The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-26
nASpALI.,s SOUTHERN TOUR.
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RASDALL'S SOUTHERN TOUR.
wattarson Iai,.s this Black Flag and Make
n Dust Fly.
LS4Lsl4 Guri4Losra.
The clique OF Incapables who propose
TO stab Revenue Reform in the back BY an
inoppos.une and dishones. ovation to NJ.
Randall, having secured no response TO
their scheme except from a few soreheads,
are bringing themselves into still further
disrredit By going around and whining
about the 'inhospitality'' OF the Courier
Journal. There is an exquisite meanness
in this, which such OF those who perpe-
tratc it as have any seli.respect will
be ashamed o! when they recover their
scattered senses. 1t Is a perfect illustra-
ton, however, OF the spirit and methods
OF Protection and the Pfotectionists.
Their theory Is a fraud, supported either
through ignorance Or ayGrice, and they
think they can not afford 10 he open,
manly and fair in its advocacy and in
their efforts to impress II upon the coua.
The coming OF Mr.. Randall has been Tor
weeks heratded by the syndicate OF subsi.
died newspapers which champion him
and his cause, as the signal for q protec.
ZIONIST uprising at the South. II was, dis
tinctly, to be q flank moyemen. upon rev.
enue reform and revenue reiormers. The
columns Of the journals in question have
bris,!ed with abuse OF all who refuse 10 see
In Pennsylyauia's $1,000 Republican ma
jority a triumph for Mr.. Randall, and a
reason why he should be elevated 10 Ma.
tional leadership, Notably and By name
have these attacks included Mr.. Carlisle,
Sir. Morrison and Mr.. Wattesson, who
have nowise provoked either the public or
personal hostility OF these people. Es-
pecially was the Philadelphia Con.
gtessman's presence in Atlanta made
the occasion. OF scuvrility BY the
organ OF the Joe Brown ring in that city.
Bat all the channels OF protection, North
and South, hare been choked Up with
threats and taunts, and because the C0ur-
p7-Journdl refuses to open its arms to one
who comes as an enemy and in the hands
of enemies-because it declines to make
itself a party 10 a scheme to rebuke itself
and It's iriends-becau+e it exposes the
purpose OF the proceeding and points out
the TACT, known to every Bell.iniormed
person, tina. il is to be the frat gun in Mr.
Nandall's meditated war against the unity
and harmony OF the Democratic party
geutlemen,who ought at least to have the
courage and candor OF conviction, seek to
.hirk the real question and set up q pre-
tense OF hospitality, when nothing but
propaganda was originally intendedbv the
but little less than tuf!~hunting aud
malicc..by the worst OF them.
The Couri<r-LH rnGl has always treated
Mr.. Randall better than he deserved.
There is no great interest Of Kentucky
which he has not anta.onized. Less than
a year ago, for no other purpose than 10
vent his hate and spleen upon the ken
lucky crowd" as he called the men Who
had beaten him for Speaker, he opposed
and defeated a measure OF relief to a lead
Ing and imperiled Kentucky interest,
causing widespread ruin and loss. riskipe
the banks in every part Of the West, but
chiefly in Kentucky, and bringing lncon-
Yenience and expense 10 all classes
who deal with banks by strain.
Ing credits and advancing dis
counts. His hobby is free whisky and
dear woolens, tho abolition OF the tax on
liquors and tobacco, and the dumping OF
the whole load Of taxation upo high pro-
lection for the ~monopolics OF Pennsylva-
MIA, and all the necessities OF lie. He is
an illiteratc and r%eyengeiul man. He has
neither chivalry nor generosity. He beat
Mr.. Blackburn for Speaker OF the House
, En.- ,-ntan opI Sharal .ta ctp- ba ie
made Of by co~nsigning his brilliant and
nearly victorious opponent TO the obscnr-
est committee place he could find. He
was in turn beatenior the Speakesship by
Mr. Carlisle by a vote OF two to one, and
was appointed by Mr.. Carlisle Chairman
OF the great Committee on Appropriations.
He has shown the stuff he is made BY
doing all within his power 10 embarrass
Mr.. Carlisle ever since. Six months ago
he went over to the Republican camp
with q huddle OF followers. mostly from
Pennsylvania and Ohio. The result was
that in Pennsylvania the Republicans
doubled their majority, and in Ohio con-
Grmed it by an overwhelming vote, show
ing both States to be %hopelessly Republic
can. Yet we are assailed because we will
not join q scheme to elevate a man who
has done so much to ~disorganize and con-
fuse the counsels OF his party, and, who,
though nearly a quarter OF Z century in
public life, has never contributed a
thought to its enrichment above the dead
level OF q mill-pond, or uttered a line or
sentence in any debate worthy to be re-
called or remembered.
Thatthe Republicans should make much
Of him, rs they are doing, is tangible and
relevant. They eve him a considerable
debt. That Pro:ectionists, who have the
iootishness to believeand the etfrontery to
call them.elye. Democrats, should extol
him, is not very far out Of the way. But
that a clique o! persons should have the
hgrdihood to say that his visit to Atlanta,
and his proposed excursion to Louisville,
70 Nashville and TO Birmingham have any
significance other than that we have
given, and which his Owl organs have
given, is only ~reconciiable with a state o;
mind incapable OF indiscrimination, or
olse a total indifference to any well.bal-
anced public judgment.
They should calm themselves. Nobody
can prevent, or wants to prevent, Nj.
Raudall's our around the circle OF mo-
nopoly, or his pursuit Of his own ambi-
ton, or any lawful u~tterance or Grand OF
his. Nor il there any reason why his
friends should not rally about him, and
wine and dine him, and orase him, and
burn incense beneath his nose, or oil his
hands. or lick his feet, il they have q
mind to do 20. That is II their unquestioned
right. But they ought to be honest about
it. They ough; not to stand in dread OF
the truth, but spit it out. They know
very we'll that SIR. Randall was to be
brought here to enable our enemies to re-
buke Us, and that neither hospitality nor
courtesy or our part toward him was de-
sired by those who have him in charge.
Well, they have what they wanted. We