The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-21
THEPREsIDENTIAL OUTLOOK.

THE PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK.
The Philadelphia Times of Monday,
edited by Col. ALEX. MCCLURE, has a
leader under the above head, which con-
tains some food for reflection. Conceding
the weakness of Gov. HAYES, and the
lack OF enthusiasm aroused by his noml-
nation, 1t says there are none to raise the
standard OF opposition, and the question
Of party supremacy, and party power,
and party patronage, will give him the
positive party strength. If weakly an
tagonlzed at St. Louis, HAYES will be
elected by decided majority. If antag-
onized by Democratic blunders, such rs
have been common in the past, he will
sweep the country as did PIERCE in 1852
and LINCOLN IN 1864. A full quarter of
million voters with Republican convic-
tions must cast their votes for the St.
Louis nominee to insure his cleo
tion. There are more than enough
ready and more than willing
to do 50, but not because they
desire a national Democratic vic
tory. They do not want HAYES, but
they can and will support him against
any verage Democratic candidate who
means simply an inLndation of Demo-
cratic spoilsmen. They will support the
St. Louis nominee If the convention,
alike by ITS utterances and its ticket,
meets the high demands CT the people OF
the country for nobler, purer and a
thoroughly patriotit government. The
Democracy can succeed, but it car
achieve success only by conspicuously
deserving it. Its leaders are now revolv-
ing two theories, one of which
will prevail in its convention.
One has TILDEN as its idol, and sur
renders Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
to HAYES, basing its hopes of victory on
New York, Connecticut and the Pacific
States and the South. 1t lis SIMPLY mad
ness; folly so stupendous that it makes
Democratic follies of the past respectable.
Without dealing with the question
whether or not TILDEN deserves to be
elected over HAYES, we turn to the prac-
tical and vital fact that he would be de
ieated by the largest popular majority
ever cast against any candidate, excepting
Mr.. GRsELKY. He would be pitted
against the same Mr.. HAYES, who owes
his election IN 1875, and thereby his
nomination IN 1876, to the open detection
of Mr.. TILDENs friends, and their de-
flsnt assaults upon their own party and
its candidates, and the October elections
in Ohio and Indiana would be swept by
tens of thouss, ds for HAYES, with New
y York. Pennsylysnia, New Jersey and
Connecticut certain to follow in Novem
Der by msjorities second only to GRANTS
in 1872 He who reckons on saving any
debatable State 10 November, after Oc-
tober shall show food-tide for HAYES
would be deemed insane anywhere out
side of New York political calcllators,
and this impossible barrier to the Presi-
aapcv oonfronts Mr. TIIDES
The other looks to HENDRICKS at the
head OF the ticket, with a representative
man of Republican antecedents, such as
uRTIN, BANKS or DoRsnEIMER for the
second place. This combination would
be strong, and would Likely carry Indians
and strain Ohio in October, and defeat
HAYES in November. HENDRICKS would |
contrast most tadvantageously with HAYES
in the attributes of craftsmanship,
for he is one Of the ablest men et
our generation, while HAYES is pitiable
in his intellectual littleness for the ruler
of n ors than forty millions of the lmost
people OF the earth. HEN |
pRIeKs WIS the wheel-ho-se who turned |
the besitating, foundering Democracy to,
the Liberal ticket in 1872, and he bore.
the standard himself in his own State
and returned it with victory.
The Times closes
"The battle Of 1876 is toward the set
ling sun. 1t may be humiliating to
hitherto the moulder Of
Presidential struggles, and against whose
October verdict no President has been
chosen since Harrison; and ii may keenly
wound the pride of the Empire State,
" hose thirty five votes 1t regards as Ger.
ain to be omnipotent in the electoral
,olleee: but it is the truth that both will
loat to Republicanism or Democracy as
)hio and Indiana shall unitedly create
he tidal wave in October. While
New York is. theorizing and perfect
NJ the Tilden method of COM
handing conventions, the sober men who
would revolutionize the administration
# the government, will go to st. Louis
md demand the ticket that will most
urely win the October conflict. Ohio
md Indiana are the heart Of the politi.
al power that is to rule after Grant, and
wise men will discard the dangling limbs,
However exquisite or mighty IN conceit,
nd save the head and arms and legs and
myers and toes of the political body by
,iyinp them the invigorstlng pulsstions
# healthy victory from the October foun-
ain of life. Theorize as men may, there
q the picture of the battle field of 1876