The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-11-22
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increasing, and it now seems doubt:
full if there will be any organized
opposition to his nomination.
There is still some opposition to
him from the same parties who re-
fused to support him in 1872, but
it is less pronounced and deter
mined than at that time. OF the
few now opposing, most doubt the
oxpedicncy OF his nomination, and
base their opposition to him on the
ground that other men would re-
ceivc more votcs-that the party
could do better united on some
other candidate. We doubt if any
candidate named would receive
more votes than Grant, and the
talk Of uniting the parties is nom
sense. There is now no division
in the party, and there will be none,
no matter which Of tho parties
named receive the nomination, and
We tNInE IIie next c"Au'G%'e Oh lhe
hepunIic2h parry can Sn!eiy count :
the party throughout the whole
country. The independent voters
in the Republican party will, under
10 circumstances, repeat the silly
iiasc0 Of 1872, and tho Democratic
party Will not again. soon, II ever
place itself IN the awkward posi-
ton OF following strange IeNuerS
IN crusade reform, wteh llls per,
icGstly apparent !hat inc proposed
reform Is 10 consist SIMPLY III put
ting a lot OF hungry gentlemen mo
places where they may serve thelr
country best by serving themselves
first.
ms means, as we understand
II, that the kcpu,hlican party Is
strong enough to do pretty much
as II pleases next year IN INC way
oil selecting a candidate, ana tllal
really 1t IS not Important 10 !n axe
into much account the p0SsinIillty
OF any detection by reason Of III, an
Objectionable nomination ms
idea taIIleS well with n remark OF
Mr.. A. \: Lewis OF Lewis COUNTY
III ms Stalc, rs reported III !estcF-
days hrg'sIer, vino Sald TO nm m
tervlewer Of that paper that "tho
tepublicanS are JuDliah.' 'ney
think they have us ana thCy are
gong to do an ndlscrcot tmhs' )
they Will probably nominate urah''
and that Will end them.
Mr.. Lewis would seem 10 nave
had III his eye the school OF poiiii-
cal loglclans INSIDE oil the Klepno,,
lean party TO whiGh the edi'or OF
the Independent belongs; ana VINO
THINK mat because ING Nemocratic
party have compelled a majority
OF the people OF TINS country 10
take refuge inside inc hepuniiGan
organization III order 10 avoid Il
threatened danger TO the Govern
mcnt, that, therefore, the party can
presume on the perm4Inency Of
their apprchensions ana run the
risk OF aroNslng their Tears lii some
other direction
Inc ea''or OF INC MaCl;eD'e".
does not seem 10 understand tha'
Il vast number OF American voters
TO not care anything per Sc Tor inc
Republican party; mat they 40
not train with it as their political
church ant the church o. thcir an
cestorS; that since the war they
have voted both with the party
and against it, and that Just rs
sure as to-morrow's sun they Will
vote against 1t again whenever
their apprehensions are aroused IN
regard to its policy The liepuhnIII;;
can party owes It's success TINS III!
very largely to the stuWdi;%. anu
reckiessn"ss OF the Democratic lea
dorS in Congress, and We can never
afford to forget ti,%t with all tins
stupidity and rccklcssneSs the par
ty has only game! its victories pr by
the hardest sort OF work. There Is
no margin to presume on INC
American voting population Il
closely divided, and sUrccss rests
with those VII" can command inc
support Of the Independent vote
~ great deal OF iusS Is making
We ackno%!edEe, by, those VINO Ia
vora third term, an" II wonlI seen
as If they must lie a multitude ina
mon tnNFht fAIItIllHr " han W.