The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-20

ciple reasonable operation. without lm-
posing unnecessarily high or unfair
determinations.
Those public remarks tnken In con.
nectloh with some things which have
been moro privately said, have led 70
thO Inference that perhaps the hest or
tho least Objectionable manner OF rccog.
iiElnE tn services OF the sound money
Democracy would be through tho up.
polntment upon n tnrlR commission OF
man who are OF sound money Demo.
cratic association, who nre qualified
by experience and ability TO discuss
tariff measures and who would give
through tho commission II fair repre-
Sentation OF those who hold tho VIEWS
OF tho Indianapolis platform.
AT all events, we are beginning to
hear tho assertion made with some con-
fldcnce Tint " tho Congress this win
ter shall pnSS n temporary revenue
measure, thus avoiding the necessity OF
MI extra session Of Congress-. that
then the new Congress may authorize
the President to appoint n tnrlr COM
mission, which, In the words OF Senator
Aldrlch, may enter upon the task Of
tariff amendments In IL spirit OF true
c0nscrvatlsm,un with Il determination
TO mako the needed changes as soon as
possible, and In II name which will
create the least disturbance to business
interests.
While It IL noticed that there IL little
disposition now 60 CrltlCl9e the admin
~lstration which ~ soon TO be brought
to un end. yet many Democrats do feel
free 10 say that the experiment which
Mr.. Cleveland undertook OF conducting
his administration upon those ideal
methods which are called rising above
party consideration" In part. explains
the strength Of tho Democratic free
silver revolt.
So strongly was this disposition nan
Tested by Mr.. Cleveland that some Of
the best friends he hnd-men who still
clalm that the flral opinion OF him will
be that he was one or the great
est OF American Presidcnts-ncvcrthg-
less shrunk from approaching him to
orer even the most dlslntcrcsted suS-
gestIons.
The belief here IL that Mckinley fully
appreciates what this mistake has cost
Mr., Cleveland. and that Il Is his pur-
pose 60 listen TO all counscls that may
be offered by men, who. hts Judgment
tells him, are worth hearing, and to
welcome all Information that will bring
him In touch With the American pcO-
pie and with his party. Mckinley Is
thought here to be a strong believer In
the necessity and value OF sympathetic.
earnest and ~steadfaat party support.
And while he Is far removed from i
narrow and blEOted craftsmanship, he
has great faith in party discipline. e.
fectivc organization. and believes that
4 successful President must be In one
sense the leader Of his party.
1t may be worth while 20 report SO
much US this OF the feeling which pre-
walls among the Conspicuous sound
money Democrats of this city and state.
The report 81 q fairly accurate suGSes
ton OF thlt feeling, and II Is now clear
that the leaders OF tho sound money
Democracy here propose to maintain
tEei: organization. not 50 much with
the expectation OF Immediately restor-
Ing 10 It's former commanding position
tho Democrats party, as In part 60 be
able to hold themselves In readiness 10
act again In opposition to the hercsics
OF the Chicago platform. II an attempt
be made 10 carry thc Congress which
Is 10 be elected In 1898 for the issues
which the Chicago platform presents.
Then Il may be possible 10 recon-
strluct rc-orGanize and build upon the
old conservative and traditional pr!n-
c!ples OF the Democratic party.