The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-15
The Missouri Republicans and the
-ru Presidency.

The Missouri Republicans and the
aa Presidency.
John B, Clark, the member for Missouri
Of the National Republican Executive
Committee, and who signed the call for
the Convention at Philadelphia on the 9Th
Of June, has written letter TO the New
York Tribune, under date Of February 90
from which we extract the following:
His (Grants) nomination would be espe.
cially unfortunate for Missouri. The Re
ppblcans can carry the State with q nomi'
nation that will command the hearty sup
port Of all classes of the party. They gave
Grant %, 900 majority in 1868, and since
then more than 10000 Colored men have
been eniranchised, while immigration has
been largely in their favor. II Is not pre-.
tended that above 10000 rebels were en-
franchised by the adoption of the Consti.
tutional amendment removing disabilities;
so that, with nomination which will
command the hearty support of those who
have felt aggrieved at the action of the
President, the Republicans could hardly
lail to carry the State by agood majority.
It cannot be denied that Missouri Re.
publicans have much to complain Of. The
appointments OF the principal officers
have been peculiarly unfortunate in that
State. Scarcely any of the old and tried
Republicans have been recognized, while
men unheard of before have been promot.
ed. Three OF the leading Federal offices
in the State are filled by men who were
never known to be Republicans, and who,
perhaps, never voted the Republican
ticket until after their appointment, and it
is doubtful whether they have done so
since. However this may be, it is an ad.
mitted fact that they IRE entirely without
influence, and have no claims for such ia.
vors at the hands OF Republican Ad.
ministration. In one OF these offices,
having from 100 to 200 subordinates, more
than onc.halt are Democrats and Of that
halt the majority are Irish Democrats.
These men have the care Of the President,
and chiefly control the appointments, while
the Congress Representatives arc seldom,
If ever, consulted, except as to the ap.
pointment OF crossroads Postmasters,
and other minor officers. So completely
have they been disregarded that the State
has now but one or two general appoint
ments. A Missourian in Washington is
almost as much stranger as he would be
in Rome or St. Petersburg. They arc
nowhere to be found in tho Departments.
There is scarcely one, except Judge Drake
oil the Court of Claims, holding 3 place
higher than the lowest grade OF clerkship
and not more than six or eight OF those.
Out Of this ill.timed prescription have
come the misfortunes Of the Republican
party in Missouri. or course, we do not
lock with much eagerness to q continue.
tion Of this condition Of affairs. + \
We do not believe 1t q good policy to
lorcc upon the party candidate obnoX-
ious TO aportion Of 1t, and who cannot
harmonic all the elements that compose
IT, There is more than one good man in
inc country, and We have several close
states TO carry-States that are essential
10 success, and which a few hundred
votes turned against us would lose TO us.
Can we then safely nominate one whose
nomination will be followed by boiling
ond dtssension, and which will endangeT
success in the States which will turn he
scale OF victory or defeat, and where the
real struggle Is to be foughtY
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