The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-17

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Lib,iiing tho President.
The esteemed Register has an echo
OF yellow Journal libels IN an editorial.
In which It INDUCES in some unfounded
intimatlons that the President wants
Congress to adjourn because he Is
afraid that he cannot manage st, or
something or other. and there Is vague
and unfounded advice to the President
that III he should steer the chip of
etate further away from the wishes of
Wall street and nearerahe wishes of the
people he will not be necessarily con-
cerncd on the early adjournment OF
Congress"
I'VE say this Is an echo OF yellow Jour
nalism because the lingo and war with
out-honor papers OF that class are tho
only ones that are attempting to create
any such malicious opposition TO the
Presidents policy. Congress has stood
by him irrespective OF party, and the
press OF the country. with the few ex-
ccptions noted, has from the beginning
expressed confidence in his wisdom and
discretion. There has been an almost
unanimous voice from every section OF
the country in favor of upholding the
Presidents hands. and a condemnation
OF the insolence of the New York yellow
sheets that are. assuming To do all they
can to embarass the efforts Of the gov
ernment In following out line which
is cminently satisfactory to the people.
Until within the past two or three
days the Register was In line with the,
great conservative and patriotic press
OF the country in commencing the
course of the administration. and with
the unanimous voice OF Congress in It's
vote OF confidence in the President,
but It seems lately to have donned is
partisan clothes again, and Is now in
dulglng In the ill-timcd echoes from the
sensational papers that stand alone in
the effort to create a prejudice against
the administration. AT such q time
such course can only excite the con-
tempt of the public. The fairness and
the enthusiastic rally to the support of
the government which have character
lied the actions OF the people of the
whole country, in spite OF the bogus in
terviews, the baseless sensations con-
corning alleged official reports, the un-.
just and even false positions attributed
to public men. have shown how little
effect the partisan assaults upon the
men charged with great responsibility
In great crisis have had upon the
public mind.
~ Upon this phase OF the question we
quote fair comment from a contem-
porary upon the petty and despicablc
course of a very few small minded par
.tisan journals that are making OF a
great crisis, In which all the people are
expressing confidence in the admins
tration, an opportunity to circulate IL
bellous partisan insinuationes against
The President and imputat!ons against
his motives: $50 deep Is the confidence
Of the citizens OF the United States In
President. McKinley's administration.
under the present circumstances" says
our contemporary, so non-partisanly
Jealous for the interest and honor of
their country have the American people
shown themselves, that no man hoping
to hold their respect would venture to
charge trickery or double. dealing
against the President and his advisers
when they are planning with wise pa
trlotism for national defense and ma
tlonal honor"
It may be added here that at a time
when such situation exists, no news
paper that hopes to hold the respect OF
honest Americans will seek. by mean in
situations involving the integrity of the
executive, who has the confidence of
Congress and the country, at time Of
his greatest responsibility, to disturb
that confidence and trust, go necessary
at such 4 juncture, .s