The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-05

This table gives the Opposition in afull
House working majority Of 40, which is
certainly very radical change as com.
pared with the present Congress, the
membership Of which stands Republicans
200, Opposition %, or Republican ma
jority Of 10S. The change is rather 10 be
called revolutionary than radical. As TO
what such a change involves may well
puzzle any one 10 determine just at
present. The Wall street markets yester.
DAY. generally supposed to be a signif.
cant barometer, gave no particular
sign Of excitement one way or the other
Financially, the result has really very lit
tie significance, The Eastern Democracy
and the Eastern Republicans occupy sub.
stsntislly the same position on financial
matters. They are both "hard money"
as the snti,indAtion element ol the coun-
try is now called. Neither docs 1t be.
token anything special as regards tariff
policy. The tariff will take care oI itself
on the present basis Of paper money. The
party that attempts 10 reduce It without
At the same time reducing the volume ol
currency, will be hoisted by its own
petard. So We need borrow no trouble
on that score.
1t Is as regards a different Southern
policy that the elections possess really
significant character. There will be moi
only "letup," but also let alone policy
adopted toward that section that will
most likely end the career Of carpet.
bsgism for all time 10 come The people
OF this country have become diSgusted
beyond expression at carpet.bag rule In
the South. They want 1t to como to ar
cad. They want KELLOGG rule in Louis
lana, and MosRs rule in South Carolina
and BAXTER and BROOKS rule In Arkan'
sas, to cease. They are anxious 10 see q
new experiment tried in that section
They are ready and willing 10 sec the in
telligence and property Of the South In
the ascendant, even at the risk Of tempo
rary excesses. They want TO see the
South become prosperous and pop
ulouS, and thus be able 10 pay her
way aud help bear the public burdens, in
stead Of being what Spain was to the
Roman empire, place where the legatet
could enrich themselves at the expense
OF the country.
The elections Of Tuesday are also sig
nlAcant in regard to the supposed laxitiei
Of political lie at Washington. 30 many
things have happened within year or &c
past like the Credit Mobilier, the Back Pay
the sANBoRN and JAYNE's contracts, ant
the San Domingo business, that the peopl,
have become suspicious and have grad
uSlly grown allenated toward the party il
power. And on the top Of oil these dis
affecting agencies there arose before th
popular mind indications that Presiden
GRANT was really aiming to procure hi
election for q third term. In this the!
were not mistaken. There Is little doub
that their apprehensions were well found
el, despite all assurances to the contrary
At all events tho President did not
through himself or any one else authorized
to speak for him, make any disaVowsl o.
the utterances Of his accredited organ a
Washington on the subject, and this fail
ure was very properly interpreted as sig
niacant and ominous, So much SO thA
the people accepted 1t as something to b.
rebuked. And accordingly they have no
only rebuked It but put an everlasting
quietus on 1t, We think that ghost ma.
now DO considered eaectually laid.
As TO what else'the elections Of Tues
day may signify 1t Is not worth our Will
to speculate at this time. The Democ
racy themselves have no programm
ahead, They are united only on on