The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-25

powerful people, Mr., Webster knew, a
those who learned from him have since
known, that England could even less thar
the United States afford 10 90 TO war about
the fisheries. Mr.. Webster knew, as those
who have learned in his school have
since known, that England and the
United States can never 60 10 wal
except on some point that touches the
imperial integrity OF the one or the other
land even an ohense oil that magnitude
we agreed in 1871 to settle by arbitration
and not by gage Of battle. But the country
Ia weary OF hearing in MIR, Webster'a
phrase that Canadian constableS are arrest.
Ing American crews and that Canadian
gun boats are capturing vessels ON the
high soas floating the American flag. And
all this on the assumption OF treaty
power which the United States denies and
upon technical construction put forward
a quarter OF a century after the treaty
went into operation and had received y
peaceful and fair construction. We shall
await the publication OF Mr.. BayaTd's cor
IespondenCe with Great Britain on the
subject OF the seizure OF American fishing
vessels with deep interest-shall walt
with hope II not the expectation that he
will leave his country In better position
at the close OF the negotiation than he has
thus far maintained for her,
RELATIONS WITH Mgxico,
Another International trouble has In
creased our sense Of chagrln aud humilis.
ton, In contrast with our patient endur'
ance OF Canadian outrage towards Amert-
can fisherman, we have made an I'M.
necessary and uniignifed display Of
insolenCe and brayado towards Mexico.
There Ia no adequate cause Tor the demon
onstrRtion. do not stop at this point 10
narFate the precise facts attending the
imprisonment OF Mr., Cutting, / know
that We cannot without loss Of character
for honor and Chiyalry begin our negotla-
tons with threats Of war, maintain
that when the United States agreed
to accept arbitration as the means
ties with England We We came IN.
der bonds to the public opinion Of the
world TO offer arbitration to any weaker
power as the means Of settling difficulties
In all cases where we cannot adjust them
by direct negotiation, II We are not
willing to accept that conclusion We place
ourselves In the dlsreputable attitude Of
accepting arbitration with strong power
and resorting to force with weak power.
l am sure no American citizen OF self
respect desires to see his country subject
ed TO that degradation. For the United
States to attack Mexico without giving
her an opportunity to be heard before an
impartial tribunal Of arbitration would be
for great nation OF unlimited power 10
put herself 10 open shame before the
world.
There could not, fellow citizsns, in my
judgment, be more deplOrahle eVeSt
than q war between the United States and
any other Republic Of America. The
United States must be regarded as the
elder sister In that family OF common.
wealths. Even In the day OF our weakness, /
we gave aid and comfort 10 them In their
struggle for independence, and let US not
fail now TO cultivate friendly and intimate
relations with them. Retaining from war
ourselves we shall gain the influence that
will enable US to prevent war among them
so that peace shall be assured aud per.
petual on this continent. II | recall any
part oil my own participation In public
affairs with special satisfaction 1t Is that
endeavored and almost succeeded in hay.
ing the American Republics assemble In a
Peace Congress In order that war between
nations on this continent should be made
impossible. War in any direction would
prove a great calamity to the United States
but war forced on Mexico would be a
crime, marked in an especial degree by
cruelty.
THIRD PARTY PRoHlBITIoNIsTs.
The pending contest is marked by the
presence Of third party, organized as its
leaders say, to enforce the prohibition OF
the liquor traffic in Maine. There are
some singular features per aiming to this
movement. The Republican party In
Maine from the day OF its organization
has been pledged to prohibiti0n-enaCt'
ing the principal Statute now in force In
1873, and since amending 1t from year 10
year as the leading temperance men re.
quested. The changes to make it more
effective have averaged nearly one for
every year since the original law was
passed.
The third party in their convention
cheerfully testify that prohibition has
been so well enforced by the Republi.
cans, that in their judgment Maine is a
quarter Of century ahead OF the license
States in all that pertains to the temper.
ance reform. The Republicans have this
year with special emphasis In their State
Convention reaihrmed their faith in pro.
hibition and nominated for Governor o
pronounced supporter Of the law. But
all this does not suit the Third Party Pro.
hibitionists. They desire party OF their
own Just small enough TO have no effect
at all, or, II possible, just large enough to
throw the State into the hands OF the
Democratic party, which has been as
constant In It's hostility to prohibition as
the Republican party OF Maine has been
constant in its fidelity to prohibition.
THEIR PLATFORM.
The position and platform OF the Third
Party might in fact be thus abbreviated:
Whereas, the Republican party Of Maine
enacted a prohibitory law thirty years
ago and has since amended II as majority
Of the friends OF temperance demanded,
and has in consequence advanced Maine
In all matters oil temperance quarter OF q
century ahead OF the license States there.
fore, be II resolved, that we, members OF q
Third party Of Prohibitionsts, will 80
vote as TO defeat the Republican party and
turn the government Of Maine over 10 the
Democrats, who have through oil these
years opposed prohibition by every In.
strumentality In their power.
Democrats, Of course, with scarcely an
attempt OF conCealment, regard the Third
party as their special ally, aud the COAL.
lion Is 80 evident that l am sure no man
can be deceived in regard To the result ex.
cept him who desires 10 be deceived,
Every voter knows that he must choose
between the Republican and Democratic
parties-and every voter knows that III
oining the Third party he indirectly but
efIeCtually throws his political and moral
influence In favor Of the Democracy.
The supporters Of the Third party adopt
as their shibboleth that "the Republican
party must be killed" and they have SO.
cured the cooperation Of the Democrat,
Of the Free Trader, Of the saloon proprie.
tor, Of all men who wish To keep Six mil.
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