The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-29
WENDELL PHILLIPS ON THE
ELECTIONS.
lie Takes Heart, but UtterS His
warnings.


Comments upon the late elections
whether from friend or foe, may have
useful hints In them, and Mr.. Phillips,
In the last number OF the Standard, ex,
presses his Views In his usual trenchanl
style. He evidently does not yet patrons
lze the 'SOldler-P President while be
allows the possibility Of great deeds In
the future. But our readers will be In.
terested In reading his sentiments In
full, as follows:
We take fresh courage from the late
elections. They show The Boundness OF
the peoples heart. As In the dark
hours OF the war, the apathy OF the
Administration was discOuraglng. Bot
rs In those hours the people show them.
selves awake. Not that the result is
such as we might have hoped and as
the country needed. Bat It IL far better
than we feared. 1t Is proved that II
leading men will do their duty The
helm may still be kept for many years
In the hands which have guided II
through the war.
The public debt, TepudIatIon and the
XVIII Amendment, have really been
the questions at issue. Reputation
we have never feared. The country Is
too honest for that. Only shameless
men addressing men as shameless and
worthless as themselves have ever ad.
vocated II. Such men have never led
the American people. Our danger lies
In quite another direction. We shall
never cheat the moneyed class. We
shall rarely be able 10 defeat them In
any OF their plans. The rea! danger OF
the future Is, that combined and incor-
porated wealth will rule the land; that
our laws will be made not In Congress,
bat In the gambling bells Of Wall street,
In bank parlors and by railroad cllQues,
1t will be new sight In history when
working class repudlates Its contracts.
We but repeat the usual routine, when
wealth plots to clutch an unfair share
OF profits. A grasping, heartless and
tyrannical moneyed arlstoCracy threat.
ems US, near at hand. The youngest
child alive will never see u repudiAting
Democracy, unless the people are
driven mad by intolerable greed on the
part Of The wealthy class. There Ia lit
tie or no danger therefore In dirty dem.
agogues, screaming themselves hoarse,
or dainty gentlemen bowling themselves
to wearineSs, before q mob, not drunk
enough to forget that the whole thing ls
u farce and meant only, like Chinese
gong, 10 irlghten enemies they dare not
face. A repudlating party whose lead.
ers hold millions Of the public funds,
lB too transparent u ScArecroW to fright
en- even babies In the dark.
There ID no danger In the so-called
Democratic party, except what comes
from the rebel element, North and
South, which II covers. But for that
the ranks have not life enough TO utter
their own shlbboleth or stand on their
feet.
The real Issue Is, and has been, there.
fore, the negro. Tho XVIII amend
ment is simple proposition, but really
u means fair play for black and white
loyalty at the South. 1t means LatD,
peace, Industry, social regeneration,
schools, capital active and abundant
because protected-all the elements
which make up the civilization OF our
century. Those who support 1t regard
Z as the stepping stone 10 all these.
They are pledged 10 continue the fight
I'LL all these are secured ut the South,
II Is harvesting the results OF the war.
II Ia taking bond OF the future that 1t
shall give US peace, union, liberty and
prosperity. Hence the hate which all
rebels, from the lakes TO the gulf, bear Il.
These elections add largely 10 the
probability OF Its prompt ratification.
Even Ohio, OF which we despaired,
gives promise of her aid. II Rhode
Island helps, the ratification IL beyond
question. Perhaps we may do with
put her. Wecan only urge the friends
In Kansas and Missouri 10 see that
heir ratlicaLlons are completed In pro.
per form and the friends In Ohio and
Rhode Island to watch and seize every
chance to secure prompt and favorable
action. From Georgia we have credible
news OF q compromise which will secure
right action from that State even with
out Congressional interference.
Meanwhile the strength OF the op-
position vote shows that the Admins.
ration has not satisfied tue country.
It's friends have rallied and secured
another year Of grace. The elections
of 1870 will turn more directly on the
ISSUE whether the Republican party
has fulfilled the national expectation.
In our opinion, unless the Adminlstra.
ion files better record during the
coming year than that OF the past,
here will be an even struggle between
I and lis foe, perhaps an iguominious
iefeat. By small ma l0ritles, after
almost incredible effort, we have just
'aved the two great States, Pennsylva.
ala and Ohio-auy slight unlOwArll no.
,ident even would hRve lost them. II
8 poor dependence for n great party.
We have drlited thus far Oh the
strength Of our Soldier. Pres iienI's re-
luIaiiou. He and his Cabinet must
'GTn the future. WENDELL PHILLlrs.