The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-31
OPINIONS OF Mx1N1EY,s lErrEn,

L....
LET US hold fnst to that which wc
know II good" Is McKlnley's motto, MS
conveyed In his letter, while that Of Bry.
an IL "l.et us kick over everything, the
currency, the Industries, the supreme
court. md take chances oil something
else" This suggests moro excitement
than the people want ut this tlme.-Ncw
York Advertiser (lsep).
Major MclSinlcy's letter OF acceptance
Is filled with valuable explanations and
convincing arguments covering many
points that arc OF the EXTREMIST import
aiicc to American voters, but nothing
In his able ana powerful letter IL more
worthy Of careful attention than his
warning against this lrrGdpemahlc pa
per which the. llrynns and the Altgelds
plan to lssuc.-NGw York Press. Qtcp.).
On the money question the argument
IL very lucid and very sound. Although
we take no stock" In international BIZ
metallism. looking upon II as a vain cf-
fort TO grasp the moonDeams reelected
In n pool OF water, we uTe aware that
both parties have been committed tr II
md that the Republican party Is still
committed TO II. In the very worst
aspect It Is harmless, and there IL no
reason for objccting to anything Mr..
Mckinley says on this branch OF the
s~ubject-New York Post. (Dem.).
William Mckinley has again justified
the action of the Republican national
convention In nominating him for the
chief mngIstracy. His letter OF accept
ance Ii IN exceptionally able document.
1t IL worthy to rank with the very best
productions OF American craftsmanship,
and will find a permanent place In the
political literature OF the natlnn.-New
York Mall and Express. (Ilcp.).
While few sound money Democrats
who incline to vote for Mckinley on the,
single issue OF maintaining public and
private credit, can approve his Views on
the tariff us given In his letter OF accept
nnce, all who are sincere In regarding
the question OF sound money as para
mount will not be influenced In their
political action by his expressions on
the tariff. He has doubtless strength
ened his cause materially. especially In
the states west OF the Pennsylvania and
Ohio line, by making the tariff an issue
second oply tn that OF sound money; and
us the question OF tnrin IL Of nc conse-
qusnce whatever until the national cred
It shall be fully established. all patriotic
citizens can well afford 10 postpone the
discussion OF that question until we have
4 government whose credit Is beyond the
reach OF the ravolutlonist. Philadelphia
Times Qnd. Denl.).
Between Mckinley's letter in the
morning and General Harrlson's speech
In the evening, Bryan's poor little hand
FIJI OF wormy chestnuts On Thursday
were caught between the upper and
neither millStones and ground 10 powder.
The dispatches of the day read in con
secutIve order show how ~wrctchedly
weak and I~ndefensiblc the silver cause
Is when put 10 the test of public discus
sion.-CIucInnati TimeS-Star (Rcp.).
Major Mckinley didn't find 1t neces-
sary to travel to New YORK to be notified
and make his speech. He stood on his
front porch and spoke. and the whole
country heard him. That's the kind OF
n voice he has.-Phlladelphia Press
|E -