The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-14
WARNING AND WISDOM
what the Pubic Feeling Is.

What the Pubic feehnk ~.
From n. Y. Herald OF Sunday, kepubli.
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As we go TO press it seems probable
but not certain, that In Florida the Dem
ocrats have carried both the State and
National tickets; that in South Carolina
Hampton is elected, while Hayes has
small majority on the Presidential vote,
ann that in Louisiana the Democrats have
q moderate but sufficient majority.
These, it must be remembered, are only
probabilities, and nothing more. We adj
wise everybody to wait patiently tor GER
tanties, which can be got only from COM
plete official returns. 1t must be said,
however, that tn ,re Is more matter bear
ing resemblance to evidence this morn
ing than we have had heretofore. Light
begins to appear where for some days
there was only muddle of darkness.
We call attention to the singular con-
tradictlon in the opposing statements
from South Carolina and Louisiana, the
more remarkable because it appears IN
the reports from both States. The Re
publicans assert that authentic statements
are at hand from but very few counties.
The Democrats assert that authentic state
ments are at hand from nearly all; and,
indeed, late dispatch from South Caro-
lima gives returns, claimed by the Demo-
Gratis to be from the Board of Managers
of every county in that State. Now, as
to Louisiana, there are some few tar
away, outlying counties from which re-
turns may not be receivable tor day or
two; but there is no reason in the world
why transcripts of the official count from
every South Carolina county should not
have been by this time obtained from the
Democratic member of the county cleo
ton managers by the Democrats, and
from the Republican managers by the
Republicans, either at Charleston or
Columbia. We beg Gov. Chamberlain
to beware of any appearance, even OF
huggermuggering the returns. de and
his VIGOROUSLY corrupt allies-Elliott,
Moses and Whipper-are already objects
of suspicion here in the North, and justly
so. They must remember that this Is not
merely State election; we are electing
a President this time, and there must be
no nonsense. Mr.. Chamberlain is too
smart and practlsed politician to waste
time in gathering the returns; there has
been time enough to get at least com.
plete summary statement of the votes OF
all the counties. If the Democratic side
have got it, as they assert, people will
hardly credit Governor Chamberlaln's
professions OF ignorance.
In Florida, as we write, as near as we
can cipher out the statement of both
sides, the counties which remain to be
heard from officially are all Democratic;
and those known, 33 out of SO, give a
Democratic majority of 30S. If the SIX
other counties give majorities equal to
the last election the Democratic majority
in the State would be l,029. Mr.. Tiden
is said by the Democrats to run in the
counties heard from aboIt 200 behind the
State ticket This means that Northern
men living in Florida voted the Demo
cratic State ticket, but supported Mr..
Hayes for the Presidency. The admls-
sion made by the Democratic State Com
mittee that Mr.. Tilden runs behind the
State ticket certainly gives an air OF
truth IN their repOrt