South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
a Wrong Move.

The coming of Judge Lucas not
having been made known to any of
the many Cleveland democrats un.
til the meeting OF Monday was pub,
licly advertised, it was conjectnrrd
that he was coming to criticize tho
administration, and so it was. Now
we are not of the number of those
who think that no criticism what
ever must be made upon the leaders
of our own party, we think it is
sometimes proper. But we think
Judge Lucas speech upon this &C.
casion was an unwisc one and
mistake. 1t was made at time,
when it could result in no possible
good, but in much harm in Great
ing discord in the democratic
ranks. The democratic party has
been trying for thirty years to re-
gain control of this government in
all it's branches, and now that it
has accomplished that, here comes
one who has been regarded as a
good, Blu bstantial democrat to crit.
else and denounce Mr.. Cleveland
and his supporters. And for what?
For the evils of the robber tariff !?
One would think so from his speech.
And yet for years in tho past he
has held the republican party re-
sponsible for these evils. Is it for
the denomination of silver? He
knows the republicans did that.
Is it for the passage of the iniqui-
to Us Sherman Law and the repeal
of the Bland-Allison law? lie and
knows other people know that the
republicans did that, and that the
democrats opposed it almost to a
man. Is it because the admins
tration wants the Sherman Act re-
pealed ? Yes, and that is Just what
the last Democratic Natl onal Con
vention declared should be done.
But the Judge says he can't trust
Mr.. Cleveland and MIR. Wilson to
give us any legislation for the
preservation of silver as money.
Now there is where we differ from
Judge Lucas and those who are
with him in this movement. We
are in favor OF timetallism, but we
have confidence in Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr.. Carlisle and other intel
ligent, able statesmen to settle this
great financial question upon a
sound basis, in the interest of all
the people and to preserve the in
tegrity Of every dollar. We want
that and the people want 1t.
AS W, have said before, so we say
now, it is too big question for any
of us who have not studied it to un-
dertake to settle; and isn't it simply
ridiculous for US who know NTH
ing about how the finances ought
to be regulated to be resolutiDg
upon how our representatives
should vote? 1t is perfectly right
for us to say we want silver money,
because we know what we are talk
ing about, but when we undertake
to pass judgment upon the settle
ment Of the question we are in
water too deep for US. Let US, as
good true democrats, be patient.
These statesmen, whose names we
have mentioned, have had the con-
idence of the people in the past
and they are worthy of it still; and
We believe that they will not for.
sake them and the democratic party
now, however much Judge Lucas
ana the fopulists may denounce
them.
Let US be sure We arc right be-
fore we arraign our own party.
We can very well stand denuncia-
ton from republicans and popu-
lists. We expect that. But we
enter our emphatic protests against
a ruling of chairman Of a demo
isratic meeting in favor Of third
a wety people voting in democratic
housesntion, and we are surprised
cents ombers Of that party would
to save mos, convention.
against hard