The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

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In the matter Of finance without ask-
Ing the consent OF any nation on earth"
We'll, We shall at least try to do what wc
please. The United States, wc nre proud
to believe, can do anything ANY other
nation on earth" can do. but there are
some things no nation OF earth can do.
and OH of'thcsC things Ia to make silver
ana gold circulate side by side at 10 to
/, when the true ratio In about 80 to l.,
Another OF those things. some people
may think, IN to make the sun rise IN tho
west. But Mr.. Bryan, OF couruc. Will
not hear to that. If we want to We shall
make the sun rise In the west without
waltlnE for tho consent Of any nntIon on
earth" = Louisville Courier Journal
(Dcm)
II Is left TO tho candid judgment OF all
readers whether l;ryan'B acceptance
speech differs from the once he has been
making daily and nightly, except that 1t
contains more words. Those who have
been cXcIsinE the luck OF arguments In
his speeches oil the score that he was re-
serving them until last night will be dis
appointed In his acceptance speech. 1t
contributes not u single new argument
to the financial discussion, and II con-
tAinS no justified claims In behalf OF
silver which has not been made and Is
still not held by the real friends OF BIZ
mctalllsm, who expect ultimately to see
bimctnlllsm triumph In spite Of the re-
tardlnE nf itg progress by those who pro-
tcss to be It's advocates, but who are in-
stead advocating Il policy which, II car
rled out, would lend unRvoidably to sill
rcr recommendation. - Pittsburgh Com
merCIll Gazette (ltcp,)
Candidate Bry1n's numerous speeches
OH Ills eastern trip seem to have had the
effect of warming up his auditors, and
while they do not nartake OF the Chnrac-
ter Of oratory. being necessarily too
short. scrappy and Indefinite, 1t must
be supposed that tho impression they
created was due 10 the speakers person.
al traits. Read In print, they seem to
lack polish and that quality Of menty
CumnlCtncss which made General llur-
rison'S "'round the circle" speeches the
most successful efforts OF the kind
Chicago Record Und. Dcm.)
Mr.. Bryan says that this campaign,
like that OF l176. will afford an "oppor-
tunIty to prove whether you be putriotS
or tories" In what category would he
put those Democratic leaders and cleo
WI W llO lltNe SOltlIllIS utGItLltNl lIltil lIlt
doctrines OF the Chicago platform would
ruin the country II udopted. and who yet
support the candidate who stands IN
that PLATFORM Are these men patriots
or tories or trimmers or towards? -
Philadelphia Record CDcm.)
Senator Caffrey, OF Louisiana. meets
the demand OF the free Silverltes that
he resign his seat In the scnntc by the
claim that when he was elected to rep-
resent the Democratic party 1t stood for
sound money. the enforcement OF the
laws, the maintenance OF the co-ordi-
nate branches OF the federal government
and the freedom and i~nvlolabillty Of all
contracts. He asserts that he believes
In NIL those principles now and there's
fore cannot see any reason why he
should resign. Mr.. Caftrcy takes q sem
sible view OF the question, And, by the
way, II the free silverltes think that n
Democratic senator who will not follow
his party always should resign, why do
they not ask such Republican senators
as Teller. Pettigrew. Cannon. Mantle.
and Squire. who have deserted their
party, 20 resign? Isn't It just as bad for
a Republican senator to refuec TO 30
with his party as 1t is for n Democratic
scHator?-Philadelphin Press QDcm.)
. - .
When Mr.. Bryan seeks to make a
question OF patriotism OF independent
free coinage, he Is simply appealing to
ignorance and prejudice. England does
not oppose free coinage by this country.
Her commercial classes do not care n
brass farthinS whether we try the cX>
pertinent or not. They would undouht-
e,lly profit by 1t II We should, for they
could pay for their enormous purchases
Recommending on an average to over
500, G0N. 900 Il year-in cheap money and
exact gold from us for our interest and
purchases.-Ncw York World (Dcm.)
While the Democratic detection Is
growing daily. the Republican lines nre
showing Il frmer front. The threatened
Republican cleavage in n few western
states appear now to be entirely check
cd. One state convention after another
walks up Bquarcly TO an endorsement OF
the St. Louis platform, In some cases n
specific enforcement Of the gold plank
being made. Iowa, Minnesota, II
tho Dakotas, where there was much talk
OF Republican disafrection on the silver
Issue, had already fallen Into line, and
yesterday Michigan and Wisconsin join
cd them. The Republican committeeman
In Illinois, who Il few weeks ( cX-
pressed great Ieats FOR that STATE. now
COnf"SsCS that a Ertn; change In public
sentiment has SET In, and that Illinois
Is safe FOR Mckinley All told, the drift
is ut present decidedly against the DEM
ocrits. Something may occur 10 change
the face Of things. but their best outlook
Is for an uphill fight against Incrras-
Ing udds.-Ncw York Post Dcm.)
The Toy Orntor introduced Himself.