The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-18

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has the money, at Is cents drink, to buy
The burden. Then there is another grand
National question that shakes this eurth
from base dome, from sill to cupoln, and
causes the british lion to roar with pain
and weep with humiliation. ! allude 10
protection. That's what We hire our sol.
diers for; That's what we build our grand
navies for; and employ our police, feed our
big dogs, aud get married Tor. Mum can
live without whisky, politics, campmeet.
lnss, religion and even store clothes, but
take away his protection and he Is done
TOT; give him protection or he will perish
and emlgrate from tho face Of the earth,
and The 1afbecues that know him nov viii
know him no more forever. Without this
protection this country would be bowling
wilderness, a marauding mob OF lightning
rod or book agents, sandwched between
With insurance agents and tenn perance Ice
turers, male and female. Yes, my friends,
We cannot survive unless our bulwurks OF
protection are made stronger, stouter and
more reliable. There Is little use in my
taking up your time with discussion OF
the finances OF the day. You know more
about money than do; at least il you
know anything about it you do. | honestly
believe that there is not nnn in this au.
dience but what knows NIL about money.
You know how it is made and how, some.
times, ut least, it Is spent.
l am IN editor, and my knowledge OF
money is therefore somewhat c,,rtailed, or,
rather, scattered among subscribers, |
know TINT it requires five cents TO pur.
chase Il glass OF beer, fifteen cents to buuy IL
drink OF whisky, md 100 cents to make 81,
and some mighty fine schemins and full.
grown mud able.bodied planning to secure
u dollar without work. Beyond this my
knowledge OF finances is limited. know
that q man who has lots OF money takes a
high interest in the affairs Of lie, and, on
the other hand, one who las none is
always kicking because his interest is 80
high. know that money is the root OF all
evil, and the love OF evil is immense and
constantly increasing. | know that when
man has dollar he has friend, and the
more dollars the more friends, and I also
know ! haven't friend. This last is not
2 grand, eloquent, nor brilliant idea, but it
is 4 solemn fact, and needs no varnish to
make it stand out in bold relief like q river
and harbor bill or salary grab Asto the
temperance question I don't like to say
much. The less ! say the less l may have
10 take back in the sweet by.and-by. |
don't like to express myself too iorciblv
Just now. think it is question OF some
importance and one destined 10 cut Il wide
swath in American politics ere many years
have gone the way Of ill candidates. |
think temperance = very good thing-also
think glass Of beer a good thing. don't
think it policy 10 give myself entirely away
on the question other than TO reattirm and
relterate in the language Of 4 plank in one
Of the party platforms, which says ~
WHEEEAs, - We recognize intcimpef.
ance MS an evil.
WHEREAS, II should be suppressed; there.
fore, be it
Esoltsd, .drst-That we believe high
tariff, coupled with low license, for revenue
only, with wine and beer clause, will pro-
hibit Il man who drinks from selling to
man with large family who has house
10 rent, provided the man is responsible,
and will pay his damages resulting to the
law Tor leasing the saloon to the man who
owns the candidate, with the consent OF
his neighbors, without regard 10 race, oc.
cnpation, or number OF children, including
dogs.
Second-That VIC pledge ourlives, money
and poor relations to this clause, and hope
] in time to be able 10 shy, Black is black
and white is whitehall whisky is intoxi-
eating, and all men not what they seem.
trust the above whereas and resolutions
will enable you TO understand thoroughly
my position on this great and all.absorbing
question Of domestic happiness, public
peace, and National honor and integrity.
This civil suffrage and female rights
question also demands attention. | anu
opposed to woman voting, holding office,
patronizlng saloons, etc. Opposed to il be.
cause the life OF our American women il
cut too briefly. "
Opposed TO il because she has enough
trouble now. w.
Opposed TO it because she has enough
sins 10 answer for. So
Opposed 10 il because sho is naturally a
weak sister.
| The women have no time to run about
over the country discussing the tariff,
banks, political and official economy, rail.
roada, temperance, etc, etc. She is not
constituted to successfully carry water on
both shoulders. She cannot successfully
drink poor whisky, smoke bad cigars,
chew worse tobacco, relate vulgar stories,
tell lies and SANDER the other parties. On
those grounds base my opposition 10 fe.
male suffrage. ! do not feel she can do
these things and retain her beauty, purity,
loveliness, honesty, and youth; ut least she
cant do them very many years and retain
her youth. am solemnlv impressed with
the latter clause in this declaration OF prin.
ciples. d lg a-s-sj..
This, l understand, is q political gather.
ing, and thy speech thus far has been like
Hamlet with Hamlet of hunting for II
mothcr-in-law. I will now endcavor TO aay
something about politicians. Tho poiti.
clan is n clever animal-not quite SO use.
full as the COW or mule, but generally better
looking. Ny friends, the politician is the
only animal Noah did not luke into the
ark with him and his interesting family,
when he WIS making collection Of rare
curiosities. have read the freight list Of
that cargover infinitely, and have signal.
ly failed TO find Il politician way-billed for
any port. But this is nothing strange; We
ire told that Noah was q cool.lteadcd and
sagacious man, n man Of much wlsdom,and
this accounts for tho fact that no politician
secured passage. AS tho captain Of that
craft knew full well il he admitted one, or
pair Of them, trouble would ensue. N,
one, when they 80 out for quiet, pleasant
time, will eyer think Of taking one d these
want 10 listen to long and
tedious rigmaroles about finances, cduca-
ton. tariff, protection, sic scmpcr, Pm
sick, send for McGinnis, and L PIuribus
Choleramorus. Not much. lilo wanted
peace, ind quiet, and safety. Death by
Water ic said to be bad, but death by wind
must be full as bad, II notworse. The pol
ilician would hayc'h had strikes, deadlotks,
|stampedes, md brass bands, resolutions,
Iby.lays, rules, ETC., all the time. No; there
was no politician on that excursion. The
oriyinal'of the politician, like tho where.
abouts Of Charley Ross, are somewhat sim.
liar. They arc shrouded IN mystery; en-.
veloped In gloom, deep, dark, and, like the
lInnilnn fou imonnptrable Tradition