The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-11-14
The Political Ruture.

The Democratic majority in the State
OfNew York has reached $4,000, and, at
last accounts, was still rising. To use
The words of the Tribune and our
own figures, it will probably settle
about $1,000. This fixes the status of
the Empire State for 1868. A change
is hardly within the possibilities. Ff-
teen, twenty or even thirty thousand
might have been fought against with
some hope, if not with much prospect,
Ofsuccess, but the idea of combating q
compact majority of half hundred
thousand, especially when the tide is
against them, is one that few sensible
Radical leaders will entertain. Their
more probable course will be to leave
New York to the fate which they can
not avert, and concentrate their efforts
upon the recapture of Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
1t is already admitted by Radical
oracles that unless one OF the other of
these last named States can be carried
in the Radical interest, the next Presi-
Dental election will be greatly endan-
gsred. Too many heretofore reliably
Radical States have been made doubt
idl, aud too many moderately Radical
States have been thoroughly revolu-
tiOnized to admit of any further calm
confidence in past strength. The Rad
ieal prestige is gone. Yesterday, the
party was bold, defiant and aggressive.
Today, it it is weak, covering, time
serving. Yesterday it uplifted the ne
gO, aud proclaimed its purpose to carry
him, over all and through all, to the
better social and political station which
The party DEGREES had assigned him.
Today, it turns from one deity in black,
10 another divinity in blue, and crouch
Is lick-ssittle seryility at the feet of
aHan who seems fit for nothing under
Heaven but to prefgure the future of
Radiealism by his silence and his smoke.
These several features of the Radical
situation give assurance, even to US, of
'ne weakness Of the Radical party. But
'hose who are within the belesguered
citadel are much better qualified to re-
alize its distress than are those without.
Hence we infer that with q knowledge
o. their calamity will comeitle inquiry
'ef the remedy. The relief, if it comes
~ all, must come from one OF the other
Oi the States we have named. Will it
comet
Ihls will depend entirely upon the
democrats themselves. In the first
place, their gains in those States have
Ueen derived from Republican sources.
hundreds and thousands of moderate
len In Ohio and Pennsylvania sunder-
Mlheir party ties in order to escape its
'Oiies and corruptions. The Demo-
ua'ic organization offered them the
4sans Of breaking down the Radical
Snemes, through which so much danger
s Threatened to all the interests of
Ie country. They came as temporary
visitors, Of whom circumstances might
aake permanent residents. If they
"ke their ptesent quarters they will re-
IAN. II the hosts do everything in
'oelr power to make the stay of their
guests uncomfortable, they will most
"Aeiy do as other men similarly situated,
aud leave the Democratic household
"POnder upon what might have been,
we confess to a good deal of cent?
Sence In Uncommon sense and modera-
On Of the Democratic leaders. In the
-'e OF Ohio, whose Legislature has
4u quite a quantity Of work cut out
w II by Radical organs, the Democratic
presentatiyes are mostly men of tenn
re'ate views and calm judgment. They
u Know what to do, probably as well
aelr offcions Radical advisers can
W. 'nem. They will know what to
ave undOne very much better. They
~ u,r''and that, in politics, progress il
siement of life and that dull inersit
!. Ne companion of death. We tax,
~ ~ 'ney will be mnch, more APT
yep into . car than Q coffin