The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-26
1T LOOKS LIKE PEACE.


.Now is the winter OF our dlscontent,
Made glorious summer By this sun C.
lork:
And ali the clouds that lower'd upon oul
In the deep bosom Of the ocean buried
Z Now are our brows bound with victorious
wreaths,
Our bruis. d arms hung up for mo uments
Our stern alaruns chan ged 70 merry meet
lngs:
Our dreadful MARCHES to delightful meas
ureS-
Grim visag'd war hath smeothed his
wrInkled mont
BY reference 20 another column will be
found the card Of JAMES u. ToDD, Esq,
Chairman OF the Democratic Executive
Committee, announcing that there will
be = meeting of the Committee
for the purpose OF taking under
consideration the trouble now disturb
irs the Democratic camp. We are
grs.iied st this action, IS It i precisely
what We advocated: Tor the Executive
Committee Is the properly constituted
sa.ho-.:5 70 >-.,Ie ali matters OF differ
-ncr 10 the party. II Is only wher the
r-gi 70 ' constituted authorities refuse 10
-: =. me premises that the people eIer-
else iae sovereign power vested IN
them, srt in consideration OF the
request of the Chairman the mass
meeting tor today Is postponed to
swat the sc,ioa Q: ice committee
This. in our opinion. Is all right and
proper. Differences among party friends
should always De settled by the party,
and all mistakes corrected IN the same
way. Wheneve, = spirit Q: Cancellation
and desire for harmony 5 manifested.
the opportunity TO hesi wounds should
no. be neglected Te. no principle
should De sacrificed, and the party now
hss ST opportunity 10 vindicate Itself OF
81 charges of improper practices
This Centennial year i 10 be = peculiar
one -: regards politics. There is ~ in
c-easirg and constantly growing lnte-
pendent element among the voters OF
:oe country. People have become rest-
!ess and are slow 20 subm.! % !ae
minipsls;ion. OF caGcu: machinery, ever
sheu unde- the management 0: :Ee basc
srd ablest men o: party organization,
bu. when i. falls into the HANDS Q: ring
s,er: aud those ~e engage II setting up
Things they become disguised. This :
the trouble wiki the Republican patty To-
dsy aud !: tbs more than say:aing else
,hs. produces revol: sg.inst :hA: party
While the peop.e desire S chang
Of parties they do not desi {
simply 70 change from one set o: PS'.I-
zan mAnlpuls.ors 70 smother. l: i
therefore Of the utmos: importance %
ne Democratic party, if it proposes
20 win in the next contest, TO go before
the people With cle.n hands, tom sny
:hiug ike guile or deceit, and itse.: pure
snd purified make 81 aggressive =a-
Upon ,he corsup:lous Of the RePao.iear
ps-.v. Cu.ess mi. De tose it is useless
:, ente. the ignt, srd until we
demonstrate ;ha. our party as
the positive virtue 20 sc4I't
Itself OF sll thss Is improper, it ~oa.c be
folly 70 undertake The work ot pu:.acA-
ton in The government We have here
.oto-e :.s:et .ns: ,Ae candidate who re-
ce!vet $ nomination by the process con-
uonlv known 3. setting Up the Pias
would stand poor show II the coming
CANVASS Every day only serves =
strengthen usIn This opinion. A aoni-
nation. 20 D. successful. must come a. S
voluntary ,ribq;e to the merits snd
cIs,Iicatioas Of the msr. TIE man
rs,her than the platform will be
looked 20 this y@a,. Fully understand
ing the situation, let the Democratic
parry p,esen, candidates ths. al. not
fail 10 command support because Of their
merit. Snd victory will oe insc.lbet uPol
our banEe's.