The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-30
III. F.l.In.r. and tn. Administration.

The FalAlners and the Administration
There have been few presidential ad-
minlstrations that have been the victims
OF the assaults OF the professional liar to
a greater extent than that of President
Mckinley, but 1t Is pleasure to note
that events come fast upon each, other
which expose the lies and serve
to bring out in strong relief the fact that
the President is honestly carrying out
the pledges of his party.
one of the most wicked of all these
faisehoods was that the President vio-
Hated pledge TO the Gold Democrats In
,}givlng his support to a protective tariff
measure. This story has been repeated
over and over again in spite of the fact
that not only was the party platform
pledged to restore the protective system,
Nbut Mr.. Mckinley himself, in every one
of the many speeches he made during the
campaign, promised It and made protec-
tion one OF the two leading issues.
Nobody doubted for a moment McKln-
ley's sincerity and the Gold Democrats
exacted from him no promise whatever
Their course was entirely voluntary and
was prompted by their battered of Bryan
ism and all that 1t meant. Though they
we're not protectlonlsts, regarding pro-
lection as an unwise policy, they were
willing to accept 1t II It's triumph meant
the defeat OF dishonest money and the
other heresles advocated by the Populis-
tic wing of their own party
Notwithstanding these facts which all
the country knows 10 well, the falsehood
about broken pledge Is still in clrcula-
ton. But this is not all. 1t would be
impossible to repeat all the false state
ments that have been made by the Popo-
cratic press regarding the administra-
TONS policies since the inauguration.
each of which has In turn been proven
false by subsequent events. The Brook
Ign Eagle Is one Of the, Democratic free
trade papers that are honest and fair in
their treatment Of the Republican Presl-
dent. ii is totally Disguised with the
practice of some of Its contemporaries In
arguing with falsehood and blackgpard-
Ing the President. as witness the follow
Ing editorial which we quote almost en-
tire. and commend TO our friends OF the
Popocratc party who are engaged In the
detestablc business Of trying to dIscredlt
and misrepresent an honest adminIstra-
tlon:
The President has signed the DIngloy
tarlff law. Anyone IN at liberty TO sny his
say ON whether that In a good or bad law.
None Ia truthfully authorized TO say that
N does not rcprenHcnt the kind OF law tho
President was elected 70 bring about
Opinions on the law can dl1cr The ques.
tion Of its conformity to. tho pledges Of
the President Y one Of iaot ignorance
lie about L. Neither Is u qualification for
respectable journalism m
Take two other lnstanccs' The President
has sent In currency reform ncsBago
lie has not OvcrthrOwn his nfedecosH0rH
clvll service reform clagHltcntlons., Tho
declaration that he would not send IN We
message and that he would overthrow The
elssslAeatleHH hiss been hhuhdnutly mRde
Whht " lhc country 10 lnlnh 81 SUN tlVV'-
month2 II knows thnt the President has
been injured and inaulted by them, II
knows that he has boon mlsrcproaento1 by
them. nut what Of tho journalism Whlch
has made those HtntomenlsI lias " Deuh
hOnOred7 Not unless bearing false Wit
ness In an honor. And the press ~ n whole
has been hurt 10 n degree by lhlB WRONG.
doing Of acme ~ II The people nt0 nnt
10 oOnfOund the entire calling with W. ma.
llclolip members Tho people ARE lnhpt at
discrimination An editor cannot bo DO
priyed VI the conscientious nhtHilcton
that neither In nor his paper has had part
or lot In this lylngi his more Intelligent
renders may also ncqplt hin lul tho
~ a bttWiit when n few prominent or
Dreienilntip noWapnbnrR ilhgrnntly Violate
ihh truth 1ut Of sheer desire 10 make evil
estimate pass current ,,,...
report WHH net g0lnR Tint the Irngldehl
Intended 10 ronuind the order OF MI CleNe-
land which made most consular ieeh pay'