The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-24
Wilkin & Co.
GOOD MANDOLINS S3.s5.
GOLD DEMOCRATS.
The Peculiar Accusation that Rspubli-
cans Have Betrayed Them.


Washington POST The Palmer and
Buckner faction of the Democratic
party-strong in cash, responsibility,
and organs, but feeble in the matter of
votes-has been thrown into white
heat by the action of Congress on the
tariff. 1t is true that this action is just
what everybody expected, Just what eV-
cry boiling Democrat who voted for
Palmer or for Mckinley knew would
happen II the Republican party obtain
ed power to pass a tariff bill, but all
that is forgotten or ignored by the So
called National Democrats. Their or
gaHs are raylng like mad bulls OF Bash
an and wildly accusing the Republic
cans OF having betrayed them.
The New York Times, although FAR
more decent and dignihed in its wrath
than the Evening Post, is sufficiently
venomous. 1t declares that the wisdom
and foresight Of the National Demo-
Gratis In declaring the old faith and rails
ing the old standard at indianapolis
are demonstrated by every day and eV-
cry hour Of Republican legislation and
administration at Washington. Demo-
Gratis" II says, could unite with Re
pubilcans to beat back reputation ana
dIshonor," but "they cannot remain IN
that alliance" Ia further the Republic
can tariff policy. The Times then
proceeds to free Its mind In this way:
mckinley newspapers and the Re
publican upholders OF the Job-rldden
tariff should cease their appeals TO
sound money Democrats to remain with
their party. They insult the men who
elected their President and put into
their hands the power they prostitute
to dirty ginttory. They have become so
shamelessly Indecent that no respect
able Democrat can abide with them. It
Is easy to quit them. Organism is not
the alternative, The paternal mansion
OF Democracy has been kept open. II Is
furnished and occupied. The door Is
open IN welcome.
There are millions Of Democrats In
the country who have no faith In the
principles of the candidate of the Chlca-
20 convention, and to whom Mckinley
ism Is abominable. The lamp has been
kept burning that will guide their foot
steps to that wide-open door.
That is drivel Organism" Is prac-
tically 1.-THE only alternative" The
coinage question will be the overshad-
owing Issue In American politics In the
next presidential campaign. The suppo-
sltion that the party which polled about
six and half million votes for free
coinage last November will see the light
In the window of "the paternal man
sion" and march into that wide-open
door" Is simply ludicrous. The Democ-
racy has been n free silver party ever
since the coinage question began to be
discussed. Scores OF test votes In Con-
gress attest the unilinching support of
the free coinage demand by the DEM
ocracy year after year. There never
was a more honest declaration OF party
faith than the coinage plank OF the chi
cngo platform. We opposed that de-
mand, and time has not changed our
views, but we commended the idelity
and fat-footed candor with which that
convention declared the faith for which
the party had long been contendS1g.
The Democrats in the congressional
elections Of next year and In the presi-
dental fight two years later will use the
tariff issue for all II Is worth, but they
will value 1t chiefly as an aid to the par
amount issue of free coinage. The
Democratic leaders do not believe there
is an early resurrection for the Cleve-
land tariff reform policy.
As to the gold Democrats, they VIII
have in 1900 the same option they had In
1896 II they continue to regard free
coinage as Reputation and dishonor,
and the men who support 1t as enemies
/ Of the republic, they will either flock by
themselves or vote the Republican tick
ct, and the latter will be the more SEN
sibie course In spite Of all their raging,
they will have to make choice between
free coinage party and the Republic
can organization. The great National
Democratic party Is apparently not
caring much what course the boilers
adopt. In fact It Is cruelty ungratcful
for the tender affection which keeps
that lamp burning TO guide their foot
steps to "the putcrnal mansion