The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-24
BLAINE ON THE ISSUES.
His Long Looked for utterance ON
the Presidential Election.
LETTERS OF The CANDIDATES
And How tho Great Statesman Re-
CARDS Them.-JeHerson Would not
Recognize the Democratic Party OF
To.day-.He was a Protectionist.
Democratic Inconsistency Referred

Nkw YORK, Oct 2S-Mr. Blsine's
long promised utterancs on the presi-
dental election OF 1892 appears in the
Novembernumbero the North american
Repicw, which will be published to-mor-
row. 1t occupies thirteen pages of the
Reuiew
Mr.. Blaine notes the lack Of excite
ment attending the present elections,
contrasting with the turmoil OF interest
that characterized the campaign Of the
elder Harrison. This change in the
public interest in such contests, he sug-
costs, may be accounted for by the
growth in population, and the conse-
ouent absorption in vast commercial
and financial operations, and it may
possibly indicate a subsistence in the
future OF extreme partisanship.
Mr.. Blaine gives special attention tol.
the letters OF athe presidential candi-
dates. OF President Harrison's letter
he says among other things that per
haps none OF his predecessors has made
so exhaustive, and none more clear
presentation OF the questions involved"
Mr., Cleveland's letter is subjected to
searching criticism. Mr.. Blaine finds
that in greater measure than Mr.. Har-
rison's it parts from the platform OF
his party; in fact that "Mr. Cleveland !
has made the platform upon which he
is now before the people"
Mr.. Blaine makes caustic comment
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currency and the state banks. He up
holds the Republican policy Of granting
liberal pensions to the veterans of war.
On this point he says: 1.-THE amount
we contribute for pensions is larger
than the amount paid by any of Euro
pean nations for standing army.
Surely the binding up of wounds OF
past war is n more merciful and honor
able work than preparing the country
for new one"
The most remarkable thing in the
presidential canvass of 1892, Mr.. Blaine
regards as "the manner in which in
some sections OF the country all other
tissues have been put out OF sight, and
the force bill alone brought into promi-
nence." The representation as the
purpose and the effect OF force bill,
however, he declares to be inconsistent
with tho spirit of President Harrison's
letter.
Mr.. Blaine, dealing with the claim Of
the Democratic party to be the Jetter-
sonian party, says: at would sur
prise Jefferson if he could once more
appear in the flesh to learn that he is
held as indorser of all the principles
and measures advocated by the Demo-
cratic party Of to-day. 1t is perhaps
not worth while to enter into any
elaborate argument on the subject, but
the Democracy owes SO little OF its sue
cess to the persistence with which its
adherents have made their disciples
believe this pretension through all the
mutilations OF their party. It was
equally true, it must be supposed when
Mr.. Buchanan, a confirmed federalist,
was the .President-elect Of the Dem-i
ocracy; thoughsit is well.known. that /,
the object OF Mr.. Jefferaon's
most = intense dislike : was the
federal party. In d. vain is it,
,pointeds s out that the position
of Jefferson, on any subject was'directlyj
theireyerse Of the Democratic position.
Helis duly quoted at thenext conven-i
ton and new oath OF allegiance is j
taken to his principles. In 1901 after q
severe contest Jefferson came to the
presidency asithe founder, and head Of
the Republican party. The prefix
Democratic was sometimes, though sell
dom used. The tenacity with which
Jefferson held to the protective prin-,
ciple was only proportioned to the ne-{
cessities of the country. His action in
1907, when he declined to recommend
the repeal or'alteration OF the revenue
law, after surplus Of fourteen millions
had been accumulated, puts him in the
sharpest contrast to Mr.. Cleveland,
who in his term Of Office treated the
surplus accumulated as the sum Of ALI
villainies."