The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-31
HONORING THE DEAD.
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thundor which seemed TO slnko them
10 their bases. and that was nwiully
grand. Standing thOTo ! havc soon
flush nitCr flash Vi lightning shoot
athwarl both valley and Nkv. aud that
TOO was awiully grand. | have heard
tho escaping OF tho steam from tho
lnhsaiyo towboats ~ they carried away
tho products OF our mines, factories and
iorgcs; that, too, was grand. have
heard tho shrlll whistle OF tho lOcomu.
ilyos as thoy daslied along valley and
hillside carrying bohlud thcm, passon.
ccrs thirty.ilvn miles an hour across our
continent; md that, too. was grand.
lint my friends, nll OF these wore not
comparable In grandeur with those wall.
ings OF tho human heart that create in
ono's bosom desire 10 rollovn ano,hcr's
sorrows aud bind up auother's wounds.
Tho lower animals have feeling. but
thoy have no fellow feeling. ! have
myself seen tho OK eating hny In his
stall while his yokc.mato lay dying at
his side. II Ia said that the wounded
door sheds tears. This may be true, but
It Is left for man alone, by sympathy, to
divide auothor's sorrows and double m
other'aioys.
A TRIBUTE TO WOMAN.
Tho speaker nuxt paid beautiful
and graceful tribute to tho noble
woinNnhood OF tho republic, which was
heartily md vociicrously cheercd by
Tho great audience.
One thought more in conclusion,
which may DO termed political. but not
partisan. The greatest mood OF tho
hour Is mora genuine Americanism.
We need to-day moro Of tho spirit of
1851 to 1906. not a spirit OF sectional.
ism, rs tho war period WAS unjustly
formed, bu, 4 jealous love for America
and American institutions. The need
oil tho hour Is more Americanism, and
less Anglo.Americani'm. There Ia an
absolute onenoss in this nation for tho
enforcement OF tho "Monros doctrine"
II It could only DO expressed. Some Of
US arc at timos moro or loss hampercd
by partisan prejudice. but all OF rs at
heart believe In the Bible doctrine tha,
''ha that providoth not for his own
household has denied the faith, knd Is
worse than an inldel." All OF us in our
heart OF hcarts believe that our nation,
our government, should look out for Its
own interests aud lot others do the
same.
1t is proper and right tina. We should
DO charitable and liberal rs nation,
and we are; but We mistake our duty to
ourselves, as well as 10 our groat coun-
try, II every limo OF our legislation Ia not
enacted with view 10 our advancement
aud our own welfare AZ an humble
American citizen, will never yield the
idea that it is not our solemn duty as 4
nation to so frame our import duties
that they will keep intact the American
market for tho American people; and |
shall always maintain. on all proper &C.
casions. tina. tho croat principle OF re.
ciprocity is the most powerful OF all
factors for opening up and widening our
commercial traffic with all the govern
meuts on tho western continent. This
10 not part;sanism, but Amerlcanism;
aud 1t should be taught 10 our children
for generations to come. The time is at
hand, my countrymen, when We should
have
AN AMERICAN FULLY.
We cannot atTo.d to give to foreign
countries more than We get from them.
Our intercourse With foreign nations
should be reciprocal, otherwise they
will prosper at OUR expense. We should
therefore enact such laws az will in
crease tho revenue OF the country so as
to fully meet its necessities, and at the
came time protect tho tillers OF the soil
as well as our manufactures aud the
laborera therein.
We also need an amended monetary
system. Just what we need will not
now undertake 20 say. 1t should not
be possible as it now is, under existing
laws, for the wealthy bankers Of Wall
street and London, by combining thei-
resources, to so corner the currency OF
our country, by gradually drawing it in
by gradually reducing tho circulating
medium and boarding. our gold. as they
have been doing the last two years, and
by this squeezing process force the
issue OF government gold bonds, and also
force tho sale OF them at their own price
and upon their own terms. Such con.
duct is absolute CTsarism, and canuo,
be endured by republican institutions
Even to-day they have. by their ne.
fa.ious combinations reduced the gold
reserve OF the treasury so low, that We
may expect at any time TO be confront.
ed with the necessity OF another issue
OF gold bonds, which will pour many
more millions into the Golfers OF those
conspirihg sharks. One OF tho practical
ways TO choke them, 10 to adopt tariff
system that will bring into our national
treasury moro money than we arc
required to pay out. Ii more is coming
in than is going out, our government
will not be SO bel ple,s when it is grip,
pod By the combined money power oil
the world. Butthis alone will not Grad,
icate this monster evll-this monuneu.
tai attack upon our Democratic institu.
tons. | read but few days ago, In
the great daily journals, oil frcsh cru.
SADIE that is now forming to give the
American money market another tight
squeeze.
II tho American people do no;
squeeze the liio out OF these conspira
tore, they will squeeze the life out Of
the Republic. It's not my purpose to
array lubor against capital. We have
already had enough OF that sort OF sen
tlment. But i, is patent to all patriotic
people that the hamstrings OF this
mammoth combination should be cu'
by heroic legislation. since thoy have
now turned their batteries against the
government i,soli.
nI-METALIsN.
1t seems to DO that another powerful
remedy Tor the government may DC
found in bi.mctal policy. While be,
lieve in bi.mctalisn-in the doubl,
standard OF gold and silver "a tho basi,
Of tho currency Of tho world, | do no,
| fnrnr ihn unlir,niInl irnn cninnua a.