The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-11
PUBLIC OPINION ON THE NOMI.
NATIONS:
What the Newspapers Say Of Them.

CINCINNATI, July lO.-The Enquirer
OF this morning says, of the nomina-
tion of Seymour: For twenty years nc
man has exerted a wider influence upon
public affairs in the Democratic party;
no man Is better known or more high
~ admired as an orator. BE not only
has no equal of any party In New
York, but he has no rival. Gifted with
fine presence, with a remarkable and
copious flow Of language, with an ele-
giant diction, he Is unsurpassed as an
orator. He is the pride and ornament
of the Empire State; he commenced life
as Democrat, and has never wayered
In his private life there Is no blemishs
his morals are pure and his reputation
Is untarnished. He was not candI-
date for nomination for the Presidency
but repeatedly declined, and 1t was
only upon the solicitation of the West
and the unanimous voice of the Con-
veution that he accepted the nomina-
ton. Why then should he not be sup
ported by the Democracy of the entire
countryP What objections can reason
ably be urged against him2 His char
acter and qualifications are eminent,
he is eminent as an orator, he Is distin-
guished as statesman, and there Is no
comparison between him and Grant
either politically or personally. he
and will be triumphantly elected. He
was not originally the choice OF the
West, as is we'll known. They preferr-
ed with extraordinary unanimity the
Hon. George n. Pendleton, but owing
to adverse circumstances he has been
defeated, and the denomination has fallen
upon Gov. Seymour through the action
hesitate to pledge him their cordial
support.
= The Commercial says: Mr.. Seymour
is not liberal and progressive Demo-
crat. He stands by the traditions of
the party. He shares its prediudices.
He sympathizes with every effort to
continue a social caste created by sla-
very, and appeals to the antipathies OF
race solely for political ends. His par
tisan record will prevent the Republi-
cans of the East from going over to the
Democracy. His sympathizinR with
the bond-holdors will seriously affect
his prospects in the West, and he will
nowhere be able to poll more than n
strictly party vote. He is weak man
for the Presidency, and ought easily to
be beaten.
The Gazette says: Mr.. Seymour is a
man of respectable abilities. In this
respect he may be ranked at the top of
the Democratic politicians who were
named for the nomination. BE Is a
unscrupulousf for the demagogue course
which is a necessity to DEMOCRATIC
candidate. During the war he differed
from his party in that he admitted the
Constitutional power to put down se-
cession and rebellion, but he counter
acted this by such a course of partizan
attacks on everything which the gov
ernment did that he gave as much aid
to the spirit of dissatisfaction in the
North, and as much encouragement to
the rebellion, as the others who de-
clared the national defense unconstt-
tutional.
NEW YORK, July 10.-The Herald
says the Democratic party has decided
that the next President shall be Grant.
Seymour against Grant amounts to a
Democratic surrender or a disbanding
OF the Democratic party.
Tho Times says the Democratic ticket
will not bring out even full vote. 1t
will disgust the new partlzan element,
and nothing but series of miracles
can save the party from defeat:
The Tribune, after recounting the
former political course of Seymour,
says: If this man can be chosen Presl-
dent over Grant, then the patriotic
blood shed In the war was shed In
vain.
The World says Seymour Is the first
statesman in the Democratic party;
possesses every personal qualification
which BELTS the chief magistrate of a
great nation; has a strong grasp of the
questions relating to the resuscitation
of the shattered prosperity of the coun-
trV, and his election will establish
confidence, both at home and abroad, F,
in the financial honor of the country.
In other respects, also, 1t considers
Seymour will make far stronger
President than Chase.
The Sun says Seymour Is an eminent
exponent OF the Democratic party, but
don't think Blair will add to the sue
cess OF the ticket.