The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-05
THE PARKERsBURG REsOLU
TIONS.

Democratic Convention exhibit vast
improvement upon the general style OF
that kind of literature. They are few
in number, short, and directly to the
point. There is no clap-trap about
them and no stump speech. They
simply remind the people Of the State
that the Democratic party has fulfilled
the promises under which it came into
power and may be safely entrusted
with the continued administration of
State affairs. The following two reso-
lutions embrace all it was necessary to
say in relation to national concerns, and
express quite truthfully the sentiment
OF the West Virginia Democracy with
regard to national concerns:
Third-Tbat in the opinion of this
Convention the. elements of opposition
to the present National Administration
should be consolidated in the approach
ing Presidential campaign without pref
udice to the unity and perpetuity of the
Democratic organization.
Fou.tb-That with full confidence in
the wisdom and patriotism OF the Ma
tional Democratic Convention soon to
assemble at Baltimore, we pledge the
Democracy OF West Virginia to abide
its action or recommendation. and to
express their approval thereof at the
polls.
In the present chaotic condition OF
national politics, no man is wise enough
to foresee what will be done or to assert
positively what should be doIe to free
the nation from the evils it is likely to
undergo from continuation OF Radical
rule. In these DAYS of the telegraph
and the daily newspaper, opinions are
very rapidly formed. and changed with
equal CELEBRITY. The favorite of to-day
may be the outcast Of tomorrow, and
that line of policy which may, this
week, afford the fairest promise OF sue
cess, may, next week, be seen to lead to
utter ruin. The history OF political
parties in the United States fails
to afford a parallel to the
present condition Of affairs. The
admirers OF General GRANT whose rep
resentatives meet in Convention at
Philadelphia today and who embrace
much less than half the voters Of the
country, constitute the only political
party that has fully made up its mind
what course to pursue. Their path has
been marked out for them by the
scheming soldier whose servants they
are, and they have but 10 do their
masters bidding. But the opponents
of this imperial party, embracing in
their ranks large majority OF the
people, are still far from being united
in sentiment and far from agreeing upon
an answer TO the question how to beat
GRANT.
In this condition OF affairs it was
wise in the Democratic State Conven-
tion to refrain from committing itself
positively to either Of the three or four
plans that are being urged for accept
ance by the Democratic party. 1t was
enough to say that we desire to main
tain "the unity and perpetuity of the
Democratic organization, and that we
leave all else to 'the wisdom and pat
riotism of the National Democratic
Convention, soon to assemble at Balti-
more"
1t is a mistake to suppose that the
West Virginia Democrats are as yet
fully convinced that the endorsement
of the Cincinnati nominees offers the
most reasonable chance OF defeating the
reelection Of General GRANT, but in
this matter sll are willing to defer to
the judgment and wishes of the Demo-
cratic party in what may be called the
doubtful States" West Virginia is
not doubtful; she is as surely and reli-
ably Democratic as Kentucky or Mary
land; and whoever receives the nomi.
nation at Baltimore will have West
Virginia's support. 1t was in this
spirit that the Parkersburg Convention
refused to embarrass its delegates With
instructions, and proposed to abide by
whatever the assembled wisdom and
patriotism OF the party might think
most conducive to the great end which
the friends Of good government are
striving to attain.