The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-19

cities which their advantages entiue
them to be.
Without going further into this sub
ject Of protection, / think ! can safely
say from a perusal OF the history OK this
country that the years OF the greatest
prosperity We're those which We enjoyed
under a protective tarin.
am a Republican. because the Rcpub-
liCan party stands for sound money.
Some one has said that no greater curse
could fall upon any country. next 90 cor
rupt judiciary. than an unsOund currency,
and believe IL. The spectacle of Il great
nation adopting as a standard Of value,
and a medium OF exchange, d thing that
does not possess the value ir represents
IS, to M mind, ludicrous IN the extreme.
The government. being only a representa-
tive OF the people, cannot create a value
by its fiat, any more than an individual.
IL can. IL is true. impart a certain value
20 a dishonest dollar by making It a legal
tender for all debts. thereby defraullns
creditors Of their honest dues. but further
than that It cannot 20. and people will
not receive it in trade except az its true
commercial value. Gold and silver are
only commodities, precious In themselves.
They have been adopted by al nations as
money. because they are the most con-
venient forms OF exchange. and because
their weight and purity can always be
established. They do not get their value
by being coined into money. but are coin
ed into money because they are valuable.
The truth is that the times We're so
disastrous at the close Of Mr.. Cleveland
administration (and / wish 90 say hero
OF Mr. Cleveland that I think he has
more ability than all the free silver
leaders put together that the Demo-
go before the COZ ntry again on the Old
issues without certain defeat. So they
had 10 look for something with which %
humbug the people and they went into
convention at Chicago and deliberately
and unblushingly stole this free silver
coinage plank OF their platform from the
Populists, q doctrine which they had be-
fore derlded and ridiculed. Verify the
principles OF the Democratic party are
20 have no principles. There are other
planks in that Chicago platform equally
as Objectionable as their free silver doc
trines and fraught with equal danger 10
the country, but the space Of this letter.
already too long. VIII not permit me 70
notice them. / shudder 10 think what
the condition Of this country would have
been If Mr. Bryan had been elected and
the principles VI the Chicago platform
ndl OBTAINED.
The Democratic party has had entire
control OF the affairs Of this State for
many years, ever since f. went 70 the
Lynchburg convention ana deliberately
stole the Riddleberger bill from General
Malone. How the State has progressed
or rather non-progressed under rs man
agement we all know. but 10 Is certain
that IT'S financial affairs must be In =
terrible and critical condition when one
Legislature controlled entirely by DEM
ocrats. deemed Il expedient 70 pass sucn
an Ubiquitous measus as the delinquent
tax bill, by which large number or the
people OF this State must irretriey9biy
lose their lands. | have heard only one
comment on this act by the people and
that is one OF indignation AZ so upright
eous measure.
cannot conclude this letter without
expressing the pride which /. In common
with every Republican. feel in the ad-
ministration OF President Mckinley and
in his admirable conduct OF the war with
Spain. under which the bravery and hero
ism OF our army and navy achieved such
snlepdid Tesultss that fha United St2tsz :