The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
so,rrurRN DEMOCRATS ARISE.

We cannot refrain from again quo''hs
What senator Daniel said to a reporter
y, the Washington Post last week. al
ready quoted by us once. He sad
The Democracy did all its most ar
dent friends hoped Tor IN the STUN CIV
tho election Of nineteen congressman IN
~. york state was most gratifying
m heat "a war administration was I'M
1essibte doubtless. and so we 3 10
- tb.nkful that we did so well III Spots
ooa co in with renewed determination
20 corouer In 1900. The Democratic party
na-.n,hla Of destruction. and though
:. mov he beaten time and time again.
q, comes ND smiling and confident KNOW
inc that it's hour Of success Is as yer
tain as the continued existence Vl '"e
nation
70, us look a moment at the situation
which brings so much encouragement TO
senator Daniel. New York elected tnlr-
+v-four members Of the House OF Rep
resentatives at the recent election. Fiji
teen Of them are Republicans md Of
course. for the gold standard. The
Democrats elected nineteen of whom
only two are in favor Of free silver and
the Chicago platform, the other seven
teen being for the gold standard. mus
we have the recent election giving W
congressman from New York for free
silver to thirty-two 1922 who are for the
gold sta~ndard-whlch IS just sixteen TO
we suppose, IS the reason
that Senator Daniel finds comfort in New
Works. vote. We cannot understand any
other reason.
Let us glance at a few other facts.
Until the election last summer in ore
gon the free sllverites had good ground
FOR claiming that oregon was a free sill
yer state. But the Republicans of Ore
ron adopted a platform just before last
summers election which is a radical gold
STANDARD platform. and in the election
which took place 10 determine whether
that platform or a free silver platform
was most acceptable 10 the people OF
oregon. the gold standard platform was
ratified by n most triumphant majority
Again. I'm the election OF two weeks back,
Nebraska, Mr.. William J. Bryan's home
repndiated free silver and is going TO
send a gold standard man TO the Senate
in Mace OF the Free-silver- Populist, Al
len.
New York. Connecticut, New Jersey,
MARYLAND AMI all the other States in the
North and West where Democracy has
n hope. have declared against free sill
YER and the Chicago platform, and yet
senator Donicl finds nothing in the situa-
ton hut hope agd encouragement for
free silver. Surely Senator Daniel is a
veritablo Mark Tapley, who becomes
happier and happier as miscries increase.
The fact IS that free silver is repudi-
ated now by all of the country except
the States that have silver for sale and
the Southern States. It has no more
chance to carry the country than scces-
sicn has. Everybody knows that, and it
looks like midsummer madness for a
party 10 adhere 10 it under present con-
diiions.
The Democratic party ought TO cut
loose from 1t and leave it to fan into
the maelstrom Of "Iias Beens.' Il will
never again be a live issue in this ccun-
try.
But 10 cut loose from it effectively and
SO as TO have a chance for the party TO
carry tho presidential election in 1900, it
must act at an early day. Democracy
can never die, hut those who have con.
trolIed the fortunes Of the Democratic
party Of late years have dlscrcdited it
so before the nation that 1t must lead a
life Of good conduct FOR SOM time be-
fore II regains the public confidence.
Free silver would never be heard OF
again II the South would repudlate II.
Let us have a convention. therefore, or
tho Southern States to take action in
respect 10 this matter. We nave been
gratihed 10 learn that our propositions
for this convention have been favorably
considered by judicious men wherever
n has been discussed. The New Orleans
picayune prints the whole OF our first
article on the subject and endorses the
proposition.
Why shall not the free silver leaders
of the Democratic party in the South
accept this suggestion and exert their
influence TO have a convention OF Demo-
prsts from the Southern States. 1t VIII