Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-02
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THE SEVENTH NEW YORK

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THE SEVENTH NEW YORK.
Chicago Chronicle.
When Fort Sumter was fired upon
the Seventh regiment of New York
militia, then, as now, crack organ
lZatlon of New York City, marched
calamity down Broadway, receiving
thunderous applause, and went at once
to the front for thirty days service.
Its record in the war of the rebellion
was good, for though as an organiza-
ton, its service was short, it supplitd
to the volunteer army many eXpe-
rienced officers. 1t is composed now,
as it was in 1861, of golden youth,
the curled darlings of the nation, who
have a fancy for playing at soldering.
'Ye have the Pyrrhic dance as yet, y
cried Byron to the Greeks Where is
the Pyrrhic phalanx gone? OF two
such lessons, why forget the nobler
and the manlier one?"
The Seventh New York, assembled
at its armory, voted that it would not
volunteer its service in the present
war. It's members have a right to do
this. They cannot at this stage of
the war be drafted. They cannot be
ordered by the commander in chief of
the New York militia to enter into the
service of the United States. They
have their voice and their choice is
to stay at home and attend pink teas
and armOry functions and dance at
tendance at the entertainments of the
400" while the bone and sinew of
the land, the men upon whom war
falls with the heaviest crush, both as
to blood and treasure, go forth to bat
tie.
Somebody has dumped at the
Seventh regiment armory lot of
white feathers and the Seventh is
fairly entitled to such distinction as
the wearing of them may give.
LIFE ON THE WARSHIP.
New York Journal.
The man in the engine room has lit
tie Of the fun or glory of a modern sea
fight. He hears the booming Of the
near and distant guns, but he does
net know how the battle is going The
ship may be a hopeless wreck and
the next minute may be his last, but
that is none of his affair. The en-
gines must keep moving, and they
must respond instantly to the will or
the ships brain in the coming tower
or the battle is lost. The whole ship
is one maze of complicated machinery
1t is steered by steam; its turrets are
turned by steam directly or indirect
ly, through electric, pneumatic or hy-
draulic power; its great guns are
loaded by steam; it is lighted by cleo
tricity, which is supplied by dynamos
run by steam; it is ventilated by
steam-steam is the source Of all it's
activities. Let the engines cease to
work and the ship would die.
TELLING PARTY SECRETS.
Pittsburg Post
Take the series of speeches Mr..
Wanamaker has been delivering the
last three weeks, and there is moth
ing to compare with them in the his
tory of Pennsylvania politics. Hav-
ing access to party secrets, having CO.
oper3ted with Quay, been his CO.
worker and in his confidence, relent-
less and courageous in purpose, Wan
amaker is surprising all by his YER
satility and yehemence. His speeches
will form a textbook for the coming
State campaign. They tell of the
growth, the methods, the power and
the Unborn rascality and corruption OF
the Pennsylvania machine.
THE SOUTHERNER IS COOL.
Washington Post.
i-to n, +boS
the Southerner is either reckless or in
flammable in emergencies involving
the welfare and repute of others
There he is an example of the Hottest
and calmest conservatism. Ask him
to act for you in a quarrel which
points to violent termination, and he
is at once the coolest and most delib-
crate of men Of himself he would
not take a second thought under bit
ter provocation He is responsible fol-
YOU and he is wise and cautious and
dispassionate as a tribune.
ILL-TIMED PARTISAN ACTION.
Washington Post.
Already, in the case of the State
of Virginia alone, two sitting members
of the House-Messrs. Epes and
Young-have been displaced in favor
of Republican contestants, and an
other case-that of Mr.. Swanson-is
still pending. We know nothing OF
the merits of these contests. But il
seems to us that the present is not
an opportune time for the exercise OF
party power on one side and the con-
seauent provocation of party resent
ment on the other. Such conflicts
could well be postponed in the face OF
the questions that touch our common
welfare and call for our harmonious
action.
WILLING TO WAGER A TRIFLE.
Lost Creek. Col. Tyre.
The dogs of war have been unlim-
bered at last. and although we think
gambling is sin and an abomination
in the sight of the Lord, We will draw
upon our reserve fund to the size of a
hefty bet that the Yankee pup will
exhibit the least chawedupness when
the fight has been fit to finish
BAD ENOUGH AS IT IS.
Peoria Herald.
1t is a good thing for this country
that the original intention was not car
ried out and Mark Hanna was not
made member of the cabinet He is
oh Of