Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-13

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whole area of Greater New York there
was Democratic Presidential plural
ity in 1892 of 10000, there was, four
years after, Republican Presidential
of about $4,000; nevertheless.
Black, the Republican candidate for
Governor, had plurality OF only 34,-
600, or about 10 per cent of the who're
vote Blacks vote in New York City
was 1851 less than McKinley's, and in
Brooklyn 5,16S less.
CURRENCY REFORM.
Every politician recognizes the an
omalous and abnormal condition exist
ing in 1896, which temporarily defeat
ed the Democracy. The powder used
last year cannot be burned again.
There is need, no doubt, that the De-
mocracy Of Greater New York consider
carefully under the new situation in
the country whether or not it will
longer endure legal tender money made
of anything else than gold and silver,
whether or not any new and inferior
dollar shall pay debts contracted in the
old and superior dollar, whether or not
the country has more to fear from the
cupidity Of banks remitting circulating
paper dollars, not legal tender, than
from full legal tender governmental
notes emitted in the discretion of
party majority in Congress, and wheth-
er or not the 10 per cent tax on the
issues of State banks shall be repealed
But the time between now and the be-
ginning of the active strife of the city
campaign is insufficient for formulat-
ing a Democratic plan to put constitu-
tlonal order into our coinage and cur
rency.
Prosperity and surplus make the
time for currency reform opportune
Under a deficit it would be more diff
cult. The Republican party and the
friends of the present administration
attribute to tariff legislation the exist
ing conditions of prosperity which are
now apparent. Bad wheat harvests
abroad and good wheat harvests at
home have brought about these condi-
tons. Just as protectionists attribute
to Republican legislation the apparent
revival in trade, so would the free sill
yer advocates consider such a revival
vindicatiOn of their ideas of coinage
had they succeeded in the election of
Mr.. Bryan, and had the wheat harvest
conditions been the same. In spite of
the deficit-breeding Dingley tariff,
there will be a surplus for a few
months, thanks to the bond selling,
which may turn out to be the salvation
for a while of the present administra-
ton.
USE OF OFFICES FOR THE
MACHINE.
every politician also comedies that
on the division of voter in Greater New
York between Democrats and Republi-
cans, the former are in a large major
ity. Therefore on a fair vote the Re-
publicans cannot elect a Mayor unless
by employing some such decoy expe-
dent as is used, which implies the Sc
lection of candidate who has at some
time or other, on some issue or other,
affiliated himself with the Democracy,
and can be made this year a lure for
unwary Democrats.
''The Republican devise this year is
-partisanship, as in former years it
was partisanship. Each is a delu-
But asked the reporter, cannot
the Citizens Union make controlling
issue out Of the demand that neither
executive nor legislative officer of the
new city shall use their official powers
to build up party or a machine?"
'The Citizens Union" replied Mr..
Belmont, sis now, and is to be here
after, if it survives, a party organiza-
ton. It's candidates, if elected to mu-
nicipal offices, executive of legislative,
will use their offices to benefit that or
ganization If its public servants are
good servants, the organization will
be benefited as it should be. If the
Citizens Union candidate shall capture
the city Republican organizations, can
he refuse to cooperate with the party
that has placed him in power? The
Citizens Union does not intend to SUI
persede government by party if the
party be its own party. Everybody
will this autumn favor and demand
good city government, honest city
government, faithful execution of the
new city charter, and that each city
officer shall be loyal to his oath of Of
flee. Nobody will advocate the con-
trary. Until the Mayor, Controller,
President of the Council, and the two
legislative bodies have been chosen by
the voters, until the Mayor has ap-
pointed the heads of the departments,
and they have done important munic-
ipal acts, how can there be parties and
issues, both exclusively municipal"
MUNICIPAL ISSUES.
But" Mr. Belmont was asked, can
not the legislative measures proposed
by the Citizens Union become distinct
issues this year,"
(which are they?" he demanded.
'Take those formulated by the Citi-
Zens' Union for the use of the Socialist
Labor party. Here they are, as given
in the Evening Post of July z:
"'(3) The Citizens Union insists up
on the realization of the following first
steps Of a progressive non-partisan adj
ministration of Greater New York: %
The honest enforcement of the eight
hour law, CD more parks, (3) more
schools, (D the adoption of the best
educational methods, 90 clean streets,
co rapid transit, CD better tenements,
(Sl the best pavements in the most
densely populated districts, 60 public
baths and lavatories, (10) the entire
separation of municipal government
from national and State politice, I'D