The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-05
DIR HANCOCK LETTER.
. Review Of the Future Positions Of
the Two Parties OF the Country
The Weather-General Items.
FAIRvIEw, HANCOCK COUNTY, !
Aupust Sd. 1875.

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August Sd, 1875.
Editors of the Register:
Without reference in any degree to
the merits of the very important politi-
cal contest, the raging center of which Is
the State of Ohio it Is interesting at this
time TO consider some of the collateral re-
suits likelv'to flow therefrom. One OF
these which seems TO be predestned, is u
mighty change in the psTsoHeLLs of pOlit-
zeal parties The great Democratic or
ganization Of the country will undoubt-
edlv stand along with the party in Ohio
upon the platform there erected and the
Republicans, from the necessity Of the
case and from the self-interest and inner
ent inclinations of their leaders, will
continue to side with the bondholderS and
money arlstocracy in opposition; yet
there will be many individual changes
from one party TO the other. 1t seems well
nigh as certain as logical sequence
that Judge Kelley, Of Pennsylvania
j. destined to drift, upon the current OF
his long labprvd and petted theories,
squarcly into the Democratic lines. Even
that cock.cyed prodigy of Massachusetts
shrewdncss, b. F. Butler, is not unlikely
to be arraigncd against the party that he
has consistently been with ever since II
rose TO power; and the Democracy, when
they get Benjamin, although they NAV
not pc able To make of him thoroughly
decent or greatly useful man (HoH crqH0otS
H.u,rf NcycQrj,lsl will at least give
rignt direction to his tonguey inclslve-
ness. And so with vast numbers of the
known of the Republican party. On the
other hand, it Is to be expected that there
will be descrtions, upon the great issues
waging. from the Democratic to the
other side. If, tor example, Senator
Thurman has. in fact, taken a position
opposed to the Democratic party, ain u
Radical and vital question, one the most
profoundly important possible, MS Har-
peyS UccEiy July 7thJ puts 1t, II be-
comes exceedingly questionable whether
he can continue To- maintain status IN
that party. 1t is nightly to be wished
that ne may; but look honestly ut the
questIun-how can he, If his opposition
i 50 diamctrical and the question SO Vi
tai? Your review and abstract OF the
Senators late Mansfield speech, in your
issue of Saturday and yesterday, GER
tainlv exhibit his warm sympathy with
the Democratic party upon all other
points in which they differ and have diff
tcred from their opponents, rs well ~ his
earnest and honest desire for Democratic
success; vet they fail to show any closer
consistency OF views between him and
his party upon the great financial query
than We had before been shown to exist.
Indeed they show variance Of views
that Is too wide to be easily surmounted.
Perhaps time may work Il modification Of
Senator Thurmans financial principles;
should it not, 1t is hard To see how he can
bc either leader or consistent follower
of the party that has taken an organized
stand in Ohio against the combination OF
the money masters.
The subject Of the weather grows in
point and yastncSs There has been no
specially new phase in it, though there
has been some variety and new develop
ment> of injury resulting from the con-
tinuous rain, rain, rain. Sunday and
Sunday night smart wind prevailed,
which blew down Il good deal of the I'M
usually hcavy-topped and long growing
corn. The bulk OF the hay crop is yet un-
cut, for want of suitable weather; mean
while the grasshoppers continue to dis
train daily for their respectable per cent
age OF the same. The hoppers also have
cut of great deal of oats, and more, by
II great deal, will be destroyed in this
than were sown last Spring-
The Mayhugbs were visited Il few day.
ago By the wife and sister of old Dan
The visitors were not allowed inside the
Jail and interviewed their languishing
friends through the bars OF thecell. One
Of them. we learn, declared that she
thourht that before long she might have
the privilege Of an interview on less re-
-tricled terms. \ rat-tail file is something
that may bc passed through - very small
hole, and II cuts IA handcuii with great
celebrity.
The blackberry crop is not good one
this year. the mOrc's the pity, seeing that
other fruits are scarce. The walnut and
hickory nut crop promises to be an album
dant one, and all kinds of mast will be
plenty.
Those interested in the school elections
on the 18Th inst. should bear IN minG that
one of the ballots to be voted is "for
power to levy or against power TO
levy \ majority for levy gives the
Board of Education the power to levy for
building purposes and for sufficient to
run the schools four months; but Il ma
iority against levy takes all power of
levy whatever from the Board, and re-
mits the District to the pristine condi-
ton of the times gone, when public
schools were unknown.