The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-25
THE PREsIDENTIAL AUCTION.

similar laws on their statute books.
THE PREsIDENTIAL AUCTION.
The Philadelphia Times says: We
love square hitter, and none will deny
that President GRAM hit right from the
shoulder yesterday in his sudden recast
of his Cabinet The very audacity of
the movement challenges admiration,
and as desperate political charge up
on An advancing and defiant foe, it
was simply sublime. 1t was a charge
along the whole political line that is
just forming. for Cincinnati, and the
order was given with all the mingled
obstinacy and hate for which the
President is justly notable. At first sight
it would seem to be truce or treaty
offensive and defensive with the CAMERON
power; but it does not need the persplca
city that penetrates millstones to see that
it is desperate play for the Cincinnati
sweepstakes. That the mutual love. of
GRANT and the CAMERoSs for each other
had nothing to do with it, need not be
told to any average political observer, for
CAMERON regards GRANT as prodigious
blunder as an Executive, and GRANT cen
slider, CAMERON as prodigious fraud as
statesman; but they have agreed
10 love each other before the world be.
cause the hate Of GRANT makes him love
those who can minister to his vengeance
BLAINE 10 the CESAR of the conspiracy,
and the keen political death-thrust was
aimed at him yesterday with pitiless pur-
pose. For several weeks past BLAINE
has been making rapid strides towards
the Cincinnati nomination, and GRANT
would cruelty him for the applaudits the
nation accords him. Delaware, Maryland
and New Jersey have just wheeled into
the BLAINE column, in utter contempt
Of the wishes of power. Pennsylvania
wal trembling in the balance between
BLAINE and the next most promising
candidate and J. Don CAMERON was rs
the ass between the bundles of hay, who
did not know which way to nibble The
BLAINE hay was little musty with
doubt the other bundle of many names
was musty with like uncertainty, and
the younger CAMERON looked w,stfully
hrst to one and then to the other, and
then to the inAnity of the Great Un-
known. The visible aspirants came
freely with promises of gifts yet in
the womb Of the uncertain future,
and the youth of the veteran Senatorial
sire was bewildered lest he should
turn to feast where some ( tasteless
repast may be spread. He had no hatreds
to crafty, CESAR, ANTONY, BRUTus
CAssIUs-all were equally lovely IN his
eyes il equal in promise, and he wan
dered IN the crowded temple of smbi-
tion in painful hesitation as to his choice
GRANT met him in his vexed mood.
and brought gifts, not in the blossom of
hope, but IN the ripened fruit, and the
heir of the CAMERON dynasty took the
war portfolio with CoNKLING orders
and will harsngue the multitude in the'
Cincinnati market place over the body
OF the betrayed and murdered BLAINE.
so j. Donald CAMERON is Secretary
OF War, and CoNKLING has had one
sweet dream Of the shout the sturdy
sons of Pennsylvania are to give in his
name AZ the National Convention. That
there will be disappointments, bitter
deep and lasting, in the attempted exc.
cution of the programme, will be but
history repeating itself; but the chief
Jockeys In the hucksters viii attain their
tolono<s Voh@
The new Secretary of War is not a
statesman, but 3 politician of school
that is peculiarly his own. He looks upon
power As an agency to attain personal and
political ends, and would not trouble him.
self to cater to the popular appetite when
men can be more easily handled after the
people have delegated their authority to
their servants. He is . brave and skilful |
leader, wins his battles BY Napo-
leonic strategy and swift assaults,
and leaves consequences to them
selves. He will plunge into the
breach, however threatening it may be
and ave his party if the end is worth the
,acriace. He did more to rescue GRANT
IN 1871 when the tide Was sweeping !
against him, than any one man in Penn