Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-17
GEN. TH0S. EWING.
wHAT he THINKS OF The SITUATION.
HE'S Confident the "Three-legged Ticket"
viii Sweep the Buckeye State-Hs
Views On,he Democracy and the
Presidential Nomination,

business. He will return 10 Washing
ton today. lie was found at leisure
moments last evening, and he talked
with confidence in the success Of the
Democracy oi Ohio al the coming elcc-
tiol. Gen. Ewing Is a tall, weil-bujit,
s1rlitrIy-Iookjug man, with iron-gray
belrl and hair, a broad, massive fore
head. Roman nose, firm set but pleas
an. mouth, and keen dark blue eyes.
His manner IS cordial and pleasing, and
ne txorcsscI himself frankly on the
pen linz questions of prominence in the
campaign.
what are the prospects Of union
he was asked.
The Democracy Wa, never more
united than wrarr now. rs soon rs our
nominations were announced the work
of active organization was begun, and Is
nov going on rapidly We are going
to have hot uuj lively campaign, the
most exciting We ever had IN Ohio
'Nou regard 10, then, as the key-nOte
oitaS Presidential campaign for lN>O''
every much 50. The campaign viii
De fought greatly ON uat.uUa, issues
"lluw about the recent yctocS OF
HIVES
They VIII help Us very much.
have mo- lUuht-iudeyi / kuow-tLut
tha people of Ohio are with the DrmOc-
rl.y uu I'D. the points ui issue they have
ma .e WIKI the Administration during
tha present extra ,SSluu OF Congress |
am sure that HAYES has lost ground i'm
OI1 bv his vttucs, and that the vote IN
tl.ruu5u. election will show 10.
How about jue election law and the
Supervisors and Mar>haIs dJ the polls
We. We have not felt j, So much i'm
On. West aS yuu nave IN the East, but
the Republicans m Cincinnati tried
something of the same game that DI-
vruaor, did I'm New York. Many Re
puu..raus, / Suow, are with Us, and We
exec, t0 add some ut their votes %
On l,a Hi the united Democracy in favor
Ui @ tree ballot box.
.u.yeu expect there will bc much Of
q .rv maI- bv the Republicans about
Confederate ErIGljiers' IN this can
yass7'
Well they won't wave the bloody
shirt much. guess Rice and myself,
with only three lcgs between Us, can
beat Foster and llickcn,ooper on four
lrs, when they come % the military
par, ut the canvass.
.Dr y1u expect much help from the
EIstcru DemoCracy-pny OF the 'sincWs
Ui war.
.OH. We don't expect to be helped
with money We are the poor man :
party We are going tp fight this battle
ON principle. We have made our plat
form. and We shall stick to that. We
never dii require any pccuniary aid
from the East.
~>hdl YOU enter the canvass i'm per
son
"Jn. YES. ,ha'lbcgin about cmil-
d.eui August, AMI yu all over the state.
Perhaps before tuJt time ! shall ~ to
irW urru.c~. ur make 90 Fourth OF July
url-.au. or something like that. We
generally begin the heavy work of the
rlunaigu about the middle of August,
AMI ,.er 10 mp as lively as we can from
tII- time Wtl, the end
"I.N about tuc GranUhGcS vote
-Tuuv ru.IrG about S>O O1O 40 the last
election. auI We Jpr rNpcc, they can
dla, vel. This time. because there are
iu both 'ar Democratic and Republican
PARTIES more Ur less who vii, be Kept
tl.r. nr the aui..at,uu OF the platform
VIZ. tn. feeling in the West on tinan-
rar urr~..un~. We DO not expect
rar Orrcu1acSrrs viii draw any
from u.s.. while We expect
u ..r'.-a th ir ranks by
r..--.ui wr have taken iu favor ot the
united coinage Ui silver. think the
Democracy ut Ohio are unit iu favor
u. r.. unlimited coinage ui silver. y
ar, part ui tHe Republicans are 90 that
way u. tuuSiug tuo, hut l think our
r.-.rm is nearer Q, tine views ut the
r..... fHuu that .s either tuH EnVUnu-
cans .r l5ruguu-rkrrs. think tine ten
I.u.v 90 the world is now more than
ever toward the unlimited coinage ot
silver. Bismarck and the German
~.r.- ara coming tu lt. The Latin
Union N.. come into DO, aut ] think
E.r. tine East viii change Your minds
u..r. long IdD uut think there Is to
..-U.. 20 CLINT OF silver as some persons
aI.
-N.r Gou't think this viii hc in any
s..-.u ra--hguy campaign.
.U.. no. We differ from the Green
h.s..- u that our chief wish ON the
paper money question Is to substitute
Government money for NauOua, bank
money. THE pending questions before
Congress- win Dee prominent lu the can
r.-- TI WlI' uo taken care 90. Hayes
v...- ..g. strengthened us AMI done
I-.. fN unite Ms lu tuc active work OF
'.- campaign. We are conscious that
... ..-r is .uHk.r- f1 u~ for the opening
-u .. ..e -ruU. Presidential. ij-ut, ami
N..r. confident that We can carry the
~.r ..~ tue Democratic" party. We
aI.. only about $500 plurality % over
.m.. ml tine pending ISSUES are IN our
favor.
"Irw about Presidential, candidates ''
we hope the Republicans WI, noml-
a... 0r.at. We are upr afraid ut hmm.
.- Sherman either As for Nr. ll.tyu,
opinions vary about him. some think
DO. .-.u-r..f tu the nomination.; others
tank some other man would ue strong
c- u.r present energies. however, are
a-..-e.. tu carrying the state. We Viii
'.s u.r. at Presidential candidates
a...rNrE We think the trrcnh1cS-
r-- H.r. ruled by the Radical wing in
Oh. nomination ut Pia't, and wcaSeued
themselves. As i1r the Republicans,
Va. think we have spiked their prInCi-
Ia. guns iu advance. - far as can
lt.se tsr prospects for Democratic
victory u Ohio were never better than
'..v .r. to-day n we cam carry OHIO,
w. eu carry Illinois amt tAe other
States ut ,nr WvStyruuui Northwestern
States viii ha sure t0 hc with us. We
M..a heavy vote. and have mo- doubt
We shall win