The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-05
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
What the Papers Have to Say About
the Elections.

New York Herald says:
"a broad survey OF the political field
in the light oithese elections is not neces-
sarily discouraging to the Democrats,
although it te.okens closer Presidenti,
contest than the Democratic party would
have had any reason to tear II 1t had kept
all the States it won last year. The
relapse of Massachusetts is of little
consequence, Governor Gaston's election
one year ago having been merely a
surprising accident, of which repetition
could not have been expected in so strong
Republican State. But the loss OF the
two great States, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
is more serious matter. The Presiden
tial election will be more equal and far
more doubtful contest than if the Demo
cratic party had continued TO hold all
the ground it gained in 1874"
The Tribune is inclined to look entirely
upon the financial issue, and therefore
pays more attention to Pennsylvania
than any other State. Being New York
Journal also, 1t takes its natural stand for
hard money at any cost. 1t says;
"The returns contain victory and de-
feat for both parties, and though the
summing up of results gives neither
party such positive and pronounced
advantage as to warrant any excessive
demonstration Of delight, It may
be said with certainty that they
have fairly settled one or two
questions for both parties and for
the country We have reckOned the
Peansy ylvania election AS OF chief I'M
portance for the reason that there the
/ financial question WAS distinctly an issue,
and the result would show the truth or
| falsitv of the assertions of the soft. money
demagogues that the people are in favor
/ of inhation Ohio has led the WA in tn-
vor of honest currency, and So much was
gained. But Pennsylvania La still TO
speak, and We were told that IN the mill
/ ing districts, where the pressure OF hard
times was severely telt, the voc, not,
/ wlthstaudiug the OHIO result and Its pres
tige, would b. very largely IN favor ot
the rag money Democracy. the
! event shows how woe:ully the rag
money men mistook the temper Of the
people. After the Ohio election the Re-
publican leaders seeing their own mis-
take in the haif-nearted utterauces of
their platform on the money question,
stepped boldly out and lifted the party
above the level and out of the atmos-
phcre of the convention, and made 1t dis
tinctively and unqualiiedly the advocate
of hard money and resumption. They
have their reward in q party triumph,
reversing the result OF last year and CIV
ing them the State by 10000 majority.
The financial question was the para
mount issue IN Pennsylvania, and this
result following that IN Ohio, may be con-
sidered as settling it for the present.
The New York Times, ultra hard
money, and ultra Radical takes pretty
much the same view, though it evident
ly does not consider that the Democracy
have lost all chances for the Presidency.
1t concludes its article as follows:
governor Tilden and John Kelly are
now politically dead. We shall see what
reforms Governor Tildcn is able and
willing to carry out without the W hIte
House before him as AN indectiye TO eX-
ertion. The elections greatly simplify
next years work. No one need fear
that the Republican successes
will revive the Ihi,d term
project. That is rs dead as Julus
Cesar We never should have support
ed such scheme under any crcum-
stances, and nothing whatever would
lead US TO do so now. Of that our read
ers may be thoroughly assured. Next
year we hope to see totally new candI-
| dates put for ward by both parties, and It
! the best men on each side are selected as
standard bearers, we shall have an election
winch will be at once Credltable TO the
people and conducive to the prosperity
and renown OF the country
The World which was the organ of
Mr.. TILDES and his State ticket, excuses
the crippled condition with which it
emerres from the fight by claiming thst
there was an alliance formed between
the Republicans and the Canal Ring,
both working against Mr.. TILDEN.
However, it claims q majority of 10000
in the State, and says this is an unPrece-
dentcd victory. 1: concludes enthusias-
tlcally, as follows;
"Bv such efforts, by such victories, the
Democracy are subduing the prejudlces
of the war period, and are winning the
l. !, D. rt
the patriotic citizens OF the United
States, And the cmincnce which be-
longs to New York in the Democracy Of
the Union, by virtue OF her unmatched
victories. she maintains by 4 sill higher
title. ard with more generous and un-
forced assent.
The Philadelphia Times which SEEM
ei to advocate PERSuING's election in
Pennsylvania, has evidently gotten very
angry at his defeat, for 1t bursts forth
with terrible TRADE against the Demo
cratic party, Of which it says;
"Madncss ruled the Democracy from
the dsy it entered upon the practical
work Of the contest While It's lines were
diausrd among the people, 1t was irwin
cih.c for the struggle to every dispasslon-
ate mind. but when it was called into
action, it came not as an army prepared
to fight desperate battle, but rs riot
GUS dlscurdant and selfish mass OF nun
CRY merdlcauts who were intent only
upon dividing the raiment OF the people
upon ,h" mere shadow Of Democratic
victory.
The general tenor OF the press, from
tlese extracts and from others which
might be made, seems to be about as fol-
lows: Democrats hopeful of victory in
the Presidential fight; Republicans claim
ing ostentatiously the prize, and "lnde-
pendents' Of the opinion that both parties