The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-21

to be Il Democrat without being q Bryan
ne. makes every day pathetic enorts 10
perfect its impossible task. IL secs ana
Saws chat times are good. that money is
abundant and business is hoomns'
.Thcrefore." IL says very truly, free sll-
yer is not the issue that II was 10 1871
for thoughtful men have opened iheii
owes Oh the fact that The eFh piophecle
IF 1896 have not been fulfilled The BY
antics DO not admit the prosperity OF, u
they do. they assert that 10 rs an illusion
40 d more temporary condition. No per-
ro.reut prosperity for them until the
Crirrs of 1873 has been avenged The
firhmond Times. forgetting that Do must
stand ON its head IL II wants 10 see
things ass tho Bryanites see them &C.
claras that "the time is ripe for ai true
democrats to meet each other in the
suirit of c0nolaU0n. harmonic their ol-
feroncos and stand shoulder 90 shoulder
together upon any old-time Dcmocfanc
platform. .,-..,
Any oid-umc Democratic platform
ANY o'd-umo Democratic ghost. me "lu,
Time Democracy IS practically dead ana
10 is not any more allVe ID Nlis',.'H ''', ,e
elsewhere The "true Democrats are
+he Chicago platform Democrats. Iheie
arc millions of them. there are only
fcw Of the oll-fashioncd kind he
Democratic party is "a fierce. wealth.
hating. radical e0cialiStic party. n'
little minority that acrecs with the flcn-
rrord Times is animated by respectable
but feeble conservatism. The ninety
nine hrudrcdths Of the Democracy are
not going % seek harmony with me One
hurdrcIth The members NJ the minor
ffv can get harmony by accepting the
,-nira--o uiatform. but. ass Mr.. Bryau SAYS.
if thew want 10 come hscK mo llo
Democratic house II shall not be for tho
rurno-o of throwing out these VINO are
I'm the house. ,.
Tho Democrats who want an old-time
Democratic platform can have little
rorty ~ their own. but If they want 10
belong TO the Democratic party they have
.,+ A. nuf up with the new-fime Demo
cratic platform New York sun.
Our New York contemporary for pur-
roeos NJ its own has upon various occa-
sions exploited this idea and encouraged
81 The sun has seemed disposed to rally
tho free silver Democrats and as the
sun is now a strong ally Of the Repub'i-
can party. we cannot but conclude that
our brilliant contemporary So New York
f. belplne 20 keep free silver alive in the
Democratic party oehs i"H} p''S''''
that the party win free "''e' 'S '''''
ing issue would be more easily beaten 10y
the Republicans IN ls" than il III Snou'o
discard free silver and take It's stand on
some old-time Democratic platform.
There is point here which the extreme
free silver Democrats may we" '0's''.''
if they really desire the success o' '"s
party IN 1900
But when the sun says ihat 'ne oi1-
time Democracy is Wac'icaiiF oea" anu
that free SILVER Is as s'rohs az '''
The party 90 use ulte expression we
rather think thar 'thc wish is ia'hti 10
The thought Some of the extremists
are just as extreme and in'oieiah' as ever
ana are disposed not only 10 iea''''i' inc
Chicago platform OF 1896. but 10 fe"o our
of the party all Democrats VINO oo "o'
sincerely and honestly hc-eNe ]" Tree
silver. Bat this is not true OF the ram"
and nle ana II the sun mas not seen
decided chanse iH sentiment '''''s '''''
the SCUM ana lhe west l' mas s'''i''
failed Go read tho pnohc press anu the
expression OF reading Democrats mere
and there IT is only little Whhe ago
that a prominent Democrat from "eois'''
MEMBER we ne"e'e Oh 'he N"'o''''