Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-24


moment during his alleged discussion
Of the tariff, an Irlshman in the audi
ence put this question to him;
whats the matter with raw ma
terlsl?"
And this is the response, verbatim at
literatin, which Gen. SHERIDAN made
to his Questioner, whose nationality he
mistoUk:
'PI give you all the raw material
you want. You're about the rawest
material I've struck yet. You're
Dutchman, amt you? Well, Dutchy,
if you amt stuck on this country, the
country amt stuck on you, and you can
go back You didn't wait to be i'm
ported; you came here yourself. You're
welcome, Dutehy, but you'll have to
become Americanized."
Thls is a sample Of Gen. SHERDAN's
replies last night to questions from his
auditors. The questions were entirely
pertinent to the subject and infinitely
more civil than his responses, which
were such as be would not feel safe in
making to any man from any other
place than public platform, and that
quoted above is direct and intended
insult TO one Of the best classes Of for
eign-born citizens we have.
No wonder Gen. SHEBIDAN's audience
became disgusted with him
OH, WHAT a SORRY, SORRY BLUFF!
As was told at length in these col
umns yesterday, Chairman WM. NJ. o.
DAWSON, Of the West Virginia Repub-
lican State Executive Committee called
at the REGISTER Office night or two
ago and handed in an lad" which he
wished inserted and the bill sent to the
Committee, said ''ad" consisting Of
quotations from the Democratic nation
al platform, put together in the manner
of the political "fim-fam" artist.
Then, presumably In high glee, Mr.
DAWSON hustled around to the Intelh-
gencer office and reported the result of
this more or less artistic bluff to Col.
BIRDIE HART. But Chairman DAWSON
and Col. BIRDIE forgot that the REG
IsrER publishes such matter free.
In overlooking this point the pretty
little Colonel yesterday made the Intel
ltgencer the grand joke Of the campaign
by sprinkAng the following loaded par
agraph in a dozen places on every page
Of the newspaper, which, it is alleged,
he edits:
Delegate James 2. fancy, general mana
ger Of the REGISTER, voted for the free trade
plank adopted 0y the Democratic national
convention. His newspaper does not pub
lish that PLANK Is the REGISTER ashamed
Of it or afraid Of it,
The sad mistake which Col. BIRDIE
and Chairman DAWSON made was in re-
lying on their own intelligence in the
execution of this little political trick.
We don't blame DAWSON so much as
BIRDIE, who after his years of sad
experience ought to know that it
takes a really able and highly
skilled buffer to bluff the REGISTER.
Yesterday the REGISTER published most
gladly not only the tariff plank. which
the sweet and esteemed, but young, ten
der aud dOwny BIRDIE with his wonted
political Sagacity asked if the REGISTER
were ASHAMED" or ''afraid" to publish,
but the whole Democratic national plat
form along with it, in as prominenta
place as possible, and we published il be-
cause We are proud of it and would like
OF keep it standing in "double-leaded
caps" so every voter mighG learn it by
heart. The essential portion the REG
IsTER has kept standing in display type
ever sinceits adoption by the Democrat
ic national convention. 1t reads:
owe DENOUNCE REPUBLICAN
PROTECTION AS A FRAUD-AS A
ROBBERY OF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF
A FEW"
The grand and magnificent Hart
Dawson scheme was to trap the Reels
TER into accepting money for the pub
LEGATION Of it's own party platform.
The REGISTER is not that sort of
newspaper. 1t does not, like the Intel
Hgencer, advocate its party's principles
for pay and there is no campaign fund
fried out Of protected millionalres and
ofice-holders in the possession of the
Democratic party wherewith to foot
the bill II the REGISTER would accept
pay. The REGIsTEB is not, as its neigh
Dor on Fourteenth street 70, in politics
"for revenue only"
The next time the HART-DAwsoN
combination attempts to work bluff
of this sort it should wait and see first
whether it works.
We are not surprised at the esteemed
Col. BIRDIE throwing such terrible
boomerang but we gave the Hon. VIII
LIAM NJ. o. DAWSON, Of Kingwood,
credit for more political sense.
1T CAN'T BE DISGUISED.
The esteemed Intelltgellcer says there is
no difference between the force provided
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