The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-01
SHARP SHOOTING.

BALTIMORE Gazette: Said Grant:
"Let no guilty man escape;" but ne DID.
That's not the kind of man Uncle sammy
is. When he scents public Plunderer,
he follows him up until he lands him IN
the penitentiary.
WHEN Uncle Sammy gets into the
White House, which he will, If he lives
until the 4th of March next, he will make
the corruptionists and thieves wish he
had never been born. He has had ROD
in pickle for all Of them, and no one
knows how to use it better.
No ONE is batter pleased with Tildens
nomination than the Independent voter.
He sees IN his election the firststep TO-
ward true reform in government affairs
and he will cast his vote in that direction
in November.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN was "Abe," Ste-
phen A. Douglass was Steve" Andrew
johnson was ANDY" Rutherford b.
HAYES will be "Ruth,' now that he has
consented to go with the insufferable
Boaz of the Republican party. Hear
him: "Whither thou goest, there will
90; thy people shall be my people, il
possible; thy God"-my Godl An ounce
of civet good apothecary.- chicago
Ifmes.
SOME of the Texas papers have hoisted
the name of Reuben E. Hayes for Presl'
dent. This is sharp political trick, III
object being to cover up his identity
with the Rutherford b. Hayes, who
voted for and pocketed tho salary grab
GOVERNOR HAYES does not propose to
resigp his present position until he sees
whether he will be elected in November
He has not yet written the usual letter
accepting the nomination of the Cincln,
natl Convention. 1t is quite wise OF
HAYES TO take this dilatory course, fol
he may miss the road to the White
THE nomination of Uncle Sammy has
been received throughout the country
with the greatest enthusiasm. Keep the
ball rolling.
IT is astonishing how many original
Tilden men there are in the country
this morning. That's right. The more
the merrier
WHEELER was chsirman Of the rail-
way committee when all the jobs were
put through. Hayes voted for them all
THE heat inside the St. Louis Conven.
ton in such weather as this is terrible to
contemplate. Just consider 73S dele
gates, each one like small stove, ahre
with patriotism, burning with zeal, and
aflame with enthusiasm, all packed IN
close and fighting for economy, choking
the rag baby and cheering their candl'
dates.
THEpressure OF the Presidential cam.
paign calls for unlimited extravaganza
and increased corruption. Let the Sen
ate stand firm.
THE report that Hayes intended re-
signing AS Governor of Ohio is untrue
The Only way TO get u Radical out OF
office is TO kick him out.
HAfEs having done nothing 70 fncut
the ill-will OF the thieves of the Repub.
lican party, of course they support him
with cordial hnanimity.
The croakers ofthe press complain that
,,r Lower House OF Congress is expend
Ia. LOO much of the peoples money 10
making Investigations. The House has
unearthed more corruption within ses'
sion of few months than bias been ex
posed for a century. Money has to b,
expened in all the Courts of the land t.
bring criminals to justice. The House IL
only setting good example TO subordi'
late tribunals.
THE Utica Observer says: "The Re
publican organs profess to believe thai
Governor Tildsn is the weakest candl
date who could be named. WhethcI
they believe it or not, we have no means
of knowing. If they do, it indicates the
madness which precedes destruction. Lei
them enter the canvass with that cry o
weakness on their lips, and we will se'
where they will come out"
Now when the rag-baby has the coli'
they put her in SHayes and Wheeler
out for her health
Hut away the little foghorn
Through which B'ialien used to spout;
He will never on earth need II;
Sammy Tilden laid him out.
Gone to meet the rag-DaDys