Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-27
HOW THEY CHANGE THEIR NOTE.

HOW THEY CHANGE THEIR NOTE.
The IateLigeneeT tore its hair all through
. column editorial, over three lines of
''head" which the REGISTER plsced over
the Presidents fisheries message. All the
heads in the htelligeaeer Office can't con-
trovert that "hsad," however.
That portion of it which the Intelligence
is in q fearful state of excitement about, IL
a follows: "WAR?-Is THAT WHAT
THE SENATE Is AFTER?-Dirty Partisan
Work" There is a good deal more in 1t,
bat the latelligeneer hadn't room to quote
the rect. Our neighbor upon that declares
that the REGISTER is trying to get up 8
"war scare" How about this headline,
then, over the same subject, from the Gin
einnati Commercial, Gazette; "A PRELIM-
MARY TO WAR"
Here is a fat declaration from the leading
Republican paper OF the great Republican
State Of Ohio, that the Republican Senate,
by its partisan work, has forced the Presi-
pent into, position which is ga Prelimi-
nary to war" OF course we deny that
he Senate msjority, or any other body OF
politicians, can force the President to do
anything detrimental to the interests Of
the country. But how does it strike the
Latelligeneer, which criticises the REGISTER
Tor asking if war is "whst the Senate il
afterP'' The Commercial Gazette says the
senate has forced the President to take
steps that are "a Preliminary to War. "
The REGISTER simply asked ''if the Sen
ate were after war;" yet the intelligent
EtelhgeReer flies into cstnip fit over il
aud charges it mp to partissnsbip.
What consistency there is among Repub'
lican editors on this matter They had
better have followed the Republican Sen,
Ate's example on the receipt of the Presi,
dent message and adjourned to caucus on
she matter, so they could have all been Of
one mind in dsmning the President aud
not have contrsdicted each other so extern
siyely.
The IateHiyencsr could swallow all thost
wsrlike speeches spoutei in the Senatt
over the fisheries treaty and applaud them
too, aud yet if England had thought then
anything but party buncombe they would
have led to war months ago. But the In
IeRigeneer thought these diatribes were oil
right aud "msde faces" az the President
because he did not declare war at once,
But o change has come over the spirit Of
the IateliigeReer's dreams-a remarkable
change-sinee that bold, patriotic message
from the President, which, by the way,
the Iateligeaeer did not publish the text
of, or give its readers a fair idea of itt
import.
The LteHigeneer is swfully afraid Of get
ting into scrimmage with England. II
IS awfully afraid of giving England some
pffsuss. 1t wouldn't, for the world, hav2
1ad President CLEVELAND speak up il
the way he did and resolve to retaliats
upon Canada for her treatment of Ameri
cans, although the Senate left him moth
ing else to do, since it rejected
an amicable treaty without offering t.
amend it. The HRteIligeHeer, in fact, i;
afraid OF getting into tight with EGG
land, lat least, so it would SEEM with {
fearless man like GROVER CLEVELAND a
the helm, who means Just what he says
and will stand no nonsense. Ii was al
right with BLAINE's jingoism. Nobody
minded BLAINE, least OF all, England
who simply laughed at his bluster and has
kept right on abusing American citizens
a. she pleased. With CLEVELAND, how
ever, the tables are turned, and We viii
wager ten to one that we shall have N
more abuse of Americans in Causdiar
waters, without having full satisfaction.
OF course, We desire peace, and nave in
sisted upon peace; the President desires
peace, and says SO even in his last message
bat the Senate has rejected all pedeefa,
means of settling our difficulties with
Canada-rejected it entirely, and without
question, by farming down the fsherie
trsaty without offering even suggestion
for its improvement. Hence the conse
quences must be upon the heads Of th'
partisans of the Senate, and, if we become
emhroiied with Eoglsnd, which Republi
can editors, like the IHteitigeneer's, seem t
be so HORRIBLY afraid OF, despite their bus
ter while the treaty was under alleged con
sideration in the Senate, we hope they
won't all take to the woods and leave tn,
Democrats to fight il out with John Bull
4 a Young Democrats Reasons Why Hon