The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-02
Milligan, Wilkin Go.
VIOLIN CASES SL25.
M'LEAN'S CONVENTION
And some OF the Amazing Things Done
in the Name OF Democracy.
VIOLIN CAs

Aud Some OF the Amazing Things Done
In the name OF Democracy.
Pittsburgh Dispatch; The outbreak
of the Ohio Democratic convention yes
terday, in the character OF exploiting
the virtues OF last years birds nest
is an Illustration OF the political stu
pIdIty that Is one OF the most amazing
characteristics OF the day. There was
plenty of ammunition with which the
opposing party could open fire fatally
II il used 1t with logic and dlscrimlnn-
tlon. hut instead OF dealing frankly
and honestly with the subject of trusts
corporate manipulation and political
jobbing-which might have been In-
pleasant to the parton saint In charge
OF the Ohio Democratic BARRETT re-
sorted to shooting off the old and Oft
repeated catch words OF last year, even
TO the renewed Introduction Of the Sec
ond hand and sacrilegious crown OF
II is difficult to treat such display
OF cheap demagogy as something
to be taken seriously. The Ohio Demo-
Gratis assail the Republican admlnls-
tratlon because II has not repaired, In
four months the damage worked by
their own party In four years. Their
party representatives in the senate
have exercised their full right OF DIS
oussIon; yet they attack the Republic
cans because a tariff bill, not yet
passed In half the time that 1t took to
pass the Wilson bill, has not restored
business. And they do II all with su'
preme ignorance of the fact that their
calamlty cry cuts the ground from be-
meath their own feet, for the starting
point OF the cheap-money logic ls that
times are bad from the insufiiciency OF
money. But whatever dispute there
may be as to the improvement OF busl-
ness, the one thing that Is indlsputable
is that since the election money has
poured back Into the channels OF trade
to such an extent that In this city this
week an offer was made to loan money
on long time at AZ per cent With
that fact In view, the Popocratic ca
lamlty howl gives the direct lie to theil
theory that lots OF money makes good
times.
II is a signal illustration Of the de-
terloratiOn Of politics that this ls per-
petrated in Ohio by men who do not
believe in Ii. The Democratic lenders
In that state do not sincerely believe
in the free silver sophlstries. There
are great and crying abuses to be rem
edied II men of ability and conscience
will take up and urge the real remedies
But men who, in the belief that they
can catch the popular whlm, will adj
yocate what they do not believe,
namely, that prevailing injustice can be
cured by plunderlng savings bank de-
positors md cheating wage-workers
by paying them In deprecated money
are ut once the most dangerous and the
most desplcable OF demagogues.
Every approach to an argument OF
an assertion made mt the Ohio con-
ventlon was 80 fully exploded last yeuI
that the Popocratlc orators dared not
notice the refutatlon, but had to re-
sort TO the continued circulation OF the
exposed fabricatlons. We do not think
that this resort TO the old appeal. 70
the forces Of ignorance and prejudice
will be any more successful,