The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-06

Is q failure, because he cannot move the
army by rail" What is the matter
with walking-or four mule and eight
OK teams? That is the way the nlo-
neers who were IN earnest built up the
great west. They did not lie back and
refuse to 20 because OF lack OF Pull-
man cars to haul them. The Debs crowd
Is not the kind that will endure hard
ship and build up an empire.-Chicago
lnter-Ocean,
The Philadelphia Times thinks that
Secretary Sherman has no mind, para
doxical as 1t may seem, because he
changes Il on important questions. A
change OF opinion often Is proof OF
strong mind; the fool never changes
his views.-Chicago Times Herald.
The foreign trade of the United
States was greater in 1895 than in 1896.
The foreign trade of New York was
less In 1896 than In 1896 In 1896 New
York had considerably more than half
the foreign trade Of the nation, and IN
1896 II had considerably less than half.
Those are facts of serious import,
which New Workers will do we'll TO
take to heart-New York Tribune.
Minority Leader Bailey has not as
yet, reached the point where he will
wear a dress suit, but he Is progressing
toward civilization. and being accused
of copying Tom Reed simply because
he has adopted linen crash suit, dis
carded his traditional walstcoat, and
affected ruffled silk shirt. To make
matters worse, he has had his hair cut,
and wears straw hat, instead of a
broad-brlmmed SLOUGH one.-Springileld
Union
The Democrats OF Ohio are foredoom-
cd to defeat In the approaching election
and deservediy so on account of the
foolish platform which they have adopt
ed. II would have been inapposite and
stupid, but altogether harmless for
them to have reaflirmed the Chicago
platform, II they had been as certain of
success as are their Virginia brethren.
But as minority pnrty, and in view
of the powerful influences they will
have to combat, the act was nothing
short of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Index APP
peal.
Come to think of 1t, this country was
practically built up by annexations A
glance at the record OF our territorial
expansion will convince the falr-minded
observer that this noisy anti-annexa-
ZIONIST bowling Is the utterance either
of gross Ignorance or Of 9laring hypoc-
risy.-New York Mail and Express,
As business proposition It is much
better for us to buy our own wool from
our own farmers, who spend all the
money they receive for their wool In
our markets, than to buy the wool from
Argentina, which, as the export and i'm
port figures show, spends here only
about % per cent OF the money she re-
celves from US. The same Is true OF
hides. Argentina buys OF us only what
she needs and cannot produce at home
and that she will probably continue to
do, whether we buy her wool and hides
or not. 1t should be the policy OF the
United States to be self-supportlnga and
to this end every home Industry should
be encouraged, protected and developed
until It Is fully able to supply the home
demand, and that without regard to the
effect, injurious or otherwise. on the In
dustries Of the countries. Our motto
should be our own country firSt,-ln-
dianapolls Journal
General Grosvenor's proposition that
the Democrats are never happy except
in calamitous times. is easily proven.
The Democrats nre only happy when In
office, and when Democrats are In Office
times are always calamltous.-Kansas
City Journal,
AS the President treads down the
grass of his Canton lawn, he'll remem-
Der the crowds that sought that place
once. and are seeking other places now.
Philadelphia Times,
What lie Loved.
San Francisco Chronicle,
had love; dark-halrcd was she;