The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-05
Thurman The Reactionist.

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TT is well understood in political circles
dt Washington City that senator THUR.
MAN, of Ohio, IS an asptrant for the ncxt
Democratic nomination for President;
TINT he is paving the way for 4, and is
laying down the platform in the present
Ohio campaign on which he will go into
the next Democratic National Con.
vcntimi. f
A citizen Of Washington, whose asso.
Citations bring him within the inside circle
Of Republican politicians and public mon
there, WASH our Office one day last week
and referring incidentally to TuURNlAN's
recent Cincinnati speech, he said THUR.
NAN was regarded in Washington us
likely to carry of the next nomination for
Presidency; that his declarations OF Gin.
clnnati were regarded as tho most danger.
GUS and revolutionary yet put forth, and
that his position IN tho Democratic party,
and the obvious fact that he takes Ills
present attitude as bid for the nomina.
lion dt his party as against HoFFIANo Of
New York, gave lis declarations peculiar
Significance and excited grave apprehcn-
sions that the old issues involved In the
war were TO be again forced upon the
country in tho next Presidential contest
The following paragraphs from yester.
days Cincinnati Gazette will advise our
readers Of Mr.. THURMAN's position and
suggest some Of the perils to the country
that would follow his success:
We do not refer to the services the Re
publican party has rendered the nation,
within the last decade, 10 urge that for the
sole reason Of what it has done, the future
direction Of public affairs should be in.
trusted to It's hands, Butlti is proper to
rcIer TO the work 1t has accomplished, and
the vast Importance Of that work, In view
Of tic remarkable speech Of Senator
Thurman at Mozart Hall, speech TO
which we have more than once called at
tention, and with whose main positions
we have. striyen to make our, readers fl-
miliar. Speaking as the mouth:piece
Ol the Democracy, setting forth It's plans
nud purposes, with the acknowledged
authority Of a, leader, standing, so far as
we have observed, Endorsed blythe Demo-
cratic press and Democratic speakers
throughout the State, Senator Thurman
declared, in all but so many words, that
the late amendments 10 the Constitution
were Illegally adopted. But if they are
illegally adopted they are null and void,
andit is the fair and just inference, we
20 further and sAy 1t Is the only inference,
10 be. drawn from hisIremarEs, that in the
event Of q Democratic majority In Con-
grcss, Senator Thurman would urge and
work for, and, II possible, obtain such
Legislation us would make them, In reality,
null and void.
!3NOw, we refer to the work the. Repub-
llcan party has done, not to claim thatfor
this II shall be given anew lease Of power,
but to ask IT. Ohio Is prepared to say that
this work shall count for nought; to ask II
Ohio wishes to see the whole slavery agi-
tation, with all the accompanying ques-
tions Of citizenship and enfranchiscment,
opened up. for n new settlements TO ask IL
Ohio desires to witness renewing Of the
storms and troubles and contentious and
bitterness of the past five years. But Is
not a renewal Of this long continued strife
the inevitable result oF Democratic
triumphS Can any other meaning be ut
tached to this carefully prepared speech
of Senator Thurmamy It's that what has
been gained may have gained ior all time,
and not for q day, that the future may
have d guarantee against the troubles Of
the past, that the nation may be secured
in peace, and m err Of good order and
prosperity be again ushurcd in, that we
urge tho State 10 abide by the decisions
she has rendered in the paet.
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