The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-07-11
HORACE GREELEY FOR PREsI-

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The nomination Of HoRAcs GREsLEr
for President by the National Demo
cratic Convention at Baltimore yester-
dsy was an important event 10 the
most remarkable political movement OF
modern times. For several weeks past
Mr.. GaEELEY's nomination or endorse
meut by the Democracy has been a
foregone conclusion, and the announce
meut Of the actual consummstion OF
what has been 30 distinctly foreseen
creates no very great establishment or
surprise. But the wonderful tide OF
popular sentiment which has been
swelling up from every State and from
almost every county in favor Of the
acceptance OF Mr.. GREELEY as the
Democratic nominee is surprising and
is entirely without q parallel in the
political history Of the United States.
To have predicted. even six months
ago, that the Democratic choice for
President would fall upon the msn who,
of all Others, was once considered the
most Objectionable and most dangerous
oe Of the Democratic party, would have
subjected the prophet to an accusation
of lunacy. But by some mysterious
influence, through the operation Of some
hidden law Of human nature, mems
minds have been changed; spirit Of
forgiveness and forgetfulness for the past
has sprung up; and the Democratic
party looks now to the future alone.
And, looking to the future, reso-
lutely determined to make an
honest and unencumbered effort to re-
deem the nation from the perils that
threaten it, q. Democratic Convention
has, with wonderful unanimity. selected
HORACE GREELEY as the most available
candidate through whom 10 obtsin the
national reforms that are 30 sorely
needed. His personal integrity. his
kindness of heart, bis hatred OF official
peculation, his own honest labors to
bring about an era Of peace and good
will between the lately warning sections
OF our country, are all in honorable
contrast with the character and con.
duct of the ambitious soldier from
whose mailed hand and iron heel the
people seek deliverance.
The principles enuuciated in the res
olutions adopted by the Liberal Repub-
lican Convention at Cincinnati two
months ago, are those for which the
Democracy contend. aud by which they
propose to be guided. Mr.. GHEELEr's
manly and emphatic letter declaring
his own adherence to these principles
and his adoption OF them as a rule for
his political conduct, contributed largely
to swell the movement which has made
him the Democratic nominee, and
there is now every reasonable probable
ity that the came popular uprising which
has placed HORACE GREELEY ut the
head Of the Democratic ticket, will, in
next November, make him President
elect OF the United States. No political
party has ever put Presidential can
didate in the field With more flsttering
prospects Of success. (
For ourselves, although well con-
WINGED several weeks ago that Mr.
GREELEY would certainly be nominated,
we expressed our preference for the
adoption Of different course. We
believe that West Virginia Democrats
generally preferred, 60 far "a this State
is concerned, the nomination OF some
one who has been identified with the
Democratic party in. the past. The
National Convention has however,
thought that4theseuds we al have id
view could best be obtained by Mr.
GkEELEYs candidacy, and we very
cbeerfuliy and very cordially accept
that decision. We support the regul
lsrly nominated ticket and will counte-
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