The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-01
TILDE Z N.
Popular OeinionIwhat the
Leading Newspapers Say.
Democrats PleRed.

Democrats Plea.ed.
Chicago Times-Anti.Tilden.
The announcement fell quietly though
not fatty upon the public ear, Demo.
Gratis expressing themselves as pleased
and announcing, so far IS opinion could
be gathered from those who had purused
the document, that the fnsncial plank
of the platform was satisfactory to them
overshrow OF she,RepubIican Party
Chicago Tribune-Bitter Radical.
The Democratic Convention yester-
dsy nominated Samuel j.. Tilden, Of
New York, for the Presidency. The
nomination was by such an oyerwhelm
ing majority that 1t leaves no doubt thai
the Convention deemed him the only
man having a possible chance of success
The nomination is warning OF the'des
psrate struggle that is to be made
Three-fourths Of the Convention were
either opposed to Tilden's political view'
or opposed to him personally. Yet these
people sacrificed personal and politics
feeling for the purpose Of securing ont
end-the election of q Democrat
and the overthrow Of the Republican
party. - o5Fss or
Radical Tyranny. RogpeFy, Cerrup
tisu Doonss4.
New York World. Oh .a!ac
The passing knell-bslh Of Radical ty
ranny, and msrule, and roguery and cor
ruption, rings out to-day from St. Louis
ali over the land. To REORGANIZATION Al
Cincinnati Of a candidate without 6
purpose, upon q platform without
meaning, st. Louis responds to-day with
the nomination OF candidate whose
name is the symbol of unflnching re-
form. upon 8 platform which means 6
peaceful revolution in the whole spirit
and conduct of the government OF this
country.
That the name of Governor Tildon has
become Identified beyond that of any
other public man in the nation with
active and aggressive reform in the
administration of public affairs, is beyond
all question. Equally beyond all ques
tion is it that for this fact, and Tor the
immense advantage which this fact Will
give to the Democratic party in the
coming conflict, we are indebted not sc
much to the personal services rendered
by Governor Tilden to the cause of re
form within the sphere Of his past public
work, great as those services have been
rs to the sedulous efforts which our poll
tical enemies have made to represent
Governor Tilden as the sole Democratic
friend and champion of Reform.
For months and months all the people
in the Republican party who dreamed
the impossible dream of national re-
form to be wrought out by Republican
hands, devoted themselves to saturating
the public mind with the idea that Re;
form IN Kepuoffcaufsuf~ --fdorrticn'
with the name of Bristow, Reform IL
Democracy with the name Of Tilden
Cincinnati, desplsiDg Reform and mean
ing the protracted reign OF public cor
ruption, took these people At heir word
laughed in their inces, an Hung TIN
name of Bristow contemptuou-iy under
foot. st. Louis, determined II on Re
form, and meaning new era "l Law
Union, Liberty and Progress, hss taker
these people too at their word, and set'
The name OF Tilden in letters of ligh
upon tho banner of Democracy.
Close Ep the Banks.
Cincinnati Enquirer--Bill Allen.
The election OF Tilden would signaliz'
the triumph of certain Democratic prin
ripl,s. The election of Hayes would sig
naliz. the success OF principles, practices
and theories which we have made 1t OIL
life business to oppose. We have many
senriments in common with Tilden. W.
have none in common with Hayes. Th'
incongruous element of the Republican
party have united upon Hayes, suppress
ing their differences, and subjecting al
questions to the one paramount question
there is nothing for the Democratic
party to do but close the ranks and for
ward TO the music prepared at 81. Louis
A Practical Reformer.
Cincinnati Commercial-Hayes.
"Governor Tilden is the one Dem
ocrat,c candidate who has the flavor of I
practical reformer. He was of great pub
| lie service in the prosecution Of Tweed
and other lammany thief millionaires
and the ruffians of Tammany have b,
their fierce blackguardism Of him at 81
Louis, testified inIthe way that best be
came them, and that had the creates
efficacy, that they regarded Tilden as
real reformer; and they were aided II
the good work by the rascaIs of the Cana
Ring, who regarded robbery tor genera
tions as q vested night and sacred thing
so Tilden's enemies have, opportunel,
for his fortunes. helped him to the repu
ton as reformer that he, above al
things, hoped for, and that the eSigencie
of his ambition more than all else de
manded.
Representative ofHOnesty.
New York Tribune-Hayes.
The Democratic Convention has Tough
bitterly but briefly, and has placed 81
admirable candidate upon a bad platform
and has now paused for breath. 1t wa
wise to nominate ior the Presidency il
very strongest man. With new AM
rising statesman like Governor Hayes it
case would have been hopeless. Ii ha'
inspired the whole country, with pro
found dlstrust, which was not tobe re
moved by platform promises, nor talkec
down by all the elequence of csmpaigI
orators. But in adopting rs Its leader il
the coming contest, the only Democra
who has distinguished himself. as prsc
tical reformer, and the ons who, NOR
than oil others, is hated BY the bsser ele
ments of the party, the Democracy a
least does something 10 earn oblivion fo
its past and give us hope for its futnr'
Mr.. Tilden's course since b
became Governor has made him the rep
resen .ative of honesty in administration
and decency in politics HIS nomination
has cost q struggle that has nearl
torn the party in two, but the victory
q great one. II is . triumph of the Prir
c,ples which gave rise TO. the 1ndepeno
1 ent movement OF 1Sn-a move
fment which has nd cease
70 exert ih good ;, inhusnc
upon national affairs and 10 Affect in
marked degree the character OF part
Nominations. Whichever side wins Il