Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-03-03

the deep bass of Daniel Webster when
Mr.. Ouay rises 10 address the chamber,
but Instead Of that little thin Punch
and indy voice sQueaks out upon the
sill air like the spontaneous statement
made by q mouse with its tall shut In
the door.
While still referring to the Senate
permit me to close with COPY OF an
editorial taken from The Roman Punch
and read before the Gridiron Club last
month before Mgr. Satolli. late OF Rome.
1t is against the rules Of the club TO re
port any OF the speeches made there
but a special permit has been issued In
this case by President Stevens, and II IS
published at the request OF Mgr. Satolll'
II shows conclusively that the press
criticised the Roman Senate as freely as
our own newspapers critcise the Con-
gress Of to-day.
EDITORIAL IN THE ROMAN PUNCH
II is due the enormous army OF read
ers who look to the editorial columns OF
this paper tina: we speak to-day calmly
but frankly of the financial condition OF
dolence OF the Roman Senate.
We have before taken occasion to
speak our mind upon national AFFAIRS
and the free and full Endorsement OF the
people, as shown by our Increased cir
culaton aud the average number OF
want advertisements. which have grown
from 1873 per week 10 lG5 within the
past three years, has been our reward.
Since the publication OF the Roman
Punch began three years ago we have
repeatedly asserted without successful
contrad lotion that the Roman senate is
falling off year by year, and from an
exhibition Of forensic eloQuenca II has
become simply social gathering OF Pc
tered out politicians, who meet, smoke,
swap immoral stories, collect their
mileage aud go home.
Where are the silver tongued orators,
whose speeches have ornamented the
Fourth Readers for centuries before
Christ?
Where are the men who placed their
country first and their pocketbooks last?
Where are the senators who once held
the attention of all Rome, yet never had
more than one toga q the wash at one
time?
They have given place to ordinary
business men, many Of whom do not ad-
vertise.
The Roman Punch has always been
fearless and hewed 10 the line, let the
chips fall where they may. TO that we
owe an increase Of circulation which is
phenomenal, and z growth Of the num-
Der OF our want ads from 1873 to l65
average per week, and all within the
brief period Of three years.
The last indignity offered TO the peo-
pie OF Rome comes in the shape OF
Aqueous Aurelius, the manager OF the
Coliseum, who aspires TO seat In the
Senate.
Is il surprising that at such an insult
The Roman Punch should assert Itself
and say TO all Rome this is the time TO
call halt? Also, diuna ye hear the
slogan. and other sentiments OF a Ike
character? Aqueous Claudtus Qulntlus
Aurelius has no more idea OF states
manship than the unconscious Wild ass
of the dessert has OF melody.
And In what way. forsooth, hath he
succeede ed? Hath he not perverted tbc
great amDhitheatre of the Eternal Ci1y
and turned the mighty Coliseum under
his management from moral zooIog-
ical exhibit ind congress OF wonders to
a rude aggregation OF living pictures at
. sestsrces admission to all parts OF the
house?
And because the Roman Punch saw
fit to hew 30 the lioe, let the chips 1911
where they may, did not AqueOs Ga
dius QAintus AureIius take out bis two
column display ad., and with flashing
eye and Quivering breath not only re-
fuse box 10 our editor, but nurl de-
fance in our teeth, and later on, at
1892 Appian wsy. northwest, with
naughty mien and with wicked utter
ance Kissed through his cliuch-ed teeth,
bid usage, even US TO 20 TO?