The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-25

changers. They fear war!s Not be-'
cause OF any Christian or ennobllngt
sentiment against war md In favor OF
peace, but because they, fenr that q dec.
llaration of war, or the Intervention
which might result in war. would have
q depressing effect upon the stock mar
ket. " = 8 ( /. p r. ~ 4 4,
aMr. President. do not read my
duty from the ytiekers; ! do not accept
my iessons In patriotism from Wall
street. ] depreca tel war. !, B (
,s,"yyars with Spain would Increase tho
business and earnings OF every Ameri-
can railroad. IL would increase the
output or every American factory, II
would stimulate every branch OF In
dustrya and domestic commerce, II
would greatly increase the demand for
American labor. and IN the end every
certificate TINT represented q share In IN
American business enterprise would be
worth more money than II is worth. to-
day. But In the meantime the spectre
ofwar would stride through the stock
exchanges, and many of tho gamblers
around the board would find their III
gotten gains passing to the other side
OF the table. ,.y
1''Let them 30; what one man loses
at the gambling table his fellow
gamblers win. Let them take thelf
chances as they can. Their veal or;
woe is OF little Importance to the lib
erty.lovtng people OF the United States.
Let the men whose loyalty;is to the doll
lar stand aside. while the man whose
loyalty Is to the flag come to the front
Hrrhara :. va vhp,a ,,,,,o iitfI that's ,ntca-
in tho land. and In tho open light OF
Will not act, for they soy It sold
gers at the; last national election. II. is
lion free men who voted for the Repub-
llcan party and for William Mckinley.
did not mortgage the honor of this ma
tion for a campaign fund, and X the
time ever comes when the Republican
party, hesitates In Its course OF duty be-
cause OF any Undue anxiety for the
welfare OF the Accumulated wealth OF
the nation, then let the Spanish party
be swept from the face OF the earth,
and be succeeded by some other party,
by whatever name Il may be called,
which will represent the patriotism, the
honesty the loyalty and the devotion
that the Republican party exhibited
under Abraham Lincolp in 1851"
He believed In tho doctrine OF peace
taught by the iowlys Nazarene. but men
must have liberty before abiding peace
can come. lE = ~.
Force saved the Union, kept the
stars In the flag. made .n!ggers, men.
The time for Gods force has come
again. Let the impassloned, lips O:
American patriots once more take up.
the song: i ~ lsl r
''1n the beauty OF the lilies,
Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in his bosom q
That transfgured YOU and me.
AS he died to make men holy,
IN Let us die to make men free,
For God is marching on"
"Mr. President, in. the cable that
moored me to life and hope, the strong-
est strands are broken. I have but little
left to ofrer at the altar OF freedonl'a
sacrifice, but all I have I am glad 10 |
give. I am ready to serve my country
rs best I can In the senate or In the
field. Ny dearest hope, my most ear
est prayer to God Y Is this, that when
death comes to all I may meet It calmly
and fearlessly, as did my beloved, IN 4
the cause Of humanltv, under the
American fla I" q. - ~ tsg.55l