The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-07
THE lNTELLlGENCER.
WHEELING. JANUARY I, 1905.


steemed Democratic organ in this city to
agree with 1t on the proposition that the
boiling Republicans in The, Ohio leglsla-
turc are guilty Of treachery TO the party,
gross breach of faith and base betrayal
of their constituencies. Every Bryan
and Mugwump organ In the country Is
commencing the action OF these men, for
obvious reasons, and It surprises no one
that' all of them are %applaudins the con-
duct which Is inspired by personal malice
and disappointed ambitions. We submit,
however, that there Is no parallel be-
tween the action OF these boiling Repub-
licans and that of the Democrats who
last year refused TO accept the heresies
of the Chicago so-called Democratic con-
ventlon and Its nominee, as the Register
intimates.
The Intelligencer and every other hon
est newspaper in the country could CON
sistently commend the course OF the
Democrats who refused to surrender
their principles at the behest of a new
school OF political theorists who had re-
pudiated the traditional policies and
principles of the Democratic party. They
cannot, nor can any honest newspaper or
citizen, commend IN action dictated
wholly by personal spite, and which in
Wolves open violation OF instructions
from the constituents OF the members OF
the Ohio legislature.
In the Chicago instance the delegates
TO the convention. who opposed the plat
form and candidate. did so in faithful
performance Of the instructions from the
conventions that chose them as dele
gates,tiand they correctly represented the
sentiments OF their own constituents. In
the. Ohio case the boiling Republicans
are acting In direct di%sobedience to their
instructions and In Violation of the ex-
pressed sentiments Of e~ighty-tour Of the
elghty-eight county conventions held by
the representatives of the Republicans of
the state. Moreover, they are violating
pledges they made on the stump and
through the press to the people whose
suffrages they asked. They AVE con-
spired with interruptions leaders of the
the enemy to betray into its hands the
State OF Ohio.
As friends OF Senator Foraker, these
men are false TO the sentiments he ex-
pressed in all the speeches he made dur
ing the campaign in Senator Hanna's
behalf. Elected upon a platform re-
affirming and adhering to the national
Republican declaration for an honest
currency, they have entered into a COM
bination with the leaders of the free sill
yer Democrats of the state, and a noto-
1lous ring Of Doodle corruptionis,s, head
ed by John r. Mclean and Alien o.
Myers, and other tally sheet forgers, who
have dissraccd the politics Of Ohio, to be-
tray the Republican party into the hands
OF the enemy, secure the election Of a
free silver Republican, and to render It
impossible for the Republican party to
carry out the pledges Of currency reform
for which the people OF the United States
elected It to power.
There is no comparison 10 be made be-
tween honest adherence to party prInci-
pies and a trcacherous conspiracy to be-
tray party principles or to violate and
tramp!e under foot the instructions OF
party conventions. It is not a question
of the personality OF Senator Hanna; It
is not a question Of recognizing the mere
personal deserts of ar Individual leader,
even though that leader. in spite OF the
utilization and SANDER Of enemies, sue
cessfully conducted n great national
campaign. in which the honor and the
credit Of the government and the welfare
\ of the people were involved. It Is a
question OF principle, OF keeping faith,
md. Of performing the obligations to
which men were personally pledged and
committed by those who placed them In
position.
These are the things that have aroused
the just Indignation Of the Republicans
Of the state of Ohio, and have made the
traitors who have unblushlngly proven
themselves unworthy or the trust re-
J'osId SHSAh opJGStS VI condemnation
These things, and the vaulting ambition
OF a chief executive OF the state, twice
honored by his party. the second time by
the same representative convention that
pledged the honor OF the party to make
Senator Hanna the chosen representative
OF the state in the United States senate,
have disguised honest men OF all
beliefs with the traitors who have be-
trayed. or are attempting to betray, their
party for silver In as desplcable a manner
as characterized the treason Of Judas
1scarlot and Benedict Arnold.
The Register Is welcome. lt&it pleages.
AEto attribute 10 the Intelllgencer whatever
motive It desires for these demonstrations
OF this most remarkable political crime.
This newspaper, and every other news
paper. can respect men who honestly dlf-
fer from their " party upon 4 question
OF principle or policy. but II cannot pal
late the methods OF n political assassin,
WIS. moved by personal malice and dis
apointcd ambition. and while protesting
loyalty to principle. deliberately md &C.
1euy consplres with IN enemy to stub