The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-01
What They Have to Say About National
aat State Politics.
Speculation as 10 Who The Republicans
viii Nominate for Governor Next Year


ULARkSpuR0b UctoDeI ~
ElilSs iatsllEsaCtH
Having a little Idle time on my hands
l concluded, this morning, to revive the
lost art Of interviewing and see what
could learn Of the prospects Of the RePub-
llcan party and Of things political geHer'
ally. INST went 10 the office Of that
thoroughly posted, best real.up Republican
veteran In these parts, Gen. Il s. North
colt As he never sleeps at night until he
has mastered the contents Of three or four
dAiIles, among which Is tho TSrELLtoEScER,
KNEW alithat was necessary was yjgor.
Gus working Of the handle and tho pump
ing would not be In vain. submit my
results.
Stepping into bis Office and finding him
sitting by the Gre in medltatIve mood,
after The usual salutatiOns, | said, General,
you look like a man In humor to DO In
terviCwed. III you have no objection, ]
would like TO ask you a few questions
about politics and would be glad to have
you pour out your opinions freely"
lie replied, 81 have no objection 10
being interviewed, sir, what do you want
to know? l can frankly tell you all l
know about politics"
then asked him Il he thought the Re.
pubIlcanS would be successful In New
York;
He answered, u have not doubt con.
corning II. Nothing is more sure 10 begct
success than success itself. The Republi.
GIN victories in California, Maine and
Ohio will most assurCdIy beget success in
New York, taken In connection With the
causes which begat the success in the
States ! named. Defeat In New York
seems almost impossible in any view oil
the case. Nothing but q political phe.
nomonon could bring about such result.
The conduct Of the rebel Brigadies In the
late extra session OF Congress; the palpa.
bic signs given by the Southern Democ-
rRCy that It intends to control the Demo-
cratic party and through It the govern
ment, il possible; the Southern methods
Of carrying elections; the meansresorted 10
TO crush out everything like freedom Of
political speech and action with perfect
immunity in tho South, as evidenced by
the Dixon murder and Gully aeQuitlal-
all these things being Chargeable TO the
Democratic party In popular estimation, It
cannot hope to carry New York or any
other Northern State. There IL too much
devotion 10 tho better principles Of civil.
zation and free goveTnment-tOo much
patriotism and pride OF country In oil the
Northern States to think Of them volun-
tahly walking up to the polls and deliber-
ately making their rich and prosperous
States provinces Of tho Southern bull
doEers' domain. Besides, the statesman
ship OF the Republican party has always
successfully Championed the cause oi the
people against demagogues, reactlOniSts
and all disturbeFB Of the public interest.
This is unfortunate for the Democratic
party, for the people can't help but see
that that party has been In ths absolute
control oil these perversc elementBol which
spoke. The positions OF the
two parties throughout is well illustrated
by their respective courses In regard to
resumption. Tho good effects Of resump
ton now beginning TO be realized, throws
a halo Of glory over the party Of integrity
and patriotism, similar 10 that which GOV.
cred II In 1865 after Lees surrender, That
ended four years struggle with victory
to the party that adhered to the right.
Resumption came without jar at the ap.
pointed time, and has been maintained In
such manner as TO convince the people
that II left in competent hands It can be
maintained. That was as essentially q |
Republican victory as was the sup.
pre- sion OF the rebellion. The proper ap.
probation Of these facts gave us the victo. /
~ in Ohio and the other States named. /.
There eau be no reason why Il shall not 10
likewise In New York and all other North.
ern States. Although Iowa Is at all times
a Republican State, the vote at the late
election shows such Republican gains as
Indicate very clearly the tendency Of the .
times among the people living north OF
the much talked Of Mason and Dixon's
line"
"Yes," said, n quite agree will, YOU
80 far; but who Will DO tho Republican |
candidate for the Presidency next year?" !
At this he shook his head slowly and 1
said: "ThGt is rather difficult question
70 answer. We have several able and |
available men TO choose from. Blaine, /
Sherman and Grant all appear to have
favorable showing A certain class OF Re.
publican politicians arc continually trying
10 create Grant boom. These are headed
by Office seekers who lost their hold OF Ills
public pap when Grant retired, and 9th. I
eH who desire more vigorous policy I
pursued toward the South, than has been
pursued by President Hayes. A larre
portion Of the capitalists among the Re.
pubIicans are in favor Of Sherman. Blaine
has Atrong following. He "a magnetic,
and should he be the Presidential nOni.
nee It would produce campaign almost
equal in enthusiasm to the log cabin and
bard cider campaign OF 1910. | see that
recently something is said about nomina. /
ting Hayes for second term, and that Il
the most reasonable thing that can be
DONE"
asked him II lie approved of Ilayes'
Southern policy, and he replied:
"a do most heartily for these reasons;
The Southern policy OF President IIayes
has been the salvation Of the Republican
party. Had President Hayes pursued the
same course toward the South that was
charged 10 Grants administration, and
kept a handful Qt useless soldiers here and
there In that SectiOn, who scarcely ever
kept tho peace anyhow, It would have
given the Democracy such a chance 10
howl about 'bayonet rule, and they would
have improved It SO well and caught IN
the sympathies Of the people SO elIeCtua!ly
that all the doubtful States In the North
would have been safe Democratic States
next year. That was really the only elIec.
tive issue the Democrats have bad since
tho war. They rnng the changes on Il /,
well, and had . great many ill.iniOrmed II
people Ia the North about convinced
that Grant was another Caesar, whose in. Il
ordinate ambition would DESTROY Tho
liberties olthe people u they did not vote
the Democratic ticket, President Hayes
Southern policy has deprived them Of all
talk about military despOtism, 'bayoprt
rule, Re-, and permitted the Southern
leaders Of tho Democracy to show the true
animus Of the South toward the govern,
mCnt and the country.
President Hayes is pledged, the news.
PAPV'o Gay " UHo tpILut Auu Dellei6 lie
honestly intends TO keep his pledge, but
Should the Republican party Of this coun.
try nominate him | do not see that ho.I
would have any right 10 reject Il, And Il
then tho nomination Of Hayes will be iol. i
lowing the established precedent 81 the
party. President Lincoln, IS fiBt Presi.
dent, was reelected. Androw Johnson
abandoned the party during his admins.
trallon and Of courSe had no claim on 1t
for second term. Grant was reelected,
and | can see no good reason why The
precedent should be abandoned when Il
President Hayes term ID out A great
deal OF odlum attaches 10 Grants admin.
lSIrasion. Whether true or false & not
tho question to be considered. Grant was
undoubtedly honest aud gave the country
an tncompara6ly pureF administration
than any Democratic pFeRIIanf lint the /