Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-06-18
CHICAGO CONVENTION HE
VIEWED.
An Interesting Letter From an
Old wheeling Boy.

Keeping watch over tho Heritage Of liber-
~ they bcqeatled Ia us BEING oi an
agu ui enthusiasm, OF devotion In pure
sentiments and lofty purposes, gael
upon them aud then turned Ia hook at
lhuso Who thrungrd rcstlessly between.
II Vas most unpleaulng contrast.
Eycrywhoro could bo heard the wish
that no whose rule hal disgraced the
Republic aud Who, ia scorn Of the ex.
ample ui these mighty men Of old, was
struggling ut the head Of desperate
faction tu take the first step toward the
destruction oi our liberties. might be-
elevated again Ia the Presidency.
When tho news came that this man was
falling, like Napoleon at Waterloo, with
h,s undertaking legions faithful To the
end, there was hush oi gloom In the
obi hall. Those who had preferred the
base things of u iasIion tn their country
irli the chaaliscmVnt oi having been
base In vain. aud when at length the
namca oi the viClors were announced,
they we're douhly punished. Their par
~ had put aside Grant with the charm
that had followed hfm "a M many past
aud gave such sure PROMISE Of future
ctnrlcs; II hal abjured the strength uf
Grant, AMI then chosen Instead al II all
that could hc preserved Oi the weakness
Iaas all
piulpns Oi corruption, whose friends are
~ better than his friends, whose rule
would bc un puTeT than his rule. Nay,
| wrong the old soldier hy not speaking
Ia stronger terms, ho himself was
never changed with dishonesty, hs went
from hls high post, which those about
him blackcncd, almost "a poor man, IN |
chance a. know lie Ia great man, he
did great aud good work, his faults
we're the faults ui a soldier, and ut the
end. aurcuza hal turned his head with
too natural ambition that IN all lie
has received his punishment lie IN
hllrn, aud the true hearted cannot hut
irrl the pathus III such TALL. llcep not
insult nn hIs pTuSlmlo heat. lat him
TcHt.
The Chicago convention al Republic
cams has done tn work. Tho madness
1T old which .riIcd upon the guilty and
hurried him 10 destruction, seemed Ia
have entered Into that cnnrourHo at
mru AE have admired the lallcn
/ rhlCi, 49, have admired hls followers
/ They alHu were great and their works
we're great, aud will Hdd good, hut
/ their glory has departed, aud when |
/ rrmcmhrr " hat they W,rc IA past years,
| breast ~ filled with sadness WTctChed
| camp lullnWcrs ut u mobile army, trlckcd
/ uil IA tho pannply al "a mighty cause,
/ hraping with ihriruwn shame the lHllcn
| hravrl
We'll, we'll, all this will pass away.
| The Republic still lives, The orgies, |
/ hope, will soon be- over, and soon II u
| ~ not Inu much IA hope our country
/ will hlt her proud hcud among the na
/ tInna, stronger lur her struggles, aud
| purified with tho spirit III those holy
men whose eloquent inrms l"nk down,
va the r,-H.surluR prTpeiuliy 81 marble
and III bronze, rom Yundcr p"dcslals
Iluw shall the change ho brought
about Every American should ark
/ himself that uucslinn, and the iuTthcT
\ question, row much lee hlmSrli can cnn
/ Tribute n. There are mnmcnt"uS ep-
u,hz that are loud with enthusiasm and
/ glory, there are others more mnmcni-
qua whore enthusiasm aud glory are
asleep, and th,s n one ui thrm. Lat nn
| think that the things that Hlrcp will
| awake no more. Mru cannot always lee
aroused aud aglialcd. Each will At
\ tunes prefer hls avn interest think only
/ ni himself. and that N we'll To hure
1 aught clsr, 81 tO dCSTo n, IN u hr u
/ dreamer. Hut the tine N coming again,
/ srv u not iar nil, WHEN mems hearts
| will beat high at the mention at their
/ country, and the waudcTrT ~ foreign
| lands shalt irrl, - | have, the warm
| hlnnd unghug Iu his cheeks When hc
| hears the prar,,.s II hls Washington.
| The lifsl thiny tu hu done, ~ nay opin
| iuu, ~ a. hook about iur "a man Who rep
rrsruls first, that uiganlIrd hndy III eli.
/ lrus which IN the only alternative a. the
Republicans, that party which has been
/ ,uritcd hy laCk ui power, as the Other
VAS corrupted 10y ton great prosperity :,
/ aud Who represents srCundlN, those
/ great men al the past. My suggrHlionS
/ MAY hc ui little worth although ] have
been uulrtly studying pullt,cs, her"
/ in the Capital, lot several years, chiefly
/ IA the ~ huul ui the excellent pulllirian
| Who represents our district "a CunprrSS,
/ hut u scems a. me that What have luh
said DUTY echocs and explains the uni-
| ,,Tnal xpTrasluus ui popular opinion.
| Every democrat, after hearing the
names ul those chosen at Chicago Ia Head
/ the enemy, InslInruvrll luTued Ia scok
| Tor such "a uau as ] have d'nIlhcd
/ Many were srlrrtcd inT | rejoice to say
I there wrTu nauV tu .ChuuSU from. l'l
| a. srn Who amunr Ihrm would lac
/ surrst To- victory, ipT that ~ thU m"st
/ mpuIaut II all things H. decide Ia
/ pursuing this sp, ,ulaliuu, shall adhere
| "A, closely az may Ice tu ldcis aud figures.
Tue principal Ut those named are
/ N,sars ridden, seymour, iianc"Ck,
/ HrId. Thurman, Hayarl. OTHERS are
| only WHISPERED ui Que III whom, II u
/ .hnTp struggle should take place IA the
convention, will, lar the sake Ut united
| t,Trr.. he chosen, ~ Was the case With
/ N,..r. HAYES and GaIfDld, HAD this
| h,rn done In lStO, hns different would
/ hr now the HISTORY ut the party and ul
| the country! Ot those chloi namCs,
| think Mr Thurman the hest lot our pur
/ pn.r. cXcrpl u bc Mr. seymour hut he
| il rrpur,cd az unwilling Ia bn our lead
eT
BEFORE giving my trasunS let me say
/ thai take the last prrslicuial elc,tiun
| tn tnTn the basis ui NY calculations
/ S,nr,, that time there has been little
/ change ia thu relations ui the parties To-
/ oa,h other. eXCrpl iTum local causes and
/ atth Iocal sign,icanCc,and Mr. Garfield,
IKE Mr. HAYES, will probably Ret the
| great hulk Oi his paTty's strength Wher-