The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-05

The Intelligeneer Is indebted to
valued friend in London, Mr.. craxden
Powell, a gentleman OF prominence in
the ranks Of the Liberal party, for the
receipt of two very interesting issues
OF that excellent and highly readable
journal. the London Daily News, issued
respectively January q, 1916 and Janu-
airy q. 1864 whole half century apart
1.-THE former being a fac smile OF the
first lsue OF the News, and the latter an
anniversary number fifty years later.
Not long since Mr.. Gladstone remark
ed, In answer to some congratulations
rendered him on the occasion OF his at
tainment OF three score years of public
service. that 1t was perhaps fact that
his public life had covered the greatest
legislative period in English history.
II this was true In his case, then the
News can claim TO have covered at
least full half century OF the same re-
markable period.
The American people can never cease
to feel deep interest in the history OF
this newspaper. 1t was the English
friend. arexeellence. OF the UnIoncause
throughout our struggle and did great
service in educating British sentiment
correctly as regards the true nature OF
the conflict, and holding Tory govern
ment from giving effective aid TO
the confederacy.
The London Daily News was started
in 1916 as a new departure In English
Journalism. In other words, as re-
form journal: as an advocate OF Liberal
ideas at home and abroad; as an oppo-
nGnt OF all sorts of disabilities, catho-
lie, Irish or DIssenter, which had their
roots in the prejudices OF race or rell-
gion. 1t stood for greater freedom in
Ireland; for a wider distinction be-
tween church and state everywhere;
for an extension OF the suffrage: FOR q
repeal OF the corn laws; for the ideas OF
Golden and the Manchester school; and
II was conspicuous in holding up the
hands OF one reform minister after an
other. from Sir Robert Peel to MIR.
Gladstone.
Its career has been a great succession
OF triumphs. such as any journal may
well be proud OF, and certainly all
Americans. who recall It's services from
1851 to 1866. will Join with its home COM
stItuency In rendering congratulations
and good wishes.
The one triumph on which the News
more especially prides itself is the re-
peal OF the corn laws. in the year OF Its
birth. and the subsequent complete
''em2ncipation OF British trade" from
the sshackles of protective legislation"
AS to this triumph, the American peo-
pie have never presumed to sit in judy
ment on II. They have never denied,
and most OF them never doubted, that
It was a good thing to repeal the corn
laws and make bread cheaper for the
English poor. All that they have pre-
sumed TO deny was that an English pol
icy OF trade should necessarily be an
American policy.
The situation here and in England
was not similar and therefore the same
kind OF legislation was not called for.
England needed, and must have. cheap
bread. and cheap raw materials-hence
her new departure nj n late day
whereas we. setting out to run the race
before US, and having all these advan-
tages in our favor. did not propose to
follow the example OF those who had
them not, but rather TO employ our own
labor on our own soil. at more remuner-
alive rates. in developing our own re-
sources.
England was rich and great in 1916,
and we may admit Is still richer and
greater to-day. on account OF free
trade, II you please, but not SO prosper
Gus, man for man. as this country; and
after all this, so far as we are concern
ed, Is the true test. the prosperity OF the
individual, his ability to compass q
better living in the one country than In
the other.
Upon this point, however. we have no
desire to raise an issue with our Lon
don friend nor his excellent paper. but
only to point out that the supremest
triumph OF It's fifty years is not at vari-
ance with the American idea of what is
best for this country. We may finally
come. as England finally came, to the
free trade idea, but II will be for sub
stantially the same reasons when It oc-
ours, viz, inability to supply ourselves
with the cheap bread necessary TO feed
cheap labor, and also the same inability
to supply raw. material In sufficient
amount for the production of cheap
goods.
Meanwhile. like Abraham and Lot,
we can agree to disagree on this point,
and divide the world OF trade between
us, MS best we can; We. at all events,
retaining our own Incompatible home
market and re-estnhllshing reciprocity
treaties with those who wish to trade
with US on terms mutually advanta-
Geous.
Lynched the Wrong Man.
Down in Tennessee they have dis
cnvarod TINT N man tbov lVnched Ton