The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-11
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Grant,, Friend, Weakening.


An editorial in the Baltimore American
Of Thursday, entitled "what should b.
done at Philadelphia" is exciting com
ment at Washington. The America" ha
been wholly devoted to GRANT The fol
lowing is an extract
THE reuniting Of the Republican part!
!; the problem which the Philadelphia
Convention will have to solve, and in or
der to accomplish that result 1t must look
the situation sQuarely In the face. Mr
Greeley has received tho nomination OF q
least section oL the party, and he nov
stands before the National DemOcrac.
ukiug that they accept him, and promls
ins as a consideration on bis part that b.
will draw enough votes from the Republi
can ranks TO give them victory. Whether
he can deliyGr the bargain is question
which will probably be nearer settlement
BY the time the Convention meets than II
i now. Allowing him the utmost margin
we may, Tor the sake ol enforcing the les
Dp, admit that according TO existing indi
cations, If the Democrats support him as
aunt, be will be elected the next Presi.
dent How to so weaken his hold upor
The Republican masses that II the Demo
Gratis take him up he will be nothing
more, lies within the scope Of the work Of
The Philadelphia Convention, and We be.
leve It may be done with the exercise oI
nrndpnce Intelligence and fair dealing
with the country"
GRANT MUST GIVE WAY.
From the FAIrmOnt West VlrgIniSn)
We believe We have a right to speak
plainly. II I'VE were today assured that
ihe present incumbent could be elected
for another term, VIC would be well salts.
fed, for Grant Is our first choice, But
there Is such thing as o compromise;
aud some times such course is advisa'
ble, especially when mere individual
preference Is concerned. A Republican
can support Schuyler COlfax rs consist.
entity as be can support Grant; hO can
support Greeley or Wilson, as consistently
rs be can COllsx, ifeither should receive
the nomination at Philadelphia. And as
there are so many powerful combinations
against GranL-so much and so serious,
objection 10 him, C'whether Just or not
still tormidable') we think it a duty he
owes TO the country, and to his party to
decline the candidacy. We do not be.
lIeve the many reports circulated against
President Grant, but there ore many who
10 believe them. And II the Philadelphia
Convention Is wise and prudent, It will
nominate Schuyler Collax-a man upon
whom there is neither reproach nor the
shadow ot reproach, and upon whom the
party can unite and be triumphant. We
say this as supporter and An admircr OF
President Grant.
We are not now prepared TO define the
future; but we have every reason to hope
Tor an adjustment OF the difficulties which
now divide the party. Should the Dem.
oCrats nominate straight party ticket,
their is no chance Tor their success but
10 the event that they avail themselves of
the opportunity afforded by the irrepara.
bic consequences Of false step upon the
part OF the Philadelphia Convention If,
alter warning, the action ot that Conven.
lion proves mistake, then the Phila.
delphia nominee will have more to con.
tend with than one with ardent hopes for
success would desire.