Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-27
A STRONG POLICY.
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The Tribune inform its readers that Mr.
Blaine stands for strong. selErespecting
and resOlute foreign policy" and that
Americans have reason to believe that hi.
election to the presidency will be sigma
for courageous and firm diplomacy"
This implies that hitherto we have not
had self-respecting, resolute, courageous,
and firm foreign policy. At all events
when Mr.. Blaine, as President adopts such
policy, it is evidently to be something
very different from our accustomed policy
People who do not receive their views from
the Tribune will be at loss to know pre-
cisely what Mr.. Blaine's seifrespecting for
eign policy is to be- if England,
or France. or Germany has at
tackled our honor and injured our selfre-
spect, the fact has been very successfully
concealed. Are we, then, to manufacture
grievances and demand that they be re-
dressed by foreign powers? We might, it
is true, inform England that if she Furnishes
an Irish assassin We viii instantly declare
war and send feet Of two chartered tug.
boats to lombard London. We might In
form Bismarck that unless he procures the
passage of a law BY the German Parliament
requiring every German to eat American
pork daily We viii send Col. Ochiltree at
the head Of an army to capture Berlin;
and We might notify the French Govern
meut if the outrage Of giving US a
statue of Liberty for which we must
furnish pedestal at our own
expense is persisted in we will demand an
indemnity Of so, 100000. BY pursuing this
course We should certainly show consider
able vigor, but We could hardly call such a
policy selfresPeeting one. 1t would GER
tainly be a bullying policy, ridiculous pol
lev, policy certain to cost us the respect
OF the civilized world, but it would not be.
in any proper sense OF the word courage
Gus policy Between our present sensible
and judicious foreign policy, which consists
in minding our own business and living
peaeesbly with friendly relations. and the
policy Of bullying and rowdyism there is no
middle course which can deserve to be call.
ed diStinetiyely "self-respeetiag and reso.
lutte" and the new policy which, according
to tie Tribune Mr. BLAINE is to ADOPT can
be nothing less than that Of carving di.
Plomatie chip on the national shoulder and
daring Iurrup to knock it of
The Tribune deigns to specify one diree-
ton in which the policy Of bullying for.
eign power is to be adopted-assuming, Of
course, that Mr. BLAINE is to be in a posi-
ton 10 adopt foreign policy Spain, the
Tribune thinks, should be buliied. It's
promise that Mr. BLAINE if elected. will
adopt "a courageous and firm diplomas"
means that be viii seize the first occasion to
pick quarrel with Spain in order to seize
Cuba This is put forward in order To
secure votes for Mr. BLGISS but il viii
scarcely have that effect The American
people have no use for Cuba. There was
a time when the slave States wanted
a courageous policy in regard
to Cuba, because they wanted
more slave territory, but with the disap-
pearanee OF slavery all pretext for stealing
Cuba has vanished. II is folly to suppose
that any considerable number Of American
voters wish to plunge the country into war