The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-01
P0LITICIALC:H| i J.
MATERIAL FOR sPE.L!LIlBI'I|NDEPs;
And writers-Grsunds Upon Which
the Administration Is Arraigned.
Appeal to TIC voter-Do Document
Filled With Recommendations
and Organisms. IA; "a 4! Il
Democratic Campaign Text Book
Nearly Ready.

WASHINGTON, D. Ct, Aug. sE--The
Star says: The Democratic campaign
textbook has been sent TO the printer
and Is expected to be, ready for, distrib1-i
ton In about a week. This book was
prepared by Nr. George G. Gorhan, who
undertook the work at the request OF
Senator Jones. chairman OF the national
committee, as q contribution 10 the
campaign OF Mr.. Bryan, whom he IS
actively supporting. The following de-
: scsiptiqn Of the contents OF tho book Is
furnished by the; committee: ft;
The first part will be given up to the
Democratic platform OF 1000. with that
OF 1896 added. The affirmation Of the
latter at the Kansas City convention
makes itvlrtually q part OF the Kansas
City platform. The notification speeches
OF Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Stevenson are
given entire, MS Is, the convention speech
ofMr. James D. Richardson, the chair
man Of the national convention.
y The second part contains the Re-
publican platform, and u review of the
convention speech OF Senator Lodge,
who presided over the Republican con-
f. vention. AS Mr.. Lodge was put for
ward as tho chief spokesman OF the.
party his speech is treated rs the oiIi-
cIal presentation OF the issues on which
the Republican leaders Intend to make
the campaign. Il
The Spanish War Record.
Part three states the origin Of the
war with Spain. and recalls the stub
born resistance made by President Nc
Kiniey to Intervention in Cuba. even AZ
Ter the Maine had been destroyed, and
the causes thereof. The administration
OF the war department during the war
with Spain Is dramatically set forth.
The disgraceful prostitution OF the
commissary department. to the interests
Of the dealers in canned beef is pro-
duced in a condensed form from the
testimony OF the commission appointed
by the Presidents tribunal which was
popularity understood to have been or
ganized 10 acquit. The testimony OF
general Miles and OF numerous officers
whose reports he presented is produced
and convicts the administration OF per-
hitting the business interests OF meat
packers to outweigh the health and
comfort OF the brave men who volun-
teered TO fight their country's battles
Comm.ssary General Eagan's foul
nouthed abuse OF General Miles Is
s given, for which he was court-mart!aled
and sentenced to be dismissed from the
army. This Is followed by President Nc
Siuley's approval OF the conviction and
reversal of the sentence. Instead OF
executing the sentence Of dismissal. the
President decorated General EagaG by
relieving him from all further service in
the army, but continued him ia his high
office AT full pay: Attention is also
given to the reckless disregard OF sanl-
tatIon In the several camps OF the army,
= more destructive to our soldicrs than
the Spanish bullets, The Roosevelt at
tack on the war department and the
round robin signed by all our high
military officers In Cuba, demanding
withdrawal OF the troops to northern
climate 10 save them from utter de-
struction by disease. Is presented in
full. ~
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