Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-06-15
Entered at the Postoffice al StauntOn, Va,
as second class mail matter.
Friday, June Is, 1906.
COMING EVENTS.

The signs of the times are unmistak-
able. They point unerringly to the
nomination of VIM. J. Bryan as the
next Democratic candidate for presi
dent. MIR. Bryan is at present on the
other side of the globe, he will not be
home until Aug. lst. but as fast as the
various states can hold their CONVEX
tions, just 80 fast are they declaring
for him. Col. Henry Watterson has
come boldly out and declared that he
was beaten by fraud and the corrupt
use of money in 1896 There are many
who for the sake of the almighty dol
lar. who saw national ruin in the free
coinage of silver, and wished to put
their shoulders against the prop
which was to save the nation have
consented" to vote for Bryan should
he become the next candidate. Hero IN
Virginia we have many of these. They
approach the task with reluctance.
Some of them voted for Bryan before,
but under pressure. They knew so
much. They preferred rottenness in
all departments. they preferred the
Spanish war, and the acquisition of the
Philippines, they preferred tariff rob-
berry and graft, they preferred pres
ident elected by anv means so he de.
feated Bryan. They preferred Mark
Hanna's methods let them be what
they may, to Gecency and honesty in
elections if by those methods their al
mighty dollar was not debased. Now
when they survey the conditions
brought about by their efforts in part,
and hold their breath and their noses az
the insurance companies. the railroads
and the packing houses are cleansed,
they must have feelings of national
pride. I'VE killed the free coinage Of
silver" we hear them exclaim. Some
time ago they rejoiced that they had
at the same time killed VIM. J. Bryan
But whilst they have well nigh killed
the country, and seeing what they
helped bring about, might go out and
with propIiety kill themselves. still
Bryan is without thanks to them liv
ing quantity, and whilst it will gal
many even here in Virginia, and we
know whereof we speak and they are
in many instances in high places, tx
vote for Mr.. Bryan they will eithel
have it to do or step down and out OF
the party. This Is the last campaign
we trust when men calling Themselves
leaders in the Democratic party Cal
sulk and even turn traitor and the
hold themselves up as the purest o.
the pure. The question of silver coin
age was never other than academic
Nobody could tell that the country
would suffer under. it, but the question:
substituted for it: the results of it's de-
feat. are not academic. We have thos
results before our eyes and our noses
We have our courts and our penitenti
aries some what crowded with the IRE
sultees." Not so full as they should
be, but living evidences of the realitie
growing out of the good things givel
us, instead of free silver. 1t will b,
hard for some to vote for Mr.. Bryan
We repeat, but they can find anothe
thing to do. They were resourceful il
1896, let them be 80 again. Let then
hunt other stool pigeons like Paine
and Buckner if they cannot swallow
the real dose, let these help continu
the Republican party and graft all,
rotten politics and rotten meat. LIE
them give us additional blessings sucl
as they have aided Mark Hanna an(
his spiritual influence in spreading
throughout the nation. Let them saw
their fifty cents on the dollar, regard
less of morals and national reputation
and all pervading odors.