The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-16
IheqlttelLi1qsnce
Ben IIllI's Position.

llcsn party, under tho lead oil hayes, To-
v,,d, the South. Reference is also made
IA ,bo rnuorB in circulation at Washing
m.s,to the friendly position Of Lamar,
Hill and other prominent Southern men
yv.rd, this proposed new departure
The English oil it all seems to be that
,be,o Southern leaders are not disposed
70 oppose Hayes Inauguration as Presi'
dent, but, on the other hand, rather dis.
p,,cd to acquiesce in It and come to a
friendly understanding with the new ad.
niniItration.
These rumors are gradually taking on
n,re definite shape. They have been
sS,a. in the papers for several days
Tbsro are evidently two wings to the
Democracy at Washington Just at this
dm,, The one wing, led by Sam Ran
d.ll & Co., talk war. while the other
wing conRnes its talk solely to constitu.
,ionul and peaceful methods Of settling
,be Presidential difficulty. It wouldseem
tha. these two wings took issue with
ZACH other as to the kind OF an address
Bsvi,. should send out. According to
a Washington special Hewitt's very brief
address, as at frat prepared, was an affair
Of considerable length. 1t attempted to
law down q definite programme, and
ven. on to announce W hat the Democracy
would do in various contingencies, and
called on the people to assemble in
evoy State on January sth and insist
upon Democratic rights.
40 give greater weigh. to this, sever.
al members OF the National Executive
Committee, we're summoned here to sign
il but to the dismay Of Hewitt and his
associates, these men refused to sign, and
Insisted that nothing oil the kind should
bs issued pow. They took the ground
,ha. Il was very short.sighted policy to
announce u definite programme at pres
en., and tha. i. was much better to await
the development OF the Southern situa-
lion. After a prolonged contest, Hewitt
wss obliged to yield, but in spite OF his
failure to secure the names he wanted to
the lengthy address, he concluded to have
his own say, and hence his personal pro.
clamation. The fact Of his assuming
the responsibility Of this step, after being
voted down in the committee, has caused
much unfricndly comment among the
Democrats. Hewitt insists that he will
.OOn be ablc TO ere of his address.
1t perhaps impossible as yet to get
at the actual facts that induced Hewitt
to issue such little bob-tail address. It
struck mos! people as very odd per.
iormancc 3! this late day. What could
it mean? What was the point in it?
These were questions that people asked
bat that nobody could answer to any.
body's abstraction. The true inward
ness Of the whole business will no doubt
'oOn come to light. sNch things always
leak ou.. There il a hitch in the pro.
grammc. The authoritative word has
not gone forth to Organize" There are
Democrats who are not yet ready TO issue
an incendiary appeal Of that character to
the country. It would seem that Ben
Hill IL one OF the Democratic leaders
who are not prepared for step Of this
kind. He was interviewed day or two
,incc by representative OF the New
York Herald. 10 response to questions
Mr.. Hill said he regarded the nomination
OtGoyernor Hayes from the beginning as
! victory owe. the ullrsism Of the Repub.
lican party, lie went on to say: u do
mot know Governor Hayes personally,
but from the information l get concern.
ing him believe he ia an honest and
"tlir man. Being lawyer he Ia also
familiar with civil matters and
will! naturally have reSpec. for
"shS Constitution and civil methods.
These things being true he must uecessa.
"Fily discontinue the unwarrantable in
references in the affairs OF the South; he
will also naturally desire the co.opera-
"sIOn Of The best men in the South. II
this be true the administration will be
"a great gain and improvement to the
Southern people. The Southern people
have no desire to resist the Federal
Government, but they DO desire to be
regarded as portion Of the common
country, and entitled to the adm inistra.
"tion In the South exactly as that admin.
"i'tFa'ion is extended to other portions
"os the country, aud il she can get this
plain, honest administration, and her
aO''t people can be recognized by the
Federal Administration az the proper
representatives Of Southern interes. and
"'eHtiuent, the whole country will per-
"sS''sAt oucs that the ultraisms charged
upon the South will have no foundation
'ia fact"
As for possibility Of collision growing
out oil tho disputed Presidential ques.
ton, NF. Hill said: "There Is, in my
opinion. neither necessity nor excuse
Tor trouble in the settlement Of the Pres-
"ldeH'ial question. II we are as patriot.
10 a'tho men who framed the Constitu.
sliOO We shall lnd no difficulty whatever
IN |" iAis and true Interpretation.
Iaefe cNn beuO possible apolsy oior a
breach Of the peace, nor for any physical
collision, much lesS for civil war. I
must be permitted to say that the chief
trouble Of the present situation lies in
'as derlorabls fact that TOO many Of the
prominent leaders Of both parties seem
10 be oxertiuy all thelF ingenuity, not in
discovering tho truth about the election,
out In dsvinlug ways to secure a mere
party triumph, and am afraid they are
only too willing to secure a mere party
EsSaPh ~! BY any means, foul or fair"
With reference to tue position Of the
southern Representative. In Congress,
Sl0 took part In the rebellion, ho said
'aey feel, and feel kespIv tbe emb.rrsss.