The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-21
THE SECOND CROP
OF POLITICAL EVENTS AFTER THE
8CIOBER HARVEST.
Democratic Disgust ut "see," aud Gen.
erai Disgust OF the Democracy at
the Present Condition OF
Affairs and Prospects
for the Future.
nEMoCnATIc HOWL.
ARegular slnsher ON the Deplorable s
untiou

| untion.
New York Sun (Dem) rl
The Democrats have sustained an unex
pected ard mortifying defeat in indiana
and Ohio. 1t disastrous, and may prove
fatal. 1t is silly to make light OF 1t, ant
idle to try to whittle 1t away by cunning
calculations and adroit figuring. The
Democrats are beaten, badly beaten
whether beaten to death or not is the only
question.
1t has seemed to us that the whole Dem
ocratic campaign was series OF blunders
The party had one man-only one
whose immense strength had been dem.
onstrated on national teld-Samuel ],
Tilden. 1t Is the one great, pre.emineni
name in the Democratic party. He was a
reformer indeed, as bis record in the office
oil Governor has proven. He was states.
man, as all his public papers, especially
the letter declining TO compete for the
nomination, had emphatically shown.
Uhildless, like Washington, he bad only
his country to love; and even the ties Of
kindred were ru,hlessly surrendered by
his stern and unrelenting hand il the
faintest blush OF an improper practice
rested upon them. So patriotic, 30 lofty,
80 convincing was his great letter TO the
convention which made the nomination
that the most adroit aud the ablest OF all
his enemies, after reading It, ayowed his
disposition TO support him. This illus.
trious man the Democratic party thought
It could afford to dispense with as can
didatel There is word OF one syllable
with two o's In itwhich might, not inap.
propriately, be inserted here.
The party nominated General Hancock,
good man, weighing two hundred and
fifty pounds.
But Hancock Is not Tilden.
Then, as a crowning act OF folly, the
party went into the State OF Thomas A.
Hendricks and took another man for Vice
President! Any name other than that OF
Hendricks would have been folly enough !;
but, TO go one step further, they had to
take a man with the most odious reputa
tion as skin.Aint TO overcome!
There used 10 be fellow who made an
occupation Of butting his head against a
rough.stone New England wall for twenty
five cents. The Democratic party in making
this nomination reeembled him., only II
report be true, they did not get the tw enty-
five cents.
Now, we are for looking the actual facts
squarely in the face. Who cannot do
that without thinking, in defeat and dis
aster as well as in victory, has no manhood
in his make.
We are beaten; We are overthrown; but
we are not destroyed. The disaster we
have experienced may yet be retrieved.
Hancock Is not Tilden in ability; but he
is good, true, patriotic mau, OF strong
common sense. He has signed and writ.
ten in the form ol orders, as is believed
some OF the most admiral essays on civil
and military authority ever Issued or COM
posed by mortal man. He never took q
brihe. Pure, patriotic, and good, be is 6
dtman for President.
AS for English, though he may be
stipgy, he Is firm believer in the rights
Of man and in the equal rights Of all. II
he has not given much money to the can
vass-which is the chief charge against
bim-has be not generously given his
name to the ticket? besides, what do Deni-
ocrats and patriots want of money? For
ourselves, we are utterly opposed to the
unnecessary use OF money. We would
rather lose the election than to carry II by
one btibed vote. Iithat vote giving US a
majority could be bought for $3.50 we
should be opposed 10 the payment OF even
that petty sum, We sail in with colos
flying or not at oil. No back stairs entrance
to the White House for our candidates!
As to Mir. Enplish's pecuniary practices,
one Of the brightest, wisest, purest, best,
Of all our Presidents-John Quincy
Adams-used to shave notes in the White
House.
Our candidates, then, will answer. Now
rally, boys, and elect them.
You can do It,
Will you9
1t is said the Democrats were heaten in
Indiana by the importation into that
State OF Southern negroes to vote the Re.
publican ticket This is puerile, baby
plea. Are not the Indiana Democrats men
capable OF lawfully maintaining their
rights?
Beaten by negroes! 1t is the last thing
they ought to own, and they should be
ashamed to concedc It.
Now, men Democrats-rally and con-
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