The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-19
CONDITIONS CHANGED.
There is Not the Same Cry of Hard
Times That There Was.
OTHER CANDIDATE THAN BRYAN.
The Ncbraskan Not the Man To Lead
Democracy to Victory in the Com
ing Campaign-Gc0rge X. DI-
Wis Must Meet the Additional
CHARGE of Larceny of a
Thousand Dollars.


WASHINGTON, August lS.-special.-
Joseph j. Wnlett, president OF the Ala
bama Bar Association. stopped ln Wash
lng,on few hours yesterday on his way
to New York, where ne is going to pre-
side over the conference of the anti
Bryan Democrats held last night at the
Hoffman House. when seen by q Times
correspondent he was most emphatic in
The statement that the Democratic party
must find some candidate other than
Bryan il it wishes 10 succeed i'm 1900.
HE HAS CHANGED.
81 was an ardent supporter Of the chi
cago platform and fits candidate in 1896,
with millions of Democrats 1 believed that
free silver would sweep the country and
[ was willing to try the experiment At
that time money was tight. Industrial
and commercial depression We're wide
spread. Wages were low and hundreds
Of men were out of employment An sec
ions of the country demanded a change.
Currency agitation had been successful
in The South and West and everything
pointed 20 the success OF the old party
on IT'S new platform.
"With everything in our favor we Uled
the free silver experiment in lNB, tried
il honestly and earnestly, and everyone
knows how disastrously we were beaten
N we failed then. how can we succeed
now when an of the conditions are
against us?
'.Wagfs have gone up 1O - and - per
cent Smoke Is putting skyward out OF
every factor, chimney and smokesiack
from birmingham 20 Washington. That Is
only typical of conditions throughout
the country Everything in the line or
manufactured articles Is going Up. IL
would Dee folly 20 raise the BRYAN ca
lamitv howl under such conditions as
these"
HAS LOST GROUND.
Air wiuett then pointed out that silver
mas lost ground AIN over the world. ln
lbfs connection hc said. Japan, Russia,
and "a number of the South American
roplIlics have abandoned the WINE
netal Great Britain has permanently
CLOSED the mints OF India 10 silver and
mas thereby put the empire on "a gold
b,sis The East SIS lost beyond redemp-
tiou as far as silver IS concerned lhele
ts now no such hope Of making converts
as existed three years ago. silver was
then "A new freak and an untried issue
"Drring the last two years me west.
utHe Mr. Bryan has stiA neen lne re-
cornizcd leader. has deserted 'he 'e"'"-
c.atic party There are Only t"Ie' "i
four small states that can - depeh"'"
uron ln free silver campaign h"isa3
>-ohraska Washington. Wyoming. south
Dakota. and california nave an Eone
with these facts staring us
I'm the face I am convinced 'h"' We N'N''
make "A new alignment
WESTERN LOSSES.
"It is a singular coincidence ina Wnne
au these Western states so "f' ",'.'S
laval DO Mr. Bryan's candidacy' nave poe"
steadily going Kcpuo.lcan lhe '-'ss''.
States. So hostile 90 Mr. bIgah s"o"
signs OF coming back TO the Dei'o'''''0
party. a.. ,roo su
,er issue has lost us the Presidency anu
tbe House of Representatives. Under
s,,h leadership the Demo ratio party VIII
soon ,-rayifatc down 10 the melancholy
condition 4 the Federalists after the war
of lSg. mere faction without purpose
power or policy. 49,. a..
great hosts of independent voters VINO, III
1896 supported bryan, are now opposed q
.efe simolv cannot succeed said tho
T,,dae "and it viii be political suicide lot
the party 10 nominate him again Tor 'le
Presidency ,.,.-- g.,
A great many Of the Bryan leaders IN
the south clearly recognize tnis iaci ana
,drnit I'm private that Mr. Bryan VIII DC
defeated I'M iao0 If nominated iheY eHh-
code this without question Dul ihey say
this with significant WINK OF snrus ,l''
..tbe masses oill not believe it until after
.ba election in 1900. I'm the mean time the
countv and states offices are To- Doe lllcd
and the BRYAN leaders feel that there Is
one moro election in the free silver aeiia-
tio, inst as the Republicans used 20 think
there was one more President IN the
"bloody shirt
ARE FOLLOWERS
The Bryan men in The South are not
leaders I'm the broad sense OF the word.
they are followers Of the popular impulse
and instead Of directing the uninstructed
voters they fan in with the populace and
90 along the line of the least resistance. |
believe the people are awakening 10 the
utter foolishness ot longer supporting free
silver and Bryan. In fact, | know IT, an
men who oppose silver are beginning 10 be
regarded not as traitors. but as men hav-
Ing the interests Of the grand old party at
heart.
CHARED WITH LARCENY
George r. Davis. the express messenger
an addition 20 the charge OF attempting
TO shoot Arthur naumgarten in he ofiice
of The Southern Express Company cn
Wednesday morning Will have 10 answer
the charge Of larceny, a warrant was
TODAY issued charging Davis with the lar
ceny Of package containing $1,000 whc1
mys'en 1usly disappeared from an express
car on whCn the messenger travelled be-
tween this city and Atlanta, The warrant
was sworn 10 by George luth. Davis Is
now In the city jail awaiting a preliminary
hearing of the assault case which Is set
for August sd.
The District Attorney to-day iequired an
additional bond Of 5000 for Davis ap-
pearance in court. This he was unable 10
furnish. Quite an interesting legal prob
lern Is involved In the larceny case. which
g. also act for next Wednesday, II is un-
derstood that the defense viii oppose the