Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-09
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The Mighty Promises and the Dearth
or Performances Of the G. O. r,
Platform VS.. Acts.
WHEELING, w. Va, January 3.
TO the Editor of the Register.
Sir:-I wish to call attention to few
things that can be found in the Repub-
lican Text Book of 1892, which viii
show the rank and file of the Repub
lican party what they were advocating
and voting for then, so they can use
their own Judgment whether they will
be led by the nose in 1900 by theii
rings and bosses, VINO are in politics
for revenue only, Elkins, Scott, Daw-
son, White and Hall. The above quin-
tet have made up their minds to gel
full control of the State Of West Vir-
ginia, all being carpet-baggers with nc
interest in the good of this State. Their
main object in getting control Is to
fasten on this Mountain State the old
Virginia State debt of about $20,0O0,00O
You can imagine their profits If they
succeed, and won't they hustle to do so
One of them has had taste OF the
filthy lucre already in the electric
light franchise given away 'y the
present City Council.
The Republican Campaign Text Book
for 1892, page s. The Republican plat
form adopted at Minneapolis, June TO-
1892:
First plank-The tariff and reciproc-
ity-"We affirm the American doctrine
of protection. We call attention to its
growth abroad. We maintain that the
prosperous condition of our country is
largely due to the wise revenue leglsla-
ton of the Republican Congress.
(BREEDER OF TRUSTS.)
Second plank-Silver and currency.
"TheAAmerican people, from tradition
and interest, favor bimetallism, and
the Republican party demands the use
of both gold and silver as standard
money. land so does Senator Chandler
to-day, as good Republican as any IN
the United States Senate), with such
restrictions and under such provisions
to be determined by legislation, as Will
secure the maintenance OF the parity
of values of the two metals, so that
the purchasing and debt-paying power
of the dollar, whether of silver. gold
or paper, shall be at all times equal
GOLD STANDARD NOW.)
Fourth plank-Foreign relations.
1--WE favor the maintenance of the most
friendly relations with foreign powers;
entangling alliances with none. we
reafirm our approval of the Monroe
doctrine, and believe in the achieve
ment of the manifest destiny of the
republic in it's broadcast sense" (THE
CONSTITUTION HAS OUTLINED ITS
USEFULNESS, they now say)
Sixth plank-"The Republican party
has always been the champion OF the
oppressed" (This plank in the Re-
publican platform was to catch the
irish and Hebrews; there were no
Beers in this country who were voters.
The Republican party, as party, are
against the latter now. They have
changed their spots as to the oppressed
as in everything else.)
Eighth plank-Trusts and illegal
combinations. 1--WE reaffirm our oppo-
sition, declared in the Republican plat
form Of 1883, to all combinations of
capital organized to control arbitrarily
the condition of trade among citizens
(Hanna thinks different now, and says
so, and that reverses this plank.)
Tenth plank-Civil service reform.
Eve commend the spirit and evidence
of reform in the civil service, and the
wise and consistent enforcement by
the Republican party of the laws relat-
ing to the same" (Harna doesn't
quite agree with this plank.)
Benjamin Harrison, in his letter of
acceptance, dated at Washington, D..
c., September 8, 1892, and directed to
Hon. William Mckinley, Jr., and 9TH
ers of the committee, ETC., in the Re-
publican Campaign Text Book for 1892,
says: "The Republican party during
the civil war devised a national cur
rency, consisting of United States
notes, issued and redeemable by the
government, and of national bank
notes, based upon the security of