The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-03

The question is frequently asked us,
whether there will be a National Dem
ocratic Convention held this YEAR,
Beyond question there will be. The
National Committee will meet in May
and call Convention to meet in July
or August. Delegates to this Conven'
ton will be appointed by the various
State Conventions soon to be held. In
expressing our emphatic dissent from
the course recommended under the title
of passivism" from the moment ii was
preached, we have not thought it con.
sstent with patriotism, principle or
policy, TO rebuff or repel the aid which
may be afforded by the action ola large
number Of the most intelligent mem
bers Of the Radical party. Their open
denunciation Of the selfish, venal and
unconstitutional policy of the leaders
they refuse any longer to follow, has
carried conviction to the minds of vast
number of citizens, who are led by no
other than the general interest in their
adhesion TO political parties. The major
ity OF the voters, under universal suffrage,
NAV be, for q time, misinformed and
misled, bpt they cannot even in the
present vast expansion of patronage, be
bought or swerved by personal IN
terest. The politicians, who are hired
followers of General GRANT, are dan
gerous only from their power to mlslead
and deceive the people. Every State
and Federal investigation that traces
public plumber to the pockets Of these
knaves, saps their influence and de-
stroys their power of mischief. The
great present taker, who made a bar
gain for two terms before he pronounced
himself Republican, has surrounded
himself with horde Of congenial
spirits, who help themselves, without
the formality Of a gift from anybody.
The alienation OF the honest men of the
Radical party is the natural precursor
of its fall. Their denunciations OF The
military clique, with its venal political
allies. has happily confirmed and spread
the earlier denunciations Of the Demo
cratic press, which can no longer be
charged to political prejudice or mis-
representation. The duplicity, corrup-
ton and selfish designs OF the present
administration are now held up be-
lore the people by men and Journals
that have no political bias to impugn
the fairness Of their Judgment. 10 an
extent that it is not yet apparent ON the
surface, the whole country is permeated
with deep and well founded mistrust
of the Radical leaders who bought a
willing tool in General L. S. GRANT.
The sole adequate remedy for the puri-
fication Of public morals. and the res
toration OF honest constitutional gov
eminent is the election Of these men
from Office; to that end the co-opera-
ton of all patriotic citizens may, by the
exercise of judgment and moderation
be now effected. No selfish aims will
Illustrate it, if in the National Demo-
cratic Convention the true voice Of
general public sentiment finds faithful
1tterance. That sentiment so COM
monty true that it has prompted the
old maxim that "the voice OF the peo-
pie is the voice OF God" will approve
itself wiser than the counselS OF self
constituted leaders. In that Conyen,
ton no claim Of any candidate should
be measured by any standard but his
fitness to afford a sure guaranty OF the
success of the principles that will be
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