The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-23

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Telephone Competition.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch tells ofga.
meeting 10 be held IN chat cit$ 70 terrn
an alliance d Independent telephone
companies The object IS to associate
the independent Stems Of western
Pennsylyhnla a m Ohio and West
Virginia, 81 shas virtually they may
operate as one syS u and yet preserve,
their independents
The Dlspatch loogs upon the move
ment as declined n trengthen the indie
pendent systems qnd to be Of great pub
lie service. lIt say HAT the people are
welcoming the neW companies and get
ting from them qoa service at much
reduced rat tiing can be more
certain than that nd public disposition
is to have lowsrt4l hone rates and that
the people wilma them.
This is in line With the progress Of the
age and has altes Az begun jim earnest.
1t has been shown that lower rates and
excellent service 81 be given at good
profit to Investors; md this was all that
had 90 be shown The rest is merely
a matter Of development on natural
commerclaliine
once upon d tin he Register I1slhu-
ated that ii wps FOOD a protectioaist
as the best. Than fell. Since then It's
voice has been fof the free trade policy
of It's party yntil recently the Regis
ter's voice has bSen for sound money.
Now ii IS playing they entertaining role
Of the atraddles After the Demo-
cratic national canvention It Inay be
shouting f4ssfree silver az Justify and
as complacently as though It's voice had.
never been pitched in any other key.
1t Is a pleasure to admit the versatility
Of the Registers talent
In washington there Is a general ims
preston that the river and harnor bill
will be vetoed, and there IS about as
general an Impression that 1t will be
passed over the veto. It Is one Of the
fairest measures ever matured on this,
important subject, and congress will.
nat willingly let 1t die. \. est virginia
has deep interest in the bill, and Il
President Cleveland vetoes It will send
him hack a response that he will under.
stand.
a good deal Is being said about the
second place on the Republican national
ticket. stu more might be sald with
advantage. The second place should be
considered aa carefully as the first, for
1t iB very high place. Too often 1t is
bestowed carelessiy after the exhaus-
ton attending the selection of a man
for the first place. This time the Repub-
sllcaa first place has heen settled early.
and this gives plenty Of time, 70 make
awlse selection for the second place.
Happy ID that section ofSour great
country that escapes the devastating
cyclone. IN the south and west the
dread visitor has multiplied itself and
swept in tremendous fury over vast
areas, dealing death and destruction as
it went. in Oklahoma In struck Ave
times within a week. Worst Of all,
there is no prevention. When a cyclone
heaves in sight there is nothing 70 do
but await Its passing.
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It must have wrenched Secretary Car
Isles heart strings to be Obliged to adj
init that at the recent election in Ken
lucky he voted the Democratic ticket.
| 1t was free silver ticket. and the point
of his speeches and EFFORT was to advise
other Democrats not TO vote that ticket,
1t Is an embarrassing situation at best
for an eminent Democrat.
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II the Democratic national convention
escapes beIag controlled BY the free
silver men II viii be one Of the marveIs
Of the age. TheipfobabIllty Ia that 1t
will not 4scGpd The clipped dollar
seems to have .hspallln the Democratic
party b8
Mr. quay eupldssiye Afr. Piatt points
on common sente politics. He could
tell him, for example, that there Is a tide
in the AFFAIRS Of polttielons whom they
do well to come n al Of the wet, Mr.
pIatrs tlrte d pa ne
The crowntng u ~ white car Will
hardly osoAHc lht tnuhufpetufsrH o
spectacular opera ri gorsnous''css Of
dressing nothing opSraaeh the bar
barrie gplendor OF that CELESTIAL spectacle
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Tiiiman wants little pnrty Of his
own. We hone Il may get It and have
a little senate I'll hlmsclt. Iie de;
serves this dlstln
when Prcsider Cleveland votoss .
pension bill ndbtg wonders. It 10 a
way he has, Hat NJ Wlll not vete many