The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-10-24
Renemher.IssI.

'Si Remember n'sn bao'I 1861. "rhe Democratic
party will never rebel threats Of dis.
union at the South only come from few
irresponsible persons" Democraticspeak'
ers had said only year before. 80 they
say now, 1.-THE Democratic party will
never pay Southern war claims. Only a
few reckless men propose 1t to please the
mob; only ignorant men imagine that Il
is possible. The Democratic party would
never permit such thing" Yes! A
Democratic President would resist Just
a. Buchanan resisted secession! Gov.
Tilden is sagacious man. BE knows
that these Southern demands are injuring
bis party. Why does he not state that,
IL elected, he will veto every bill for the
payment Of losses to men who cannot
prove their loyalty. He does not dare.
Such declaration would cost him the
support Of the very men who are
making the South solid. Visit that
section, and talk with the Southern peo'
pie. The feeling Is universal that Demo,
cratic victory will mean payment oil
Southern claims. As nearly all active
and influential men are claimants, . solid
South is easy. In this demand the South
ia incomparably more d.than it was
in secession in 1861. Then several States
were hurried into the movement either
by force or fraud. But now the men Of
property, Of action, and Of influence II
every district in the South where battles
were fought, or Union armies marched
or encamped, or Union raiders penetra'
ted, have = direct personal interest in The
demand that their 'losses in the war, like
those Of loyal citizens, shall be paid by thu
Union. II any man supposes that thes'
people are not in dead earnest, he is ter
ribly mistaken, as those were who dream
ed Of peace in 1861.
The election OF q Democratic Ptesi'
dent would mean Democratic Honse
But the large majority, probably more
than two.thirds Of the Democratic mem
bers' would be from the South. Mr.. Rid
die Of Tennessee will call up his little
bill, now pending, which provides for th'
payment OF all persons who may prove
their Losses before a jury OF the vieinage
or establish them 10 the satisfaction o
the Secretary Of War. A jury Of any
neighborhood must be largely composed
Of persons who have other claims o
their own to establish. A Secretary o
War, If elected by President owinl
nearly all his electoral votes 10 a solil
South, will not be likely to scrutinisl
too closely the demands Of that section
Mr.. Riddles bill will be advocated
thus: ave at the South have lost AM
Suffered terribly, while yon have grow
erich and powerful. Northern State
"haye been repaid their losses, and loya
"men. But are not the States equal now
"Are We not all loyal now? Is it no
"iair to pay US alsoP Hall OF the mem
bels from the South will applaud, hayini
claims OF their own. The other half dar,
not oppose, because all their active ant
influential constituents have claims. !
Northern Democrats object, a Democrat
caucus will be called. In that caucus
the Southern members form majority
and the bill will be declared part.
measure. How many Democrats from
the North will then dare 10 make enc
mics in every Southern State, implacabl'
enemies in that section which Away
controls the Democratic party, by re
belIing against the decision Of caucus?