The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-11-22
NEXT .PRESLDENC Y.
Vje1os of Vest TIrSinia
Statesmen.
Capitalization tho Great issue.
mteresting Talks with Senator Davis,
Hon. Ben Tiison and Hon. 4. Il.
Lewis on tho Democratic Out
lOoh; for tho Presidency.
Capitalization tho Great issue
From the Wheeling Regis ter.

FROM the Wheeling Register.
A Register reporter having cap
turcd Senator II. G.. Davis for I
few moments, drafted him for {
short interview, and drew from hin
tho following opinions upon somt
Of the leading political topics Of III,
times:
Rcportcr.-scnator, the RegisieI
would like to give its readers YOU
opinion of the present political sit
uation, National and State.
"My opinion is worth but little
and | have always tried to avoid
parading it."
Roportcr.-Our people would like
to hear from you, and l hope you
will gratify them and myself.
"Well, what is your point?"
Can the Democrats elect tho next
PrGsidcnt?"
"Yos, and ought to do it. The
South, or former Slave States, elec
toral vote is 1888; New York, IS
Indiana, Is. 1t takes 1S5 to elect
We have lSS, three more than nee
essary. Hayes was counted in by
one majority. Then there is New
Jersey, 8; Connecticut, 6, and Orc
gon, 3. All are as likely to go fol
US MS not. Indiana is regarded rs
Il reliable Democratic State. Ii
1876 Tilden carried it by five or six
thousand majority. I think at tho
last Gubcrnatorinl election tho
Democratic majority was about
fifteen thousand, and the State has
been steadily increasing its Demo
cratic majority for eight or ten
years. New York is Democratic
Seymour carried it for President in
1865, and Ti!den in 1876. Sey,
mour was elected Governor during
the war. The present Governor is
a Democrat. At the recent clcc,
ton, with n divided party on GOV,
crnor, we having two candidates
and the Republicans ono, we elect
our Lieutenant Governor, ETC.,
which shows we can carry the State
in 1880 if wo are united and nOmi.
nate 4 good, strong. acceptable can'
didate."
Who is the man?
"Ex-Governor IIoratio Seymour
| feel sure is our best and most
available candidate. lie is now
by far the ablest and strongest man
in New York, and perhaps in the
country. Senator Bayard l thinl;
is the next most available canli,
dato. Governor Hendricks is q
statesman popular in tho West
and would make IL good President
General Mcclellan is IN able and
pure man, and strong In New jer'
sey and New York. lie is now
Governor OF New Jcrscy.was elected
by about seventeen thousand ma
jority. General Hancock has many
friends, stands we'll, and is L good
man. If we had carried Ohio
Judge Thurman would have been
our best man."
Do you think the Financial
Question will be n leading question
in our next Presidential election?
ut ought not to he. Rcsump'
ton is now a fixed fact, no snnt
man ought to think Of turning
back and going over the rough and
expensive roNd we have Travelled tC
gct to resumption. A grccnhack i:
now equal in every way to Il gold
or silver dollar. We have more pa
per money now than England 0nC
Germany combined, and moro thar
Russia, France or any other M
ton, and three times as much 4:
at any time before the war. The
highest amount Of Slate banks oI
paper money before the war wa:
S207,G00,000. We now have in Lo
gal Tenders and National Bank
Notes $lS4,0OO,0O0. Silver wa
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