The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-16
HaIstcad ON Democracy and Grant

Interview with the Editor Of the Cincinnati Com.
merrIal 10 New York Tribune.
Speaking Of the Democratic schemes,
Mr.. Halstead said:
''They mean to capture Cincinnati as
they did New York. II they could run a
Tweed machine here and in half a dozen
Of the more important towns on the Lake
shore and in the interior, they could get
grip on the State. Ohio and New York,
with the solid South, can control the coun-
try. The Democratic leaders are especial
Iy strenuous about the Supervisors law.
You know the history Of the committee
they sent here to peryert facts and manu-
ture testimony to secure Humans
charges. The memorialists had their
orders BY circular. All memorialists had
their orders by circular. All this
clamor about Supervisors means that
the Democrats claim that one ward
under the control Of criminals shall
control the whole city and carry q
State for the solid Southern purpose,
whatever tits. II they can't succeed, the
Democrats are setting up n pretext and.
cultivattng it day by day, TO enable their
Congress- to throw out the vote OF the Re.
publican States where Supervisors are en-.
ployed. Congress is to elect the next Presi.
dent. The whole extra session should be
read by this lamp. They arc preparing
to change the rules so as to make The
House revolutionary committee. Hun.
toms bill about counting electoral votes
absolutely refers the Presidential election
to Congress in terms almost as plain as
any that can be produced. OF course, this
Is with purpose. Democrats claim both
Houses Of Congress and say: You count.
ed your man In, now we will count our
man in; and so they will"
Then you don't believe there Is anv
chance OF securing Republican Presi.
dent next year?"
No; the Democrats will use Congress
provided they can secure the House, and
they already have the organizaion) so as
to leave the Republicans the alternative OF
submitting to a technical legality-manu.
tactured to order by the Confederate brig.
adler caucus-or accepting civil war, The
only chance OF saving the country from
the completion Of Confederate rule over
thewhole United States is for the Repub.
heans to elect the next House. That will
block the game, but We shall lose the
Presidency"
at seems to me that the very apprehen.
sion you express lies at the bottom Of the
Grant movement. People say that the
Confederate Democracy In Congress would
not dare count Grant out II he should be
elected.n
".This is a mistake. Grant would be no
more Of an obstacle than John Smith.
The Grant enthusiasm does well as mat.
ter Of personal compliment to great sol.
der returning from abroad, where he has
been highly honored; but when the Re.
publicans get down seriously 10 the bust.
ness Of selecting a candidate they will
hesitate about offering the country no
other escape from Confederate rulo Than
q third term Of Grant, with the promise
OF fourth, and so on down the broad
road the Republicans have Travelled, To
nominate Grant would be to take the rid.
icnle of the Democratic charge OF
threatened change in the form Of ouF INV.
eminent and make It q momentous mat
ter, The second sober thought will come