The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-07
pRPEAIED-AND VIE


DRREAIED-AND WHY
The Register, In an elaborate article
yesterday, undertakes TO account for
the recent Waterloo defeat of the DEM
ocratIc party. The reasons assigned
may be summarized as follows:
Ist. The calling of the Convention at
New York, SO the bondholders could
dictate the nominations.
ID. The admission OF Belmont, the
the prince of bondholders, as dele
gate. 'HsE3-zl
Sd. The nomination of Seymour on
grsenback platform.
4th. The nomination Of Blair upon
the Broadhead letter, and the conse-
quent eclipse of the financial question
by the revolutionary issue.
9th. The appointment Of Belmont as
Chairman of the National Democratic
Committee
6th. The betrayal OF the patty in the
management of the canvass by the
Committee and other New York DEM
ocratic leaders, who wanted to save
New York for the Democracy and at
the aame time secure the election of
Grant, including in the measures to
that end,
9Th. The panic and stampede brought
about by their organ. the World, after
the October elections.
The Reoister hnds no fault with the
principles of the, party as embodied in
the platform by, Mr.. Wade Hampton
and other eminent rebels. 1t does not
object TO the doctrines OF the Brodhead
letter, butte the prominence given them
in the canvass. Itdoes not occur to that
sagaciouB sheet that the calamity of Its
party may have occurred from popular
distruAt of Its intentions If It got con-
troll of the Government; but that ca
lamity Is solely due, in the opinion Of
the Register to the treachery OF "the
New Yorkers,D who ''coolly sold the
"natIonal election to secure the spells
''of their own State; and every element
t'of defeat that was needed In addition
"to the Brodhead letter and the altered
character. of the canvass. they con.
"tributed," says our contemporary,
Through the mIsmAnagement, and
''treachery of the pfofessed leaders of
"the National Democracy" It would
be iuterestlngto lInger by the way in
contemplation of the lovely, picture of
Democratic concord here presented, but
time torbids. Having no share inthe
spoils of Mr.. Hoffman tho Register has
no rejoicings oyerishis election; and il
casts on now and forever the lnfalEh
full Tammany and monrns over blight
ed affections and a political freside
made desolate. ,-a1s
II lie apparent now-Rnd The RegiSteT's
article helps prove it-that the Demo-
cratic party Is divided by "A yawning
gull On the one side is the Tammany
Democracy, flushed with the spoiIs of
victory and secretly chuckling over the
election Of Grant because they know it
assures the prosperity of the country
and makes the fruits of their victory
In New York aubstantials aud on the
other the rebel. revolutionary wing,
appropriately represented by Blair and
the Broadhead letter and Wade Hamp-
toms plank In the New York platform.
The Regtster having LEFT the bed and
board OF Tamu1Rny, has but one refuge
and that IL with the Hampton and Blair
Democracy now led by the Biairs'
organ, the EVenia0 Express of Wash.
ington City. which declares they must
ustt.L n, tIsi,. ,,,.;,,.f,,I,, ,t nj, b,,,,s- >,
"In the midst Of treason. ), satin The
pTess, against corruption M unpeia1.-
iellea IN ponleal history deserted by
TRUSTED leaders and organs in the SUI
"Prsms hour OF trial, causing demoral-
fEation that would have broken to
pieces almost any Organization with
"less vitality; without patronage, State
or Nationals without money sufficient
even 70 pay for documents for distri-4
Dntion among the people; their patri.,
usm qnesnoned, their motives SLAM
nae aeEec. their 5eandlaates illuminated,