The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-26

from the city OF Washington In point OF
time than Moscow is to-day. And the
astounding advancements In chemical
and mechanical science are going for
ward with leaps and bounds really max
ing the world smaller and binding hui
manity moro ana moro together The
iconoclasm OF modern science has streWn
tho wayside with wrecks or ant'quateo
and time worn theories.
The grand old Democratic party must
grasp the living issues OF the present or
Il must perish. 10 has shown an
Astounding vitality by surviving Grover
Cleveland, Sterling Morton and william
l., Wilson. but Il must do mOTe. II must
raise again the glorious banner or annex
alton that it raised in 1874; 1t must raise
again the battle cry OF that great ieaT'r
Samuel ]. Randall and advocafe tne
"protection and not the destruction or
American Industries. Warned by the fact
that under the odious Wilson tariff bill
the reduction Of the duty on Canadian
hay made the great State OF New YORK
Republican: the reduction OF the duty
on wool i'm that same bill made ONO anu
Indiana Republican: the reduction or the
duty on Canadian timber made the STATE
of Washington hOpelessly Republican,
and the effort OF the eX-sherin ana ths
ex-schoolmaster for almost free coal ana
free IRON III lnul NtlHt AiAA AfNN ~
party tho State OF West Virginia; warned
/ say by the wretched experience OF the
past we must spurn under our feet any
tariff which does not place q DUTY on
practically all raw material. In other
words we must 20 back 70 the old fasn-
toned Democratic doctrines wnich states
that the tariff must be 50 grained os 10
give the strongest possible incidental
protection to American industries IN
the Walton law under which Offices are
now parcelled out 20 the favored few
more than two years ahead. The people
Of virginia were reluctantly willing 10
stand the action Of this self-actng double
hack action self-oiling, self-shaTpenlhB'
automatic machine. as long as they
thought IL saved them from negro uoih-
nation. Now that its operation mas
been turned against the best Demo
Gratis I'm the land we must make as snol
work of II as Admiral Dewey did or the
Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. II recent
w eliminated in the election or a Leg
islature which after three months or dll-
igent work upon it was not able 10 apol-
ieh the office Of Register OF the Lana
ONCE and at tho same time presented us
with a thousand pages of laws or Which
at least nine hundred and ninety-seVen
are absolutely worthless.
We must be warned by the past and
must infuse new life in the grand old
Democratic party. we must advocate
the building Of the navy. which Will be
the peer Of - earth; We must adj
vocate the increase OF our standing army
10 four or five times its present size. We
must be alive to the problems OF the
present great and glorious war when IN
the two short months Of ITS existence
has carried the stars and Stripes IN trl-
sd Ia f.
teen hundred thousand silver dollars 20
be added each month TO the increase or
our currency. And when China is dis
membered and her great country opened
10 trade then bimetallism viii OF neces-
sity become an accomplished fact IN
the short two months of its existence IL
has cemented the North and the South
more than anything else could have done
and given rise to a higher broader and
more commanding patriotism than ever
before existed IN our history. The
splendid reunion Of the two sections pre-
sents a noble sight and IS OF itself worth
more than the war will cost. 10 has not
vet done it but II will soon rid us OF the
puny office holders who are now mas
ouerading as statesmen. IL will demand
and will bring forward q higher grade or
men. And this will be Of vast service
We must build up the nation, taking
care 10 preserve lue louI great human
rights. namely personal liberty. personal
security, private property. and religious
freedom. Preserving these four sacred
rights and making an alliance offensive
and defensive with Great Britain, the
dear old mother country I'm few short
years IT will be the proudest boast that
any human being can make 90 say: Il
am an American citizen"
CAMAI PATTESON.
sunnyside Place. Buckingham county
Va, June %. 1898.