Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-19
PEOPLE SAY: CHANGE"

senator Jones, Chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee, has been
abroad. like Croker of Tammany, in
england, though his stay abroad was
longer than that of the New York
chieftain. Both are acute politicians
ana close and careful observers, and
ooth come home full OF Mr.. Bryan's in
creased strength as a candidate and
OF his brilliant, IL not assured. pros
Pects OF success in November 1900
senator Jones, indeed, declares himself
IN terms as confident of Mr.. Bryan S
election as of his nomination; and there
seems to be a steadily pervading feeling
All over the country that the people
intend to have a President of their own
choosing and election. next time, in
spite of all the powers OF darkness.
NO administration--no government
ever known in modern times, was so
insensible to the purpose, the spirit or
the very genius, of its origin and insti-
buttons; and on the other hand. none
was ever so plant to money and the
moment that the Mckinley in
nuence fell upon the Union, it has been
nothing but an oligarchy OF money
mongers and changers, intent
on gold as the most valuable of con-
celVabie human desires, and all things
else that formerly gave dignity to our
independence, sanctity to our liberty,
heroism to our history, nobility to our
lives, glory to our flag and a pride in
the development OF an honest and free
manhood, founded in high principles.
pure aspirations and lofty achieve
ments, were put behind us as obstruc-
tons and incumbranccs or put TO bar
gain and sale, or reserved for mere pa
rade to cover the most grovclllng and
selfish designs, at home and abroad.
we fell like Lucifer. with no longer n
right TO the eagle as an emblem of our
spirit, but with the greedy and insati-
ate appetite of the hog, which knows
hothlhg. wants nothing, pursucs no
thing except the satisfaction of his own
inordinate hunger.
as practiced by Mckinley in his admin
istrat ton. has brought us to. The peo-
pie of all classes. who still have mem
cries and traditions. are Mortified at
this sort of progress, and prefer to go
back They want a change to the old
times, when men loved their country
and it's past revcred age honored hon
esty and sought truth, and when the
boys were not taught to laugh and scott
at all that made the Republic great.
prosperous and happy, not for few,
but for all. o! for the days ycarns the
patriot. when the constitution was our
chart and the Declaration of Independ-
ence our compass; when Washington
and Jefferson were the patterns of pa
triotism. and the sentiments and
speeches of Patrick Henry were still
taught in our schools; when human lib
erty and independencc were holy
things. TO be fought and died for, but
never TO he assailcd, or betrayed, or
desecratcd; when valor and duty were
recognized and honored by government,
and heroes were not officially sacrificed
to the false glory OF knaves and incon-
petents: when they who stole or detilcd
the meat and bread of our soldiers were
not kept in places OF honor and trust;
when the flag of our fame and name
was never prostituted to reef-wrecking
the brave and free; -Nhen nsperity
was not monopoly, but common in
heritance; and when it was our boast
that the liberties OF all men were
equally cherished by us and our insti-
tutions. and that an Invasion of the
liberty of the meanest and humblest
man, or an attack on the independence
Of the most insignificant Republic, was
an affront and injury to all America
citizens.
The people are aroused They re-
member the past and they see and feel
the present. They demand and com
mand change, and repudiate the i'm
putaton that they are the slaves or
minions OF gold