Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-01
The Democratic Nominee


The Democratic Nominee
Under the head of the i" Political Career and
fArty services of Henry A. WISE" the Rich
mond Enquirer had lately an article, containing
review of Mr. Wise's public course. which
wound up with the sentence" This is the record
Of Henry A. Wise. Where is u better'" To
this, a writer in the Richmond Examiner, one Of
the Old Line Democrats responds as follows:
"IiSe the great masses of the Democracy.
mas opposed TO the nomination of Mr. Wise. hut
intended to support him TO the extent Of nv A.
bihty' having never publicly canvassed his past
political career. but must be- excused for ex-
pressing my great surprise and indignation. when
IL Is Sra'e'y claimed that, during his whole po
hucai ale, Mr.. Wise has been, par erceiience
the best aud most consistent State Rights Dem
ocrat IN the country that no inconsistency or
party inhdeity" has blurred his political
cutcheon. "Where Is n better record, " grayely
asks the Enquirer. than that which the career of
Mr.. Wise presents. This =" is cool--d-d COOL
as Mr.. Barkns would say. General Jack
James X. Polk General Pierce. and host Of
other distinguished luminaries of the National
Democracy F. Leake. Paulus Powell,
John Letcher, WIN. Smith, Mai. Yancy. and n
host of other leading members Of the Virginia
Democracy, are now and henceiorth thrown com
prtely in the shade The life long and brilliant
services of the former in the cause ii the Demo.
erahc party. the uniform, abe. and consistent
devotion OF the latter Ia their party. party meas
ures and party organization, in ell tunes aud un.
der all circumstances. are mnde To pale before
the dazzling blaze of Mr.. Wse's fixed. uniform
and untahng central orb of Demeeracyi Truly,
air Editor. the times we live in arc sadly out
Of joint. :"
Now, what is the truth of hstor If the
record 81 Mr., Wise be the "rccord of
uniform ond consistent Dcmocrnt-if none bet
ter can be presented. a. indicated by the EnqHi-
ftr-then it follows, with mathematical certainty.
hat the Richmond Enquirer, and the entire
Democratic party of the State and country,
we're radically wrong from 1884 10 l-ll. They
Ferc not Democrats in principle associations,
during that long and eYentful period of our ooun-
try's history, because they were the dniipodts of
Mr.. Wise, aud he of them. If Mr.. Wise was
right Ia his advocacy al the nied States Bank,
then jackson and the Democracy were wrong ia
opposing II. If were Democratic la MIR Wise
to oppose the election of Van Buren, in 1896 and
1910, then II was Whggery in the Democrats TO
nominate and sustain him. II it were Demo
cratic TO support Harrison and Tyler, then it wa,
hIggrry IN the Democrats To oppose them. la
short, II Mr.. Wise was a Democrat from 1884 10
ieal-i he presents clean record" during
that perod-then the Democrats were Nhig-
aud present dirty record This j. the inev-
L. -,
from which there is 10 escape.
Now, the truth is. Mr. Wise. for a long period
OF his lie was Hhig-a Wing ia principle. in
FEELING III sympalhe-. aud associations. lie WAS
Tor the same time, bitterly arrHyed against the
Democrats, their men and mca>uros-spoke a.
gainst them, and voted against them aud de-
nounced them. Bot the Enquirer alleges in his
defence, Tint, though for -rasun he acted with
The wing party for the special purpose of crush
ing van BnrenIsm, yet has htGTf 0R the |
time ,riM pure Democfdoy.' That i To say, |
hr. WISE was an u1miiigated hypocrite, which !
Is rather worse than being an ultra Wing How !
can we believe such allegation against Mr.. |
Wise but, Coz iinues the Enquirer: Mr. Wise |
supported Harrison and Tyler on III, J,Iaf form
81 The Wig address" And 80 did the whole
wing party of Virginia, ergo, the whole Wing
party OF Virginia were consistent Democrats IN
1870 The plea that Mr.. Wise was one of the
humbugged in 1910, is simply ridiculous. He
was a rank Wing lie was the "aaiaaiing and
presiding spirit Of The Tyler administration"
says the Enquirer. Admit it. and what the
Tyler administration Was it Democraticl
Who sanctioned the Bankrupt law, the Distribu-
ton act, and the Tariff of lsI2 Who sane
toned the repeal of the independent Treasury
system. and sought 10 replace ii 10y a fiscal
agency John Tylers administration, of which
Mr.. Wise was the animatug and ruling spir
it, ergo, the Bankrupt. Distribution, and Tariff
acts were all Democratic measures, and the Sub
Treasury, Anti Democratic John Tyler and
Henry A. Wise were the parngons of Democ-
racy. the only consistent ones in the country
Ia Lord deliver US old line Democrats, and par
don US tor cur sins and transgressions against
the yler administration and its ruling spirit"
Mr.. Wise" ''