Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-08-17
WING PROSPECTS,.

Ivy, within the last eighteen months, ht
him recur to our prosiraie condition 10
1889, and from that take confidence for
} the future. Then we were everywhere
overrun. State after State which, IN
1888. had unfurled the Wing flag. ngc-
{ tiously deserted the standard; and some,
which had never falteted in the Wing
faith, proved recreAnt in that year Il
Wing disasters, With Congress carried
agsins, us the hofe D,mo crscy thor.
oughy united on their candidate, wi o
was in office, and welded the whole pat
rouage OF the Government 10 sustain him.
self, the Locofoco party seem fully co.
Itablished in power, beyond the reach OF
attack. The prospect for The Wings was
then truly gloomy, and tho stoutest hearts
might have been excused for INDUCING
misgivings. The weak and faiEt we're in
absolute despair, and did not venture to
hope tina, brighter day would ever dawn
upon the land. But 1910 came, and the
bitter defeats OF 1899 were succeeded by
a series Of the most brilliant political ,rl.
lumphs ever acl ieved in any country.
Our condition now canntt, even by the
most timid or d.srondent. be :, garded as
half so hopeless, as i was in 1889. Now,
we are united, both as to men and princi-
pies Our adyersaries are rent with IN.
I,estine feuds. They are distracted about
principles, and still more about men.--
They have the patronage ofthe Federal
Government, it is true but it is welded
with so much folly, and such gross con-
tempt of public decency.i that il car avail
but little; and when il is considered that
our opponents have to shoulder Tyler for
the use OF 1t, it is a positive drawback up.
on them.
tut there is fact in the very consliiu.
ton Of the two parties, which serves iul.
ly to explain tho cause Of these periodical
discomfiures ofths Wings. The Wings.
taken 10 the aggregate, are those people,
who do not make politics trade. They
have other and regular pursuits, on which
they rely for the support Of themselves
and their families. They, therefore, do
mot abandon their usual vocatlons at every
election II is only on great and stirring
occasions, that they all quit their private
duties, to attend to the affairs OF the Gov
eminent. Ii is our firm belief, that Tor
the last Ten years--the Wing party bos
embraced o large majority Of the Amer
can people and but for this trait, they
would have demonstrated the truth Of the
assertion ling since. The Locos, on the
other hand, or large majority Of them,
are politicians by trade They look TO
politics for living. Many Of them loaf
ers and spongers--with nothing 70 lose
and everything to gain--tre never 30
profitably employed as when actively en-
gagged in poliucs-carving out snus
lherth for themselves in the public crib
They are, therefore, always Ut work po-
lh,ically- because they make their meat
and bread by II. On this account il was,
THAT they were justly denomins,ed the
tsSpoils Party were truly said, by
one Of their most distinguished leaders,
40 be held together By The cohesive porer
of the public Piunder.'
The election Of 40 was one Of those
great occasions, which drew forth the wing
people from :heir daily labors, TO pre-
serve the public liberty. That Of 1874
will prove another, when the worth, in.
telligence and property Of this great ma
ton will once more be rallied to rescue
The morals, the prosperity and the Der.
ties Of the country from destruction.-
From the highlands and the lowlands--
from mountains and pains will rise the
mighty shout-befofe which the merce-
nary Demsgogue-mousing over his pet
ty schemes Of sel6shness and ambition
will shrink into nothing.
The u. s. Gazette compares the pres.
ent condition of,he Wing party with its
condition in 1889.
FAcrs WORTHY OF NoTE. with ref.
erence 10 the election OF ls44, the Wings
occupy the same relation, in regard TO
time, which they did in 1888 with refer
ence TO the Presidential election in l640.
And with the exception Of the distracted
state of The Locofoco party, r reference
to their Presidential candidate, the cir
cumstances to almost every thing else,
are nearly the same.
In 1888 the State of Pennsylvania g.
lected Gov. Porter hya majority Of 5496.
And yet in 1910 Pennsylvania cas-, her
electoral vote against tho Locofoco can
ddate for the Presidency.
In 1888 Delaware elected Mr.. Robin.
son (Locofoco) her delegate in Congress
by majority of SO.
And yet in 1910 Delaware elected an.
ti-Locofoco electors by majority gilmore
than thousand.
Georgia in 1888 elected Mcdonald (Lo.
cofoco) for Governor by majority If
375.
But in 1910 Georgia gave a good
round majority for the anti.Locofoco can
didate Tor President.
Ohio in the year 1888 gave Shannon
Locofoco) for Governor a majority OF
5729.
Yet in 1910 Ohio gave the anti. Loco.
foco electoral ticket, neat little MAORI
ty of 5000.
Maryland in 1888 gave to Grayson,
the Locofoco candidate for Governor,
majority Of $50.
Yet 10 1910 this same Maryland gave
majority for the anti. Locofoco electoral
ticket OF 4,776.
In 1889 the State OF Massachusetts c.
lect. d Marcus Morton, the Locofoco can.
dldate for Governor, by majority Of ONE.