The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-20

Yesterday additional expressions OF
opinion by representative citizens were
secured by IR~telllgrneer reporters in
refetencc 10 President cleyeland's rs-
cent message, The Monroe doctrine and
the Venezuelan situation. The unsuI-
nifty with which all the people endorse
the firm stand taken by the President
and secretary OF state and express u
willingness TO accept the consequences
Is really remarkable. Out OF several
hundred people talked TO on the subject
there were less than half a dozen found
who did not Enthusiastically commend
the President's course as American,
manly and right, Additional express
slons of opinion are given below:
George HOOk-The Presidents meH-
sage IL all right as enunciating the
Monroe doctrine. There win be no war
and we want none, We have suffered
too much already on account OF artl-
fclRl stimulus TO business, TIL Amert-
can commission will go down there
and have a picnic and the British COM
mission viii have another, and then
they win agree on q line and every
thing will be lovely.
II. c. Mofat--rhe message Is all right
and we must all stand up to H.
Chief OF Police Bcnnett-When Great
Britain declares va we'll declare q
quarantine and they can't get In.
City Solicitor 5, @. Boyce--Thnt mes
sage Is one OF the very few things ems
anRting from Grover Cleveland that
heartily agree with, I consider Il as
clear and able an enunciation OF h
Monroe doctrine as 7 ever read.
G.. r. GoetZe-A good thing; push II
along. II 10 bu%lly-John Bully.
Harry A. Adnirs--lt seems Ia suit
everybody in America; suits me AZ well
as Il does anybody else.
A. j.. Standardization Cleveland
gives Il to EN- straight. II there We're
a war Wheeling stogies would boom.
War would be a good thing for the
country generally.
DIR, j. q. WAlden-I believe the mes
sage shows the President to be a thor
ouFh A~merican-in standing up to what
he believes Il right.
II. F. BehTena-Therc will he no war:
II Is all talk, England Is too smart to
resort 10 arms.
II. NJ. DArrah-l endorse the message.
but there will be no war.
Squire w. W. Rogsrs-It Is a piece OF
buncO business and the stake Is n third
term So fur as the policy is concerned.
/ agree with It.
John Short--I believe the President
Is right and give him credit for good
motives. A little war, by the way,
would do the country good.
Fire Chief healy-I think II IL all
right. II expresses my views exactly.
n. c. Hamilton-lt Is the best thing
Cleveland ever dld-one OF the few
good things heiever did.
Sheriff A. a. FTanZhelm-t thought
at first the President was n little slow,
but subsequent developments showed
that he was right. II was too grave a
matter 10 be hasty about, Nations,
like individuals. who refuse to submit
TO arbitration. have no case.
w. p. RObinson-I think the PreHi-
dent struck the popular chord. The
United States is mol reaching out tor
territory In the old world, and ought to
have her say as TO this hemisphere.
SQUIRE Fitzpatrick-I cleaned my
Winchester this morning and am going
Dennis o,Keefe-It was a splendid
occasion to e%nunciate and emphasize
the Monroe doctrine. and the Presi-
dents message and Olney's letter put
Il Just right at the right time. We
Americans are always there When an
emergency arouses US. II the Nene-
Zuelans win keep their heads, now,
everything will be all right IN the end.
This country II a wonder; Its tounda-
lions were laid by Providence, No such
conditions ever existed elsewhere. The
European nations cannot understand
us Cleveland was probably influenced
by the Hawaiian and the other recent
AFFAIRS, but the message and Olney's
letter are both worthy OF the best
American statesmRnShip.
Charles Hennig-It Is the oply thing
Cleveland cver did that made me feel
like saying more power to him." 1t
iB Ril right.
Peter Cnssell-1 approve OF the tone
OF the message; II Is thoroughly Ameri.
can and characteristic OF the spirit Of
the American people, who endorse It.
Vlrginlus Berry, endorse It, and
take my hat OF to Congress for approx
ing II.
John Myles-It strikes me right and
/ will be one Of the nrst TO raise an
Irish brigade TO push II along.
Levi Cssseli-I am In accord with
public sentiment, that the message ex-
presses the proper spirit Of our Ameri-
can Institutions, to maintain our our
try's dignity.