the fold the lost, strayed and stolen
members OF that party VINO had gone
over 10 the Fopulists, but That IN thls
quest they themselves were neatly cap
tured and led into the Populist camp.
have taken the oath OF allegiance, and
are fighting under That banner. Inc si-
yer Republicans merely represent the
mine owners and mining camps or the
west. But what about Mr.. Coin liar-
veyy Tnis man, a type OK the wandering
real estate agents OF the West, many
landed stranded and gUNDUing. IN chi
cagO.
There he struck it rich, and made a
reputatiO1 and "a fortune by publishing a
liitle book tnat caught the public TIDE
called Coins Financial school IL IS
very Pare. washed-oIt Imitation of the
skill Of the old sOphists Of the Democracy
at Athens. a word quib0ler ana word
mongercr that puts foolish arguments IN
the mouth OF his opponents ana pfoceeua
TO answer them and thus claim an over
whclming victory on the merits or the
case f0~ MS side Modern politics has not
seen more systematic sOphistry dealt
out in such short compass. AN average
man does not reason any too closely al
any time, ana in the neat ana passion OF
81, louII1a. campaign. reason Is thrown To
the docs Hence Coin book was gulp-
ed down and the bland. smiling western
or made Il fortune. Strange thiuIs come
out Of the west, but this .Coln harvey
b. one Of. the srangest To thlhk OF
s,,r,'.d o,cr "a MIN ms General Manager
vos tbe~e ever "A tltls that gave away
more completely the DRIFT AMI metnod7
of modern pO.ltics2 General Manager
mini ~ IT, And such a man to manage
the party OF Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
and jackson. II our good Democratic
friends do not look out sharply tneH
great tragedy OF '96 known as the ttllnc
- - ~, bri,tr narticuiar star will be
80, Hue
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w. =. -o+ tbt,t, ,,a Democratic Mat
we 10 Hol '"iiN '''
form ar chicago lhlehued IT, anu
not thilk that Mr.. Bryan and ms as
slstants ON the stump intended b.. but
~ farcruess chat cot into the Bryan
campaign before AZ closed was la. stiy
made uu OF an attack upon the tunda-
,,.,f,l l..,,, of .r,utrty r.snts The world
a. ,,,, u I'D I'd o., Kill. ,nisfortunp dis
's ai"a,S i,'' IN, y, ana r,iserv. Fipan-
I ~ pom tilli.' N""t anu 49,. h,,st,o..
cl1l ialluIes nave hidiNr" "'-" .. 49,.
careers ever SINCE tHty N.lr P"t Nty'.
planet, ana II Is buL h"lNl"l III -"
snould 10y te Io5@'s sue Gus" ,..,-.fi. az
tsemseNes, and Very frequently tpe cause
H. accidental and outside or them, our
{ oftener the trouble a. with the training
{ ,ao, az he man bins...f But il Is So nat
ur,t a. Throw the whole blame upon the
",,.er.ruInt mat an aLpcai 90 ID man
! .Ippo- fffs lime Is very aDI Co BRING fNifN
.55,,t','.t,stf, A. MI u fierce. response
/ u. 49,. .,+is.n vy., nav. advocated
M,u nov Ii ~ ~. i,.f -,o,,,d b. frr.
! Mi'. bica- -Na .,, = .,,,t.- IT, frle buf the
! '. "t' az "'- -.,t g. bo... that
!l7nl ~ Do.o s',fffe.e1i amount
90 protect the right TO h9i ,ne p.otel y
ana lne ne ~ W. gonn'I,tio9 of s5ci.ty
n Ills ri,bf is % b. attacked. the man
! WHO owns but little rocky hillside which
! he plUugns with sDecked steer VIII nc
/ found dghtlng by the side oil the man
| with tie b. own-s'one 'front.' That there
/ are INEQUALITIES. acts of Injustice ana
! abuses of the DIOR. arising from the
! ,.n,.c~ tbat money Gives. goes without
! -. frro my nf I'll man through this
/ '"' tin. A", W. go ... h.sf btt- fbt.
/ Wptiu l1 n nliii1uil "... ~ lie. 90 +o
/ shoulu ~ 9'vt '.'y ,. f',,0iqtf1ns of SOC
! tuiu ,,r.r' n1rI Nc cam look
! ICY Dl -- t,-I r ,o.I.r urnrnisas 1i
: our anu ''c i,tt'. 10 CONSTANTLY
| Hut YppUi tu . al f, ~1od choractcr
! eH"ll-lhs I1l N"iiD'' o.. '. 20 o.. ...stuaa-
/ tpselhtr WIN Iioa. ,ts ,.crttr.s "a
| aiu t.' i'.ii.4li - '..ifr suc1oss AIr
! rtaIl l7 .Il, ~ az reGe o,1- about f0
| bryan "iiip"i gu Ii ,i.,,,o,t III eo-
| I9l away i.ot'l NM. ~, -N..''....i0n 10 won't
! tle.y w. -.''i- -.',,ir-- the very rielt
! Us pcni-up tt-.,.@- "7''''-- '''-
/ 10 n'lu iiNt4 ,., .,lro bitterly
ihtN .N'9i~ ""t 'D'' .~I ,,orfld
! isappoin.'u j" A'' d., ttgt,-t.n, win
! nave Grceltu Hls aIlll' 1870 49,
! they nave gone Mr; ht Nil''' p. 5,
| had built imp slpic Iol' N ,.1 a..
! umpn OF me silFei ctulll., - 'i' 49,.
necessary disappointment "lu- ..' a..
| been kcener because ol iHr 'IiH4o 'is 80
/ dulgenc3 OK su-n hopes.