The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-10
THE WAY oF THE WEST.
The Progressive End of the Republi
can Party Is its Western Section.

The Progressive End OF the hepuO'A
can Party Is its Western Section.
St Louis GlObe-Democrat The Iowa
Republicans show their brethren
throughout the country the way the
western members of the party deal with
the great issues of the day. In the
platform adopted by the convention
Just held in that state declaration is
made In favor of putting the gold
standard in the statutes; trusts that
prove hurtful to the people are con-
demned and legislation Is demanded
that viii restrain them; the tariff is
sustained: laws are asked which will
restore the country's ocean carrying
trade: the Presidents war policy is
sustained. and pledge is made that
there shall be no division among the
Republicans until all in arms against
the flag shall confess It's supreme
rights and honor. and shall know that
even in the far east 1t IS the sign and
promise Of equal law. OF Justice and
liberty throughout the land, and to all
the inhabitants thereof"
That was clean-cut and courageous
deliverance. Upon every point touch
ed In the platform square Republican
ground is taken. Every question Of
any interest at the present time is
dealt with, and all are treated with in
telligence and vigor. On each Issue the
Republican party in the entire west
viii stand on the ground occupied by
their Iowa brethren. They will de-
mand square declaration by Congress
in favor OF the gold standard. The
trusts that are Injurious to the country
will get no quarter from the party. No
backward step will be taken on the
tariff question. Whatever legislation is
needed to enable the country TO recover
its lost ocean carrying trade the Repub-
lican party will very promptly and
very cheerfully provide All the sup
port which the President needs in his
policy Of establishing and maintaining
the nations sovereignty In the Philip
pines win be afforded. These are all the
issues for 1900 which can now be fore
seen, but II any other arise in the in
terval between now and the meeting of
the national conventions the Republic
cans of the western states VIII take
courageous and Intelligent ground on
them.
Probably the entire country has long
ago discovered that the most alert and
progressive end of the Republican party
is its western section. The issues which
attain national proportions are usually
grasped earlier and dealt with more
vigorously here than in the east. Ev-
erybody remembers the most recent
case of western leadership. 1t was on
the expansion issue. The west was
quicker than the rest OF the country in
seeing the Significance Of that question,
and the necessity of dealing with It
promptly and vigorously. There was
no hesitation about the matter here.
Before the echo Of Dewey's guns at Ma
Mia died away the west came out in
favor OF the acquisition and retention
of the entire Philippine group. The
vests initiative soon brought the east
ern end of the party into line. and the
peace commissioners from this country
were instructed to demand the cesslon
Of the archipelago. The VESTS leader
ship will be continued through the ma
tional canvass which will soon begin.
Towas Republicans have outlined the
policy which viii be advocated in all
the Republican conventions Of the west
this year. and the national convention
of the party ten months hence will rat
ity the western Republicans demands.