The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-18

The Cincinnati Enquirer reads tho Ohio
Democracy sermon on the text ofthe re-
cent nuptiAls Of the Democrats and Green
hackers in Michigan. II advocates an open
union OF the Democrats and the Nationals
in Ohio rs the only certain means Of car
rying tho State next fall, and suggests that
each party should select conference CONF
mittec, to whom might hc entrusted the
composition Of a ticket that would
command tho votes Of both par.
ties. This editorial article, which
is doubtless intended to be CHI,
cyclical in its character, concludes rs fol.
lows whether or not this Union shall
be effected, depends upon tho viltue of
the Nationals and the sagacity Of the
Democrats. II Democrats arc not beyond
the reach Of common sensc, and II the Ma
tionals are beyond the reach Of Republic
can influence, the combination will be ac-
complished." Less lOboriously expressed,
the Enq,tirer's advice is that those who are
going to tho same port should embark in
the same ship. Or it might have ccono-
mixed room, and simply repeated Dennis
Kearney's cry: Pool your issues!"
We observe that Wash. Mclean, who
is now in Washington, and who has been
interviewed, takes the same view as the
Enquirer, which is not strange considering
the fnct that the paper is run by his son
John, who, ii possible, has less conscience
than his father. Tho following converse.
ton occurred between Wash. ind tho re-
porter: r
Wash said that the prospects Of tie
Democracyin Ohio "looked little gloomy
while ago, but arc brighter now" The
brightness arose from the union Of the
Democracy with the Nationals. Wash
thought that, with the aid of the Nation.
als, the Republicans would he beaten forty
thousand, which is almost up 10 tho figure
prophesicd Tor Aliens majority in 1874.
The interview continued:
Reporter-"But IL you don't unile?"
WGsh.-"Then we'll loseit by that nun.
her, and moreover we will lose every State
we now have in the North"
Reporter-'But how are you going 10
unite il they insist upon going it alonc?''
Wash.-"EaSy enough; make platform
that they can stand on, and then divide
the ticket with them; give them the big
gGst half, for that matter, II they want t,
We can afford TO he liberal with other
peoples goods. II we don't do it the Re-
pnbliC1ns will"
Reporter. "IIow Gun they 90 to the Re-
pnblicans or the Republicans 20, TO them
when they are 50 Numerically opposed
on their financial question:"
Wash-Good party leaders don't stop 10
consider that matter. when there isan end
to attain. Get the power and then settle
the differences, II there arc any. yelling.
ton didn't stop 10 ask about any differences
otOpiniOn on points OF religion, politics,
race, or anything else, did he, when
Blucllels Dutch came to his assistance at
Waterloo? Not by long sight. lie Just
let the Dutch so IN, and won the battle.
These fellows laugh ut me when | tell
them that the Republicans will form an
alliance with the Nationalist ii We don't, but
they'll see that am right Why, they've
done it already in several districts, and
several Of tue mem6ers.elcct on that ticket
are Rcpublicans, and they'll do it every.
where il we don't. I'd give them every
thing they asked. | told John Thompson
not long ago that in the organization Of
this House I'd give them everything but
Speaker rather than takG any risk.