The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-10
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/. II Locs not matter 10 US whether Mr..
Blaine, who, in home politics, Is the Cham.
berlhin OF the party machine, "a In foreign
policy he is the Bsscorel.ld Of the States,
is or Is not guilty OF the numerous Jobs Of
which he Is accused by his riva's. Lis
hands Isay or may not bs clean--.hat Is a
matter Tor Americana. But hia views as 10
the destiny and duty Of the United States
10 the WeBtern World concerns ne nearly
We own nearly one.hnli oil the Northern
Continent; We DO an immense trade with
South America; our treaty obligations In
Central America are considerable; and the
Intervening seas are Bprirkied with British
POSSESSIONS. On Mr. Blaines theory Of the
Universe oil this Is wrong. The Old World
has no business In the New. OF courae, he
does rot propose 10 drive US out at the
point Of the bsyonei: he Ia not n lupa,ic,
bu.a very ablU and shrewd Yankee. Bat,
wherever he can, hs will Gust Us from the
position which NO hold; whenever an op.
portuni.y oilers, he will uss II TO The utter.
most 10 replace our influence and our trade
by the influence and trade OF the United
States, and he will regard It as his CHIEF
otjec! 10 promote a great American Con
iederacy under the o Us Of tho Government
OF Washington, which would tend To IL.
crease the export trade Of the uni.cd
States a. tho expense oil tina. Of Great
Britain.
THIS ia no mere inference from his acts.
l. 10 avowcd almost In 90 many words In an
sfticls which he published two Yeas ago
In fl.tn 100 MI u Ia, 4
by every dispatch which no wrote during
hia short tenure Of office under General
Garfield. The graEdise project OF the
Peace Congress, OF which representatives
from all the american States, South and
North, were 10 assemble at Washington,
was one significant hint as to tho direCtlon
in which hts mind WAS moving. The al
rupt snd n!mcs. mensciug fashion In which
be intimsttd TO the English Government
hi, disregard 10. the Clay n.liulwer treaty
YVES Of evil avguty Tor tho iuturs relations
Of the two countries. lie lost no oppor.u.
nifty oil interfering in Central American
disputes, and there were even stories float
that liz was ready to sci up a protectora,e
over some Of tho laraest Yves. India L.
lsnds. But BY lar the most ominou, synp.
tom Of his tendencies Yss his Intervention
in Ptru, and the ground on which he de
Tended it. He sent General Hurlbut TO in.
tervene In order 10 ssve Peru ircm de.
siruc.ion expressly becsuEe he held it to
be The duty oil the Stats to keep Peruvian
bcsiness out Of Ensla1d's hands II es.
ptCially disliks." he said, 20 zee England
winning gres. commercial triunphs in 8
field that leg!tims,ely belongs 10 the Uni.
ted Ststts" Ohiii's triumph, be thought,
Vas Euglaud'S victory. American inter.
ISIS demanded Intervention 10 save Perm
frn:: TIE absolute domination Of English
Influence. and although he declared tha. be
only nexnt to use ''s.egdy mcral pressure"
his succrssos promptly reversed his policy
Oh tho exprtss gtouau tia; |. involved the
alternative Of War. Tbs being 60, we
shail 10 well to watch with ex.Ieme sol:ci.
tnis the courss OF the campaign. That
Mr.. B!aise's yisys should not have a:ood
in tie wsy Of his uoui:aaI!al il very zig.
ulficant