The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-21
WHAT IS THE UsEl

From the N. Y. Post,
The Democrats in Ohio have, It is un.
derstOod, determined TO elect Mr.. Pendle-
ton to the United States Senate if they
should, this fall, carry the Legislature.
Probably they will NOT carry the Legisla-
ture, ia that case.
What is the use Of haunting the "New
Departure" and pretending to turn over
new leaf, when on the new leaf appear
the very same faces which were most
conspicuous on the oldy These Demo
cratic leaders imagine themselves the
wisest men in the world; they think iteasy
to lead the whole country by the nose; ;
they play fast and loose, and have the i'm
pudence to brag Of 1t, as in the World OF
yesterday, which said
"The Catholics will be more devoted
than ever to city government; and the
rural Democrats, both Of New York and
New Jersey, will stand firmly by their
Democrat governors, = II Sup
Crintendent Kelso's order had stood, the
Radicals would have made great howl
in the rural districts. II 1t had never been
issued they might have detached some
irish Catholics In the city. Both guns
have been Spiked
These people are us capable Of wisdom
and patriotism, rs certain Zulu chief Of
whom We lately read was to acquire tho
arts OF civilization. This African, who
would no doubt be u leading Democrat
perhaps high in the Tammany Ring, II he
had tie misfortune 10 live in New York,
knew himselftO be "the Wlsest man in
the world, " and had serious doubts, when
the alphabet WIS brought to his attention,
whether The whole Thing was not an i'm
position and fraud. lie thought there
was trick somewhere, and watched, and
peeped, ind listened " discover II, Just a.
the purblinG Democratic leaders have
for years been watching, and peeping, and
listening TO find out how the Republicans
manage to carry the country. But, like
the Democrats, the Zulu watched in vain.
He saw there was something. The car.
pepter In the woods scratched something
On . leaf and sent II 10 the missionary,
and the missionary sent him an adze, as
he requested. How did they manage III
Finally the chief heard OF two European
travelea inland, and stopped them by
force, until the missionary, Mr. CIRCUIT,
cOuld write letter and read him the an.
swer Then he believed, and believing,
he took what the Democrats call nova.
days n New Departure, lie said maniul'
ly, "lf am not, us thought, the wisest
man in the world, il lhere Is actually any.
thing which anybody can teach Inc, | will
learn it," Soho began the alphabet, and
learned six letters; but gdCe up IN despair
on hedring hat there HerG t,rcntySir, and
decitiei hdt rcaiing md writing rerc not
far ZuluS.
Now Just rs far rs this Zulu chief got
with his alphabet, so far the democratic
leaders seem to us to get with their New
Departure. Their confidence In their
own wisdom has been sapped by the cleo.
liOns Of the last eight years: III we are
not, as VIC thought" they say, "the wisest
men In the world; II there Is actually any
thing which anybody can teach lis, We
will learn H." and so they go to work,
with q loud noise and n great fllSs-And
learn about six letters of the new alpha.
bet, and then give Il up In disgust.
They will never do Here, for instance,
was the New York riot: What under the
sun could induce the Tammany Ring 10
surrender to mob Of ruillans, when the
country, as they should have known, re-
sents nothing so flerCGly US u mObY
Here again is tho Ohio contest. ShGr.
man Is a weak man; lie could be beaten
without difficulty, because the Ohio Re
publcans arc tired OF him; have become
satisfied that he knows nothing, and never
will know anything, about the questions
which now interest them. But Sherman
has got hold Of the Republican organza-
ton; and Ia beat him 1t Is absolutely
necessary that the Democrats should put
forward II man who will be acceptable
tOa considerable number Of the Ohio
Republicans And they put up Penlle-
ton 4 nan rs unsOund in his political
opinions us Sherman, and hateful beCause
Of his war record. They will be defeat
ed, aud they deserve nothing else They
have no moro brains than barbarous
Xulu chief