Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-26
IT is said that the Princess of Wales


is growing lovelier every day of her life.
She is described as being radiant as the |
close Of day, when the delicate pink OF |
the sky incarnadines the snowy chalice !
OF the lily and the pensive robin lets its
song through the silent aisles of the
woodland. The royal household keeps
apoet.
Rev. DR.. TALMAGE is on his way home
and will Undoubtedly be accorded grand
reception providing, OF course, that the
newspapers and his brother ministers
keep on abusing him. The blunt verdict
of the London Truth is that Talmage was
in England "a dead failure, as he deserv-
ed to be, for his lectures were wretched,
and generally in very bad taste"
GARRISON w. POTTER, nominated at
Syracuse for nant-Governor,
whose attitude in regard to the nOmina-
ton was considered somewhat doubtful,
has written basing his acceptance on the
condition OF affairs within the Demo
cratic party. Gov, RoBiNSoY's letter OF
acceptance puts forward economy and
retrenchment as the sole issues OF the
campaign.
SOME discussion is going on concern
corning the legitimacy of the term
"boom, as applied to political move
ments. The word is a convenient one
and comparatively new in the use in
which it is now applied. But it is
good one, and implies great deal. A
ship has her lib BOOM" her "main
BOOM" and her "studdingsail boom"
Webster also defines boom to mean ''tO
rush with violence" and to roar like
the waves" 1t is probably from this last
definition that it is applied to politics.
TIE Cincinnati Enquirer points out
that tits politicalimpossibility for the
Republicans to elect a majority OF the
next Ohio Legislature. 1t is not posi-
BILE for the Republican party TO elect a
majority OF either branch OF the next
General Assembly. No imaginable Sc
ries of political accidents, even, can pre-
vent the Ohio Democrats from controll-
ing both branches OF the Legislature to
be elected in October The Demo-
cratic majority in the present Legisla-
ture is thirty-four. The Republicans
must gain eighteen to overcome this in
equality, besides electing four or five eX-
ira members to cover the "tloaters."
These "hoaters" are extra members
elCc.ed ,in counties where the pOpula-
ton entities 90 a certain number Of rep
rcsentatives, with somewhat Of a margin.
The margin entities to an additional
member when, multiplied by the num-
Der of years elapsed since the election OF
an extra representative, it amounts to
the number OF Inhabitants for which a
representative is allowed. 1t will be
seen from this what gigantic task the
Republicans would have in overcoming
the present Democratic supremacy. The
E.,q,ir.r, however, makes it still more
difficult by a detailed review oil all the
counties in the State.
President HAYES prepared speeches
! are models. But his cXtemporaneOus
! efIolts smack very much like donation
| visits conversation, or an old settlers
meeting W,rGuk,' Suiai.
WHATEVER may be the future OF gen
eral Grant and his relations to pubic
affairs, he has reason To be thankful
for the failure OF the scheme whereby a
corrupt crowd Of politicians intended to
use him i'm manner characteristic OF
| themselves for purposes "TainSt WHICH,
| ms honest judgment must revo!t-Nc~
York Times.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has recently defined
the principle of English Conservatism to
be "a jealousy OF the liberty OF the peo-
pei only qualified by fear" and the
priaciple ul English Liberalism on the
| ojncr hand, TO be "a trust in the people
only qualified hv prudence This
seems TO Us 10 suggest clear and nat
ural definition OF the difference bctwe N
the principles Of RepublicaniSm and
those OF Democracy as now manifested
in the national politics of the United
States. The principle OF RepubicanlSm
is "a jealousy OF the liberty OF the sew
eral States of the Union only qualified
bv fear" while that OF Democracy is "a
| trust in the several States OF the Union
only qualified by prudence. ~ \.
| World.