The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-06
PUBLIO sRNTlMENT.

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The successor Of W, H. BaInum as
Chairman Of the Democratic National
Committee must be a Democrat on the
st. Louis platforms OF 1875 and lSsS.-S'
Louil Republic,
The Centennial President is a worthy
successor Of Washington, In the eleva'
ton OF his character, In the reverence
he feels for religion, and In the tone Of
his public utterances on great National
occasions,-New York Maj and EIprt'''
The people Of this Countrywide peo-
pie who have any common sense, intel
ligence, or patFiotism-are already re-
united, and no speeches are necessary,
The speeches that were necessary were
made long ago, and there Is no need OF
repeating them,-Atlantd CoDlliIutlOH,
In the revolutions OF time, as our Ma.
ton expands into hundreds Of millions,
and as we clvilize o continent once q
wilderness, the centennial ode OF John
G, Whittier in 1880 will DO regarded
among the monumental OF literature that
will never pelish.-AiIsaUkee Evening
Wisconsin,
1t Is not absolutely essential that the
President Of the United States should
be an orator, but nevertheless there is
solid satisfaction in the fact that by uni
yersal consent General Harrison, coming
alter half dozen famous takers, made
the best speech OF the centennial BAN
quet,-NeIO York Tribune,
There are about 10000 third party
men in New Jersey, and II looks very
much as II the action OF the Democrats
OF that State in behalf Of the liquor In
terest, would drive the greater portion
Of them back to the Republican party
and once more give to New Jersey .
healthful government,-HatfOrd Post.
The friends Of Judge Gresham still
have strong hopes that he will be called
upon 10 flG the vacancy on the United
States Supreme Bench. None more
worthy and none more able could be
chosen. Although that Is scarcely q
recommendation, 1t may be said that th(
appointment OF Judge Gresham would
alsn be good politiCs.-Peoria Trans
cipt
| Politically Mr.. Barnum fought to win
and II he was sometimes unsCrupulou'
In his conduct OF Democratic campaigns
| II. was because he believed success
duty and proposed TO be successful. l
money would help win an election tol
his party in Connecticut or in the coun
try he had no hesitation In using II, anC
as a campaign manager the Democrat
have had neither his superior nor hi
eQual,-SpriuGfeld (Mass,) Union.
One Of the best appointments thus ia
made in the administration Of PresIden
Harrison Is that Of the Rev. DR., Dorch
ester, Of Boston, TO the superintendencN
OF Indian schools. He has many quail
fications for the position, and is vel
knownhere and In Massachusetts, as Ont
Of the bestintormed statistiCians II
America, He has a genius for method
he possesses tact and discretion, ant
will give the personal attention whicl
the work, to be successfully wrought
demands. The position has been yacan
for some time, and Mr., Dorchester vii
not find the beginning Of his work 8
smoothly laid out toward a success b,
the friends OF the previous adminlstra
ton as he might wish, but he will b
equal to the emergenCies.-AlCany Jou'
nal.
Far more effective than prohibition
which has Just been voted down by tn
citizens Of AIassachusetts, will be tn
new license law which went into eiIeC
in that State yesterday. The result o
the new law Is to wipe out Of oxistenC
at once nearly 1900 Of the saloons o
Boston, and these mostly Of the lowe
class. The law does not say to the ciLi
zen, as prohibition proposes, "You shal
not drink" and thus create q spirit o
rebellion which, as in Rhode Island To
day subjects the statute and It's supposed
executors to ridicule and contempt. l
simply says, "If you will drink you linus
do II In reputable place" and agains
this reasonable condition there can b,
no protest. The now license law will
enforce itself, and will aid the cause Q
temperance materially. Prohibition
would have been principally honored ii
the breach, and have taken large sun
from the State treasury for the privileg
Of being ignored.-M Y. Times.