The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-22

BalIdOzing Candidate.
The Washington Post, an independent
paper. and one which cannot be accused
OF an especial friendship for Major Nc
Kinley over any OF the other candidates
for the presidency. has q sensible aud
timaiy editorial comment on the bull
doing campaign being made against
him by few newspaper organs Of his
opponents in the east. Since It has be-
come eerain that the 81. Louis conven-
ton will declare unequlvocally for
sound money. much Of the campaigning
with reference to McKiniey's financial
views have ceased. In fact. about the
only Republican paper In the entire
country that is keeping II up Is the New
York Advertisetr-the only assistance IL
has being the mugwunp and Democrat
10 press
The Post in It's comments on the
course Of the Advertiser, suggests that
that paper Is not doing the party the
least bit OF good by keeping up the war
on Mckinley, now that he has diBtaneed
all competitors and is practically certain
% be nominated, "And we think" says
the Post, ''the New York paper can
scarcely be sincere when. in the course
Of long article that briStles with UNI
friendllnes8 to the Ohio candidate, 1t as
serts that the friends OF Mckinley are
demanding OF him TO speak out and
making his position unbesrable,' :"
Who are these friends? the Post asks,
and continues:
What newspapers are cooperating with
the Commercial Advertiser In this on
SiSpcht? How many Republican papers
arc there in the list? The most active Of
the C0mmerclal-AdvePt cOadjut0Ta Is
tke New York Evening Post. which nils
IT, editorial columns and prtnts pamphlets
with an eye single to the prosecution Of
the Mckinley crusade. few Demo-
cratic and one or two mugWump organs
are EeAISuS IN the same cause But the
Republican press 10 not in L. The organs
that are favorable to Mr. Reed are quite
too asnHlZle To engage In damaging the
candidate whom, IN q few weeks. they
a2paGt to support. The Boston Adver-
tiSer, which stands near the front OF the
Reed phalRnX. says that William Nc
KInIey Is sound money man. that by
htA V0teR, speeches AID congressional ser.
Vices on the stump during gubernAtoTial
cannpaignB la Ohio, he has demonstrated
hlR ddetity and his efficiency as the friend
81 4 safe financial system" The AdveT-
tIRer also has some ScHthlnE remarks on
'fhe me1nneBE md EoOliEhness Of the
elRmor net a-EOinE ny the less reputable
portion Of the FREQ trade press. which de.
inAndS that Mckinley should violate that
tnWTittend law Of dccorUm which foTbidB
4 probable candidate for the presidency
TO submit TO EeSsPHper interviews or
mako statements or enter into discussions
on the eve Of the assembling OF the con-
Vention Of hlE party.
It ls further pointed out that In Atr,
AlliSon;s state no Republican paper Is
engaged in bulI-doEinG Mr.. Mckinley.
Tho Sioux City Journal, staunch sup
porter OF Mr. Allison. says: The sort of
bushWhackinE warfare which, with the
help Of Democratic allies, IS being wsEed
against him, is doing more good thdn
harm. The discussion Of the views Of
candidates. not one Of whom was born
yesterday. is proper enough. but bad
geHug a candidate in tho hope 1T pro-
yoklnE an expression that may be twist
ed against him. and abusing him for
maintaining silence nder the pressure. is
not good politics"
Every one OF these bull-dozers knows
full well that Mckinley cannot be de-
featcd for the nomination by such tao
tics; they know that the confidence Of
his millions OF supporters cannot be
shaken. for the people nrc no; fools and
do not expect Of a candidate that he
should submit to bOdGerlnE on the eve
Of a convention which viii frame a
policy for him. no the candidate 10 be
nominated. to carry out IL he Is elected
they know that the time for such can
dldate to speak liz not the time dictated
by his enemies. hut after ne shall have
become the nominee IT the convention,
supposlnG. inquiries our contcmpor-
ary, II ware possible for tho bull.dozNrs
TO defeat McMinlcy'a nomination. what
would he the rccult2 Assuming that
his nomination Is really assured. what
do the bui-doaera hope to accomplish?
There are pertinent inquiries rcnd'rS
reply the ct Louis convention Will
proceed 10 nominate the man the pcH?lc
Want and the great business world viii
not be disturbed by the attempt OF Il
handful Of his opponents 10 create u
financial scare. Il has confidence In the
Republican party and IN Mckinley.