Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-09-21

Tilton's Golden Age gives variety
\ of interesting information ON the preSi
Dental question, among which we fine
/ these items: "God knows who shal
be the next president, but no LESSEE
! wisdom than His can as yet answer
1.-THE question" Yet, the editor goes on
| to give the situation from which prog
noSticatiOns are to De made. The Dem.
ocratic party is settling down to the Re
publican has nothing better than the
argument, ssthat inasmuch as Mr.
Boutwell, has reduced the national
debt, therefore Grant should be bound
upon our backs for second term" So
| it appears that it is Boutwell,, and not
Grant, who puts his hand in his pocket
and pays the national debt. "The La
Dor Reform party is coming to the
field in October" phe Equal Rights
party, headed by the Victoria Wood
hulD league, is determined to elect a
woman. The Southern boilers against
the new departure may put up fire.
eater like Robert Toombs. Upon this
description of the situation, the editor,
looking into the depths of his own con-
sciousness, declares that altogether
the situation is a muddle." 5F
But he goes on to show that is very
clear to his mind. Firstly, he gives
his own desire. If he could have his
wish, Horace Greeley should be the
Republican, and Chief Justice Chase
the Democratic candidate. Upon his
fancy OF. these two men running at the
head of the two parties he concludes
that "the two parties have almost
ceased to differ ON the main issues" +" of
past years. We are informed further
that "Grant is working like beaver
for renomination;" that" Chief
Justice Chase is more reticent than
formerly"-"h he continues to want,
but not to solicit a nominations" that
"Wm. M. Evarts, the reflection of VIM.
III. Seward (and shadow of a shade) is
three thousand miles away, to
put himself at the head of the Demo
cratic party;" that sH0race Greeley is
daily sloughing off his radicaiism, and
makes friends by the thousand with
those Conservatives who heretofore
have hated the sound of his honored
name;n that ssthe- Republican party
sees its truest portrait when it looks
into Horace Greeley's face !"
But here the article makes sudden
and strange shift into declaration Of
q need for "a new party in American
politics, radical party. And there is
! touching invocation to radical lead
er: "What has become of Werdell
Phillips, and why is that sword-like |
voice sheathing itself in silence at
5wampscott, by the sounding sea ?'
We echo, ssWhy?" Then the thing
closes with general indiscriminate in
which should be accompanied |
DIV all the stage pyrotechnics of the |
witches dell in Freiscbutz: 80 for |
Cromwell to rise again, with Milton on |
)ne side and Hampden on the other
Come, Internationals! Hail, Commu-
lists Arise Radicalsi Let US have a I
party OF our own, and show like the !
,ther partieS) with what little wisdom
We. too, can govern the world!" . =. 7
There is sad letting down in that
asst line. 1t is IS lame in the conclu-
ionAs Ancient Pistols similar invoca- /
ion to Erebus, and tortures vile, and
Caesars, and Cannibals, and Trojan |
creeks, and all that list of frightful
ounds, which terrified the good Mis-
ress Quickly, ending with simple
lemand for vulgar drink of sack. 1t is
IS if the port fire and cords should give
,ut in the midst of the stage apotheosis,
citing the transfigured dump sprawl
ng. Have we not fools enough among
he quick, that the dead should be in
roked to demonstrate with how little
wisdom the world can be governed?
5 it not sufficient for the ambition of
me to demonstrate with how little wis
lom the golden age can be ushered in