The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-31
The Currsney aud tho Admin litratlOn.


The esteemed Register, in an editorial
on the currency policy of the admintstra'
ton. says, among other things:
The administration appears to be total
~ at sea on the currency question and
the man who seems to be least informed
and who is widest In his assertions Is
Secretary OF the Treasury Gage. Up In
Boston the other day Mr.. Gage madelt the
foolish statement that the currency ques-
ton was settled at the polls last Novem-
Der and then Immediately urged his
hearers to bring all the influence they
could upon Congress to secure settle
menf of the currency question. SO, II
seems It isn't settled yet.
There are possibly one or two ADLER
Democratic opponents in the United
States than our esteemed nelghbor Island
perhaps Il may be admitted, even by our
friend, that the New York Times is one
Of them. The Times takes an entirely
different vlewof Secretary Cages Boston
speech, Us do most Of the leading papers
and authorities in the great financial
and trade centres OF the country. In an
editorial Thursdays Times regards Mr..
Cages utterances as firm, courageous
and timely" Let US place the following
paragraph from this great Democratic
Journal alongside of the above opinion
OF the Wheeling Popocratlc organ:
The appeal OF the secretary of the
treasury to the business men Of the coun-
try is, then, not TO Invite" or even walt
for the disaster which is made possible
by the actual currency system, but to
bend all their energy and influence to
make secure the fruits OF victory
Surely this is an appeal that business
men mist listen 10. 1t Is made by me
OF their own number. Mr.. Gage is not a
"theorist," or "dOctrinaire." or polltl-
clan. He Is a business man OF great ex-
perience, of tested ability, OF sound
Judgment. He studies the situation pre-
scented to him from the point OF view Of
the practical business man. The predlc-
lions he makes as to the future are based
on his knowledge OF the past. The evils
he would like IL uproot are those which
as a banker. he has seen fall upon the
business men who were his depOsltors
and correspondents.
The Times thinks 1t sees in some OF Mr..
Cages expressions in his Boston speech
On evident intention to lay before Con-
gress in December an administration
plan of financial reform that will carry
out the mandate that was given at the
election last November. He would have
been glad TO have the aid in that work OF
the commission asked for the President,
but whether he can accomplish anything
must depend upon the interest taken by
the people. The administration, says the
secretary. will not sleep nor rest mac
tive" But the administration cannot
make laws. 1t can only execute them
after they are made.
1t is for this reason that Secretary
Gage urges the people to bring all the in
fluence to bear that Is possible on their
representatives in Congress to secure the
legislation that f. necessary FOR a thor
ough reform OF the currency, The New
York Democratic paper concludes lite
comment on Mr.. Cages speech as fol-
lows:
This Is the appeal OF the man In high
Office whom all business men holding the
view that he holds and that we hold as
20 the permanent and essential Import
nncc OF a suund currency must acknOwl-
edge as our captain, worthy Of the lead
crshlp and deserving OF loyal, active.
constant support. II will be verd dis
credltablp, and II will be ominous for the
future. II his appeal is not heartily an
swered.
It may be thus seen that the Boston
speech, which our Popocrattc friend
snsers at 20 lightly Is regarded by hon
est Democrats who sincerely desire to see
the mandate Of the people carried out as
both timely and important