Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-28

Louisville. Ky. April 27-The Cour-
icr-JourroI contains the following edi-
torial from the pen Of Henry Waiter
son:
"Fcrewarnod is f0gearmed.
"The first gun of the battle Of 1900 is
fired somewhat early, but it was fired
by the Reform Club in New York last
Saturday night The Reform Club is
made ND exclusively Of the personal
followers Of Mr. Cleveland. Ii exists
En- p0in, of fact 10 exploit the fame
and 10 advance the interest Of the eX-
President. The names of Fairchild and
HOrnblower and Peckham are sutl-
Cicnt guarantee that the association has
no other source of inspiration, nor any
further point of destination.
"The dinner. an account of which ap-
pearCl yesterday. was given to place
NIr. Cleveland in the field as a candi-
date for President, and from this time
forward an the appliances Of a small
trt enersetic and intelligent machinery
viii be p1t forth 10 make a campaign
a. education and a canvass for MI.
Cleveland Synonymous terms.
TT is grieviOus feature OF public
affairs that great issues are SO oIsen
complicated by lesser issues and that
the virus Of private aim not intrequent-
lv percolates the veins Of the fairest
policies.
CLEVELAND AND a THIRD TERN.
BY no possibility can Mr.. Cleveland
AFFECT the cause of genuine reform eX-
cent for ill., He has had his day-a
sad one for the party-and whatever
contributions he made TO the cause or
good government during that day ere
uDOn the record and go % his credit.
But his name i'm connection with the
Presidency can be only q reproach, De-
cause. aside from the COMMUNICATIONS
and fricti0ns it involves, il carries with
r. the OdiOus idea of a third term, an
t9gonizing a law. unwritten, it is true,
hut deeply imbedded in the popular
mind and heart.
Mr.. Cleveland can never again De
President Of the United States. Under
no circumstances ought he 10 be. That
he should contemplate another candl-
dqcv affords strong evidence Of lack
in him of integrity and virtue. That
club of satellites should cOnspire TO
place him again in nomination IS not
merely proof Of the treason or its mem
hers 10 their country and 70 their party
IN which they profess allegiance, but OF
n degrading sacrifice Of patriotism aud
manhood. No party which is worthy
the pOpular confidence could or would
nut him i'm nomination. Any party
seriously contemplating it would be
consigned 10 everlasting intamy.
ct was said not long ago and very
truly that Mr.. Cleveland would be
candidate for President every four
wears as long as he lived The clrcum-
stances Of his life. in the absence OF
any elevated principle Of calculation or
unselfGsb rule of action. bear MN out
en- the belief that he is q law unto him.
self. cOntradicting all precedenJs. he
las IMPRESSED this belief upol the
group of persons who Immediately sur
-0uud him. They ought to be good
Christians. for they seem 20 have been
created for no other purpose tnan 70
serve their creator; and if assiduity
and coDrancv be merits. they are sure
" meritOriOus. But they are short
sighted. Their notion that Mr.. Cleve-
land is within himself both party and
q D,atf0rm and that he can command
n Following strong enough 10 win an
election against the sO-called Demo-
Gratis and the sO-called Republicans, is
an Illusion. IL &c could be realized the
event would then and there MeXlcanlze
The public administration; for once
again I'm power, like Diaz, Mr.. CleVe-
land would find the means TO continue
in mower the residue of his natural lie.
BETTER the INSTRUMENTATION Of the cur
renew than the overthrow of liberty,
would be the well-niEh universal cry
Of the nation so that the very best hope
the Free Silverites can have Is tne
candidacy of Mr. Cleyeand, fatally
dividing the elements OF sound econo-
mics and making a sure highway LOT
the forces of fiscal and other adVeA-
turers. --o---
"Put there can be no reason to doubt
the fact that Mr. Cleveland is the one
man to be reckoned with by those VINO
Seek 20 attain good government as
disrinerished from the operations OF
ramDant partyism. swinging the pen
5,,fum from one TO the other dizzy
height Of political excess. FROM hrsI
IN Iasr this callous. self-Seeking man
b9s been the direct cause, the sole &C
casicu Of all our undoing.
,To ro back no further than the last
internal Democratic conflict. II SIN
months before the nominating periou
of iss6 IN. Cleveland had firmly sald.
4 Will not he a candidate under any
circumstances. nor allow my name 10
BE- used by anybody, the elements OF
order i'm the party could nave got To-
g~tNer md united on some leader equal
= no tes% of meeting and beating the
Extremists. But Mr.. Cleveland cou.d
,.o- he induced 70 make the sAShIesl
SION. He was as silent 0s an oracle
s.oriirr the while exactly where the
LISTENING might be expected 10 STRIKE
l-,con- for this. paraiyz.uS CIIllsie,
r-orturkv could have been Eeld; Ken
-,,,r. cone the rest followed like
f,rdsli5e. Mr.. Cleveland MAS kooWn 10
H.. r,vartlv a candidate, ard. hEnUI-
.,ro,j hv him. The friends Oh SOUND
,,,rr,,- and revenue reform were over
,rbai,rei bv the malcOntents. raised up
g., rrs tirs- place, by Mr.. Cleveland
.,--rrratine temper and incompetency
Tor leadership.
.ri is lis.ouraging 20 the friends OF
reform i'm the South and Yves. th2t mus
r~e-acr,rely the movement for honest
coI5ics and sound money should be
trai.htsd down by q name W1ich :
2o,srt only for evil. But il Is sun more
3is,curagiae TO reflect that the man
behind ,hjs name is as indefatis9oIe as
~ is miscGeyious that he Is the aG ;
-, ~ me laN nartv disciDllne OF WAlcn