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

Uuflnb Lue Mai t4Lc cVOuhatciLA PAfISAb uScu
10 speak Of Mister Lincoln as the 'tso-call.
ell President Of the United States. We
suggest to the Register that as IN agreeable
variation from the monotone of the New
York Sun, Hayes might occasionally be al
ludei to US the "so-called" President oi
the United States. The Sn has a patent
on the phrase "acting President" -
.
An Interview With Several OF Our West
Virginia Statesmen.
A correspondent OF the Cincinnati En-
r6r has been interviewing some Of the
representative men Of tho "solid South
On.he subject of the next Presidency, and
ournaional financial. Over u eolumnisde-
voted to West Va, and Gov. Mathews, ex-
Gov. Price, Senator Davis and ex.C Congress,
man Faulkner have been consulted as to
their opinions. The result Of the inter.
view is given by the correspondent in the
bllowing words, commencing with Gov.
Mathews: ..,-g NO. .-..4s rsei
Correspondent Governor, who will
the Democrats nominate for President in
1850?
Cioyernor Matthew'S believe that de-
6de,l majority OF the Democrats OF this
State prefer the nomination OF Judge Thur
man. He is known personally to many
Otthem, and in those dark days of test
Oaths, when all citizens OF this State who
slhered to the Confederacy were disfran-
chised, he came over and labored for our
relief. We feel grateful to him for his ser
nee, and apart from all personal consider,
atoms, We regard him as possessing in
high degree oil of the qualifications for the
exalted position OF Chief Magistrate. The
party here was somewhat divided on the
financial question, but the views OF Judge
Thurman on this subject are those OF the
naiority. We would acquiesce cheerfqlly
in the nomination of, aud give cordial
support to, Governor Hendricks or Gen
eral Hancock, or, indeed, TO the nominee
whoever lie may be. .Iee
Correspondent DO the Democrats oi
your State desire representation on the
Presidential ticket? ~, 4al u
Governor Mathews-No, we have no de.
sire to be represented on the National
ticket, nor do I think that any Southern
State seeks or expects such representation
While the interests not only OF the South
but OF the whole country would be nd
Suced by the election Of Southern man
IS Vice President, yet IL would not be ex'
pedient TO give the South in 1880 repre-
sentative on the National ticket. The peo'
pie Of the South are only anxious TO secure
! thorough Democratic Administration
and we are confident that good men car
be found in the Northern and Western
States, to whom our interests could be safely
rOnfded and who would give greater power
10 the ticket. Idoubt whether any prom
iHent Southern man would permit his
uame to be presented to the Convention
IGr either place on the ticket
Observation-Disclosures do you think
GOyenor, OF the feeling in West Virginit
toward. the National Government, ant
eoncerniut. the Solid South against The
united Northf -,
Governor M.athews-Why, the people Q
this State are rs loyal to the Naaona
Government rs ut any time prior 70 I'M
war, and as much So as those OF any STAT
dthe Union, and they feel as deep an IN
@rest III the honest administration AM
reputation OF the Government AS 70 tn'
solid South" arrayed against the "unltet
North" there is no such thing. Ihis CT!
has been raised again as one OF the mean
TO perpetuate the power OF the dominan1
party. The South is and should be 'soliu
in opposition to bayonet rule, carpetpaSg
sm and corrupt Returning Boards, and
y solid in desire to cooperate IN PsLE ~
tect good faith with all good men Norm
East and West, to secure honesty, econoih.
md patriotism in the administrator Q
the Government, and strict adherence y
those principles upon which the Govern
1nent was founded.
The Hon. Samuel Price, ex-Lieutenan
GOvernor, is an old and influential Dem
OCrat, and comes about as near being
representative man rs can be found. II
lives at Lewisburg, near the Greenpria
White Sulphur Springs. In eonVersatiol
hG other day on the future ofparhes, &C
be said TO your correspondent: 'Ihe Dem
0cratic party has not gained, perhaps ny .
lost ground. This may be, and, think,
owing to diversity OF opinion upon IN
currency question. The fiat money sec
ton Of the party has brought itself int
contempt. It must disintegrate and unit
with one or the other Of the National pal
lies II can'Clo nothing Of ITSELF fsuE
pose in this way the Democratic party WI
be numerically strengthened, as tue "
eefty cannot consistently join the lseppll
leans and 20 for resumption at once.
we must go for Western candldat
Tor the Presidency in 1850. Certainly on
tFom free State. Thurman or HendFiCk
vii do. We can't get along again WI
"ue from the North. Grant Will DC y
candidate Of the other party, and the VINO!
ot New England will vote for him. j"
must save Ohio and Indiana II possible.
Ex.COpSressman Faulkner, whom you
Correspondent met at the recent session,
The United States District Court, y OIL "
opinion that the Greenback movement
West Virginia expended Its force IN u
ALE election. lie likened II 70 the Know
Nothing excitement. The GraenoacEe'
night he able TO fasten the points Of tne
platform, on which honest dlferene'
might exist, upon one or the oth'
Of the old parties. They might, 4
instance, induce the Democracy /,
adhere to It's present general poliI
@oppOsition TO the National Bank system
And Insist upon the issue Of all cireulaiI
mediums direct; but he believed that the
new system OF fiat finance would vani:
under the RGlmer reflections OF the publi
and with it the party which Indorsed It.
Senator Davis, tie elder Of the two re
IseutadVes Of this StRta, whom ] met
sae recent State Fair In Cumberland, Mar