The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-30

| science and the fear of proof to the con-
trary would permit. The denial is not one
calculated to make the republican heart
beat with pride. 1t is a denial that docs
not deny. Mr.. Wheeler says over his own
name that he sis not a dealer IN options on
the Chicago board" -.
But it will be seen that this is q direct
! evasion of the charge. The committee OF
farmers who had this investigation in hand
knew too we'll that Mr.. Wheeler was too
busy adjusting his campaign to the blocks
of-five PLAN" adopted By him soon after
his nomination. to continue to watch the
movements of the ticker. They did not ex.
pect to catch him in the midst of a deal
while the campaign was at It's helgnt.
They thought that grain speculation, like
bis famous $500 diamond pin, would be
laid aside until after election, and in that
they were doubtless correct. But let Mr..
Wheeler be more explicit and declare that
he has never made grain gambling. a prac-
tice and see how soon he will be over
whelmed with evidence.
His presence in Chicago at this time is
no doubt for the purpose of discovering
how much information was obtained by
this committee, and whether it would be
safe for him to make a sweeping denial OF
the charge. If he cannot obtain all the in
formation he needs from his brokers in the
board of trade building let him go to the
firm on Kinzie street, and then he will no
uOuDt pollAS1 ofClG uo q SooA III
before he will put forth a denial that will
be shown at once to not coincide with the
facts.
One other thing that will do Mr.. Wheeler
lncalcuiable injury from now until election
is his positive opposition to the system OF
public education. He is opposed to free
schools on principle, and has never been
backward in expressing his opposition. he
will not patronize them himself, and tor
/ years he protested against paying the
school tax levied against his property in
Sac county. He insists that the question of
education should be solved by the parent,
and not by the state, and that taxes levied
for the support of schools are an unjust
burden upon all who do not want to use
them.
In Iowa our splendid schools system, main
| tanned at a cost of many millions yearly, is
close to the hearts of the people, and he is
in dangerous business, indeed, who openly
denounces it. The revelation of these
things has thrown the republican leaders
into a state of panic from which they will
not recover. Tn situation now resembles
that of two years ago, after the corporation
record of Candidate Hutchinson had been
given to the people and he had declared in
a public speech that he had no apology to
make for his course in the legislature.
1t was after this deliveranoe that Senator
Allison and 'Tama Jim" Wilson held q
conference and reached the conclusion tina
1iubShi@SA . JiS Woo w. phAS"A
like Allison have known for some time tina
MIR. Wheeler has no chance for election
and they have not hesitated to say so. L
there was ever a time when the republican
party needed a strong and ~forceful leader
one WHO possesses the qualities that thu
public admire, and that could at least holt
the party together and pilot it over tn,
rocks, it is this year. But instead of choos
in0 such n man tho convention took a can
didate without convictions upon any ques
ton, and without the intellectual strength
needed to present convictions if he hat
them.
IT isn't singular, therefore, that the part,
is on the run, panic stricken, and beyons
the hope of r~allyinR. On the other hant
Gov. Boies continues his grand campaign
He has displayed wonderful qualities O
leadership. He has been aggressive iron
the first, md grows more ~forceful m,
vigorous as the end nears. The peopl
have rallied about him rs they have neye
nocked to the standard of any iowa leade
! before, and they will ut least double hi
minority of two years ago.