Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-22
DEMOCRATIC BENT.


There is always a certain degree OF
bias or bent in the methods oil the DEM
ocratic party that reminds us much OF
the tenacity of Smiths cali; HE had to
pull its ears off to get it to suck, and
then its tail off to gct it to quit"
1t requires, as a rule, an unreasonable
amount OF drumming to rally the party
us Il whole, to any man or measure, but
when they have once fastened their
grip, they have neither reason nor dis
erection in the matter of letting 60. No
better illustration oil this disposition
is needed than i'll the ten
dency here and there among divi-
sions OF the party, to cling, as in mat
ter OF life and death, to their former
candidate, Mr.. TILDEN. While We APP
preciate this constancy to Il candidate,
and understand how natural it is that
il should be specially conspicuous in the
case OF Mr.. TrLDEy, and We sympathize
also with the spirit which prompts it,
vet there is view OF the case above and
beyond this, more important than feal-
" to any man, to which ii is folly to he
blind, and which must sooner or later
be recognized by the party, and the
sooner the better. Mr.. TLDEN will
never again be the Nominee of the Dem
oCratic party for the Presidency, nor do
the interests, pledges, or purposes OF
the party, past, present, or future in any
respect require it or in any wise admit
OF it.
1t is useless for us IL discuss why this
is so. The majority oil the party un-
derstand and Concctc the fact, while the
tenacious elements, OF which We speak,
are always beyond the reach of argyll
ment. The supreme iallacy OF the times
is that which seems to regarD the piracy
OF the Presidency by the Republican par
", as wrong to Mr.. TILDES oaly, which
can he righted in no other way than
in second time electing him TO that
position and installing him therein,
This, We admit, is the natural avenue OF
vengence but not of victory. 1t would
be very sweet ii successful, but sublime
~ sour in defeat Mr. TupES can
neither be nominated nor elected.
What then the purpose or propriety OF
tenacity in this direction. The Demo
cratic party is more TO the country than
Mr.. TnDES or any other man. Its road
to victory-and To vengeance for that
matter-lies through another and differ
ent medium than Mr.. TnDEN. We
are willing to accord him all the honors
OF which he is so deserving, and has So
honestly Won; We have sympathized
with all the wrongs that have been in
tiicted upon him, and the country
through him by political treachery; we
are yet willing TO bear our boquet among
the mourners that shall strew flowers
in honor OF his political demise; but We
have no such sentimentslity ~ would
postpone the burial OF corpse after
the ceremonies are concluded. 1885,
Mr.. tTnpEN- has suffered no wrong
that the Democratic party have not
shared in ten fold degree. The wrong
is to the country. it's constitution, its
government and its dignity, and he has
simply been the victim through which
ii has been perpetrated. The Demo-
cratic party and the people will avenge
the wrong in due time. But let US not
miss our mark by blind following OF an
unavailable agency. When the time comes
the right man for the purpose will be
named, nominated and elected. Until
that time il would be an Unreasonable
relief TO see that even the most tenacious
of Mr.. TILDEs's following had ceased to
weaken Che position Of the party and
make capital for its opponents by try
ing 70 hang Is destiny on this single
botk.