The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-18
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-. rl,rtIon, and Tactics.

co,,,s,s Elections and IaCt'0''
a. n. canvas progresses It will !! doubt, ..
a ~ s.ooms ~ NOR. apparent than 1t may
,s,' e, Nv. D' b.eD, tbs, The election Of mem
yss. ys. NV ~ ~" House Of Representatives Is
.s.I,. oeIs ~ !, M, mueb point In the Democratic
qSl'S o'Irn % a, tho election Of President
TSnr nI,ar,iS .ller the nominations at PhilA,
i.IosI, | We suggested that one Of the chisi
oa,iI' us ot he GREELEY candidacy was IN
n .soct % the Congress elections. OF
rnrTs y ,bs Democracy understand the
importance to them Of getting control oi
,bs peI, House, and that the election oil
GREELEY without this would be but q
barren victory. Mr.. GREELEY might
giystbem a few offices, but even this he
could not do without consent Of the Sen
ate. With a Republican House, even
with Mr.. GREELEY for President, the
DoIIcy Of the Government would remain
substantially unchanged. With both
Houses against him Mr.. GRELEY would
be quite powerless to reward his Demo
cratic friends or inaugurate any Of their
hyOrl.e measures II he were so inclined.
To make bis election worth anything, to
them. |, Is essential that his party shall
have control oithe House. Even then the
Senate would be an obstacle; but with the
Hous. against it, the SeuateiCould be com.
pellsd.o make some concessions, and with
such an evidence Of reyOlutionin popular
sentiment very important changes in the
status Of Senators might be expected be-
fore the end of theterm. 1t will be found,
therefore, we think, that the Congress
elections will engage the attention Of the
GREELEY Democrats quite as closely as
Ihsl for President.
The national committee Of the Liberals
st their meeting in New York Saturday
recommended the Liberals throughout
the United States to cooperate with the
Democrats in the election Of Congressman
and Sate officers. That cooperation is
Of course their part Of the bargain. The
Democrats are tosuppOrt GREELEY; and
the Liberals, in turn, arc to do what they
can to give the Democrats control Of the
next House. 1t will probably be found
that in pursuance Of this coalition there
will be Democratic GREELEY candidates
u all districts 5ecurely Democratic. In
Republican and doubtful districts there
are likely to be Liberal candidates, who
will be relied on to draw enough votes
from the Republicans to elect them.
These tactics ought 10 be met by like
iactlcs on the part Of the Republicans. In
districts securely Republican, of course
Republicans should be run and elect.
TED In districts hOpelessly Democrat.
Ic, the Republicans ought to encour.
age and support the candidacy of
independent, anti.GREELEY Democrats
ln districts that are reasonably doubt.
fol, it is of course a question to be
carefully considered which course should
Oepunuedi but it Is bOttcr to throw the
dolbtin favor Of the less evil than to take
much risk Of the greater Wherever We
can send a Republican to the House, by
Allneans let us do it; but wherever II is
apain choice between a Greeley Demo.
crsL regular nominee Of his party, and an
lna'Geeley Democrat, running against
Tue nominee, We do not sec how any Re.
publican could hesitate 10 support the
latter, without reference to other consid.
eFA'lOna' Where other Csay lOcaD consid.
efatiOns cOnspire to render the success Of
Tue latter 'nll more desirable, the reasons
'O' such support would be all the stronger.
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