The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-04
PEACE WITH HONOR.
III. Present Situation Males II Necessary
That Harmony Prevail Among Trao
Republicans and Democrats.

New York Sun, (Dcm.): The notion
ngGrcsgIvcly expressed since the cleo.
tlon By gold Democrats, that President
Mckinley In making over tho tariff
win be morally obliged To respect the
policy formerly advocated by them
selves. his recent supporters. had led Ia
u notable statement upon this subject
by the chairman OF tbs sound money
Democratic orgnni2ntl0n.th the Hon. Will
lam ID. Bynum, OF Indiana,
Mr. Bynum shows how feeble was
the sound money Democrats argument,
that since the mnin issue which car
rIcl Governor Mckinley 10 thG white
fDuHo with their help was honest mo-
ncy, and not protection. the latter Is,
therefore, bound TO restrain himself
from Indulgence In his party'- well.
known system OF economics. Mr. by
mum, once tho most rnbld Of tariff
8mRshcrs, being again called upon to
subscribe 10 one OF the three grand
principles OF tariff making. namely tho
Republican principle Of protection, the
contrary doctrine OF free trade, and the
great intermediate principle Of n tar
III Tor revenue only, walks straight In
TO the camp long commanded by Me
Kiney and Euiseg for himself the
standard OF protection.
A belief In u tariff mot only for rev.
cnue, but with Incidental protection"
does not express half tho strength OF
Mr. Bynum's faith In the old American
policy. ~ would not raise" he says,
ANY revenue from tea. coffee and SUI
gar. but from articles that compete
with American labor" Plainly, thCn,H
IA not a free trader lIc no longer de-
nj N,
mercllCss indlscrim!natlOn. constrained
by the rule OF the constitution, would
exact duties from tea, coffee and sugar.
M from every other article imported
into the United States. Thus Mr. By
mum s. n protectiOnist. ready 10 debate
with President Mckinley the proper
degree OF distribution OF protection, but
differing from Mckinley In details on
~ He gives the hnppeSt promise OF
continued Dem0crnt-Rcpublicln hlr-
nOny IN protecting the United States
against the still threatening orEuniZa-
ton OF disorder. disloyalty and dishon-
or,
II any Democrats still incline TO split
the anti-Bryan forces on account OF the
tariff, calm reflection on thc facts
should show them their error. ProteC-
ton was In the Republican platform
adopted al ST. Louis, side by side With
the plank upholdng the gold standard.
In the last three years, which covered
the magnificent Democratic OppOrtu-
Mtg 20 make the promised constitution
nj tariff for revenue only. Il has been
demonstrated beyond question that pro-
lection Is substantially Il universal
American sentiment. more deeply fas-
tened IN the public mind than NJ any
previous time in the Country's history
since the founders OF the government
made II an original part OF the Amerl
can system. Not 4 single Democratic
politician OF the thousands who preach
ed il four years ago ever showed the
faintcst sign OF subsequent belief in It.
or ever made It's, slightest effort to
put /; into practice. The fact, therefore,
that the gold standard was champion
ed by the entire Republican organI2a-
ton with unfInchlng earnestress. after
the desperation OF the National De-
mocracy had forced tho money issue to
the front, is no cause for Republican
Reputation OF protection. and no good
reason why any thinking Democrat or
sincere enemy OF Dcbs and Altgeld
should place obstacles In the way OF
NcKinley's administration being car
rIed on hlong Republican lines.
Until eXtrlcated from the miserable
tnngles OF Debsism and Clevelandism,
the political situation will continue to
offer to all true-heartCd Democrats and
Republicans that rare Jewel OF politics.
Peace with Honor.