The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-03
OUR HANCOCK LETTER.
The Presidential Prospect-General
News Items.
FAIRyIEw, HANCOCK Co.,
Nn-o-,l,, . 1924

November =, 1874.
Editors Of the Register.
1t may reasonably be expected that so
soon rs the great results of to-day in
Louisiana, and tomorrow in So many
other States of the Union are known,
and the balance struck, the work of Pres
idential candidate making will begin in
right earnest. Grants third term pros
poets having darkened down into almost
sheer invisibility, our opponents have
still before them very fought and vcX-
atious problem of Presidential available
ity to solve. Of course they will look to
nothing but availability; since they
looked to that alone in the day that dem
agoguism made them powerful-when
they might afely have practiced indie
pendence of choice, but for that native
subserviency of spirit that has ever
characterized the opponents of the Demo-
cratic party of the United States.
Amongst the prominent men of the Re-
publican party, how difficult indeed it
must be to choose! Of the few deemed
of ability to fill the presidency, not one
can be named whose candidacy would
lift the Republican party up to the first
step of solid ground of hope. Sherman,
of nobler mind than Grant, would not
have the office, or risk the getting of it
through that party. Banks is too manly
and Independent to win their nomina-
ton. Buffers rascality, though not too
deep aad universal for true loyal stand
ing, is yet too notorious to risk the ordeal
of the ballot box. Colfax. alas, has smiled
and Credit Mobllicred himself into popu-
lar imbecility. Dix is far too old
a granny for any kind of use. And
even Blaine, of Maine, is but II
power of fatal injury to the Radical
party, if his recent campaign through
the West is to be taken as Il sample of
this influence. The Wing party in 1852
was not in a more perplexing strait than
is the Republican now; and if the over
throw of the latter be not SO signal in
1876 as was the defeat of the Wing
party, and its determination, in 81, then
il is not true that the times do give signs
of themselves, and that history rencws
itself
Meanwhile the Democracy have but to
address themselves as they have done IN
the times past-cven when impenetrablc
clouds of hopelessness hung all over and
around them-to the choice from among
their many worthy ones, of the worthy
ones to lead them this time) to assured
victory. Assured victory, | say. and
mean it with the inseparable and ever
necessary If and unless, the sometimes
faitbless sentincls that stand between Us
and vast plumbers. Only let us not
blunder rs we blundercd at Baltimore in
1872. and we cannot be beaten. We
ha, but to name representative men of
honesty and capacity and the agony OF
battle is over. Let the names on our
banners be such as these: For President,
Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana; for
Vice President, Charles j. Faulkner, OF
West Virginia, and no power of Radical
ism can withstand us.
Judge Melvin has, we are informed,
appointed A. McFlanegin, clerk OF our
County Court, to the vacant clerkship of
the Circuit Court of this county. MIR. r.
is an experienced clerk, and this appoint
ment will be very satisfactory.
Daniel Douehoo, Esq, for many years
clerk of the Circuit and County Courts
of this county, then practicing mem
Der of this bar, member of the House OF
Delegates two terms, regent OF the In
sane Asylum, director Of the penItentlnry
and now Prosecuting Attorney OF this
county, returned few days ago from
Philadelphia, where he has been the
greater part of the summer. lie Intends,
however, leaving in about month with
his family, to take up his residence IN
Philadelphia, where he will engage IN
mercantile pursuits in connection with
the house Of A. r. McCown u Co.
The County Court was in session near
" all dav Tuesday last. The application
Of New Cumberland for exemption from
road and bridge taxes was continued tIil
the December term, when all the justices
will be present. 49,
The roof of the school house in this
place caught fire from n spark falling on
t. on Friday morning last. Much alarm
was caused, as the wind was high and
water scarce, but fortunately the fire was
eytinguishcd before it obtained Roadway.
CAMILLUs.