The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-14
what Is Rest for the Country-

EEBAf liz W I. LSESJE1a9 6gsss
1t g commonly sid that there are
two parties in the country, the Repuo-
uean and tia Democratic. There are
IN fact thnss1tls Democratic party Ine
Republican party and the People. 4ns
Evening P0Ef ssbelongs" 10 the 4eSI-
named, and a5 the canvass Iof ms
Presidency is nov TO begin, We propose
TO address some words 70 orr own con.
stfIuency, 10 the members OF the gEeA4
third party, whose interests We thln1
the most important and whose EGhLS
we have always defended
We do not address the ofHce-holoe4S |
or oficasseekers Of either party Iaey
make nm a numerous army, or rather
two sfr5pR armies; but their members
are interested. each pPon his OWN s1de.
They fight for the Ep0ils; they expect
the reward Of victory. The third par
", the people, have no rewards TO e1-
ISect. they are disinterested; they have
a heart The good of the whole country
and when they vote. It Is to support
the general welfare.
T6ey are now aAked TO vote for one
OF two candidatef, for one OF TWO poll
cles, and the important question win
them ia not What Offices they are 20 gam
date, but what will be the effect upon
the peacs, prosperity, liberty, ana
healIhfnl development of the country,
of the election of Grant, or OF SEYMOUR
This Is the question which every
thoughtful freeman Will ask himself
before he casts his voteS this Is the cues
ton which he-Eil consider between
now and next NoVem beri and as he de-
cides upon this, 30 Will he-or SO ought
he-to vote.
Now of the two candidates and poll
Giles presented Tor the sudEages of this
great Third party, the people, the Re-
publican candidate is known as
ofR -r1noal1rTTfnny amin afa6 aG his
whole splendid career has shown, by
unwaYerfng devotion 10 the Union
singuIarly diEinterested, and gifted BY
nature with one of the most valuable
faculties statesman can have. the
power Of judging correctly OF mems
character and capaclty-so That the
ability with which he picked out Of
great crowd Of competitors the ableSt
men for the most responsible places has
become provefbial.
Nor Is this all, or the most. Grant
has no "eptang1ing alliances with
professional politicians. The self
seekers Of both parties have from time
to time opposed him. and abused him:
be Is man of independent and sound
Judgment, whose whole course has
shown that his heart is In sympathy
with the plain people; and his career
has placed him In a position which
makes him independent Of the profess
stonaI politicians.
He is, in fact, the peoples candidate.
he loves peace, he insists upon obedi-
ence to law, upon order, upon justice
and equal rights.
Upon the other side we find Mr.. SeY-
mour himself a professional. politician
! the associate of that class Of men; and
| pledged beforehand, by the very cir.
| cumBtances under which ne received
| the nomination, TO reward the men
1 I'M
Mr.. Seymour has never acted an iu-
dependent part in politics. He has
| always been the creature OF advisers,
| and for the most part OF bad advisers.
I he does not know his own mind In
1901 ne was for "the South;" during
the war he was by turns a lukewarm
war man or lukeWartu peace man; 9
few days ago he professed TO believe
that the bonds should be paid and moi
taxed, but now he accepts platform
which declares they shall be taxed and
not paid.
line is elected to the Presidency be
will do the will of more positive mer
than himselE-of Pendleton, who, 1t IL
reported, will be his Secretary OF the
Treasury; Of Blair, who promises revo
luton and anarchy in case he ts chosen
and in general of claS5 of politicians
} whose chief desire and aim is to destroy
ali that has been accomplished In the
i laaL seven years. VINO nave DeBuS bluCt
1851, in the attitude OF remonstrance}
who have opposed for seven long and
, important years all that in that time
the people OF tho United Statas have
done and ordered TO be done.
Now we do not pretend that all tina
A has been done is wise; most men arr
, mortal and the Republican party hai
, made mistakes which the Evening Pos
has faithfully exposed. But 1t has car
ried great and important work to {
conclusion; its candidate ended thu
war and saved the Union against it.
enemies and the party has now, I'm
der many disadvantages, made peace
and perfected reconstruction.
Is it wise, is it best for the country tc
put In power now party whose aVow'
ed and only object is to destroy all thai
has been done, and begin over again
Is it for the peoples interest that we
should be plunged for four years tc
come, anew, into confusion and dis
tresa F? that busIness should be paralyz'
ed, industry hindered, and men alarm
ed for their safety and rights, for an
i other quadrennial period, for no Other
] object but to crafty the passions OF q
set of politicians who have been In the
minority during seven years, whose
unpatrlotic course during the war losi
Il them the peoples confidence and re-
\ gard. and who would come into power
4 only TO undo all that has been done
This is the question before that great
third party, the people.