The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-15
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Editor fntellgeneeri 4,
There IL a wonderful dearth Of item: OF
interest TO the peOplea at large t%ranspiTing
In Washington at the present time; Uon-
0ressi in both branches Is YEARLY ploddipg
on through an almost interminaole
amount Of legislation, and II 1t is Iue
that public opinion cryStalisss, and be-
eomes law here, it certainly is aslow pro-
49,. The various committees OF both
bonsos are oyertaxed with q mass OF bills
craving ont Of the suffering condition Of
ihe country that require the closest In.
y~estigation, and which in the natural
order Of business would require q long
session: but when every measure must
mas through the hands Of q few who are
eyerlastingly tinkering, and amending,
beside taking every opportunity to
drench the country with their matchless
eloauence, then the prospect OF getting
through with the business now before
Congress before the autumn lrosts set IN
grows small by degrees.
see u people are considerably ex'
ercised upon the tariff question and, 10 a
, very pronounced way, are expressing
their disapprobation Of any proposed
tinkering in this direction. Our Repre-.
sentative from the First District, Colonel
Wilson, has evidently noted these NUT
tered thunders, and introduced q resolu'
lion on the 18th inst. about as follows,
aThst, although some changes IN The
tariff were necessary, yet, in view oil the
complate paralysis OF business through
nut The country, it was inexDedient to 10
any way interfere with the present tariff
upon iron, oil, salt, wool, malt, glass, &c.
As this resolution covers the very arti
cles which we desire protected, the pas
sape OF the resolution will set the minds
Of West Virginia producers Rt rest toi
the time being. ,~
Through the active interest OF MIR.
KeuDs,of the Third District, the Com
mitles on Commerce report fsvorably
upon an appropriation Of $4,000. FOL
improving West Virginia's share oil the
Ohio river. Iniace OF the very bitter OPP
position towards appropriation, and the
demagosue cry ot'E Economy" ECONOMY
we may consider ourselves lucky in get
ting anything.
=By the way the wretched cry Of econo
my and retrenchment, and getting dowr
toihard pan, is getting to be weighed fol
whatit fs worth. There are ten thou
sand men in this district who have worr
their patched and thread tied garment
from day 10 day for the last year, and
have lived upon the economic diet o.
bread and wafer, sometimes without th'
bread, who can't for the life Of them IN
derstand why they should starye to death
while capital takes a lesson in economy
They can't understand why 1t is tina
now when material is worth a sopl
and labor can be secured for wha
will keep body and soul together
they fail to see why capital does not taxi
advantage OF the opportunity to doubl'
itself instead Of waiting until materia
and labor shall cost twice as much In tn
good time coming. They un%miugating
" curse q government lavish Of appro
priations when the country is flourish
ing, and abandons all needed improve
ment when the people are starving frou
want OF work; and out OF this comes tn
poison Of social communism, hatred Q
the rich,-hatred Of the Government
hatred OF all cooperative wealth, iustill
ing into the mind OF every man who ha
failed to accumulate by his own improyi
depce, or through the mistortunes oil life
The seeds OF Revolution and anarch!
Our legislators should be wise in time
u larger volcano sleeps under us than "
dream Of, and America should be spare
the hoarre and awful war cry OF rs
Antoine"
The temperance work In this distric
still goes forward with undated inter
eat. and grand r%esults, and it begins I
look a. Il the dealers in this city wer
being seriously crippled leo far as the
are concerned) but there is 4 uniyersa
spirit Of condemnation abroad at III
sraspipg proclivitfes Of Mr.. Murphy; h
utterly refused to work for less that w
hundred dollars . week; and expenses o
a ~first-class hotel; and the committe
full OF enthusiasm, but wotully lackin
in discretion guaranteed the MONEY
but the public purse strings wer
not easily reached, and after q month
trial the committee being ut thei
wits end to square accounts, concluded I
let MIR. Murphy slide, which that gentle
man promptly did, but not tillthe dncat
were carefully gathered In. However
there are 4 great number Of excellen
workers here, OF about the same calibr
"a the membership Of the various Union
in Wheeling, and they are prosecutin
their meetings vigorously. Because
was not in the ring and did not share i
in the spoils, / would not be misundei
stood in reference 10 my opinion Of Nj
Murphy and his work. believe him I
be asincere Christian Temperance MAJ
who, like like a great many moralists
other branches, imagine their teaching
are worth more than I like to see paid
and who also are overestimated BY th
people and soon learn to oyerestmaI
themselves.
Spring is upon us, and thunder an
lightning showers are almost OF dali
occurrence. Already the beautiful
grounds and parks Of this beautiful cit
are green with the new grass and but
ding leaves. A walk these lovely sprin
mornings through the s%mi,hsonia
grounds aud Agricultural Park repay
n a thousandiold in the deep inhAll
tions Of the fragrance scented air, and tn
mind wanders away beyond the blue Pc
tomac and the low lying hills Of Virgins
10 the exotic paradiRe Of the distan
South, How the silver par Of the solltar
boatman CLEANS in the first CLINT Of ID
morning sun, while far away In the blu
distance shines the white sail Of the di'
tant schooner "a she aoats along with Ii
freshening breeze toward the broade
waters Of the Chesapeake Bay. SurrounG
ed by the developing life Of the new yea
! close this letter.