The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-02
.r.reTEx 10 MY TALE OF WOE"

mISTI,N 10 MY TALE OF WOE"
s9rao time ago our esteemed contem-
porary. the Buchanan Banner. printed an
editorial concerning Mir. X. a. Fulwiler.
a citizen Of Buchanan. and tho Repu0d-
can nominee for the State Senate from
| thar Senatorial district The Banner said
| tina; q had known Mr.. Fulwiler from MS
1 infancy. and knew him TO be hard-work-
ing. energetic. sober and honest young
man. and although differing from him
politically. set IL believed him to he the
strongest man the Republicans could nave
named. ana declared that he had many
personal trionds in Botetourt. VINO would
render lin much assistance.
But that IL not the whole story. While
tho editor OF the Banner was at Fincasue
the other day subscriber Instructed him
to discontinue his subscription on the
ground that the paragraph about MI
Fulwller was offensive 10 him, the sub
scrlber because OF its mot having the
truc Democratic ring"
Our contemporary makes this the sub
ject OF another editorial which VIC have
read with keen interest Il declares that
it has no apology to make for The para
graph about Fu.wller. believing that there
are GOOD men and good principles in the
Republican party as well as f. the Dem
ocratlc party "And were we to deny the
fact" It adds. I'VE would be an unworthy
follower % that great teacher Of our
falih-Thomas jefferson" The editor
cares nothing for the paliry dollar that
the subscriber pays for his Banner. "a
mere triHe." says he. mot quite two cents
% week, and VIC can live without IT,"
OF course. every man would rather have
freedom Of thought and political indie
pendence than a paltry dollar. But our
contemporary does object 10 "any man OF
number of mep trying in any way to in
auence the policy Of tho Banner" 1--WE
have sense enough" says he. "to know
that freedom Of speech and press Is &C
corded 10 every one. and as long as VIC
control the Banner we snail insist upon
that right. We believe IN giving inde-
pendence 20 thought and action, in Civ
ing facts. untarnished. in giving the public
a paper all may read with the assurance
OF reading the truth"
Ana as if that were not enough, 1t ADDS.
II our existence depended on a dollar
and we had to change our honest opinion
20 suit another IN order to get that dollar,
we had rather perish for the wart OF it.
Give us liberty or give us death.
That is good, sound Democratic doc
trine, but we are sorry that our contem-
porary does not always practice what it
breaches The Banner has been and is
a pronounced advocate Of free silver. and
because some have not believed in that
doctrine and have refused to be led away
b. the Chicago platform from what they
understand to be the true principles Of
Democracy. # has had TO sort of toiera-
ton for them. but has denounced them
as boilers and traitors. The Banner has
not accorded 20 others that independence
Of thought ana action which it claims
for itself But /. Is getting a bit Of its
own medicine and is now beginning to
understand What political into erance
means. The subscriber at Fincastle who
disco tinued his subscription 20 the Ban
ner IS one of those partisans who can
see no good in anything except their own
platform and their own party. He IS Ike
Mr.. Bailey. who thinks that all men who
do not agree with MIN are indecent
The Banner has had a wholesome les
son and we hope that It viii profit there
by. It has pronounced IN favor OF free
speech arL political independence. ~
hope that &c will live Lp 10 its doctrine.