The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-27

while to-day. IL you mention the free
ana unlimited coinage Of gold and sill
hef IN me presence OF any Democrat.
ne Immediately moves away from you
at the ratio OF sixteen steps to one
IN 1860 they advocated the acQuisi-
ton OF the Island OF Cuba in the fol-
lowing words. Resolved that the Dem
ocratic party are In favor OF the ac-
QUESTION OF the Island Of Cuba on such
.eTnhs as shall be honorable to our
serves and Just TO Spain"
IN 1900. after the Standardization
War they demanded that the United
states reIlnquish its occupancy OF Cuba
shoWing full well that such occupancy
Tor a nexed period could and would In
her people.
In 1879. they bitterly condemned the
the civil Service OF the Government as
follows. The civil Service OF the Cow
eminent has become a mere ms Lrument
OF par usan tyranny. and personal am
DluOn. anu an object OF selfish greed.
~ ~ q scandal and reproach upon free
institutions and breeds demOraliza-
tlon dangerous TO the perpetuity Of Re
publican Government" Aud In the same
paragraph OF their platform. they say
and To this end 10 Is imperatiVciy re-
CURED that no President shall be "A can
oidate Tor Reelection Grover Cleve-
land, the only Democratic President
since the attempted secession. was a
candidate To succeed himself. not once
but twice. being elected FIRST In 1854.
ueteated IN lNsN ana elected FOR "a sec
ond term ga 1892 Just prior 20 hia re-
urement he extended the civil List 10
cover every department Of the Govern
ment Ia which Democrats were en-
ployed. believe "A similar resolution
was adopted at the Baltimore Convsn-
Ton, which IL IN keeping with the resO-
which Nominated Mr Cleveland IN his
nrst campaign. relative g. President
holding the tenure 81 Office longer than
Tariff FOR Revenue Only.
IN each of the platforms from the
start - the Democratic party 20 the
present time. they have put 10 In eject.
with disaaterous results 10 the whole
country. All OF YOU no doubt re-
member the last efforts on their part
chief results Of the wnson-Cioruan
act was soup houses In the city hay
crops cultivated on coke ovens. openings
9t mines and doors 81 manufactures
ting in The fields for lack Of a market
ihat would even pay the cost % trans
pOrtution.
E--n and every Democratic platform
since the formation 81 their Party. has
SCI forth Boo bold faced type the cry %
hbf'tM. Nationally. We leave ~ 90
you AMI history aa 60 which has been
me Ereft conservative and reform par
- ~ The past up 20 the r'escnt time.
rprnkirR from o. local standpoint this
rnonwralfh has prosrered and pro-
iFtr0tluue for the past sixteen vesrs n1
never before There has never been
PIT Ai'NAI fnNfNNf ted with any ~ fNnTn
administration. This the Democratic
party cannot claim FOR itself. either
before The Republican yarty came into
rowet IN 1895. or after it7 legislative
victory ln 1910
fn fra rsro-ratic platform m fa00
tif r.fnmnurf .fFue aef 0uf therein vna
'mper iaIeIu. Tho Republican party has
RiMf Nren rarir ~ uerf0rrn1nre. and
wc nn'nf with pride fo fNc platforms -
''FfN wears efnullng fr fhc fact that
p" l." '1rr.ri ont every r-nnilee nnd
rrfDfnl Toto inw every principle ftnf
haq ever been advocated hv mo rn-fr
f.fDe Go rerfunerrv o. ffe rrreif rrff.f
~ ~ % fne Immortal Lincoln
F.r charge ~ imnrr'nffHrl Ir 1000 aa
weN PRE- row Gel fr tnrrIre rffr ffe rrn-
rIsfenrv ~ tno statement nfd. hr fHe
l,FrrnrrHfic PARTY md f.rIr rpeaFers on
mo Ffuwr. aa cell rr ffrIr r11ffprfra
- IHe vast Thee imreriaffsf ard
nfHer or7rrrr 0n frofr port ore without
"nrrnrf. q. eradication We rrrd orfv
20 nf0lnf % cubs ~ 1frfrr Illustration
~ tIe rfeHf frnrorirfiaftr Tendencies 90
~ tNe Nnr" f.frar party
= 20 NeTWhI'rnr rarfW moves with
hFndneee ~ rurucee anf me rfaRranf-
nous policies adhered o. hv frfs govern
rnenf wrdor Heruhlfrar nfrif-fsfraff nr
in dcaI'rr WIEN Cubs o. fiFewfss heine
eunlcved IN deaifrr with ffe phuirnne
Iel4ndr. ard 90 fre rroror time fha
IIn'n0a VIII hr aa free 90 fne ruhara
ifn4 freer r. rrnrrrarf mentioned I'm
relrnI'4u % Won fhfa v~ar7
Irear are Times ranfferarr. fhef
eN0uII 20 ffnrFff rhouf an sto.,fH
nave serious weight IN your corsifsra-