The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-17


The New York Times. which isn't a
devoted lover Of Speaker Reed, nor a
supporter of Republlcanism. as a rule,
expresses Its disgust at the Gear" non
sense. which is being INDUCED In by It's
Democratic newspaper contemporaries.
The Times thinks It IS a pity that the
Congressional Record cannot be read by
a greater number OF people, and says:
There can be no doubt that II the Con-
gressiolai Record could be examined
even In a negligent ann by every
voter IN the country there would be
presently as strong a remonstrance
against the persistent Democratic and
Populist jabbcr a5ou: The White Car
as there has come to be against the fu-
tile Indignation over the N"Fraud OF
1876" the Crime OF 1873" and Incident
ally some other political offenses that
ore cherished to be recalled for use as
battle cries. The curiously arranged
majority in the senate. and the disar-
ranged minority In the house OF repre-
%6entatiyes are fray!nE out their intel
lects and wasting many pages of The
Record with fretting about what they
call The White Gar"
The majority OF American people, we
believe. will agree with this expression,
and the Times ridicule OF the idea that.
Speaker Reed is asserting and maintain
Ing authority over the affairs OF eae
house after the manner OF an absolute
monarch; also OF the impression sought
to be conveyed BY such statesmen as
Allen and Morgan that II Cuba is not
freed, or Hawaii not annexed. or the
country Is not put upon a silver basis, It
Is because THE White Car" will not
permit 1t, no matter what the represent
tatlvcs in Congress may want to do.
It is passiasly suggested that the abb
surdity OF these claims lies in the fact
that every member OF the house knows,
MS all well informed persons gu; OF the
house ought to know. that II The white
Car" Is as bad as he is painted, and his
continuance in authority is not desired.
or the wish OF the majority. he Gun be
abated. On this point tho Times makes
the following truthful observation:
It Is pretty well scttied as Democratic
and Republican policy that the mapority
shall rule. It does rule. obviously In
the senate, when propositions to Impair
the credit OF the nation como before that
body. II did rule, nssurcdly. when the
Republicans chosc Thomas B. Reed to be
what the Democratic minority Is pleased
to call 1.-THE White Car" Speaker
Reed has pres!ded over the house by tho
delegated authority uf the majority.
Over and over again. in the present ses-
sion and In the last, there have been APP
peak from the decislons he has rendered
on points OF order made by the minority.
II there were any considerable dlssatis-
faction in the house over HIS course. any
widespread impression that he was as
Stunning an authority not expressed In
the rules. the vote OF the house would
withdraw that authority. II there were
my lively sense of the unwlsaom Of the
Bpeakers course. any suspicion, say,
shat II was unpatriotic OF mean, II Is safe
10 say that "-The White Gar would
speedily be returned TO HIS place on the
floor and a new target elevated to the
speakers chair to 'bect,mc the object Of
assault by tho minority.
Our contemporary further urges that
Tho Democrats will have to convince the