The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-18

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election of Mr.. Bryan would canre such
economic and financial chaos as 70 re-
duce this whole country 70 g condition
Of fearful and acute distress taat can can
notlbe Imagined even by those who Keep
fresh in mind the dark days Of '93 only;
seven years ago, any representaatises OF
the Populistic Democracy as ut present
imposed, whom Mr.. Bryan could ap-
point as secretaries 81 state ana ll OF the.
treasury. would inevitably bring the
country to the brink OF ruin; they
would do far more TO harm; NJ I'm It now than.
they could have done four; years ago.
As to Expansion. y
Now. MS to expansion. 1t hardly.
seems worth while to waste any time
upon what the Kansas City people call
Imperialism and militar!sm, The .domI-
nant note Of the Kansas City conven-
ton was inslncerity. The convention
which nominated Mr.. Bryan In 1900 was
in character Infinitely below thnt which
nominated him in 1895. TN 1896 for oil
their Wild and dangerous folly, his ad
;yocates had at least the merit of sim
cerity in their bitter fnnatlcIsm:, How
ever wrong.headed; they know that,
they believed and they stated 1t with.
out fear. In 1900 their actions We're de-
termined purely by policy, and they.
Wandering 10 the worst and most de-
graded passIons In our national life
bad enough In all conscience sake in
itself was rendered Infinitely worse be-
cause robbed OF every yestIge of hon
,esty md sincerity. II took them two
dnys 10 find out what thew believed
about free s,lver md This was rho only
plank concerning which they took the
trouble ~ find ont THAR bellafs nj MI
,q,bap ,,e.assarted tho doc.y,,os os nm.
orcbv which thew had nreochnd in 1Se6
not bocouse thew longer be,Ioved in
tbo,n;;,p hut. beca,,sa tbav bonad Nv M
, ,o,,,S, tho,n IN ,,tr,c, a. t,o,,,
selves ali. men OF unsound aud violent
mind When It came to dealing with
our foreign policy they deliberately
strIved to foster resistance to the ma
tional flag where such, resistance al
ready exists, and to call It into being
where 1t does not exist. with the hope
of gaining some petty party advantage
at no matter what cost Of ruin to the
nation. They mouthe about inperlal-
ism and militarism knowing that there
IS not one shred OF truth in what they
say. knowing II they know anything.
that their words are putting premium
upon. trouble in every island from which
the SpanlarGs have been driven: and
caring nothing because they wish to
purchase party success even at the cost
OF dishonesty to the flag, OF death and
suffering to the men who fight under
the flag. Bitter indeed Is the cup they
hold out to the nation to drink, and
thrice bitter 1t will be for the nation II
It does not spurn 1t.
Josiah Quincy,s Delusion.
Tho Hon Josiah Quincy .d5rossod
tho bousa NJ renrasent,tipoo In io,-
sno,a tbnt with very s,,cht v,r,ot,o,
MIGHT ba used bv bis .uccossor. a. ,,,
In M snaach tb,. would ho o,,,,a IN
nlaco nj tho Eonsns civ r,,y.r,,o, ~
I, any. ontI-a,nansion,st ,,oot;r, 80 ~
d,y ho s,,ted that NJ. ,,y,o,, ~,
distress Of mind were wbollyy s,,nnrace-
danted for With the odm,ssio, or tbo
trone-Mississinn, torrr,ory into ,ha TN
il, no iibcr,,os ,pd Tho r,rhts !, ,ho
whole nnonlo of tho Irritea s,,+os ,ro ~,
"a so c 20 ,,Ss,t r. iro,it o,.
o,rtior no doc,o nd t,,ot 81 ort,,,no
vac ,drj,,nd into tho ITn,o, ,hor Ell.
IIn,on o,,rbt i'm mod,ote ,v 10 no ,,ss o,v1
Cd up denouncnd In u,raos,,rad
farms The ..territor;a, ov,d,,vy q, tho
Americans or tho i,oy 40 ,soo,tod
that tho constitution w,s neror cor
strncted 90 form covar,nr for ,h.
inboh,tants ~ tho ,J,.sorr, ava tho
Rod river country" ard sr,,,, ,.ho,r
hi. nronbo,,c p;e;on hrorrht hatora
him tho awful n,c,ura ., .erotorv ava
representatives from wcst ~ ,bo Nice.
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