Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-13
A HESUM
OF Our Party and Some of its Leaders
During the Past Half Decade.


During the Past Half Decade.
The name OF Samuel j. Tilden inspir-
ell everybody with confidence, and he
led the party to the only victory since
1856. He was ruthlessly and infamous
ly cheated out Of the victory, and the
great Democratic party and the country
were def-anded oi the administration OF
their choice. Common sense, to say
nothing oi any other attribute, or claim
ed or supposed attribute OF mankind,
pointed out and required that MIR. TIL.
den and the Democratic party should
stand together and together press Tor
yindicstion and the reclamation OF their
own. In the nature OF the case, no
other man on earth could possibly
represent the outraged Democratic
people except Samuel j. Tiiden. No
other man represented the vital iunda-
mental principles OF Democracy like
him. No other conspicuous man had
the commanding power; the capacities
ior political leadership that he possessed:
The campaign and result demonstrated
il. and in fraudulently depriving him OF
the office he hal won, every Democrat
i'm America, and every lover Of lair play,
free elections and constitutional govern.
ment. was most UNANIMOUSLY insulted
and outraged. The commOnest ideas oil
personal duty as we'll ~ every principle
of abstract Justice and right demanded
that the united Democracy should rally
round their great leader and firmly re-
solve that the prime and only duty was
his and their vindicstion in the then
next election.
How Treated.
The Republicans kept up their ma
lignant warfare, knowing that Mr.. Iii-
den must be the candidate OF the DE.
mocracy again, il there was any sense oi
Justice and decency left in thc leaders oil
the Democratic party, but they were re-
insorced in their posl-election campaign
OF yituperat.on by John Kelly and Tam-
MANY Hall with all their truitorouS sa-
tslGt.s i'm New York and elsewhere
The New York Uorfi, the New York
SIR, the Express and other Dem ocrst'c
organs Joined in the Republican de-
traction and ISLANDERS OF the man who
led n. TO victory, and the Democracy OF
New York became q house divided
ayainst itself And their accursed IN
Hnenee extended to other sections 10
work decentralization and dei'a when
the next tug Of war should come. And
so they went along until year ago,
those Democratic revilers OF Ti'den--
openly bol,ed in New York AMI tnrned
the State over 70 the enemy.
How q Democratic Congress Acted.
The Democracy had gained control OF
both branches OF Congress, without the
aid of New York, and surely here was
the chance to develop aud bring to the
front good, sound Democratic principles
and measures. The currency was all
muddled up, the tariff was a mass oil ln-
congruities and absurdities, commerce
WAS PLAYED out, the civil service was
rotten and corrupt, and everything was
"a anti-iemocra,ic as possibly could be,
AMI although the Fraudulent Executive
stood in the way Of reiormatory legisla-
ton, vet il was expected thatthe Demo
cratic Congress, Democratic IN both
branches. would take q stand some
where AMI show 20 the country def
mite. tangible and practical policy, q
policv in conformity to Democratic
principles, and be united thereon.
Everybody looked for it and expected
il. But We ali strained our eyes to no
purpose, and our expectations were cut
of. There WAS no cohesion on funda.
meuts! principles anywhere. One-hsif
of the Democratic members Of Congress
were for the oil Democratic hard money,
the o,her half we're singing hosannas 10
the r,g baby. One fraction were for
tariff ior revenue only, another Tor free
trade, another for high protective duties,
and 10 on, all helter-skelter and no unity
of purpose anywhere. One Get favored