The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-11-01

New York Press: June'B thistles OF
treason win mot bear figs OF loyalty in
November. The time is too short TO
graft a grape upon thorn, The chair
man OF the Democratic congressional
committee finds II advisable to pledge
hlsparty to the support Of the Mckinley
administration in the conclusion Of a
peace with Spain. But his party's rec
ords speak louder than his words.
II Mr. Kerr as reported in a WASH
ington dispatch to New York paper,
means anything when he applies the
term silly pretense" 10 the ayerment
that Spanish interests win be enhanced
by the success OF the Democratic party
IN Congress-" he means that Demo-
cratic majority In Congress would sup
port the administration in It's policy
toward Spain. For any other course
would undoubtedly enhance Spanish
interests" This Is as setf-evident as
the proposition that house divided
tor RR executive to carry out a policy
inimical 10 the legislative branch OF gov
eTnment That Is by ignoring the leg
islative body-ruling without It, as Bis
marck did from 1862 to 1866. But Bis
marck has left It of record that he would
have blown out his brains had his poll
cy failed. His king dreaded the scat
fold both for himself and his minister as
the consequence Of Blsmarck's course.
Such course is impossible for an
American President. He must COM
mAnd majority in Congress or remain
throughout his term an administrative
nultity save as to the mere routine OF
government. It is certain, therefore,
that Democratic house would 'en-
nance" 1.-THE interests Of Spain" unless
It supported the administration as 10y
ally as would q Republican house.
Would II do SO? Mr.. Kerr says 1t
would, though Messrs. Bryan. Bailey
and Cleveland have all said by implica-
ton that II would not. We know not
which Of these soothsayers Is the In
spired interpreter of the intentions OF
the Democratic party IN Congress,
though there are three either noted or
notorious Democrats on one side to one
mot equally pre- eminent on the other.
But the record browns all these war
ring voices with its mute eioQueuce, at
the first moment and on the only occa-
sion that the Mckinley administration
needed the support Of Democrats in Com
gress It was withheld In practical una
nimity, seriously broken only by the
action OF a half dozen outgoing senators
who, their political careers being closed,
could nfford to break with their party
and stand by the country.
From the day, April 20, when the war
revenue bill was reported to the house
10 the day, June 10, when the confer-
ence report passed the senate, the DEM
ocratic party In Congress gave abs0-
lutely no support to the conduct Of the
war. Nay, It resisted It's maintenance
far more stubborniy than did any Span
iards Of that time In which the victory
OF Mania was won. II fought daily,
hourly, instantly, hammer and tongs,
tooth and nail, to compel the admlnis-
tation to abandon the war For only
thus can we interpret this six weeks re-
aIstance to o measure which IN the
drafting had carefully avoided every
ground OF contention between the par
ties. and should have pissed both
houses In one day. That was the logi-
cal object of Democratic contention-the
abandonment OF the war. Wars cannot
50 on without revenue, and for six
weeks this party INSTRUCTED the gov
etnment's sources Of revenue. But the
actual political object was no better: in
IT'S crazed partisan rancor Il was pos
sibly worse. From the moment the bill
was introduced the Democratic party
forgot all about the war save as q means
to enact Its peculiar financial theories In
to laws. In these long weeks Dewey's
triumphant guns Numbered from Ma
Mia; Sampson bottled up" CerYera;
HObson's heroism first puzzled, then
amazed the world: Shafter sailed for
Santiago, his transports freighted with
the prayers OF nation. But the DEM
ocTatlc eye was glazed and the Demo-
cratic ear was deaf In Congress to all
these stirring happenings. All that the
Democracy saw In Congress was the
chance to coin more silver md to Issue
$3.50, 900 more hopelessly irredeemable
greenbaci6R. That Is all Il voted for and
all It spoke for. The record stands
And while the record stands It may
be said, with all due respect TO the hon
orable chairman OF the Democratic par
ty, that the man who says that the sue
cess OF that party In the coming cleo
lions to Congress would not "enhance
Spanish interests Is one of three things
Ian abandoned liar, congenital idiot.
OF Democratic campaign manager
terribly embarrassed, as every Demo-
cratic campaign manager has been fer
the last thirty-seven years, by the In
herently reasonable tendencies Of his
party