The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-18
A Fako Statesman.


A Fako Statesman.
In his speeches David Bunco Hill dc.
nounces everything Republican. In &c.
cordanco with his proud boast that he
is partisan Democrat, no feels called
upon to denounco In vigorous English
everything that isn't Democratic. This,
tho poor follow ia led to believe by tho
applause OF tho southern fire.caters, is
craftsmanship. To donounco some.
thing is tho Democratic definition OF
craftsmanship, and tho moro vehement
tho donouncor tho moro Of statesman
he Is, Therefore, David Bunco Hill is
great statesman!
For instance there is David Ounce
Hills dcnunciation OF tho Mckinley
bill. To bc sure tho senator doesn't
propose anything to take its place.
That isn't necessary according to his
standard OF craftsmanship. Ho denotnces
tho law and that is enough. 1t Is easy
for even an unpretentious man to dc.
nouncc, but tho test OF craftsmanship
Is the ability to reconstruct II tho
Mckinley bill is a wicked thing, what
is to take its place. David Bunco Hill
doesn't know--nt least, he doesn't say.
1t Is either ignorance or cowardice in
David Bunco Hill. 1t certainly isn't
craftsmanship.
II David Bunco Hill expects to run
for President on tho simple platform,
~ am Democrat" no Is our "meat."
The people will want to know why he
is Democrat Thoy won't be satisfied
with the nero assertion blazing from
the midst Of a display OF verbal pyro-
technics. They will to know just
where he stands on tho great vital is.
sues that divide the parties, and will
not be satisfied with2a mere ,denuncia.
ton OF Republican principles. They
will size David Bunco Hill up for what
ho is worth as astatesman. Some par
tisan Democrats MAJ be satisfied with
his Boulanger style OF campaigning, but
tho thinking mon Of all parties will not
be.
An Available Man for Vice President.
The Republican party might go great
ways and not find q moro available man
for vice president than Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid, OF New York. II General Harri-
son is rcnominated, and there is little
doubt thathe will be, tho wisest course
in selecting the. second. man on the
ticket will be the choice of the strong
est. Among the strongest named Mr..
Reid holds q place in the front rank.
He would giTs strength TO the ticket in
New York and bala zee it well through
out the country. Such tickle; would
be double-ender, as it were, with
brains, clean record and patriotism as
the motive. powers to make it 90.
Speaking of;Mr. Reid in this connec-
ton, the american Register, OF Paris, has
the following comment which We coIn-
mend to the perusal OF our readers:
Mr.. Wh!telaw Reid, tho American minlste. in
Paris. hns been mentioned as the probable nom
inee for the vice presidency on the Republican,
ticket. II Mr.. REID Is willing toaccept the nom.
nation, he Is unlikely 70 haye any competitor.
During his sojourn In PAtis. as American minis
| ter, he has shown himself possessed OF admins
trntive abilities OF the highest order and al
though such abilities nre hardly required In the
role OF Vice President Of tho United States undo.
normal conditions 1t is always well 10 have q
first class statesman In reserve in case OF uniore
seen emergencies. Very few ministers 10 France
hapsv enturcjtQ say, os mreh--towards strength
en!ng the amicAbl6 relations, which have always
| existed between France and the United States.
II was due to, his admirable state paper, pub.
| lished some time ago, that European nations
were at length made to see the absurdity OF their
| prohibitivo policy rs regards American hog
| products, and the commercial interests OF Amer.
| leans generally never had warme, nor more
able defender, than Mr.. WhitelGw Reid. whose
| candidacy for the vice presidency. provided to
| does not object 10 II, cannot fail 10 command
tho enthusiastic support OF the entire Republic,
can party.
The american Register does not over
rate Mr.. Reids services to the country,
nor does it ovorestimate his strength
with tho people,ofthis country. There
are dozens Of good men who will add
strength to the Republican ticket, and
Mr.. Reid is one OF them.
ENQUIRER" is informed that it is true
that Mr.. John O. Pendleton ran for
Congress on free silver platform,
though it is not believed that the silver
plank contributed to his election. Sill
yer was not then SO much OF an issue as
it is now and will DO in the near future.
1t is also believed that a majority OF the
West Virginia Democrats arc not for
free coinage, though they may DO whip
ped in line just as they were for FREQ
trade after protesting for years that
they were just as good protectionists as
any Republican that ever lived. Tho
ISTELIlGENcER is unable to inform EN-
quirer" where the Wheeling Register
stands on the silver question, as it is
not OF record that that paper has ever
expressed any, clear views on tho SUBJ
ject.