The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-10
Union City Ticket.

STREET COMMISSIONERS,
CONRAD LERHART.
The Union Nominations and the Com
ing City Election.
The ticket nominated at the Union
city Convention, last Saturday night, is
published at the head of this column,
We think thatup examination it will
be found to give moro than ordinary
satisfaction. AT all events, such was
the general expression at the Conven-
ton Saturday night. Nearly every per-
son present seemed to be pleased with
the nominations Throughout, a circum-
stance all the more noticeable because
of its unusual occurrence. There were
no diss enting voices after the baIlotiDg
had closed, and the feeling manifested
was cordial and harmonious towards
the entire ticket. We therefore are glad
to be able to congratulate our Union
people on the fact that the Municipal
campaign has opened under favorable
auspices. The first and great step on
the programme is success.
Ofthe personnel OF our ticket we do
not propose to speak in detail this morn
ing. 1t is sufficient to say that we re-
gard the nominations, one and all, as
"it to have been made" The
characters of all the candidates,
SO lar as we know them, are
une1ceptiOnable, and their dtness for
the duties OF the respective positions to
which they have been named is not dis
Puted to our knowledge. Capt. John
Mcclure, the nominee for Mayor, is, in
every sense OF the word, one OF our
foremost and best citizens. Throughout
an honorable and industrious life he has
lived among us, and we know of no
word of disrespect that any man can
truthfully utter against him. He On
joys the esteem and confidence of this
community as much as any citizen
within its limits. 1t will be no tlispar-
agement to the city to elect such man
as her Chief Magistrate.
Having nominated a good ticket, the
next great duty is to endeavor by every
means in our power to elect it. A
change OF less than fifty votes, IL our
recollection serves us, will give us the
city ut the January election. Anyth ling
like the effort made this last fall will
effect the necessary changes. The ad-
herents of the Democratic party we're
shaken loose from the organization by
our heavy gains in October, and still
more so by the overwhelming result OF
theNovembere elections in thirteen States
of the Union. The fact that there ex-
lists now throughout the North the mere
remnants of that orce powerful organ
ization, and that it is without a possible
future, so far as any man can see,
must operate to disintegrate and dis
solve it in those localities along the
border here in which it holds "A tempor-
airy sway. Public opinion has driven
1t clear out of the North. In all that
region 1t has been ignored and repudi-
ated. The party lives now only in the
rebellious States. Its situation is not
unlike that of the Pope OF Rome. As
power in the world both have prac-
tically ceased to exist. The wave of
civilization sweeps onward, and powers
and parties that have had their day.
and ceased to be useful, are being
swept away.
The Democracy have scarce IA lodg-
ment in West Virginia. Unfortunately
this locality is one of the yery few
spots where they still linger. But thew
are just az much doomed here us they
are at the North. Their destiny is
Southwark. This is not the atmosphere
for their principles and sympathies.
And it is in our power to hasten their
latter end very materially. We saw in
October what an impression determ-
lined effort could make upon their
ranks. They will grow continually
weaker under every such effort It
will be our fault If they poll
anything like their vote in the fall.
Let us then organize for the work be-
fore us. As preparatory step we
should have large and hearty ratifi-
cation meeting at the Court House at
an early day. We have already an
pnunced that Hon. Benjamin Stanton,
now citizen among us, has consented
TO address such meeting. He will,
we doubt not, give us an address wor-
thy of the occasion, one that will fairly
inRugurate the active work of the cam
paign. In the meantime we should
have preparatory meeting Mt the club
rooms Wednesday night. and then and
there fix upon the evening for our mass
demonstration.