The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-24

NEW YORK, Dec, Ex-senator
Thomas H, Carter, of Montana, chair
man of the Republican national COM
mittee, was at the Imperial hotel to-
day. In regard TO the Venezuelan-Brit-
ish Guiana boundary dispute, he said;
AS understood II, and believe the
public does, too, the commission Will
not settle the dispute ut all, although
the language OF the message so indi-
Gates"
General w. s. C. Wiley, who Is on
Governor Morton's stan, said:
II think At q moments notice we
could put 1900 effective soldiers OF the
National Guard In the feld." and add
ed: That Is about the fighting
strength OF our military force in this
state. In cnse OF war with England, /
have no doubt that theretired members
OF the guard would Join again and raise
the effective fighting force to 10000 at
least. They could be placed on a war
footing nj once. They are nearly all
sharp-shooters and OF course they
would become O crack corps Never
before in the history OF our National
Guard has the percentage been so high
In the matter Of sharp-shooting.
"The war against the south found
the northern volunteers most inefficient
In the use OF flre arms and that Is one
reason why the south made such great
headwny at the first.
II do not believe we will have war. II
Is horrible thing to contemplate"
Mr., Roosevelt Talks.
President Roosevelt OF the police
board. said. II cannot too heartily
praise the admirable message OF Pres
ident Cleveland. He and Secretary OIL
ney deserve tho utmost credit. ! am
delighted that the house and senate
rose to the level Of the occasion and
acted in spirit OF broad minded pa
triotlsm.
People talk OF relying upon Eng
lands honor and fair mlndedness as a
sufficient guarantee that she will not
wrong Venezuela. never shared the
popular dislike Of England, but / have
also never shared In those delusiOns
about her, which. though not popular,
nre nj some quarters fashionable. Eng
land never let's consideration OF ab-
str5lct right or morality Interfere with
the chance for her national RgBrand-
lEement or mercantile gain. / would
like to say right here that the talk OF
British fleets ransomlng American cit-
les is too foolish TO me for serious con-
slderation American cities may pos
sibly be bombarded, but no ransom
Will be paid for them.
at is Infinitely better to see the cit-
les laid level than to sec dollar paid TO
my foreign foe to buy their safety.
Moreover, n great many OF our friends,
in speaking OF our naval weakness.
Venezuelan question, not In Venezuela,
nor on the sea coast, but In Canada.
We might suffer check or two at first,
but In time and that a very short time.
Canada would surely be conquered,
and. once wrcstod from England, II
would never be restored"
ALIuIo History.
Hon. Charles W. Foster, OF Ohio, OK
secretary OF the treasury, who Is stop
ping at the Fifth avenue hotel, said:
'Mr. Cleveland's message was quite q
surprise to the country. Hc has been
pandering to British sentiments so
long and his policy seemed 80 un-
American In the dealings OF the admin
istration with other countries that the
sharp way In which he takes UP the
Venezuelan question Is ms refreshing
ns Il Is plenBant to everyone. But
things nrc not going to ond this time
nE they did In 1874, when England
hlufftd uB out OF big piece Of territory
In the northwest. The Democrats then
carried on their banners the words:
'Fifty-four forty or fight They had hs
clear title to the land In question rs
could have been conceived OF, but they
ilnnly yielded TO the bluBtcr OF the
English lion and lost 400 miles OF sen
coast and all the territory TO the cast
for 1000 miles. All they received in
exchange for II wnH enough to make
two counties in Maine. England would
not have had n single port on the Pa
cIilc const had the Democratic leaders
shown ns much backbone as they seem
to have now"
scnalor X. j.. Pettlgrcw. OF south
Dakota, who is stopping at tho Fifth
avenue hotel. said: England has
much to lose by going to war with us.
md believe she would hesitate long
time before she does 30. In the first
place she Imports some $500. 100000 more
thhn she exports. which shows thnt she
is not producing but purchasing
country" The senator then criticized
England M n buil.doSlng nation.
Tho board OF aldermen by vote OF
10 TO II, to-day refused 60 tnblO rcHnlu-
tIon indorslnR the action of President
Cleveland on tho Venezuelan boundary
question.