Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-27

against war with other nations. To fit ont
fleets and all the equipments of wa sufi-
cient to conquer this country would bank
rupt n nation. Ii was this very fact
more than any other which contributed to
our success in our wars with England.
Suppose that Eugland had been separa-
ted from our country by q strip of land or
a river which might be spanned by a pom
toon bridge, would the contest have been
so easy? Moreover, rot only are we thus
isolated from other countries, but our
country is so vast, with such
VARIETY OF SOIL AND CLIMATE
that we are prepared to meet every posi-
BILE contingency that can arise in the Ne
tons history. In a word there is moth
ing we need of soil, Climate, minerals,
fabrics, fruits, grains bnt that we are able
TO provide within ourselves.
The second token q Gods special regard
for the country is 10 be found in the char
acter of the man whom He raised up to be
the leader and the father of The nation.
lone whom Providence left chi!dless that
the whole nation might call him Father"
and one of whom Lord Brougham said,
Until time shall be no more q test Of the
progress which our race has made in wis
dom and virtue will be derived from the
yeneratlon paid to the immortal name OF
Washington"
l have never seen q biography Of q man
written by q friend in which he did not at
tempt TO find for him IN honorable ances-
try. And for you and for me there is no
inspiration like that.
The Duke OF Richmond died of hydro
phobia from the bite of a mad fox. There
were lucid moments in the sutferings OF
the pool man, 10 which he would upbraid
himself, crying: Richmond a coward
Richmond a coward! Charles, Charles, re-
member you are q L.enoX."
Thus the thought of n noble ancestry
quoted him until the end. Who then
can measure the Influence which that state
ly incarnation of integrity, virtue and
selC-control has exerted upon the nation
which claims him as Father.
The privilege of working out the
problem Of self government, l mention IS
another token, &c a privilege
No OTHER NATION EVER HAD.
They say that if the cattle out on the
Western ranches are left 10 themselves in
the autumn they will browse about and
get their own living through the winter,
but if the owner begins to feed them in the
fall they must keep it up all winter, for
the cattle will die in their tracks rather
than shift for themselves. The cattle
haven't a monopoly Of that popularity.
Establish free soup houses in this city and
in q month there will be five thousand
parasites lying around waiting for soup.
Bot when men are forced back upon their
own responsibility, as in u form OF gov
erument, until they taste their own man
hood they scorn the charity asked by the
tramp. Here every citizen is a partner; o
member Of the firm and compelled to look
after his own interests.
And finally, here as in no other land
under the sun, are opportunities for self
development in every direction.
Does the young man want an education
all he needs is brains, health and a dispo-
sition TO study. Years ago a youDg man
came to Asbury University. He was bare
footed and the son OF u widow. President
Simpson asked him if he had any means
of support. "Ycs, sir; these" stretching
forth his hands, hardened by toll. The
country has stree known him as Senator
and Secretary Harland, and that young
mans success in getting an education, has
been duplicated in hundreds Of instances
since. And here, too. alike to all, is the
open path to Wedih. The rich men of to-
day were the poor boys Of the last geneI-
alton. A business man of New York said
l. l.l-od Nan NnrG r;ty hanouso Tharo WOO
no limit there to business, but the same is
true of all parts Of our country.
Do You crave political honors and dis
tirc,iorsP They are
AS FREE AS TIE DIRT.
Suppose you are born in a cabin in poverty
and obscurity, and grow mp with a maui
and wedge in your hand. What Of that!
You have only to remember that Abraham
Lincoln was there once. Are you a tailor,
cramped up on your bench, aud with your
needle doing but 3 woman's work? Well,
Andrew Johnson was there once. And
suppose you try farming and fail; then
try hauling wood to the city and fail; and
then you get your father to take you into
the tanners business, where You are so
reticent and obscure that your neigbbors
scarcely know you. What of all Of that,
when General Grant was there before you?
Perhaps you are q poor boy, with your
pants rolled to your knees, following o
canal boat for your bread. No difference,
Jas. A. Garfield was there once, and Ches-
ter A. Arthur was q poor preachers son,
and Grover Cleveland came up from SINH
lar obscurity, and here again is the free
dom of the ballot.
Great Britain has five hundred legisla-
tors selected, not for any fitness, not by
the voice o the people. But in this land
every citizen, however humble and lowly,
can declare with q voice as memorable as
fate, who shall rule over him.
This subject is inexhaustible. / will
mention but one thing mere, viz: The in
dependence of the laboring man. The
conviction is growing that arbitration is
the panacea for much of the labor troubles.
1t offers at least q refuge for the oppressed
laborirg man and the oppressed capitalist
as well, for, rest assured, oppression is not
all on one side. There is Q worse s'satanis''
than "trusts," ''monopolies" and ''syndi-
for the laboring men Of this conn
try; il is that Unsuitable, all-soul-devour-
ing, woodworking saloon monopoly. ]
am not mad, most noble Festus. do be
lieve, and so do you, that this eternally
execrated rum power hes gulped down its
fiery throat more men and women and
children than were swallowed by the flood
in Noah's time. That it is chargeable
with more poverty, ignorance, misery, in
and crime tbsn ell other causes
combined, and that it psrpetually reneSs
ia youth ont of the Drawn, brain and
blood Of the laboring man.
Second-In concequsnce of the Divine
regard there are
SOME SPECIAL DUTIES
which We W. as citizens. Guard the Bible.