The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-29
political NOTES.

Mr.. Sharpe, formerly Of West Libert,
district in this county, now Of Washing,
ton City, publishes card in regard to hi
recent vote in that district. Mr.. Sharpe
may possibly be good voter in Liberty
district, even although he lives in Wash
ington and his family in Maryland, bu
it is not strange that his vote was chal
lengcd, and his language is perhaps I'm.
necessarily harsh under the circum
stances.
Col. Mcclure (Tildenite), editor OF The
Philadelphia Timer, expresses the opin'
ion that the Democrats are ahead OF the
Republicans this year in ballot-box
ptuiiing. Democrats will please make q
note Of this opinion Of the Colonel's.
The New York Sun, which 10 usually
ready to 20 as far as the fsr,hest In it.
advocacy Of Democratic plans, does moi
assent TO the Potter ilden scheme for
forcing Tidens election by revolutionary
action in the House. The Sun says dis
tinctly that if Hayes has received 1856
votes or more, he must be declared elect
cd, and the Democrats must submit.
The New York liaI pertinently sug-
gests that under the second section Of the
18th Amendment OF the Constitution,
which provides that when the right to
vote at any election Of President or Rep.
resenta,ive 10 Congress is denied 10 any
OF the male inhabitants Of any State, the
basis OF representation in Congress shall
be reduced the in proportion which tn e
number thus excluded bears 10 the whole
number in the State, that one.half Of the
Democratic members OF the six States
should DO rejected because the cOlored
voters in those Statos have been deprived
Of the right to vote. The point Is we'll
taken.
The Boston Advertiser iavOrs u consti-
tutiOnal amendment providing that the
Presidential Electors shall send their
certified lists to the Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court; that he shall open, and
count them in the ptOscnce Of the full
Court; that objection to anylist may be
tiled, with specifications, by certain
day; that before this tribunal Excluding,
II need be Judges appointed within one
or more years. all objections shall be
heard, tried and decided by certain day,
according to law and without appeal.
O say, can you SEQ by the present dim light,
What 70 proudly We hailed at the torchlShIs last
gleaminG7 .r..t I'D
Does the Newspaper rooster still crow over the fight
Or has he retired 70 his nOddlng and drclmpgf
While the kerosene glare and tT1nAplronclS there,
Await till the count has been reckOntd up square
Tho Chicago Tribune has no desire for
civil war and no fear OF it. It says:
"The country will be practically ruled
by the Republicans at least for two years
more, whether Hayes becomes President or
rcmainsin Ohio, and, such being the case,
were the people to go to war, Il would be
only to decide which set Of gamblers who
have bet on the election should make
money by doing that which the laws OF the
several States have prohibited them 10 do,
and In what proportion the spoilS Of official
position should be divided among hungry
otfice.seekers. That Is all that Is to be lost
or won by going 10 war, and we think that
the only parties anxious for the fray will
be the gamblers and the ofice.holdefs and.
oHlGe-seekeEs."
That influential Republican journal,
the Boston AdrsrtiSer, says:
"Let the Republicans OF the South be as.
sured that they can do their party and the
country no greater service than by insist.
ing en- fair and open canvass Of all the
votes cast, and speedy declaration Of the