Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-14
THE REPUBLIC SLANDERED.
New York Journal.

New York Journal.
That was remarkable Language USED by
Prime Minister Salisbury at the Lord
Mayors banquet in Lond on ou Monday
night. In violation OF precedent and taste
he reioiced over the manner in which a
Presidential election in the United St",es
had been decided. To be sure, H. was
given an excuse for this intrusion upon the
domestic affairs Of another nation oN the
behavior of Ambassador BayIrd. whose
sense of prop-iety did not restrain Kim
from prattline of the Republican victory
as if the Lord Mayors banquet We're q
Hanna feast 10 the helpful Cleveland ad-
mfnistraNou Conscious of tine fragrant
onense against diplomatic custom oil
which Nh Bayacd was guilty. and quite
conscious too. of his own imperunence
Lord Salisbury said he might be permit
ted TO congratulate The american ambas-
sador upon the splendid pronouncement
which the great people be represents has
made in behalf OF the principles which lie
al the basis of all human society. This
testimony to Englgnd's JOY at The defeat
of the Democratic party and the triumph
of the gold standasd was strong enough
I certainly But the british Prime Minister
went "a good deal further later on. Speak
/ ing of the settlement cf the Venezuelan
dispute ne said:
1T is a matter of no small satisfaction
/ TO the government. at "a time when anxious
social questions which are of far more i'm
portance than political questions are
troubling America. and. therefore troub-
ling the rest of the world, that we would
remove from the board at an events any
semblance of political difference which
might hinder our common action in de-
+ fence of common heritage of society.
Lord Salisbury is to be pardoned for talk
/ ing as if the hordes Of barbarism had been
suppressed here at the polls when the
Ambassador of the United states hut a
moment before had been chatting Of the
f Republican Presidential candidates sue
/ cess as a declaration by the people of his
country FOR national honor, speaking 10
the human heart and mind I'm favor of that
honesty which is essential to the civiliza-
ton of the world. The libeliirg of nearly
half of the American people as regulators
and Anarchists which on before the cleo
ton. and has been continued since the
abroad. Because the Democratic party
proposed the restoration Of silver to the
currency the world has had Il beloved
into its ears trat America is blazing with
social discomfort and ripe for revolution.
The party which invented this libel to
scare the conservative classes and get
their votes and persists In it In self-justi-
dcation for crime against the good name
of the republic begins TO earn its reward.
Encouraged by the American ambassador.
the Prime Minister of England promises
common action I'm defence Of the COM
mon heritage of society" This, we pre-
sumo. means that should the Democratic
party win the election four years hence.
England Is ready to come to the aid Of
Mr. Lauterbach and Theodore Roosevelt
with her army and navy TO prevent the
seating of Democratic President.
The Republican party has lasting reason
to blush for the view that Is taken abroad
Of its success at the polls. Its victory has
been won at the expense OF the national
, honor. For II IS the republics highest
| honor 10 be known to all mankind aes a
/ country whose people are loyal 10 them
selves and their institutions. and we are
/ capable Of discussing and settling ration
ally and peaceably every question OF pub
lie policy about which they differ. The
republic has been grossly slandered. and
bv her own sons. And the SANDER is be-
/ Heved TO be the truth by other nations