The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-04

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cerned, but he is identified with themor,
fe9nsefyAhye wing gof the pemocracy, snt
. Spposedto new. .and untitled systeins b
financial management.
! AS TO the Republican programme, it /
passed upon national considerations entire
". The Republicans do not expect X
capture this State during the present gen
GRAFTON, unless the advance OF immigra
ton shall essentially change the character
Of It's population and surroundings. Ofa
dozen expressions from Republican politi
cans, two-thirds to-day are in favor o.
Blaine, the other third being for Grant
the State Convention TO select d Delegates
10 the Republican National Convention
was held tomorrow, the stfffest Old Blaine
crowd extant would be furnished. \
We suppose that the Democracy of West
Virginia are fairly enough represented by
the above report, and yet when 1t Is
all boiled down IL does not throw much
Light on the situation in 1880. Thurman
is, no doubt, the West Virginia hvorite
among the Democracy, and yet she voted
for Old Bill Allen in 1875 at st. Louis.
Their ten votes'werc cast solid for old Bill,
the greatest financial lunatic ever support
ed for President by any delegation in any
National convention. Not only did they
vote for old Bill, but they followed the
lead Of Ewing Of Ohio in splitting on the
financial plank, ,dfithe Platform adopted.i
However after thus expectorating, they
eamesshonie and; voted all the same for
Tilden and "hard money" which is just
what Gov. Mathews says they will do
again II necessary. They were for the
softest money man in the country ut st.
Louis, aud for a soft money platform, but
failing to secure either they did the next
best thing by supporting one OF the
hardest hard money men OF the country
on hard money platform. Hence Gov.
FNIatheSs jmay&ell say that the; West
Virginia Democracy twill give cordial
support to Gov. Hendricks or Gen. Han
cock, or indeed, to the nominee,
whoever he may be-" They will that.
Theimost ptone erineed expression Of opin-
ion is that OF Ex-Governor Price. He has
evidently been cured OF his slight DISPOSE
ton to coquet with the soft-shells during
the canvass, since his setback at their
handsat the polls in October, He attempt
ed TO pacify them but they We're 50 full Of
lunacy that they demanded more repre-
sentative man than the Ex-Governor.
Hence he was distanced in the race. He
now very properly says that "the fiat sec
section of the. party. has brought itself
into contempt" and that the party rs a
whole has not gained, but perhaps lost
ground by its soft money record. II Gov.
Price had taken the position that became
aman Of his experience and intelligence
in the late canvass, boldly rebutting in
stead Of family reproving the financial
heresies Of his party, he would, like Crom-
well, have had the satisfaction Of knowing
that he had fallen a blessed martyr" and
that in year or two he would be publicly
approved by the returning sense of his
party --r
} Mr. Faulkner, as usual, talks we'll but
pneither BY precept nor example did he
contribute anything to the overthrow of
Greenbackism in the late canvass in his
district. He SUPPORTED Ben. Martini a
faaniwh6 like theswest Sirginia delega-
ton at st. Louis, is ready to go "Billallen-
ism" to the fullest extent in finance. Mr..
Faulkner conservatism III this matter is
Hike his Unionism in 1861, ready to take
the shape Of an amateur adjutancy on the
coming mans staff, be he hard or soft
money. W'S
"rhs hurly-burly'a Z done.
| The battles losrof Eoh'l
before such men interpose on behalf Of
their theories. sG'aI49t
a The same thing is true OF Senator Davis.
He is understood, as the correspondent
says, to occupy conservative position to-
wards the greenback folly Of his party.
,Atpresent We have NO doubt that he feels
hostile toit, But il The country was to-day
careering wildly towards destruction on
rising tide OF greenback opinion he
would not do IN act or say a word that
would endanger his; status with that ele-
ment in his party. That is tho sort ofa
statesman Mr.. Davis Is. 1fhe has ever
made a speech in favor Of sound tinan-
cial ideas the fact has escaped our
attention. We do not believe he has
opened his mouth on that behalf. Whethr
or he will even dare to stand up to states
man Ike support of specie payments DUR
Hhy this session remains to be seem His
beau ideal Of statesmanship is Thurman,
and Thutnan' 'isEpTiabls' as%ax when
temptation comes, as was well shown in
the late campaign. Thurman wants West
virginia's support in 1880, and be remem'
bers >hoy she yotedJat St. Louis. He l.
ready to 60 back on his former financial
record for the sake Of that tapd other neees
sary support, and We tear, our Senator Is
ready tOfOllew him. z.a ss
Killed by AvenEins Friends.
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