Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ISHl

If they dare, the same mon, means
md methods that truculeatly add In
suit to the Injury they put upon us in
1893. by Offering to impose Martin upon
us again, IL successful now In the Sem
atorial contest. will be sure to employ
every energy TO misrepresent Virginia
and her people by sending to the next
|. Democratic national convention q dele
CATION against Bryan and the restora-
| ton OF silver and in favor OF gold
monomc tallisn, Hannaism, the money
trust, monopoly and imperial mllltar-
ism. Why rot? If these men. means ana
methods could in 1898 defeat Gen. Lee
for the Senate by Martin, and can
again, this year, defeat the people and
Gov. Tyler. and send Martin again to
| the Senate. why can't they make 1t APP
pear that this State Is against Bryan
and jealous for Cleveland? If Martin
| be honestly elected our U. S. Senator
| if the majority of the Legislature he
| honestly chosen by the people and be
honestly for Martin,-then 1t is sure
| that this State is against Bryan and
silver, and in favor Of the money-trust,
gold -monometallism. monopoly, mill
tarsm, expansion by conquest, Hanna
ism and Mckinley.
There can be no reasonable doubt OF
all that. And yet the people and press
have been under the delusion to the
contrary! But this Martin case is but
another illustration, in the line OF the
| Dreyfus case, of how right and truth
may be oycrthrown by INSCRIPTIONS
men, vested with power and means.
Martins second election will be but g.
| repetition OF the tragi-farcical perform
ance in France, where Dreyfus is being
condemned the second time amidst the
shrieks and excavations of the civilized
| world. These things are the results OF
the Generalization of the age, and
forebode another reign of terror, not for
France only, but for the whole world.
In the first betrayal to Martin. the
Democracy was chiefly deceived by its
Legislators and State Committee; now,
SO far has the infection gone, that the
State Committee, and all the city, dis
trict and county committees are in
volved with the majority Of the office
holders, Federal State. city. county.
&C.. and OF course the entire office
seeking tribe. This is no mere surrnise,
or conjecture. In this very contest, the
State, city and county organizations
for the most part, have openly revolted
from the people, defled the party laws,
proclaimed themselves for Martin by
deeds, if not by words, and have sedul-
ously attempted to drive Virginia DEM
ocrats, like dumb cattle, into the Mar
tin pens. The only hope for escape
from the trap into which the Demo
cratic party of Virginls has fallen is n
thorough reorganization. on some bet
ter plan. with better men.
The present machine, seized and run
by traitors, must be disowned and re-
pudiated, and, il possible. it must be
utterly smashed. Harmony requires
this. and the thieves and usurpers will
cry peace! peace! be still" in vair
while they attempt to master and use
free Virginians for their nefarlous
schemes of barter with corporations,
trusts and Republicans. Nor need they
seek to brighten brave men with the
bugaboo of the niger" Democrats OF
Virginia have long ceased to fear Tho
colored voters; their fear is of these
monopolies and trusts that have ne
party, no country. no politics and are
ready to sell anything and everything
for cash 1t is high time to speak ou
plainly and loudly, and the Virgininn
Pilot shouts: Smash the Machine, OF
Democracy dics!"
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