Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-06-29

controlled the pendulum. When he gave
up the KEY there was q dead stop ike that
the boys sing of "Grandfather's Clock"
Dan Manning undertook to wind it. set
ting the hands for New York time and
swinging the pendulum to Cleveland.
Now it loOss as if the Tammany people
had put the works out of order.
Remember the Old Ticket.
Here and there YOU see disposition to
revive the old ticket Even in New York
there sStill an effort to have it resurrected;
but all talk Of it now is futile. 1t is we'll
known tba, Mr. Tilden never, forgot the
part Mr. Hendricks PLAYED in 1880, and
whatever regrets may have accompa MED
his permanent, final withdrawal from public
and roEticai lite. he had the consolation of
knowing that ne, and be alone, could re-
viye or bury the old ticket in whole or in
part.
Behind the scenes.
TIE Indiana people have had Joe Nc
Donald on several tickets He has been
tossed up, coming down now head, now
tail voorhees, whirled him up, and be
came every time, bead, with SlOcum, Of
New York as tail Then he was tail to
C.evelands head Bayard and Mcdonald
was the next BY aud by Mcdonald and
pCrsheimer.
Arart from the commendable wall o.
Sta'" pride and patriotism which prompted
Tcrhccs To have Mcdonald at one or the
otlc end of the ticket is the fear that Joe
NAV II he doesn't come down head or
tai. At Chicago, take il into his head to re-
turn to the Senate as Dan successor.
The nomination Of CalSins, the other
da7. was so strong a one that 1t was thought
necessary to put Hendricks against him
As the man TO sweep the State from center
10 circumference. They talked to Tom,
plead argued. begged appealed to his pa
triOtSm, told him it would be the grandest
evidence Of party devotion. But Tom
couldn't see it. Don't YOU do 1t, Tom,
said his wife And he didn't.
Too Thin.
Then they turned to Dan, and he turned
to Gray. who, BY the way, is a strong man.
How often patriotism, Ike secondhand
clothing. is put on for the occasion!
suppose voorhees, will put Mcdonald IN
nomination.
Bidding.
A man by the name of Watterson, hear,
is fishing for the honor Of Secondlng Gov-
ernor Clevelauds nomination. WattersOn
knows as much about the tariff as he does
about the inside Of paradise, probable less.
What he needs is an opportunity to cool OIL.
steady Hands.
Last night | went into Wizards HOte.
and bad some talk with a half dozen Demo,
cratic Congressman They told me Con-
greSS would adjourn by the 9TH OF July,
and that most of the brethren would 60
right Oft to Chicago 70 attend the cOnVen-
tion. They gave me to understand that
everything would be done TO prevent
strife over the tariff question, and to steady
the Jealous free trade element aud place
things under the management of the more
conservative men.
The tariff reformers themselves seem now
10 oppose anything ike an extreme tariff
declaration at Chicago in the platform.
Said one: I'VE shall refer the whole thing
the tariff questiOn-to the Committee on
Resolutions, and the result will be q settle
ment satisfactory to sli hands. Why, the
idea of talking free trade when We have to
look TO New York, New Jersey, Connect
cut. and even Louisiana. is sheer nonsense
and suicide.
Moderation.
Said another: What we have to look to
is moderation. Without this we need not
talk of success. The more see and think
the clearer il is to me that the policy which
Mr.. Randall so bravely fought for, was one
of wisdom, and the only one, in my Judg-
ment that can bring success. This is evi-
dent when you study the actors and reso-
lutions of the cOdventions which have
selected delegates to Chicago. Look at
Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey
Lousiana--their cause was exactly IN the
line of Randalls policy.
Doesn't this wisdom come rather lateE
/ said.
Not at all. The whole thing was this
The wisest men prevailed The intentions
OF those who sought an immediate change IN
the tariff were honest and founded upon
the best of motives but We see now that the
result was for the best."
Georgetown College.
was was prevented by passing engage
ment from attending the banquet OF the
Georgetown College Alumni on June 20,
/ missed the speech of nv distinguished
friend Hon. Charles j. Faulkner the PreSi-
dent of the Society of Alumni Ii was
golden speech, such one as don't ike to
miss. full of brilGance and scholarship, aud
replete with the "reminiscences OF q man oil
whom it ma, be said, as Johnson said OF
Goldsmith: "NihH tstigit qVod 70 oT7'a-
rN"
Mr. Randall on West Virginia.
The address before the literary societies
OF the Washington aud Lee University was
delivered by Congressman Randall. OF
Pennsylvania. This Is what he said, IN
closing very eloquent address. You Wiu
Ind compliment TO West Virginia there;
In the course Of nature upon your should
ers will be imposed the burden Of affairs, as
one by one the older generation passes Oh
the stage. This is q government oil the
M people and If affairs are neglected or pow
t's are abused. the people have the correc-
i've IN their own hands II has become
ii '-i&ceirily common for intelligent'
III 'e'.l. lutUertial citizens In some COM
~ iINh'eS 70 abstain from having shlrking
~ J. operative duty il is turning over 70
politicians the choice Of our laws
nd public policy.
~ Is Tor YOU to see, as far as you may.
q. Ue best man shall be selected, and
~ y 'lSht and justice shall rule. belieTe
- people, and when aroused to the
.Ss'y OF action they generally record an
- :. AK AKA Just verdict Education is not
" Os !L,ue all with, Ii is a weapon in the
AZ VI ~ Ieernen 10 crush wrong and IN
Us ~ Is a power TO lift up the poor
dressed to improve our living and
Ou' prosperity. Above all it IS the