The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-29
REpuBhIoAN ISSUES.

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lican side being presented by Police
Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt and
the Democratic by tho Hon. William L.
Russell, ex-governor OF Massachusetts
Mr.. Roosevelt says;
On the tarig the Democrats enter the
next campaign handicapped by the fact
that they ropudlato their own handi'
work. All OF their leaders who are en-
titled to EeceiyO respectful attention do
nouuca the Wilson.G orman bill. aud
promigs to supplsut it by another. They
are traitors TO their own principles un'
less they pronounce az treachory TO
these principles tho work OF their own
hands. all they can promise IA !urIher
agitation, further change aud unrolt,
with all the attendant mislor,unel OF
Iuch change aud unrest 10 the busineii
community and TO tho world oil work
ingmen. The Republicans, on the other
hand, stand for a policy OF commercial
rest. They wish TO continue tho pro-
tecllve policy. they have no da'ire to
carry'ths principle to unreasonable er-
tremss. All they intend to do,ll they
have the power. is to remodel tho pres
ent law wherever ii is absolutely neces'
sary TO do 80 IN thu interest otimpartial
justice, so that all sections and all IN
duItriei shall be treated alike.
At present, however, the financial
question bidI fair to overtop tho tartt
in interest. II business mad continued
in It's Depressed condition, and II there
had been 4 failure OF crops IN tho weit,
the financial question would have beoa
all.importaut, aud the fight would in'
doubleday have resolved itself into u
straignt.out contest for and against t'eo
silver. tho Democrats championing aud
the Republicans opposing unlimited
coiuags OF the deprecated metal The
partial return OF prosperity, however.
has checked the free silver craze. Tho
Republicans have always been over.
Whelmingly against any form OF cheap
currency, whether under tho guise Of
hat paper or short.weight silver, All
OF the presidential candidates on the
Republican side are and have hesn
against Tired, Morton, Mckinley,
Harrison, Allison. The Tree silver Re-
publicauI arc important only because
they ara concentrated in q number Of
OF the Rocky mountain states. Those
states are sparIoly populated. They
count for little In party convention or
in national election. but they count
for groat deal In tho senate; aud 1t IL
this disproportionAte representation in
the senate that has given the free silver
people any weight at all In the RepubIl'
can party.
1t is earnestly to be hoped that the
Republican party will also make an
aggressive fight on the question OF
Americas foreign policy. A policy oil
buncombe and spread.eagleis in for
eign affairs would be sincerely to be
deprecated; but policy OF tame sub
mission to insult is even worse. In its
foreign policy the present Democratic
adm iniStralion has offered most un'
pleasant contrast to the preceding Re-
publican naturalization. The very
Democrats who have stood stoutest IN
warning against tho great majority OF
their own party for sound finance have
also been unpleasantly conspicuous IN
forcing their party TO adopt thor
ouChIy improper and un.Am aricAu tone
in foreign affairs. Unfortunately, very
many decent men ia tho country, aud
especially IN tho northeast, arc too
timid, or too unpatriotic, TO wish the
United States to play tho part il should
among tho nations ottlio earth. Amer
lea must never play tue part OIL bully
but even less must she play the part o.
n coward; aud it Is this last most un'
pleasant part which, during tho last
two years Of Democratic administration
the has onec or twice como near play
Ing.
We should build a Grgt class fighting
Maya navy, not Of nero swiit COIN
mercs.dos.roysfs, but OF powerful bat
tlo-shipi, We should annex Hawaii lm'
msdiaiCly. /! Was a crime against the
United States, 1t Was q crime against
white civilization, not to annex It two
years aud II halt ago. Tho deluy did
damage that is perhaps irtoparablo; ioi
1t meant thg. at tho critical period OF
the Islands growth tho influx Ot'pnpa'
la,ion consisted not oil white Am0rl.
cans, but Of low.caite labororS drawn
from tho, yellow races. WO should
build tho isihmian canal, aud 1t should
DO built either by tue United States
government OF under its protection,
| We should inform Great Britain, with
cgunl GrmneS and couflO5y, that thG
Monroe doctrine IL very much alive,
and that tho United s;aioa canooi
tolerate tho ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
European power on American soil, o.
pocially whoa such Acknowledgement
lakes tho form Of m attempt TO 5ci1u
tho mouths Of tbs OrinoCo.
This duhinut mean policy Oh Ului'
Ter No American President or AcCro.
tbry Of state, no American legislative
body, should uyOr mako threat which
l.is not, II necessary, to DO backed by
iorco Of arms. Honorable pBaCD IL al
WAYS do5irnblc, but undor 10 cfcnm.
S.ancni should Wo permit oursolycl TO
ba doirSudol Of our inat fighn BY any
fear Of war. No amount oi material
prosuoily caa atone for lack OF national
suli.ToipcCt, aud ia no way can national
soli.fus pee. DO castor loot than through
ppacl obtained or proloryol I'M
worlhlly, whOthor through cOwNrIico or
through 6luggiBli Indifference.
Tho conduct Of our Iorcign Affairs nn'
dor President Harrison wac, on the
whole admirable. our attitude toward.
Germany IN tho Samoan incident, aud
towards Chic latOr, raised our standard
high. Wa behaved Ia each inltRncc
with great moderation, but vii Il cnlirc
lirmnUas aud In onCll our conduct was
rewarded with excellent results. We
preserved tho sniuo attitude towards tho
rtoat European OnpirO and tho snlt'
Ore South American republic In tho
latter case, indeed, II WAS only OUT
timely ltmnuss that prevented The
ChllOans forcing ~ into q position
| Mhlnh Mnnll hnNn rnrlnlMlY mnnnt war.