The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-12
SENATOR JONES ON PROSPERITY.

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| SENATOR JONES ON PROSPERITY.
Senator Jones' chairman OF the Chicago
Democratic party. returned to this coun-
! try from Europe a few days ago, and pro-
/ ceeded at once TO unbosom himself to the
American people. He made two as fool
ish statements as any man, calling him
self a Democrat. has made at any time.
| The first foolish statement was that
| great body OF Republicans who voted for
| afcKfnley In 1896. would vote for Bryan
In 1900 because they believed that the Re-
publican party's declaration for BIZ
metallic standard was sincere. but having
found out that the Republican party
never intended the free coinage Of silver
| as they supposed it did, they would now
forfeit their party allegiance and vote
for Bryan. II Senator Jones really be-
lieves that his party has chance to
rule this country on any such theory as
this then he needs goat lymph.
No sane man ever supposed for one
moment that the Republican party In
1896 had the faintest idea OF coming
great mass Of fifty cent silver dollars.
Every man knew that the triumph Of the
Republicans meant the defeat of free sill
yer
Delusion No. I. may be, therefore, put
behind our backs and never spoken OF
again.
Senator Jones delusion. No. 2. is even
worse. lie said that all Of this tax
about prosperity was ridiculous. and that
the country was not prosperous. Now
for any man to stand up in the face OF
the American people and tell them that
they are not prosperous. when the coun-
try is I'm such rush and tide Of business
as was never heard of before. is simply
TO d'scredt himself with all observant
men. II reminds one OF a story that IS
told OF a hale. hearty young Confederate
conscript from Powhatan county. To the
surprise Of his friends he quit Richmond
and returned home. On being asked how
he managed 70 get out of the army he
replied. 81 have been permanently ex-
emptcd from military duty on account
of being weak minded" But in point of
fact, Senator Jones is not suffering from
such an extravagant delusion after all
what he means is this: He means that
the calamity shouters who sit around
waiting for the government to make them
rich are not prospering. His ideas OF
prosperity center in and revolve around
them Unless they can get cash to buy
whiskey and tobacco, while they gossip
about the courthouse in regard to the
country "going to ruin because the mig
gers won't work" Senator Jones imagines
that the country is on the brink Of ruin.
They are the people to prosper in his
mind, and there is no prosperity unless
they can loiter around and swap anec-
dotes. while they repeat every fifteen
minutes what the Governor of North Car
olina said to the Governor of South Car
DINA.
1t is Of no consequence, IN his opinion
that the negro laborers who produce the
cotton about which they are always CAB
bling, are getting better wages than they
ever got in their lives, and have clean
shirts TO wear on Sunday and are able
to give their barefooted children shoes.
II is OF no consequence. in his opinion
that the great industries Of the country
are paying their employees the best wages
they ever received. and that every man
who is willing to work, can get work
with the best wages that the world has
ever known to be paid. This part of the
population cuts no figure in the estima-
ton OF Mr.. Jones and his kind. much as
they talk about government by injunc-
ton and the necessity of the politicians
OF labor having full and every opportun-
ity TO burn up property and murder and
maltreat men who are willing and anxious
TO work It Is the calamity man who
will not work. come what may, who
must be thought of. When they have an
abundance Of debased dollars to buy
whlskey and chewing tobacco, then the
country is prosperous. But when the
men who are willing TO labor for an
abundance of sound dollars with which
they may maintain happy homes,
have plenty of work. then the
country is going to the demnition
bow-wows. That at last is Chicago Dem