The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-27
The Vital Interests 1T Stake In the
Election.
IMPRESSIONS Oh; A TRAVELLER.
lii All Places and by An Glasses tho Iasurs
Arc ilcing Discussed viii, Intense Earn
r~stnrss-somo strlLtng Argnmrnu-A
Tennr,sro Democrat who " II Vote rpr
Mckinley Hinkes Some Suggestions.
o tho Editor OF tho Inlclllgcnccr.

the churches. men arc discussing with
amazing animation the absorbing Is
sues OF the day. In exchanging views
on political topics there appears to be II
spirit OF liberation. and i seriousness
of thought and argument that lndl-
Gates u desire for enlightenment, on the
part OF those who have not had the.
time or Tho. inclination to investigate
tho subjects sufficiently to arrive at n
decision, and from deliberate convic-
lions rs to what Is right and what Is
wrong.
| believe the American people nre
now profoundly impressed with the
gravity Of the questions presented FOR
solution, and their verdict In Novem-
bcr will do honor to their intelligence
md patriotism. Since the dawn OF CIV
illzntlon no people were cvCr called up
on TO decide issues more momentous or
more directly affecting the veal or zoe
OF n greater multitude OF people. Think
OF NJ Seventy millions OF free men, in
habitlng a country exceeding In area
the combined nations OF EnrOpc,cXccpt-
ing Russia-arc by the tXcniul OF Tn.
elective franchise to declare and de-
termlnc what shall constitute primary
money throughout their national do
main, and whether their government
shall he Administered by a political
party whose candidate for President Is
pledged to maintain law and order, or
by n party whose platform and candi-
date have denounced governmental in
t~crventlon for the suppression of do
nestle violence and disorder, and SOL
EMMY asserted the doctrine that the
federal power must not be employed In
the preservation OF the national peace.
Is II any wonder that men OF all
classes of society are profoundly Inter-
ested In the righttul settlement OF such
stupendouS issues as are involved in
these two great questions Of domestic
economy and civilized government?
One hears some queer arguments on
the silver question sometimes. and H.
Illustrations are often suggested by the
trade or occupation OF the speaker.
Last night IN the smoking car. com
Ing through the oil region, | overheard
Il discussion between an iron worker
and 4 mechanical engineer. The iron
man said: We'll. sir. l am for sound
money" but l want 10 know Il the
Jingle Of II American silver dollar
against another In n poor mans pocket
does not produce n money sound and
sound money too?" That's like all
your free silver arguments" replied the
engineer. Suppose u steam boiler ex-
plodes, kills a lot of people, and de-
stroyS a lot OF property, that would be
a boiler sound wouldn't It, but would
It be n sound boiler'?"
Then l heard 4 surgeon express his
views by asking what a patient would
think OF him as a remedy for some NAL
ady that caused n shrinking OF one leg,
he should propose to cut OF the other
sound legy' why. sir, my practice
would be confined 10 the amputation Of
a single leg and that would be attach
ed to my. own body" And I think the
doctor was sensible in his conclusion.
This city Of BuffGloawent wild with
enthusiasm when Cleveland was first
nominated FOR President. Local and
state pride induced thousands OF Re-
publlcarS to catch on 10 the Democratic
band-waEon and dance 10 thc music OF
Cleveland's band. but how different II
Is now. Here are Democratic ncw6pl-
pers outstrippinG all others In their
voClferous dcnunclation Of Bryan and
Sewall. and their revolutionary plat
form. OF course these-journals simply
represent and reflect public sentiment,
and | have heard II seriously prcdIcted
that New York Is good for n quarter OF
q million majority FOR Mckinley, but
unfortunately. as was cxemplltled In
the campaign that defeated James G..
Blaine. 4 majority Of three hundred
counts as much as 4 majority OF a
million.
The sound money people OF this state
realize this and, are arguing Il con-
90 pfrDtin1 NJ paV,,1linny ., aFfNrfu 10, Tho
storm Centers Of Ohio, Indiana, ILL.,
nois. Michigan. West Virginia. Ken
lucky. Tennessee and other southern
states.
Mr.. Masruder, Il mechanical cnGi-
necr, now connected with the Tcnncs-
see state centennial exhibition. who Is
reputed to be a very keen observer OF
tn political situation in his state. says:
II am a gold Democrat, and believe
that Mckinley IS going to be elected,
and that the election Of Bryan and Sew
all would be inmical 10 the best In
tcrests OF the country. | cast my vote
for Cleveland the first time he ran, and
still believe In the principles of pure
and indebted Democracy, but ! cpu-
date the false and pernlclous doctrines
forced on us by the Chicago convcn-
ton.
II am going to vote FOR Mckinley.
but | want TO emphasize my belief that
the Republicans should make this n
campaign OF education and instruction
10 the masses in the political economy
OF the silver question. and forcCo the
pleasure of throwing mud at those who
on other questions differ from them.
though concurring with them in thu
currency question. Calling hard
names and darting shafts OF rldiculc
should be carefully avoided. More
gold Democrats may he induced to vote
for Mckinley, ven II a third ticket Is
placed In the field. by the discreet man
agcment OF the Republican lenders.
than by n policy Of alienation. or by
making enemies Of Dcipocrats through
hArping on less important issues.
TT Is incumbent on Republicans In
view Of the appalling dangers that
threaten us, to rise TO n full rcaliza-
ton OF their patriotic duty In this re-
spcct, and II Is equally the duty OF all
patriotic Democrats to place their
country above their party and vote for
sound money and conservative govern
ment.
III this policy IL pursued l believe
thcreIs n Very good chance OF Tcnncs-
see and other states OF the south for
the Republican party. The uttcranccs
Of politicians like Tillman mlsrcprcsent
and do great injustice to the southern
people. and they resent and rcnudlatc
the expressions OF SCCtlonatlsm indulg-
ed by him at the late Democratic con
vcntIon. because they do not entertain
such sentiments at all. Thcre are more
out and out true blue. and loyal Amer
leans In the south to-day than In the