The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-30

men in that State and the very existence
OF the Democratic parry Is dependent
upon the gold Democrats in It's ranks.
and yet these silver Democrats who have
control of the party machinery and who
constitute the majority of the party. con-
SANITY taUnt and goad these men on TO
desert them. Tfiiman's speech in Rich
mond Is only en- example or he thshk5
that a gold Democrat receives for stand
ing by his party organization. They bot
only want 20 contro, your vote. but they
desire TO pursue and prosecute your
conscience, and but for a high sense OF
loyalty to the State governments OF tho
South and TO The rule Of the white race,
the Democracy Of the South would be
without the control of single state
government These are facts 10 be
thought over, because the business men
OF this country. and especially or the
Southern states may decide TO teach Mr.
rilluan and his intolera1t following
severe lesson. and, II they should crce
make un taeir minds to DO so. 1t would
noe be as easy sailing In 800 as It was IN
1896.
Mr.. r. walton Moore has come into
the senatorial asht in Virginia. MI
Moore has commonly been counted among
General Lees friends, and this would
seem to Indicate that there is some loubt
about General Lees making the race.
IL General Lee Is in the race nd. so
far as the public knows. his assurance
10 that effect stili stSni5 and he 10 not
a man TO be Les wing the public under
one impression while acquainting MS
friends with anOther--it Is useless for
any one else 70 come before the Virginia
people for this worthy trusl and dig
nifty There a. feeling tnrOLgfO out Nir-
GINA that Martin and Lee should be
allowed TO run the race over again while
everybody IS vide awake and both par
ties have ample knowledge and warning
Of the others candidacy AMI methods
Mr Martin is running. General Lee
has assured the people that hs
is running. Then why does ~
Moore come into this contest? II Is
a pardonable ambition IN any man to de-
sire t. be United States senator FROM
Virginia: end, while Mr.. Moore is true
and worthy nan, and STANDS high among
his friends yet IN such a fight as this
no man can defeat either General Leo
or Mr.. Martin unless he Is thoroughly
and widely and favorably known
throughout all Of the counties OF Viz
ginia- This Mr.. Moore is not. People
who have real finely the situation IN
Virginia have been heard 70 say that II
Is a good time for some less known can
ddate 70 hold the balance OF power and
I'm the zeal. and. perhaps, bitterness, OF
the contest between Martin and Lee
either one could go TO this less known
man and thereby render his election
sure rather than allow the other TO be
elected This Is not likely. however, 10
~ al nH
Mr. Martin fight this contest out 10 a
finish. the Legislature assemblies In Rich
mond, one or the other will be the VIC
tor. II General Lee IL engaged else
where AMI does not enter The night, II
seems on the surface that Governor
TYLER IS the logical candidate 10 con-
test the seat with Mr.. Martin These are
free silver DAYS, and very inioleTant free
silver DAYS AZ that. The Democracy or
virginia remembers those minor az
ferences" which Mr.. Martin rcterred 20
IN his speech az the stanton conVen-
ton. They also remembered similar
minor differences IN the nsht between
Mr. Ellyson and Governor Tyler. The
Governor IS known 20 every man, woman
and chrd IN the Commonwealth OF Viz
q,nla. While he IS a farmer, a free
silver farmer. and an original free silver
farmer. vet he Is not farmer as TIL
man IS but he Is a gentleman-every
,nch ~ him He Il = devoted Christian.
ara has the confidence OF the people OF
this state More than that. he has
broken the record so far as Lleuten-
art-Governors becoming a Governor e
concerned and It does not seem I'M
Iiseiv that he may break the record az
n Governors becoming a Senator. N
was said that the House OF Delegates
would have overwhelmingly elected him
last winter had such a contest arisen.
True. the Senate was for Martin. bur
the people cannot help contrasting me
last session ~ the Virginia Senats with
the last session cs the House OF Deie-
gates. Carter Glass. in the Iynchburg
News. excoriated that Senate IN styie
that nav bear fruit in the future sho
there will not be perhaps another sucn
Senate assembled IN Virginia. lns con
ventior that nominated Tyler NJ t'oan-
oke was composed of honest. nearly
clean yirginians. The well-to-do FARMER
was very much IN evidence mere ano
they are very likely 20 be heafd TO"
IN virginia po'ltics IN the future liii-
man claims that he u the oniV iarmcr
IN the American senate. TO reheVe MS
loneliness II rft-hush lee VINO - tun-
dar,sntallv n farmer and dng oNt OF MS
Stafford county farm hls Nvenhood Tor
,wen,v years should 4 -op out OF me race.
,her v,ro,nia might 40 well 70 send rs
,a.,,o,. f,oyor,or 20 washington 70 cit
he.ts, ,ha h-i,iiant lawyer. Daniel.