The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-10
REPJDIA1I0y.

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer says that "no idea
has ever grown into popularity with
anything like the rapididty of this one
OF reputation"
We may remark that Il Washington
correspondents facilities for discover
ing the popular sentiment of this com
try on any question whatsoever are
quite limited. or all places, during the
war, Washington was about the most
fallaclous standpoint from which to
draw an inference concerning the popu-
lar sentiment. The atmosphere was
VIGOROUSLY full of sensation and de.
nOraliZation.
And as it was then so it Is now, in
regard to questions affecting the popu-
lar integrity. The correspondent of
the Enquirer is good specimen of
these persons who have all along
pers!etontly discrediteG both the intelli-
Gence and fidelity of the people. lie
represents ut this time NOT only tie par
~, but the party leaders, that ioug pre-
suned TO make political capital by
suggesting, inciling and encouraging
appeals to the fears, resentments and
cup!dily of the country in regard to the
position taken by the Republican party
on :tC leading issues of the times since
the close of the war.
Now, we venture 10 assert that the
correspondent of the Enquirer knows
very little more of pubic sentiment
throughout the country to-day on the
question whereof he speaks than did
his friends who assembled in New
York city on the Fourth OF July
last and made such popular
platform in regard TO the National fl
nances that nearly every State in the
Union repudiated it at the fall election.
That Platform was intended to appeal
to and cultivate the reputation senti-
nlent OF the country, and we all know
what unIiring as we'll as INSCRIPTIONS
CHJris were made to raise a hue and crv
sgainst the bonds and bondholders.-
Those who held the public securities
were nadeas odiousa s possible in pop.
ulAr estimation by the followers of
Pendleion Il Co., and the Democracy
believed that they could win by so DO
ing. But they sIgnally failed in their
programme and their repudiating sug-
gestions and appeals were reDuked by
tho people.
Now what has happened since last
November to justify any man in saying
that the financial ideas OF the Democ.
racy are any more popular to-day the u
they were then? We have had no State
elections since then to test the question,
and we do not observe that in Connec-
tlcut or any other State wherein an
election is shortly to be held that the
New York platform is being again pu:
forward. II the Enquirer correspon-
dent desires TO test the popular senti-
ment in regard to liquidation, let him
suggest TO his friends in Connecticut 10
make the issue this Spring.
And in this connection we may ask
him, as he Is on the ground to make the
proper inquiry, why it was the other
day that Mr.. Holman's resolution
TO tax the Government bonds 10 instead
of per cent only received 10 votes in
the Lower House of Congress, notwith-
standing the democracy can muster
about three times that number of votes.
II reputation is growing popular why
did his friends. who are so ready totrim
their sails to catch the popularFbreeze,
hesitate to endorse SO mildya form of il?
1t is quite likely that the writer for
the Enquirer will live long enough to