The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-11
Opinions of the Press on the Dem o.
CRITIC Nominees

CINCINNATI, July 10.-The Enquirer
of this morsing says of the nomination
of Mr.. Seymour: For twenty years no
man has exerted wider influence upon
public affairs in the Democratic party;
no man is better knowH or highly ad-
mired. AS an orator le not only has no
equal of any party in New York, but
he has no rival. Gifted with a fine
presence, with q emaIkable and CO.
pious flow of language, with an elegant
diction, he is unsurpassed as an orator
and he is the pride and ornament OF the
Empire State. He commenced life as a
Democrat and has never wavered in
his advocacy of that political faith.
In his private life there is no bIemish;
his morals are pure, his reputation I'M
furnished. He was not n candidate for
the nomination for the Presidency, but
repeatedly declined, and il was only
upon the solicitation of the West and the
unanimous voice of the Convention that
he accepted the nOmintiOn. Why then
should he not be supported by the
Democracy of the entire country What
objections can reasonably be urged
against him I His character aud quail
tications are eminent. He is eminent
as an orator, he is distinguished us Il
statesman. There is no comparison be-
tween him and Grant, either politically
or personally. He Will be supported by
the Democracy and will be triumphant
ly elected. He was not originally the
choice of the West, as is well known.
They preferred with extraordinary
uuanimity the Hon. George II. Pendle-
ton, but owing to adverse circumstances
he has been defeated and the nomina.
tiOn has fallen upon Governor Seymour
through the action of Mr. Pendleton's
friends. We do not hesitate to pledge
him their cordial support.
The Com nv, cial says, Mr.. Seymour is
not liberal or progressive Democrat.
He stands by the traditions of the par
ty; he shares its prcjudiCes; lie sym
pathizes with every effort to continue a
social caste, created by slavery, and APP
peals to the antipathies of race solely
for political ends. His partisan record
will prevent the Republicans of the
East from going over to the Democracy.
His sympathizing with the bondholders
will seriously affect his prospects in tho
West, and he will nowhere be able to
poll more than strict party vote. He
is q weak man for the Presidency and
ought easily to be beaten.
The Gazette says that Mr.. Seymour
is man of respectable abilities. In
this respect lie may be ranked at the
top of the Democratic politicians who
were named for nomination. He il q
cunning politician, and is sufficiently
interruptions for the dcmagO.uc course
which Is necessity to Democratic
candidate. Daring the war he differed
from his party in that he admitted the
constitutional right to put down scccs-
sion and rebellion; but he counteractcd
this by such Il course of partisan at
tackS on everything which the Govern
ment did, that he gave as much aid to
the spirit of disailectiOn in the North,
and as much encouragement to the re-
bellien as the others who declared the
national defence unconstitutional.
NEW YORK, July l0.-The Herald
says: The Democratic party has de-
cided that the next President shall be
Grant. Seymour against Grant amounts
to Democratic surrender, or diSband-
ing of the Democratic party.
The Times says: The Democratic
ticket will not bring ont even q full
vote. Ii will disgust the non-partisan
element, and nothing but a series of
miracles can save the party from defeat
The Tribune, after rccounting the
former political course of Seymour, says:
If this man can be chosen President
over Grant then the patriot blood shed
in the war was shed in vain.
The World says Seymour is the first
statesman in the Democratic party,
and possesses every personal qualiiisa-
ten and accomplishment which BELTS
the Chief Magistrate of a great natiau;
has a strong grasp Of the questions re-,
lating to the resuscltation Of the shat
tered prosperity of the country. and
his election will establish confidence
both ut home and abroad in the iinan-
cial honor OF the country. In other
respects, also, it considers that Sey-
mour will make far stronger Presi-
dent than Chase
The Sun says Seymour is an eminent
exponent of the Demscratic party, but
don't think Blair will add To the sue
cess of the ticket.