The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-09
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rhn presidonl,s NIessage.

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Tho Presidents message deals mainly
with the silver question, Incidentally
with the tariff question. With respect
to the silver question the President
comes out clearly and %squarely. The
provision requiring tho purchase OF d
100000 ounces OF silver monthly has de-
ranged our financial system. bred con-
fusion aud %serioualy injured the coun'
try. For these reasons this provision
should DO repealed and repealed at
once. This is exactly what the people
want aud what they expect OF Congress.
1t is fortunate for the country that
that its President is sound on this vital
question and has tho courage to plant
himself firmly on the right side. The
PresIdent's plain language to Congress
will be taken us an eurnost that he will
do all in his power, and that is u great
deal, to keep tho national legislature up
TO its WORK and to hasten repeal. This
assurance will 90 far to restore conf.
dence in so far as it has been impaired
by the silver matter.
''This matter" says tho President, re-
ierring to silver, crises above the plane
of party politics" This is truo. and it
is we'll for the country that it is so. II
the President had had tho moral cour.
age to go further and treat tho other
subject of his message with~the samo
breadth no would have filled tho meas.
ure Of his great opportunity and con-
tributed his full share towards a com
plete restoration Of confidence, which
means u complete restoration OF bust.
ness.
Why not place the tariff above the
plane of party politics, where every
patriotic citizen would like to aee it
placed and whore Of right it belongs2
Tho fear that the Democratic party will
square Its action by its platform has
filed the country with the gravest
alarm. There is not u manufacturer
who feels safe in going ahead, and SO in
every branch OF in industry there is n
closing down of establishments which
have never before been compelled to
suspend. Wage.earners arc thrown out
OF employment with no prospect of
being able to go to work again at an
early day. The Democratic tariff
threat has struck the country in big
things aud in little, and there is not "a
household that does not feel it,
Says the President: with plonteous
crops, with abundant promise Of re-
munerativc production and manufac.
ture, with unusual invitation to safe
Investment and with satisfactory ms.
surancc to business enterprise, sudden.
" financial distrust and fear have
sprung up on every side" Silver coin.
age is playing its part, but every evil
to be traced to silver is aggravated by
the fear that Democratic tariff butchory
may DO begun at an carly day. The
President says that tariff reform " .
must in tho near future engage tho
attention OF Congress-" and Que Of his
reasons ia that tho people have voted
for it.
If u poll Of the people could DO taken
to-day they would imploro the Demo.
cratic party to save them from the X
cution Of the Democratic threat The
people want to work and earn a living,
and they bog Congress to give them a
chance. 1t is n pity that tho President
did not feel at liberty to voice what ho
must know TO DO tho public sentiment
OF to-day on this broad.and.butter quoa.
ton.