The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-13

John Russell YOan1m Nete fors trfss'
The fight draws on apace, and the
lines form. The President has sent out
his challenge. As Mr.. Cleveland has
come to New York to consult with Mr.
Croker and other potent influences in
his party We may expect his reply. 1t
should be an interesting study. MIR.
Cleveland is a master OF vagueness in
expression and can give US in his letter
OF acceptance something autumnal and
gray.
explain. lie will, OF course, be emphatic
mon the narrowing issue OF keeping
the Republicans out OF power, lest our
white sisters OF the south DO compelled
To marry negroes. The danger is evld-
emily feared in the back regions OF
Arkansas, and by Mr.. Howells, the
gifted editor Of tho Atlanta Constitution.
* strong announcement from Mr..
Cleveland will be comfort. Moreover,
it is the only question upon which our
Democratic champion has formed
definite opinion.
FREE TRADE CONFEDERATE DOCTRINES.
Mr.. Cleveland will have abundant
room for explanations. That rejected
tariff plank, SO beautifully formed by
himself, so vague, SO nebulous that it
might do for the camel, the whale, or
the back Of the weasel, that will stand
an encyclopedia Of comment. How,
for instance, came it TO be rended by
the convention and supplanted by the
extract from the Confederate constitu-
ton? To know that would be con-
tribution TO history, We can SEQ Mr..
Cleveland in harmony with MIR. How.
ellis, Of Atlanta, and the old maids oil
Western Arkansas on the negro busI-
ness, but how is he to reconcile his
wild aspirations for wool and tin with
the fierce demands OF Mr.. Watterson
and the Bourbons? These gentlemen
know what they want. They are not
disturbed by the mists OF rhetoric.
They eau tell mirage from n lake.
And they understand the art OF ham
stringing. The Bourbons hamstrung
Mcclellan with their resolution that the
war was a failure; Seymour by insist
ing upon his removing General Blair
from the ticket; Hancock by dwelling
upon him as an epitome OF physical
weights and measures. They showed
their love for Cleveland by sitting up
all night to destroy him. They will
show it in surer way II he fails to ac-
cept the dogma OF the Confederate con-
stitution on the tariff.
WHAT WILL HE SAY ABOUT THIS?
Then we have the wildcat banking
question. Here, likewise, Mr.. Cleve-
land will have rare chance for elabor-
alton. The revival OF the shinplaster
industry, the regeneration Of the old
state banking system, when the dollar
bill went through as many changes
daily as n thermometer in April-upon
this the Democratic leader can dwell
with profuse eloquence. We know oil
no subject that viii stand more elucida-
ton.
We have now the best money in the
world. Tho American dollar can go
around the globe, its integrity un-
touched, the peer OF the guinea or the
Napoleon. 1t is one of the fixed tinan-
cial standards OF commerce. Mr.. Cleve.
land would change this, and set the pa
per mills OF North Carolina and Tonnes
see to work paper money" AS the
President pointed out, nothing won in
the war is more to be valued than our
currency when the poor mans dollar
represents the credit OF the nation. Mr..
Cleveland will explain how this is to
be changed and how we are to have the
benefits OF the shinplasterreg
Tho question OF national economics
will endure elaborate treatment. Two
years ago, under some momentary base
ness OF political action, the Republican
party yielded to clamor against
Speaker Reed, and allowed the money
granting branch OF the legislature to
become Democratic. 1t was necessary
to 'rebuke the tyranny OF the speaker"
and "do away with the thousand
millions appropriations" Theprince
OF cheesepearers, Mr.. Holman, was in
trusted with this duty. Mr.. Cleveland
will tell us how thoroughly the work
has been done by still further increas-
ing expenditures.
In foreign affairs Mr.. Cleveland will
have rare opportunity, He can OK
plain how he bullied England into do
ing nothing on the fisheries question;
how his fine talk about retaliation"
went into thin, corresponding air; how
he ruined our commercial relations
with China by an insult to the Chinese
government in the hope oil capturing
few hoodlum votes on tho Pacific; how
he imperiled our relations with Great
Britain by sending homo in tho rudest
manner an English ambassador, at the
demand OF a delegation OF Boston
Fenians. And although in the admin
lstration OF Mr.. Harrison nothing has
been so conspicuous and brilliant us
the successful management OF foreign
affairs. still we have insulted no one,
hurt no ones feelings. Peace with
honor has been firmly maintained with
Chile.
An angry, lowering question has been
honorably adjusted with Italy. Canada
has been taught the lessons OF fair
play, Tho South American republics
arc bound to US in the ties OF reciproci-
~. Commercial treaties have been con-
summated with Austria, Germany,
France and Spain. But nobody has
been anGerod. No ambassador has been
kicked out OF the country as though he
were tipsy ioo;man. No proud, friend
ly power, craving our alliance, has been
slapped IN the face. We have had
diplomacy according to Webster, Marcy
aud Fish. We had had before diplo-
macy according to Tammany Hall, and
Mr.. Cleveland may teach US how we
may have it over again.
SHOULD NOT De AFRAID of MAKING IT TOO
LONG.
Tho mora va considar tha Onnortupi.