The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-07
PoIltienl News ANA tlossln.

The Richmond (va) STATE predicts that
Mr.. Jefferson Davis history Of the war
will be out Just in time to defeat the
Democracy at the next election.
Connecticut and New Hampshire rath-
er Offset each other. Honor', and warn
ings, are easy.
Pertinent and timely observation by
the Chicago Tribune: "All that the par.
ty needs, as we'll as all that the country
needs Of the party, is that the machine
and ia nanipulators be SmaShed."
IfPrcsident Grant has really been de.
cieyed by his official family" all along,
as he claims, he needs guardian as much
as any one we know.-BoaoH Transcript.
From present indications, the Pitts
burgh Telegraph fears that Pennsylvania
will "play poor part" at Cincinnati. 1t
will not be at all surprised to see the del.
gates coming in at the end of the feast,
"aS uSual,"-after Bristow has already
been nominated by the votes Of other
states.
It is historically true, We believe, as
the New York Times states, that nine
presidents have served in the Senate
prior to their election. The point which
tho Times misses is that none Of them
passed directly from the Senate chamber
to the White House.
1t is not often that newspapers Of both
parties bring out their ROSTERS and
"sich" over the same election. But the
Norwich Bulletin, the leading Republican
paper in Eastern Connecticut, has q
rooster, and, mindful,of the fact that this
was positively the last chance to display
him at spring election, "trOtted him
out" on Tuesday morning, supporting
his spirits by such cheering headlines as
"Whoop La! u" and Connecticut Almost
Redeemed"
The charges against Secretary Bristow
Of frauds in whisky, cotton, mules and
hogs having failed OF the desired effect,
the Washington Republican, in a double.
loaded editorial article, sets forth the
danger Of his becoming the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency. This is
Represented as so imminent as to demand
that Mr.. Bristow should at once "give an
unQuestionable assurance Of unaltered
allegiance to the Republican party"
The. New York correspondent Of the
Chicago Tribune says: "By common con-
sent, James G. Blaine is regarded by Re
publican editors, politicians and Represen-
tatiyes in this State, as the most iormida.
bic candidate against the field. Hence all
the talk against Blaine is inspired by a
fear he will be nominated. This oppose
ton is manifested in political clubs at Al
bany, in newspaper offices and elsewhere
mot by direct assault upon Mr.. Blaine
or his record, but by covert attack upon
the idea that any New England man can
carry New York. -
The Washington correspondent of the
Commonwealth notes great change there
within a few weeks, amounting to the
abandonment of all hope by Democrats,
and he says: "When we inquire why
this great change in so short time, the
invariablc answer received is that the
Democratic party have convinced the
people OF their uniitncss TO govern or
manage the affairs Of the country"
Speaking OF tho Boutwell-Bayard col
lision the Senate, the New York Heratd
says: "The fact lies clear and irremov-
able that upon any such issue as that
which the honorable Senator challenged
the Senator from Massachusetts, he and
his party will be beaten as severely as
Mr.. Greeley was beaten in 1872"
The Chattanooga (Tenn.) Commercial
phrases it thus: q rs throughout nature
every living thing seems to have natu-
raj enemy, SO in America the colored
race seems to have natural enemy, ever
seeking their disadvantage, if not their
destruction, and that natural enemy is
the Democratic party"
Among ourselves official life falls usu-
ally to the lot Of men with large private
fortunes. The salary attached 10 an office
is, therefore, in the majority Of cases, a
matter Of Indifference. But in country
like the United States, where there is no
leisure class possessed Of hereditary
wealth, and where the individuals pos
sessed OF wealth abstain from politics, it
is Of the utmost importance that salaries
should be such as to raise men above the
reach OF temptation Of illicit gain. The
very contrary policy, however, ispursued,
and the consequence is that corruption is
rapidly destroying NIL public spirit
LOntion Standard.