The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-27

started upon new era OF tunpreceueHl-
ed prosperity which has continued up tc
| this time.
| is. Since when has the Democratic party
| been gold standard" party2 Has !,
| not hitherto been the party OF bimetalism
! and WIS not that called for In the plat
| form adopted at Chicago In 1896 and en-
! dorsed at Kansas City in 1907
The Democratic party has never de-
clnred for the gold standard. 1t has al
ways advocated "bimetalisin." but pre-
vious to 1896, while declaring for the
coinage OF both gold and silver without
discriminating against either metal or
charge for mlntage. 1t declared that the
dollar unit OF coinage Of both metals
must be OF equal intrinsic and exchange
able value or adjusted through interim
tionnl agreement, or by such safeguards
of legislation MS should insure the NAM
tenance of tho parity OF the two metals
and the equal power OF every dollar at all
times In the markets and In the payment
OF debts Never until 1895 did the party
declare for the free and unlimited coin
nge of silver and gold ut fixed ratio.
a. Should Mr.. Cleveland, by any possi-
bility, become the standard bearer or the
Democratic party in 1904, by what mode
OF reasoning could no expect tho pl-
metalsts OF the country to support nm
II. Mr.. Cleveland should be nominated
on a gold standard platform in 1914, OF
course he could not expect the advocates
Of free silver to support him. He would
have no moro right to expect 1t than MT.
Bryan would have the right to expect
the advocates OF tho gold standard to sup
mort him on n free silver platform.
Ii. Did not Mr.. Cleveland. after his
nomination in 1892. write letter TO Gar
Howell. Ilsq., Of Atlanta. Ga, STATING
tbot while he did not blame Howell for
fighting him before tho convention, now
TINT no (Cleveland) wns the nomined OF
tho marty. 1t was Howells duty, and the
duty OF all Democrats, to vote and WORK
for hia electlon1
Mr. Cleveland was not In 1892 peculiarly
Tho candidate Of the gold standard Demo-
Gratis. The free silver men were quite as
enthusiastic In his support at Chicago as
the gold standard mon were. Indeed. many
OF tho gold standard Democrats were op-
posed to Mr.. Cleveland, but after he
was nominated there was no material
disa grcement among Democrats concern
ing the platform. The platform OF lS92
was generally acceptable, and Mr.. Cleve-
land naturally supposed that Democrats
would give the ticket their support In
spite Of any personal objection that they
might have TOT the nominee. He never
said, however, that we have ever heard
of, that it wns the duty of q Democrat
ia srpport platform to which he was
co,scicntiously opposed.
16 Please give synopsis OF the
charges brought against Mr.. Cleveland IN
regard to the sale of some Donas. u,lu
his reason for disposing of them to the
Morgan syndicate for less than he was
offered elsewhere?
MIR. Cleveland was elected on PLATFORM
which demanded that the parity between
gold ana silver should be maintained, ana
in order to do this he deemed 1t neces-
snry to keep the gold reserve intact. TO
keep tho gold reserve intact he deemed
it necessary to sell bonds. We shall not go
into any discussion of that subject. We
shall not undertake to say whether or
not the parity could have been maintained
by paying out silver, from the treasury
when gold was demanded That Is an
other Of the observation-disclosures" and Is
therefore a matter of speculation. Nor
shall we undertake to discuss the trans
action between Mr.. Cleveland and the
Morgan syndicate. He may have made
bad bargain, but he deemed 1t necessary.
va suppose. to have the issue of bonds
undcrwritten by q responsible syndicate,
and while he may have paid too much for
the service, we cannot believe that Mr.
the profits. If he had done So 1t would
have been impossible to conceal the fact
during all these years. If he had Hone
SO and 1t had been found out on him.
ed his name again, save In contempt, and
never would any decent men have mem
toned his name again in connection with
tho presidential nomination.
We have answered these questions sim.
ply because they have been forced upon
US, and we have tried to answer them
fully and frankly; but with no view to
resurrecting dead issues. and with no
view to provoking discussion on questions
TINT have passed into history.
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OUR FIRST SKY-SCRAPER.
Preparations are now being made to
clear theN ground for Richmonds first
sky-scraper, which Is to be erected by
tho American National Bank on the
southeast corner of Tenth and Main
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