Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-17
THE PARTY FOR ALL.

The NIRGINIAN-PILO is n D.,,o
crat' from marrow to cuticle. from heel
10 hair; but it does not undertake. to
carry all who take that name in vain
OF VINO prophesy in 1t. If it did. II
would have queer lot OF Hannaites On
''S hihus' besides others. Yet we are
NOT disposed to repudiate Mr.. AItrcld
as IL Democrat because we differ with
MN on some subjects, and VIC shall NOT
assume to apply any other test TO him
or others. than that they faithfully
support the candidate OF the party and
can stand firmly somewhere on the
party platform.
We do not know Mr.. Altgeld sove as
the author OF several able speeches and
papers and as Democrat whom the
Hepublicans of Illinois and the country.
win their mercenaries, used to delight
las they still do) to honor with their
abuse The suggestion from a certain
quarter that it prefers Hanna to Alt
seid Is wholly supererogatory, as it
doubtless prefers Mckinley to BRYAN.
and gold alone, to gold and silver as
well as scarce money, contracted cur
N''N PpPuiiI duNeTSllN, 10 an
abundant circulating money and cur
rency and the general welfare these es-
tablish.
But what IL Altgeld is excited and
provoked against corporations. com
pines. syndicates and trusts to extreme
ana premature expressions against
them? 1t is their own fault. or that of
the leading spirits among them, and
their own machne-like cooperation in
all public questions. insomuch that 1t is
difficult to distinguish between corpo-
rat1ons that attend strictly to their own
business. and those that wish to take
control of everybody's business, private
and public. Look at the trusts. asso-
Citations and other combines that are
Selling, or proposing to seize, every pri-
Vate business, corner IT and monopolize
1t. Look at the money trust, endeavor-
ing to wrest the entire sovereignty and
control of money and currency from its
constitutional hands. and vest them in
its own irresponsible credit" agencies.
Look at the paper trust, with one hand
in the pockets OF every newspaper, and
another ready for its throat.
These signs of the times abound. If
all our affairs are to fall into the hands
of the trusts, or those of government,
one may very naturally and reasonably
prefer the government, IL thereby it can
free itself and the people from these
octopuses and polypuscs of business.
II what we see occur in the green tree,
| what in IN 1,yc
eminent and people may be forced by
these huge conspiracies and conGlomer-
atoms. in self-defence, to seize them
and run them, or destroy them nat
n hopeless battle is wagcd against them
under this Hanna NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and this bribery and corruption Hanna
party! 1t is n farce; and the trusts
are multiplying at q rate which fore
BODIES much mischief in this plague
stricken land.
Altgeld is at least an earnest man,
right or wrong; he has the courage OF
his convictions and the language OF his
| opinions; and one such man among the
emotionless and cruel crew who would
make George Washington walk the
| plank, and hang jefferson at the yard
arm, to secure possession OF the ship of
State and her cargo and treasure, is
like n lighthouse rising in full efful-
gence on n midnight and stormy shore,
rife with reefwreckers.
| But the Democratic party and its
principles are greater than any man,
and If the people will GUST the present
! abomination of desolation, and restore
their government, no man. nor set OF
men. shall dare attempt to eeduce gov
| eminent or administration from its
duty. or 10 deprive any man of his pri-
vate or public right! Never.
WHAT DOESTT ALL MEAN?