Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-19

city. The party numbers about go. VI
their appearance the STATE says:
1.-THE West Virginia visitors are as
fine a lot of men as we have had the
pleasure of seeing in Richmond for
long time, and the sight OF them recalls
ulpasant memories OF the Olden time,
when "their people were our people.
COALITIONS AND COLLISIONS.
In the midst of the earnest debates
that are now going on in Congress, there
is a little by-play not altogether uninter-
esting, and which, indeed, is beginning
10 draw off the attention that was so
fully concentrated on the appropria-
ton bills. We do not know by what
name this little game is known among
politicians, but the people call it ''Presi-
dent-making
The Republicans and Democrats both
recognize the important figure that a
third party movement would cut IN the
presidential campaign, and while the
Democrats are very willing to make
some reasonable concessions to the
Greenbackers, not so much because OF
their present strength in Congress, rs to
prevent them from going home to put
independent tickets in the field, the Re
publicans on the other hand, are equally
intent on defeating any coalition be-
tween the Democrats and Greenbackers
and on forcing the former to take such
ground as will divide them-either from
the Greenbackers or the hard money
wing of the party.
That there is enough in this situation
TO tax the skill Of the most adroit poll
tician. is readily understood. That the
stakes being played for are important,
is shown by some figures produced by
the New York Herald, which says:
1--WE can easily understand the desire
Of the Democratic party 10 keep peace
with the Greenback ZealOts when We re-
cur Ia the suggestive election figures OF
1873 in the three great and controlling
States of the UniOn-namely, New
York. Pennsylvania and Ohio. a mere
glance at the figures sutices 10 show
how deeply and vitality the Democratic
party i interested IN keeping Green
back tickets out Of the field. The rela-
tive strength OF parties IN New York IN
the hast general election is exhibited IN
these figures:
Republican vote In W. sl,ll2
n HHHn a. ~
GrcyuhaCk 'SlSS
Adding the Democratic and Greenback
vote this is the showing:
Combined Democratic and GreeubaCk
vote -
Republican Notc..............' S'AfAA-
N,,o-ity ao,,n>t Republicans -. 4O.472
These figures prove that, il the Demo-
cratic and Greenback vote had been con-
soliiated last November, the Republic
cans, instead Of carrying New York,
would have been i'm minority III more
than forty thousand. There would
have been similar reversal OF the
actual result in Pennsylvania and Ohio
II the Democratic and Greenback vote
hal been united on the same ticket.
In PENNSYLVANIA the vote wasaS follows:
Republican sitoo
Democratic -ys,l9t
Grccuhack NI''S
Had the Democrats and Greenbackers
OF Pennsylvania voted for the same
ticket this would have been the result:
Combined Democratic and Grecnbsck
vote -.-,-.-. '..''','-' s,N',9,
Republican vote ......................... Sl9,tso
Majority AGAINST Republicans. .........-.. j9,loo
Last wears vote in Ohio seems To
teach the same lesson % the Democratic
party. We reproduce the Ohio figures
of October, 1873:
Republican 254l0
Democratic ....s,.,........-.,. -lO,soo
NrCCubaCk Nute,...........- -.,......-.... t0,tAS
Had the Ohio Democrats and Ohio
Greenbackers united on one ticket last
year the result would have stood thus:
Combined Democratic and Grcenback
vote. sOs--,s
Republicans vote ...---.---...--..-.---.... "a 10
Anti Republican majority. .------- ...... SS,l7S
The figures which We have here COM
piled from the election returns OF 1878
in the three largest States OF the Union
explain and render Ineligible the anxi-
ETY. Of the Democrats in Washington To
make an alliance with the Greenback
members and prevent the running OF
separate tickets in the elections of the
present wear.
The HsTuld then proceeds 10 instruct
the Republicans in the tactics for a di-
vision OF the Democrats.
"If" il argues, ''the greenback meas
ures are permitted To have free course
in the House the Western Democrats
viii support them and the hard money
Democrats will be compelled TO oppose
them, or else renOunce all pretense TO
consistency OF sincerity. Let the wedge
be driven, Let the Democrats be ~
duced 10 the dilemma OF choosing be
tween an alliance with the greenback
faction and the support of the hard
money wing OF lis own party. Ii the
coalition prOceeds the Democrats will
have 90 decide on their chances Of elect
ing a President without the assistance
of New York or any hard money State.
IL the coalition could carry Ohio, llli-
nOis and Michigan they might dispense
with New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut and still elect the President
with the aid of a united South. This is
a hazardous game 70 play; but since the
Democrats are inclined 20 form the CO.
alition and take its risks the Republic
can party should give their opponents
all the rope they need for thus becoming
their own executioners.
WADE HANPToS Was sworn in as SEN
ator from South Carolina during Dawes
speech. Ben Hill called this an Inter
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