Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-09

not be liable to arrest so long as he re-
manned on the ship without landing at
the wharf. This would be manifest
absurdity; and if it were the rule for
eign ship might be converted into an
ASYLUM for criminals. According TO
Mr.. BROOKs's construction, a man who
had committed murder in the United
States would be safe from arrest il he
could get on board foreign ship lying
in a United States port. Or Briton
might blow up Westminster Abbey, es-
cape to this country, return on one OF
our merchant ships, and snap his ting
ers at the police when his vessel was
moored at Liverpool.
The Barrundia case is likely to come
up again and the point is an interesting
one.
A CONTEMPORARIES GOOD ADVICE.
The REGISTER is glad to note the
sound advice given to its readers by the
Logan county Banner in an editorial
which is reproduced below. 1t is we'll
and truly said. What reasonable man
would ask or expect more than is guar
anteed to him by the good old party OF
his fathers? It's creed faithfully ex-
ecuted is the very essence OF all that
the oppressed are fighting for. 1t is
practical and sensible; within the limits
of reason and justice. thereby insuring
strength, frmneSS and perpetulty.
These characteristics are proved by the
fiery ordeals through which it has pass
ed. and its undiminiShed strength to-
day. To the farmer, the wage worker, the
professional man and the clerk; to
everyone who is not included in the
favored and protected classes, we say
there is no political creed that is as
sound, liberal and just to all people as
that OF Democracy. The REGISTERS
advice is to adhere to it and expound its
simple principles to your discontinued
neighbor who is seeking relief from his
burdens and wants information.
But to the Banners articles:
While we fully agree with the Farmers
Alliance in their fight for tariff reform
and the free coinage of silver, and While
we are anxious TO see legislation, both
l o. Nh. n..t1 u in n
terests of the farmers, yet we are glad that
so far there is no organization OF the Alli-
ance in this county, and we hope that no
Logan county Democrat will ever go into
the organization. Since the formation Of
our government the American people have
been divided into two great political part
les. One in favor of the individual rights
of the people without class distinction,
Jealous of the reserved rights CT the sew
eral States, and according to the general
government supremacy over all IN the
powers delegated to il by the constitution.
The other has as ardeptly believed IN
centralized government, disregarded the
rights of the States and has made indl-
vidual liberty subservient to select and
favored class. The first of these, the Demo
cratic party, has existed without change in
principle from the establishment Of the
government, and its principles are broad
enough to afford room for nationality,
every class and condition, every trade and
profession. 1t treats the capitalist and the
laborer in the same manner. The farmer,
the merchant, the miner, the operator, the
manufacturer, and the lawyer are offered
the same protection. The other
party, which has been known at
various times as the Federal, the Wing,
the Knownothing and the Republican have
always legislated for favored classes, and
is responsible for the legislation of which
the overtaxed farmer now complains.
With the farmers we favor tariff reform
and the free coinage Of silver, but why go
out of the Democratic party to secure
them! They are but incidents to the prin-
ciple of personal liberty, for which the
Democratic party has always fought, and
if we are but true to ourselves in 1892, class
legislation will be as completely overthrown
as it was in 1900. This is no time for side
issues or the forming of new parties.
ENGLAND'S DISGRACE.
The Prince of WALES, our cable dis