Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-26
m. ruture Of the De""'
Party.

Party.
~ the Editor of the Dispatch
We read and hear a great zeal ho""
dave about Democratic harmony III ",
,ev, national convention. and the hlnu VI
rla,form that will be constructed up'"
which all kinds Of men c"I''"s
solves Democrats can stand
H. teo the Democrats viii reafiirm Inv
Chicago platform, and will na'ue 81.
imperialism. protection. and loi''7
o,,ncisI Motley. The G.5ooVD WHO VIZ"
tho Democratic ticket in 1896 VIII De
inrorced bv 100000 men. who VIII N".
,nt,t ,bon, against imperialism ana WHAT
they call trusts. .u,,,ol-
~ ,t,,,o who vote against monome'al-
-, nov not be i'm entire sympathy WIN
49, rIotforn against imperialism
e..,,.io mon like Senator Teller anu SIM
! 49,. e.,,,,.art All who vote against tru"''
-. not beiieve that free coinage l.
i,t,t,I All who vote against iI'P''"
isho may not regard the trust anu '"o'','
'n nc naramount. But they VIII maze
,.,,,,r,on cause to restore the government
90 American lines where America VIII
control its monetary and indus'rial p'"
c,es and refuse to ape Europe either III
it's immense standing army its repreSs,'"
i
| of Labor or its subordnaton TO iNo'"'-
child control Of its financial pohcN.
To attain this. we have al present 10
! mako II possjble only one man Oh wiz"
/ II was said bv Mr. James Creelin"h' '""
! he was "the most stubbornly sincere an T.,
conyincinel' convinced pohtlcdl le""'i
! the whole Orld. ,,.o,,,, sin
! ,e,itv that has given him primary aIhDn1
men He IS by long odds the aDiesl an"
| most versatile man IN puDuc III ' W
and his genius and ability nave c"liiiiiaii''I
| az -. odmirotion even of his pohticd!
/ foes But il is the fact that ne i III,
! most stubbOrnly sincere anu ttll' ,,,.,i5es
convinced political leader Una, NE ni'" If
1 Mn, tho greatest tribune of the people oi
/ eli SECTIONS Of the republic since me 81"
] ~ Andrew Jackson. They know INA, ~
! sneaks only his convictions. anu ,i,at ~
I selfish or unworthy motives UT
| trbero h. no doubt that Mr.. Bryan nus
crown UNNECESSARILY i'm popular esli a I..
! since 1896 TO very many No.eiS ~ ,,'ere
| comparatively unknown ihc p,V,t ",1
I ~. In beleye he was an AnaIcHlS' 49,
| - Comrnun'st. or. If nothing more puF
| ,o,or ,,ithout the element OF Statesman
| sbjn That impression has passed iiViii
| the minds Of even the most ~ ~ g.
| nron.rts and to-day Bryan SthhuS III
American politics the greatest statS5i,ndb
as vel MS the most popular leader. ny
/ T.cauc , he is honest and. unllke lhc 70
l.tical term server, CANDID lraiN'
| snOken o.. "a courageous. -.
Mr. r, an less than any man VINO nao
becn A sational leader. certainty III ~
memory of younger men, IS Tree lroiiii ~
foult of being dominated by slhsle -
eue lie does not owe his prominence III
,,oijtire 10 the silver question. II is que
! solely TO the fact that ne Is amer anu anu
cleaner and 5nester than any great man
"' I'm 1901 he made the best speech in the
Ioueo of Representatives in favor OF ue
Mills hill that had been heard IN NonSlcl
i'm many years. II was so clear aiu ~
cal that in the campaign OF To- ~ W. ~,
ono Of the chief documents circlldlc9 Ds
r. National Democratic Campaign toil-
mittee. He is the voice OF the people III
their protests against their ehslaNtI,,e ~,
He sounded the first clear hol1 vi ~
,ilitv "a the policy Of Imperialism tIhI
,,,onoces the liberties of the people ana lhe
stability Of the republic. lie Is the ieduT,'
against gold monOmetalllsm anu ~" ',,i, :,
| hank control of government ~ -
d. The silver men look TO him TOR Iead'i :
shin. he is likewise equally the Mp" ~
| tbnse who stand against miliidrlsm ana
truet domination He will not he lalse
TO either or sacrifice either cause, oul WI,
SOCK IN convince all who believe N one
mai they are all allied in common
| cause against the common enemy. -.
