Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-04

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It's editorial space to an unselish at
tempt to pull It's party and itself out OF
the hole by bowling and mounting at
the REGISTER, as If this journal had
anything to do with it. We say "l1ISel-
fish attempt TO pull its party and
itself out OF the hole" because.
really, the ticket which it attempts TO
praise. but only succeeded ia apologiz-
ing for disgusts the lRtclligeRcer prob
ably more than any one else in Ohio
county, for the IntelIigCRcGr and its
faction were the defeated crowd. Our
neighbOr feels this disgust raging at its
vitals even while il endeavOrs TO pen
something laudatOry OF the work Of It's
party enemies, and to answer the
charges Of X nOwnOthingism, A. P. A
ism and general cussedness against the
convention; hence the result is an hys-
tsrical, inarticulate howl Of rage, hor-
rible, gasping shrek, as Of a drowning
man clutching at imaginary straws.
Invective is not argument and
our much distressed neighbOr succeeds
only In bringing the prickly heat
out upon itself, with out improving
the situation. by adopting it. Our
neighbor should keep quiet as possible
and not show It's impotent rage. 1t but
exhibits in stronger light the nakedness
Of its party ticket and how utterly de-
fenseless IL is, as the htCligcpccr
knows. We Sympathize with our neigh
Dor over its defeat Ia the convention.
The slate 10 presented was infinitely
preferable TO the slate that went
through. II meant well and did its
best, but the Knownothings and the 20
litical bushwhackers were too much
for it, that was all. They ruled the
roost and the IntelljgGRccr crowd got
left. But instead OF letting it go at
that and lying low in the shade, our
frantic neighbor quotes portion OF
REGISTER editorial, which it does not
attempt to answer, but rather 70 back up
by shouting wildly what was the anti
foreigner resolution?'" and then, 10
and behold you, quoting the resolution
itself. An example Of more perfect ash
ninity can not be found, If, indeed, it
was not designedly done; if the deep,
dark Intelligclcer under cover OF friend
ship was not thus really getting back"
at its enemies and laughing at them in
in its sleeve.
II is worse than no excuse at all to a.
tempt to make it appear that the reso-
luton was not dictated by the Know
nothing spirit, but aimed simply at
migratory Huns and Italians" 1t
was nothing Of the sort; the resolution
says:
We favor such legislation as shall impose
for a term OF years upon every immigrant
a head tax of not less than $500; also for
term Of years prohibition OF all labor I'M
migration.
tory Huns and Italians the pauper
contract laborsrs brought here by high
~ protected Republican employers to
beat down American wages. No, no!
All parties, all decent citizens want
them kept out and the law provides
they shall be. 1t is not these alone but
all foreigners, good aud bad, which this
Republican Knownothing resolution
aims to keep out OF the country. There
is no loop hole by which the most
worthy immigrant can enter. II the $500
tax shall not be sufficient the absolute
prohibition OF all labor immigration"
certainly must be.
This is fine doctrine for West Vir-
gaia editor TO preach, particularly one
who is supposed TO be interested in
Southern development. We all re-
member the West Virginia Immigra-
ton and Development So
ciety and that its president was Mr.
CHARLES BURDETTE HIATT, the editor
Of the Wheeling TutclligHccr If that
concern had not fzzled out under his
management fue straddle be would
present to-day between his duty TO his
State aud his love for Knownothingism
through his advocacy of this resolution.
To-day the South is begging for labor
to come and develop its boundless and
untouched riches, which labor can aud
will come in sufficient quantity from
but one source, the source from which
all our iorefathers came. This
source the Knownothings, formerly, and
now the Republicans, would
shut up tight and clap on the bars this
sign, which we quote in all its narrow
mindedness from the HteIligcncer:
This country belongs to those of us who
are here.
The boundless undeyeloped regions
Of the Northwest and West might re-
7 main so, while the enormous, the un-
told virgin riches Of the great South
might lie forever unseen, hidden in
Natures bosom as completely as in the
/ days Of the red man.
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