The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-05

t""s V "N " EVlttttht NttuNtlbh,
BradstrcctsS: practical and sensible
politics ARE at all times very unsatls-
factory 10 the voter. lie has always 10
vote for many things about which ne Il
Indifferent, and FOR some things which
are quite repugnant, In order IL obtain
the lew things which he v~Clencntly
desires, II has always been s1, and al
ways will be 40. for the difficulty arises
out OF the nature Of things"
Such are the reflections with which
on" OF the very ahlest of American
public men, Speaker Reed, begins nm
article In the current North American
Review, and upon which he bases uu
earnest plea for the direct support OF
the candidate OF the Republican party
by Democrats who dissent from the
declarations In the Chicago platform.
The speaker Insists that from the very
nature VI things 1t must follow that
men vote they way which. on the
whole, they think wisrst. and not often
for what they entirely approve OF. only
twp alternatives, he gays. are ever prr-
Senied. and neither one entirely satiS-
iieS the Judgment. yet the CHurs,. taken
must, on the whole, satisfy ones sense
Ot puhlE duty.
In applying these reflections to the
existing political situation MIR. Reed
points ont that the Introduction of the
silver question into national pol!tIcs has
completely d.sJIPanlZel the Democrat
&c party. The lines OF cleavage really
existed during the first term " PresI-
dent Cleveland, and those who stood
with him can have no fellowship with
Slr. Bryan. What. he asks, ought that
portion u the Democratic party To do"
lie suggests that. In common with
others. they ought To- vatr Tor Nr.
Mckinley because he represents some
important things which coincide with
thc!r oHn wishes. 1t may be true. he
says, that Air. Mckinley represents
some other Notions 10 which they ARE
not friendly. but such Is the case con-
tlnually In politics. Such Democrats
are sure that III greater misfortune
eau happen 70 :he business interests OF
the nation than sinking To the leral OF
the silver standard, fOrsuking the civil
ized nations and Joining. 81 far as cur
rrnCy goes. those not ~ far advanced
as We ourselves are. Then the c0nsid-
grafton should BE- very powerful with
such MEN that the larger the victory
over Mr. Bryan and the more signal
their defeat the surtr uur re-estaNlish-
msnt IN cur " confidence II In the
confidence of the world. The voting the
third ticket will be. h. suggests. rather
n personal qualifications than the full
performance NJ II public duty. As re-
CARDS The criticism of the personality OF
Mr., Mckinley on u ground II an
other by those who think that Bryan
ought 10 he defeated. the speaker says
that IL anybody waits for a candidate
who perfectly suits him. he Is likely not
tu vote until he h nominated himself,
Till have doubts.
Speaker Reed devhtcs some space in
his article 10 j discussion Of the qucS-
ton T. hr settled at the coming elec-
ton, going over some ground which
has been rendered familiar In the de-
bate on the Issue that has been going
On for some time. He points out that
the word free, used in connection with
SILVER. has. by itself. a great charm Tor
the people NJ the United States. and FOR
that reason the phrase free silver" Is
in the naiur OF a seduction and an al
luvament. There can be no doubt that
the silver men have attracted some
votes by the use ~ this phrase as a
ShibbOlath. and 1t is as we'll for those
who are opposed Ia the policy proposed
by Sir. Bryan not Ia allow any sense
Of Over-COutidrnCe to AUS them Ii
relax their efforts in any direction. II
can do no harm In an electoral contest
{" credit ones opponent With greater
strength han he really possesses: the
danger to be avoided lies rather in the
other direction.