The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-18


measure was not intended to. stand in
the way Of the restoration OF bimetal-
llsm, @heneyer{it could be done by CO.
operation with other nations. The
platform submitted TO the 4ast Repub-
lican convention with the Endorsement
Of the. administration again suggested
the possibility Of securing foreign aid
in restoring silver. "
Abandons the Double Standard.
Nov the Republican party, for the
first time. openly abandons its adj
yocacy OF the double standard, and In
dorses the monetary system which II
has SO often and 30 emphatically con-
demued. The Democratic party, on the
contrary, remains the steadfast adyo.
cate OF the gold and silver coinage OF
the Constitution. and Is not willing
that other nations shall determine for
/. US the time and manner OF restoring
silver to Its ancient place as q STAN
dard of money. The. ratio OF 1s to / Is
4 not only the ratio now existing be-
tween uii the gold and silver dollars in
circulation In this country ratio
which even the Republican admins.
tratlon has not attempted to change,
but 1t is the only ratio advocated by
those who are seeking to reopen the
mints. Whether the senate. now hos
tile to bimetalllsm, can be changed
during this campaign or the campaign
4 OF 1902 can only be determined after
7 the votes are counted, but neither the
present nor the future political COM
plexlon OF Congress has prevented or
should prevent an announcement OF
the party's position upon this subject
initunequlvocal terms. 3; ~
About the Currency Bill.
1.-THE currency bill. which received the
sanction OF the Executive and the Re-
publican numbers OF the house and
senate, justifes the warning given by
the, Democratic party In 1896. 1t was
then predicted that the Republican
party would attempt to retire the
greenbacks. although the party and It's
{ leaders. studiously concealed their In
tentlons. That purpose is now plain,
and the people must choose between
\ the retention of the greenbacks, issued
and controlled in volume by the gov
eminent. and a national bank note cur
! rency issued by banks and controlled
in their own interests. II the M
tlonal bank notes areiro be secured by
bonds. the currency system now sup
Z ported by the Republican party In
yolyes,.sa permanent and increasing
debt, and. so long as this system
} stands. the financial classes will be
tempted to throw their powerful inilu-
ence upon the side Of any measure
which will contribute to the size and
permanently OF a national debt It Is
5 hardly conceivable that the American
people Will deliberately turn from the
debt-paying policy of the past. to the
dangerous doctrine Of perpetual bonds.
Labor Question.
Several planks Of the labor plat
form are devoted to questions In which
the laboring classes have animmedlate
interest, but which more remotely eff
feet OIL entire population While what
is generally known as government by
Injunction is at present directed chief
ly against the enemies Of corpora
tions. when there isl disagreement b.
tween them and their employer, It In
wolves q principle which concerns
every one. The purpose OF the In
junction. In such cases Is to substitute
trial by Judge for trial by jury. and is
u covert blow, at the jury system. Tho
abolit!onsof government by Injunction
Is as necessary for the protection OF
the. reputation of the court. as 1t is for
the security OF the citizen. Blackstone.
9 In defending trial by Jury. says,
The impartial adminIstratlo OF
Justice. which secures both our persons,
and our properties, Is the great end OF
civil society, but II that he entrusted
entirely to the magistracy, select
tody Of men, and those selected by
the prince such as enjoy the highest
Offices of the state their decisions In
spite OF their natural integrity will
have frequently an Involuntary bias
toward those OF their own rank. and
dignity. It is not to be expected from
human nature that the few should be
always attentive to the interests and
good OF the many
rs "If the criminal laws are not sunl-
Client for the protection OF property,
they can be made more severe. but
citizen charged with crime must have
his case tried before jury OF his
peers"
s Mr.. Bryan favors the Chinese exclu-
sion, act, liberal pensions. the owner
ship Of the Nicaraguan canal and local
self government for Alaska and Porto
Rico. He believes the Monroe Doctrine
essential to the welfare OF the United
States, and favors an Income tax. His
letter ends as follows: as
Imperialism.
THE subjects, however, treated in
this letter, important as each may
seem in itself, do not press so impera-
lively for solution us the question
which the platform declares to be the
paramount issue In this campaign
Whether We shall adhere to-. or aban-
Z don those Ideas of government which
have distinguished this nation from
other nations. and given to Its history
Its peculiar charm and value, Is II Ques-
ton the settlement OF which cannot
be delayed. No other question can ap-
proach 1t In Importance; no other
question demands such immediate con-
sideration. 1t Is easier TO lose q repu-
tation than to establish one. and this
: nation would find It long and latori-
Gus task to regain It's proud position
among the nations, II, under the stress
OF temptation. 1t should repudlate the
self-evident truths proclaimed by our
heroic ancesors and sacredly treasured
during career unparalleled in the
Z annals Of time When the doctrine