And ne is convincing them daily by lhe
hundreds and thousands. FROM lnt , ~
mans alone he will get hali nlniipIl
voters who put the dangers OF mlhldrlsni
49, ali ether issues. From the bust
ness-men and drummers he VIII sSt d
like number Of votes because WIN ~, ,'rli IN
| Tho trust issue is paramount. lie VIII no
| L. tho vote Of a single man VINO sup
uorted him i'm 1896 Add 10 these me va
number of Republicans who are olr iksii.,,,,
with Hannaism. Eaganism lmpeI az li ,,llil
| militarsm and trususm, ana 6n"1t .to
nrate u,ho went wrong in 1870 but VIM
| nou have their eyes open. ana ne VII
noU the largest vote in 1871 ever l00'i'''
! Nv any man. living or dead IT., ,,,,,,
tn trust issue, as II Is called mus
ga can only be a national issue, Decaus'
~ states alone cannot deal WIN ~, ~,
evi. because what are opproprlo,uSiS :" ~
tr,,sts are the inevitable results ol ~
uIuoi eoid standard and the protecuV,
sttce Garrett these iniqulueS, WnlCi
Syere fostered upon the country ~ State
| nnblican administration. anu III 49,
ppor manage the corporations "heh hece9
, 81 ~ me illustrate the Illusions me ere req,
| hodv of people have about what th'S ~
trusts Now. by all the eheii.m,le1 vi -
: oantic agcreeations of capitaT me susa
srnst j. accepted as typical ana ohe ot ,i
stToneest II has been SAID 10 noiu
,onDonolv of a standard article OF IAN
10 use. To defy competition any ~ Do
Il an the necessities Of the puhnc' but
: bcld it's own only while II was thaDl q
d Nv It's command Of all the iacilllea INA
h unlimited wealth gives TO place az! a.
ticlc on the market against Mn, ~ e,'aIi,
e or COST Well then. In the prlde OF dp
O. narent success II raised IT'S prices an
o Immediately II was confronted pN q NV"
g AGAINST which il Is now Struggling ioI -
Y istcnce. il cuts prices so as 10 give dN"
. e. 200 0O0 To the consumers. ana Inc ~
h,c,,iee cut lower TO drive a colhpeuto
II sr"ro the business. One OF the Two WI
:, % down: then the survivor may Try 10 i'
- Strerate bv raising prces. but as 500
'e oS n goes beyond a certain hgure IL WI
T. ana itself face To face with a youhse
nerhaps a stronger. rival TINS II trao
le Nv. n IS the natural enemy OF the a'
"a rrceations and mOnopoles, asaih'
p which shallow politicians woula nave !
i ~ holm by statutes which nave eve
'r been and must continue To De. poWerieS
sr This government cannot apporuoh ~
revards OF industry or business aDih'
u without danger to It's very existence "i
80 tbe s,lbyersion of the character gwen
80 ~ The beginning No man, or body
:" mon can hold monopoly or superior az
G. wantages I'm the nation any more imam
ne a country village. except as against u
competitiOn Of others ana me reWdf'
offered must always be open 10 All mt
r while the country remains free ana OIL
-, neonle worthy Of their freedom. "Ihe
," h. life in the old land vet ,,,r,,,,,
IN j. i''' - JOSEPH II. SHEPHERD.
10 General Lee In New tork'
ry CNew YORK Press)
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