The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-18
FHOM IXiNCOCk'
The Recent Elections. and what they
Teach Tue Principal Plank oil Inc
National ri tti0rn-N Miscellaneous.

FaIRvIEw, HANCOCK COUNTY,
November Il, 1875.
The yordicts ofthc States having been
rendered and entered up, The Democracy
all over the country appear to be uunsu-
nlly exercised in the seeking and giving
Of advice as to the true line of procedure
to be followed III the appeal that is taken
and TO be determined before the whole
Union. one year hence. Should the
financial policy of the Ohio and Penn
sylvsnIa Democracy be abandoned or
adhered to. Should II be engratted INTO
the national platform, or silently omit.
ted thcrrlrom or be therein formally re-
nudiated and denounced? Such are the
questions under consultation, and II IS
very proper that they should have iuli
and liberal consideration. Am inclined
to the belief that the first false and e1ag-
..cratcd reports Of the recent State eiec-
ton. wherein the Republicans are credit
ed with victories, that were, in rcailty,only
drawn battles, or even most significant
defeats were tho true producing cause oi
the greater part Of the counsel IN favor
Of retrogrcsSlon that has been 20 hastily
and unwarrartcdly volunteered from SO
many sources. Sober consideration of
those questions upon their merits, and
in connection with the late election re
suits warrants no such tlmld and humlt-
iating policy; but the very reverse. In
his fcnt. for the Democracy now to
fal,cr is to seriously impcrIl the mora lr
of tbrir force and 10 repel willing vie
tory: but to attempt to change base,
or to retreat, now in the near face OF the
enemv-nn enemy that is strong, indeed,
vet less strong than we, and cSnqueTab!e
is inevitable rout and overthrow.
A comparison OF the votes OF New
York. Prnusvlyanis and ONO leads my
mind irresi-tubly to this conclusion, n
to Ia. philosophy they cmbody- that th"
anti.cuntraction policy Is positive
strength to tie Democratic party, and
the ignoring Of that policy Is tn"
party's own act of sclt.emasculation. III"
PLATFORM courageou-ly constructed and
accepted by the Democracy OF ono WAS
20 600 votes in our favor, in that state
il wa. a. many in Pennsylvania and the
perfect leaven whcrcwith those states
Are leaveued shall have wrought out
,br;co these results in another year :
time Hut how about New York? OF
these three great states, the Democracy OF
New York alone lost ground; ana thay
govcthc so-by to the demands o, honesty
and OF the people, embodied IN Tue anti
contraction policy. suppose. though
I that the policy should lose u Ne" ORR
. | admit it az supposItion, not as Il
. probability should that influence the
Democratic National Convention TO eA,
clude it from the platform? No. fir ;i
because tn" right should never y,e!d
( to the wrong and second, because more
i, to be won than all mat can DC ,ost , by ,.
the adoption OF the HoI'y' -\' ,i'"I'Sr
OF mere S'ih,h 'hPeHIrn'E " ;r %Iu,u ~
wise to cast New orK away, Il 'ne''p!,
4 ONO ana is"nsS ann ""! ~
saved; and l cannot 'h''r'n'" " ., '..S ~
just doubt that the hhahcal p'a'."s'n .. VI
the Democracy oil these States l. t'.' o .is
the people thereof VIII approve W o .ne
large MAJORITY Q, I"r'. W.T. " -