The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-27

known. When the history OF our times
shnIl be written, Mr.. Cleveland VIII be
accorded the honor OF having displayed
the most marvellous political tact Oh
any man OF his time.
Mr.. Carter then referred to the hnan-
clnl and tariff legislation favored py
the administration and paid MS re,
spectS to the Republican senators anu
representatives who operated with tho
Democratic administration to bring
about the repeal OF the Sherman silver
law, and in speaking Of the suggestion
OF the President that the greenbacks
should be retired. said:
Again we hear the Republican mag,
pic chatter. A horde OF presidentiai
nspirants rushed to political SUICIDE.
yelling sound money The press OF
New York City leads the procession
Sound money Is their cry. And under
the cover Of this cry the President pro-
tected himself and his administrator
from unjust criticism for the most
shady and injurious transaction IN pup
lie finances the world has ever known
treferring to the repeal OF the pnrcnas-,
ing clause Of the Sherman ncp.
at is high time Republicans VINO
claim TO be within the party should
take their cues from the party platform
rather than from the white house. II
Il shall occur that this senseless crusade
against Republicans who believed IN
good faith in the Minneapolis platform
when II declared for bi-metalllsm as
well as protection. shall be carried TO
such an extent as may result IN the
adoption OF Presidents Clevelands
scheme by the st. Louis convention,
submit that Republican success VIII
be rendered utterly impossible: II the
platform OF 1895 announces to the coun.
try In conjunction with the action OF
reports bearing on the two conVentions
TINT the plank OF bi-metallism adopted
nj MINNEAPOLIS was deluslon. n fraud
and n snare, 1t would bejust as well for
the Republican party not TO make a
nomination at St Louis at all.
Sensational Episode.
A sensational debate occurred at the
close Of Mr Carter's speech. Mr.. Hoar
asked IL the Montana senator failed
10 au-ept Benjamin Harrtson's con-
struction OF the Minneapolis platform
Mr.. Carter replied that President
Harrtson's course did not give entire
satlsractIon, but at that time Vt was
n beacon light OF nope. Senator Gear
interrupted 10 tell Mr.. Carter that his
silver associates, Messrs. Jones, Of Ne:
Varta, and Teller, or CoiOTano' nau
written the financial plank Of the Min
neapolls convention.
Nj. Carter rutorted that when they
wroe Il they had not 'Shought the Eng
i'm Language would be tortured into
instrumentation Mr.. Gear asked:
was It not the plank on which you
tried to carry Colorado for the Repuo-
lIcan party?" !,
believed the Republican party would
Nye up to its promises"
Mr.. Teller said that the first lines OF
che Republican platform were written
by him. He did not write the restric-
tIons and was afraid that 1t would be
used for evasion by skillful politicians
as they had done ever since.
Mr.. Teller said that M-. Shermanh had
become a gold monomotallist and MT.
Sherman replied that he like all hi-
metalllSts. wanted a dollar worth dol
lar, Mr. Sherman declared that every
state east of the Missouri river was for
bi-metall!sm as he understood 1t ana
that there was q growing feeling OF
doubt in the silver states as TO the ad-
vantages OF free coinage OF silver.