Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-26
r.--r,5 by Request.
Come, Let Us Reason To-
gether.


From Baltimore sun.
r. has been wit,ily said that the man
who never changes his mind exposes
IN 20 The suspicion tina, he has no
mind 20 change This is as true Of
POLITICAL party as of an individual The
delegates chosen 10 the Democratic ma
-ral convention az Chicago several
weeks ago for the purpose of voting Tor
a s-a- silver ticket and platform have
every justification that reasonable men
Gin have for changing their minds con-
e.-n.ng the wisdom of that course.
several things have happened 10
Change the conditions of the pending
national contest since the majority OF
tF-al were chosen. Those things ought
30 be considered and weighed by every
p.T1,ratic delegate who desires 20 DO
-la Wises, and best thing for his party,
and give il a lighting chance OF success
a the polls neXc November. IL VIII
be the privilege. and therefore the duty,
Of the Chicago convention to take ad-
vantage of the fullest extent of all new
+.e.0~s I'm the national situation which
have been disclosed by the Republican
proceedings az 81. Louis, and OF all the
Indications of the general current or
national sentiment and opinion which
those proceedings have brought 20 The
surface.
IL is not a time fer Democrats to be
taking mp extreme positions toward
each other. nor to show themselves in
tolerant Of each others views, but rath-
er for them 10 cultivate the spirit Of
mutual fOrbearance and a desire 10 do
tts best that can be done 10 place their
party in position TO meet its adver-
saries on something like equal terms.
The KEYNOTE that Democrats need 10
frmlv s,riks-u they are 10 do any
thing at Chicago 90 keep their party IN
t3c- present o united from, TO the Re-
publicans and make a ticket and plat
form which VIII be hard 20 beat, and
which. I'm any ease. whether elected or
defeated. win maintain the party's his
t0ric principles tain for IL the re-
spsct OF the nation and leave it strong
and ready for future contests. is this
"COme. lec MS reason together.
r. has been laid down as primary
axiom of party warfare that it is al
most always gccd policy 10 do what the
enemy would rather have not done.
Sow. we suppose there is no sort OF
doubt that 10 the Republican leaders
could De allowed TO map ont pro-
grrune for the coming Democratic
convention at Chicago 90 follow they
would say. Let there be no m0dera-
t.-n shown either in the preliminary
c1ursels or i'm the fnal action OF the
convention. Let The silver extremists
listen 90 nothing and accept nothing
i1- a platform declaring for free silver
coinage at 16 10 l. and nominations 10
ultcA." For obvious reasons that
would to The course Of events at Chi
cc1 ~ &c month If they could shape
rhem That would insure either a bolt
from The convention by the adherents
q. me old Jefers0nian and BantCnian
doctrine that every bit of coin or paper
currency OF the United States must nave
ir h.. or q the back of it, all the value
that is claimed Cor il on its face. or
Elsa &C. would make certain an enormous
detection Of Democratic voters at the
polls. which would amount Co the same
thing Tn either case the national Dem
oor3tic party would be split in twain
and the Republicans would march 90 an
easy victory over the fragments. Once
before in our political history and with
lu tfe memory OF thousands of men still
living. the national Democracy divided
'r-o two hostile camps upon great ma
tHuGl issue with the result that.
aCIgh they polled between them a mill
Jon more votes than their common adj
'arsary. they lost the election and went
t- of power for a quarter OF century.
course. the Republican party would
Ike Co see that memorable page Of his
'ry repeat itself and have The tremcn-
-.ls mistake hat was made on the is
s1cs OF 1859 duplicated by the Demo-
GRATIS now on the issues of 1896. Ii
would suit them entirely TO see acain
."' mCCratiC national tickets i'm the
old. with The certainty that neither can
elected The question that lies inn
ta.ely before the Democratic dele
--.t,. VINO are soon 20 meet az Chicago.
'i as simple proposition in prac-
l-.uc-. is whether they shall 90
Tho Republicans would prefer to- have
tH On. or give their own party the
OF their cooler Judgment and
'-e contrary course?
N"N. u Dc be true. as II certainly IL.
''l. change of from, by one side in a
great political contest requires that the
..15f side should as matter of ordin-
& prudence and sagacity. readiust its
plan of campaign TO meet the new
1cies thus brought iu,o view. tbe
safes 90 The Chicago convention
.ao. afford 20 ignore the transactions
-. Louis They cannot fail 10 see
max Che Republicans would not have
aged their platform and shifted the
'.1 mphasis thereof from the tariff
.-a currency question at the last mo-
't the outside pressure of the COM
.ea, and business sentiment of the
.H,ry. making itself felt from every
sage whose electoral votes Will be de-
>.'e In the coming contest. had not
100 strong to be resisted Al
10y. moreover. ii is seen and felt that
ireatened bolt of the silver faction
,ne Republican party had nothing
.Allable in 1t. The bolt. such as It
ans taken place, and il would be
.oeSs for the Democratic convention
70 -aink for a nom ent of catering by Its