Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-10-25
N|LL|GAN, Hlk|I I CO.
Call and see the Waldo
Mandolin. 1t excels all
others.

about destiny and duty and what not.
| cannot support him when his cleo
ton is generally admitted to be the
steppingstone to place in which his
hot impulses and his extreme notions
Of militant Imperialism might do the
country greater and more lrreparable
harm than anything | can think OF.
| am asked whether the defeat Of Col.
Roosevelt might not benefit the silver
movement and Tammany l candldly
do not think that it will benefit the sill
yer movement. 1t may even serve to
stir up the Republicans during the short
session of Congress to apply themselves
more vigorously TO a long neglected
duty regarding the needed currency leg
islatiOn. But as veteran in the hght
against unsound currency and against
.Tammany, whose sincerity and zeal no
body has right to question, DO not
hesitate to express the solemn convlc-
ton that there are worse things even
than free silver and Tammany, and that
one of them is the imperialism which IN
its effects upon, the character and the
durab ility of the republic | consider as
pernicious as slavery itself was, and
which we are now asked to counte-
nance and encourage.
| shall vote for the independent State
ticket, which has Mr.. Theodore Bacon
at the top and Col. Waring at the bot
TOM The candidates are men of high
character, of correct principles on every
point, and of patriotic spirit. Although
knowing that they have no chance or
election, they courageously assume the
| leadership of those citizens who have
| come to the conclusion that the game
of the bosses to c0nfne the voters to
| choice between two evils must be
stopped. At one time it was thought
possible to use one boss as a club for
annihilating the other. That has turn
ed out a vain hope, for they have too
| good an understanding among them
selves as to the interests they have in
common Nor can l agree with those
of our friends who think that Col.
Roosevelt if made Governor, will de-
stroy Boss Plat. who has been pro-
nounced by Dr. Parkhurst to be f1ve
6ns Rd e BnSs fr desrov nH EASE
so long as the boss controls the Legis-
lature and the party organization. And
so far the element of popularity in. Col.
| R2osevelt's candidacy has only served
to encourage Mr.. Plat in preventing
the denomination of every Republican
who in the Legislature had, given the
least sign of an independent spirit and
to substitute for them men who can be
counted upon to be his abject tools so
| that, if he succeeds. the Legislature
will be more subservient to him than
EVER. 1t does not look as if Boss Platt
could thus be ShOrn of his power He
certainly will never again be afraid of
those of cur friends who last year eX-
ecrated him as tia arch enemy of good
government, and who now, because he
has been clever enough to flatter pop
ular demand. salute him as ''the pre-
siding genius of the Republican party"
while he strengthens himself by rivet-
ing his chains upon the Legislature and
the party organization. This sort of
intermittent independence is to the boss
only amusing
But bossism can be really crippled if
a strong body of men absolutely refuse
to be confined to a choice between
evils. The present independent force
may be small. but those are mistakes
who think that it is without immediate
practical usefulness. 1t will accomplish
an important result at this election if
it gets votes enough to entitle it. for
future occasions, to a place on the Off
cial ballot. And of these votes mine
will be one. Very truly yours.
CARL SCHURZ.
New York, October q.