Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-17
,vo.D WITH OUR NE1GHBOR.


CIR esteemed reighbOr, the Intelh-
qsncer. has changed it's tactics since the
dav before yesterday. It has abandon
-f orqrmsnt On che currency question
and has taken to Misrepresentation. In
other words. it doesn't attempt to prove
that it is right, but by dishonest mis-
representation Of the Register, by gross
IL qarSed Quopticns from the Regis
ters files. it shows to it's readers some
thing thai is rot so.
A time horOred aphorbsm is TO the
effect that only fool never changes his
mind We do not accuse the Intelhgen-
Ger Of being a fool, because it has
changed its mind to a considerable eX-
tent o. the currency question in less
than two short years, although it de-
clines TO acknowledge it at the present
writing. But we do accuse it OF the
eto7sest MISREPRESENTATION of the Reg
lister. Whatever dispute there may have
been in regard TO the coinage ratio,
which is a question that is bound to re-
main cpen so 1oug as gold and silver
continue to have different values in the
bullion market, our contemporary can
net quote a line or word, expressed or
implied. from the Register that ever
favored the single gold standard.
TIE beet fits the Intelligencer's own
foot. 1t has not only deserted The Re
publican platform of the last campaign,
bu, has repudiated every Republican
Of any prominence from Blaine to Nc
Kinl7v. VINO are on record on the issue
between bimetallism and the single gold
standard. which the st. Louis platform
explicitly declares for.
And now let us examine SOME Of our
roighbor's arguments in the present
/ discussion. 1t says:
since the Register bolted from the sound
money Democracy. headed by the only
President the Democracy have been able
10 e.sct ir a period Of thirty-sght years, 1t
IS pursuing a constituencies a course as
did the new cOmmundStic leaders VINO were
ir the saddle at Chicago convention anu
( cver-r0Ga every Democratic precedent and
| tradition In thsir mad chase after pn2n-
VIVA, "phacoom?" Was James G..
Blaine after phantom" when he ut
tered the significant words quoted at
the head Of these columns? Mr. Blaine
is acknowledged to have been the brain
ieg. Republican Of them all. The es-
teemed Iutelligencer was a red-tot
Blaine paper. What is wrong with
B,aine's monetary policy to-day? Why
this flop to Mr.. Hanna. CT Cleveland
Cbeg pardon. Mr. Mckinley, of CantoD?
Our neighbor continues:
Until recently the Register STOOD with
; the DEMOCRATIC aamlnlstra t.cn on th.s
{ urCpOsitiCG. and ii is only since the Popu-
: lists captured the Democratic orgar3zati-n
/ and forced their platform on Il that the
shifty organ Of tn VEST virginia Denoc-
racy has taken any otner position
This is an altogether gratuitOuS as
ser.ion on the part OF the Intelligencer.
Ur, 81 very recently the intelligence was
yiolently opposed to the Democratic
administration on this proposition" In
, fac1. Of we remember rightly, our eS-
teemed contemporary cursed Mr.. Cleve-
land up hill and down dale for con-
'sistent,y adherirS to the gold standard
Of money and issuing gold bonds at the
bes. price cb,ainabie. This is another
mental Top which we would Ike to have
our retgAtor explain. Moreover, re
have yct TO herr taaf TIE Po2u'ists have
captured the Democracy ard forced their
platform On l. The Populis;s have yet
10 hold tG-tr convention and adopt a
platform. If they decide TO endorse MI.
Bryan. vhas Of it? The Populists are
human beings ana are gifted with in
itcLige-ce doubtless equal to that pre-
va.li2g in the rank and file of any other
pogical party, and -urpassing that Of
some editors.