The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-17
ASSOCIATED PRESS MEETING.

Eastern Members Arrive on Spccial
Train OH Baltimore & Ohio Road.
Editor a1cKelway on the Bounding,
Bountiful West.
CHICAGO. May 1G.-The eastern
members of the Associated Press mr.
rived In Chicago from New York in a
special car over the Baltimore & Ohio
road. The trip was made considerably
under schedule time. In many In
stances miles were made as low us sc
seconds. They will attend the regular
annual meeting Of the Associated rPcss
to be held Tomorrow In Recital Hall, at
the Auditorium, and in the evening
VIII be present ut the annual banquet,
to be given In the Auditorium banquet
nail. The members will return east
over the Baltimore & Ohio Thursday
st. Clair McKelway. editor Of the
brooklyn Eagle, was among the party.
In an interview he said:
Every time / come to Chicago, or
go farther west, am impressed with
the need the east and west have for one
another, and with the senselessness Of
misunderstanding between them.
The east Is the curb rein, and the
west is the spur. Both are necessary.
Neither need quarrel with the other.
AS progress Is the rule Of nations
life. the spur hns more to do with the
pace OF the national nag. and Uncle
sam among riders has never failed OF
purse or place In the worlds sweep,
stakes.
Missouri born. New York-ralsed,
newspaper-tralned. l frankly admit
that the heart, history and future OF
this republic depends on questions that
are going to be settled by the great
west. The west is going to teach the
rest OF the country how to solve the
problem of squarins political economy
with the rights Of humanity. The cast
sees little but hard and fast doctrines.
The west mixes sentiment with them.
The result Is an effervescence in both
parties. but moneyhOod and manhood
VIII soon find they must agree-and that
manhood must come to the top. .t
THE destiny of expansion was
stamped on this country when eastern
adventurers opened up the western re-
serve, and when southern udventurers
pushed beyond the Mississippi. Both
spread over the prairies till they gath
cred strength, cause and purpose to
break Il trail through and over the
Rocky mountains to the Pacific. And
the like spirit has planted our flag In
the Philippines-there to stay. 1t was
not an accident. 1t was Providence.
1t was Providence that Lincoln, Grant
ana Mckinley, westernerS all. have
wrought out the greatest Issues OF the
century. The first abolished domestic
slavery. The second saved the Union.
The third brought to an end European
oppression on American SOIL and start
ed this nation on nations role In
the world OF nations. Who sees not
western primacy In this can See moth
Ing Alright.
THE two great sections really differ
less than they are aware. Prosperity
has settled the silver question. In
inevitable expansion Is involved the
open door that settles protection for
the sake OF protection. Our world
wide duties vii! solemniZe us all and
solidify us all for that civil service
reform which Great Britain learned.
from the colonies. not the colonies from
Great Britain. We will have ou- local
ring scandals and our local labor trou-
bles. but they will yield TO local treat
ment. Eastern precision and western
push VIII respectively steady and pro-
pei the united nation on the path of n
noble dest!ry-and the center Of power
will remain where the center of purpose
and of population iS--ln the west"