The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-02
WHEELING. MAY g, 1900.
Rrunn,s rmrerial Ukase.

The Sound Money League was wise IN
refusing to dlsband on the passage of
the gold standard law. Some members
of the organization thought with the
passage of that act the usefulness OF
the league was closed. Others, how
ever. notably John *. Cowan, the pres
emit president Of the league did not
agree with that view of the situation.
They argued that as long as Bryan was
a presidential possibility the busin' ss
and financial interests of the country
were manaced. They were eminently
right
II any Of those Democrats who gagged
on the Chicago platform think that free
silver is to be subordinated as an issue
this year, or that SO much as a punctu-
alton mark is to be changed in ihe OBJ
noxlous declaration Of those unprlnei-
pied principles, let them speedily undo
celve themselves. AT Port Huron, Mich
igan, day before yesterday, Ny. Bryan
gave out a statement to the represents
tive of the New York Journal. That
statement reads as follows:
The whole party has been waiting for
weeks for the leader to give q signal
through the Journal What he said, he did
deliberately, thOughtfully. SLOWLY. ana
with a full realization OF the political et-
feet HIS words would have I asked him to
make n definite statement on the money
plank OF the platform that would clear
the atmosphere | have never seen him
more earnest, more full Of profound realt-
zntion Of the political condition contront-
ing him, and lay stress on this point IN
order to convey clearly the fact that what
Mr.. Bryan said to me to-day represents
his Interchangeable purpose.
"Will the Chicago platform be reAHlFm-
ed at Kansas City, / asked.
at certainly will be reatiirmed." was the
answer. a., ,,,,r.or,
platform to conciIiate the Democrats who
are coming back into The party
No The Democrats who are coming
back must not expect single departure
from the position taken by the party IN
1896. First, because the position taken then
was right: second. II would not be wise 10
ALLEVIATE those who were with us In lbgj IN
order to please those who were against
1.-THE gold Democrats who come back
can defend their coming on two Erounds.
They can say that they are CONVINCED tnht
the position taken by the party In 1886 was
right and that they were wrong. or they
can say that because OF the new questions
which have arisen. and which Will be In
cluded in the new platform, they are now
willing to accept the platform as whole
How do you like that, you sound
money, respecting Democrats, who
would have none of Bryan in 1896. when
he was not half so vicious in his ten
denotes as he is to-day. Talk about
Imperialism! II these words solemnly
uttered and carefully weighed, are not
the ultlmatum of an imperator. with the
suggestion, ~ alone am the party, you
are my subjects. my vassals pray,
then, what meaning do they convey?
Here. also, a trust and monopoly are
symbolSed in Bryan, who arrogantly
denies the right of any other person 10
manufacture planks for the Democratic
platform. This is a very painful politi-
cal spectacle, and homogeneous as 1t is
1t is lamentably true. The closing ut
terances OF his intervIewnrc significant
pr Bryan" said, the passage Of the
cure cy bill land Its signature by Mr. Nc"
Klnley takes II out Of the power OF the
next President to change the status of
goi, or silver, As the senate will have a
go standard majority for I've years II IL
impossible for 'nny President or any party
to establish the free coinage Of silver dur
Ing the next four years. Tho currency
question. therefore, Is out Of the realm or
practical politics for the present or at
least cut OF the sphere OF either legislative
or executive action. why should q deau
issue he rencorpJrated into the Demo-
cratic PLATFORM
do not admit that the senate ~ Republican
beyond all hope OF change. We are GER
tain ia make In rye gains in the east II we