Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-12-16
Congressman FInsrty Says That
His Execution
Wilt bs a FIaurant lasuIt to tho
American People,
A Suub to the Houses Of Congress
and tho President.
Why We Are Afraid to Resent Eng.
lish lps0lence.
Slscsdl 10 tie Register.

WASHINGTON December l5.-ln an inter.
view to-day, Congressman Finerty eK.
pressed himself freely in regard to the
.prphahls axant af QQoAapu htnkAODd
on Monday. he said be had called on the
President in regard 10 the case within .
few hours, but obtained no Information
beyond the assurance that action had been
taken, and the result would be announced
through the State Department when the
reply had been received from Eneland.
The President did not express an opinion,
finerty said, but was as courteous as usual,
although he appeared rather serious and
somewhat anxious.
I'm case O'Donnell should be hanged on
Monday, continued Finerty, "it will be .
snub to the United States. The House by
resolution requested the President TO ask Q
respite. II il has been asked which sup
pose il has and refused both the executive
and the House and consequently the whole
country have been not only snubbed but
iusul,ed. We may in that event scknowl-
edge our government 10 unable 10 obtain
even the
slightest ConCession Of Cotnmos
Justice
for one Of its citizens from England. We
may us well say 10 Great Britain arrest
every American citizen you suspect, keep
HIM in Jail without trial aud hang hun
outside OF even the iorm, oi
your own land. We, ~ a ns,ion, hsvs
iaIl.n - low that we cannot do anything
to hinder you. lon may do, In short, with
cur Ieorle what YOU d-n please on your
tvu dun ILL. Sir William Vernon lisr.
court will be the medium through whom
tie refusal of the respite will he cummun-
Csrcd. lie is the Home Secretary and de
tests Americans with that marrow hatred
v hich OILY insuar Engiishmen can dsvel.
up. lie is a sarcastic brute whose lace al
ways wears "A snser. The reason Gladstone
holds such q man in that position H. per.
hsps, because n man often keeps q vicious
cog that he may be
DisngrecabIe 60 Others. bat 6scfsi 70
Himself
Gladstone never got along without some
car'akerous pc rson 10 his government"
What can Congress do II ODJnnell
is hanRciY was asked.
Fold is hands after pockcting the in
suit. II you had asked ne what any other
nation Of our national strength, or
less than our national strength, would
do, might answer In fact,
! could answer. IL would suspend diplo-
n attic relations with Great Britain until
the Insult was explained or atoned for
Would you vote for such proo-edingsr'
What would lie the use II did Com
mercial interests rs they are called will
ever In this country be superior tD nation.
81 honor. might staud nearly alone In
that position, aud don desire practical
isolation.
NeAIc Commercial People.
Were We belligerenl LatiOn there w)uid
be music in the Ar' before Monday night.
We are the Hecond largest Caucasian nation
in regard 10 population, and, ! believe. ter
riiory; vet We are afTRid To snecRc because
We might displesse that d-n little island
that has a navy TO assert itself with, right
or wrong. The successive sdmi nisiTatiuns
and Congresses OF the last fifteen years
that have allowed our navy 10 rot In the
stocks deserve hearty rsprohatiOn. Pfesi-
dent Arthur should certainly do what he
could Ia remedy this state Of Affairs. and
hope his recommendations about the navy
10 the present Congress will oe sustained
without reference TO party