The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-10
A Rising poom Against The third rerm-
A Severe Review of Recent Events.

ASeyere Review OF RecenI Events.
From the Philadelphia Te'egram CRePl
Now that the great ovation has beer
given and the gdest has departed, til,
Time is propitious to mark the purposes
and weigh the results Ofthe one, while dis
passionately, and without prejudice, con
sidering the other. The show was q goot
show, and admirably managed. The three
governments had prepared agreat pageant
for the people, and as they will go To SEE
any rare show, whether 1t be prepared fol
them by Mr.. Barnum or Mr.. Cameron
they went to see this onein vast, quiet,
staring multitudes. But there was nc
spontaniety in 1t, and there was, a an
inevitable sequence, no enthusiasm IN
them; the man they went out to see had
no real sympathy for them, and they had
none for him. The shouts Of welcome
along the extended route were 80 cold and
few as to seem more like protests against
the well understood object OF the pageant
than respect for its pretended object. Just
so far as it was a welcome, contrived by
tho political leaders, 1t was an eminent
success, and Just so far as 1t was q spon-
taneous one, %emanating from the people,
it was a %stupendous failure. General
Grant, whether by his own wish or the
trick ofthose who controlled him, came
here as a politician, seeking o political
Office, and in that character 1t has been
proved he is no longer a popular iavorite.
AS a soldier he was the best oil all-asuc.
Cessiul one. BY the sheer force OF num-
beers he crushed rebellion. He fought TO
win, without counting what the loss
might be. That Is war, and the end JUS
titled his generalship; he gave the final
blow to the rebellion, and for that the peo-
pie honored and loved him. To show
their love they gave him gifts Of houses
and land and money /; they made him Gen
eral OF their armies, with large emolu.
ments, and when h easpiredt to q still higher
place and emoluments they gave him
these also. They made him President for
four years with a salary OF So, 900 per wear,
and again for four years at $4,000 per
year; and besides that gifts innumerable
and Of fabulous value. 1t is the truth OF
history that the Government never was
so debauched by political corruption as
during the time he was President; 1t Is
part OF the truth OF history that the
country was never, except In time OF war,
in so disturbed a condition; it is the part
of the same Historical truth that official
scandals were never, before or since, so
rife, and part OF the same historical truth
that the faults and crimes OF our Govern.
ment were never, before or since, SO con.
spicuous. 1t was an era Of political injus.
tice, OF political blunders, OF political cor.
ruption, Of g%itt-taking, bribe-taking, Of nep.
otism, of %usurpation, OF constitutional
methods set aside and personal methods
set mp in their place.
The men who made that administration
the shame to the country that It was are
the men who came in General Grants
train TO this city on the 10Th instant-the
Babcocks, the Belknaps, the Robesons, the
Camerons. They came as the vultures
came when the scent Of prey is in the air.
They came TO shape the new administers
ton, as they had shaped the old. Is it any
wonder that the great soldier, whom the
people honored for his deeds, and who
wanted to forget forever his civil record,
received him coldly when they recognized
his ambition to again fill the place he had
so lily filled, and when they saw about
him again the same rapacious crowd Of
political adventures? II the great ovation
was ihtended to test the popular feeling it
was a great success; it did that, and, de-
spite all the efforts Of its authors to the
contrary, 1t has shown that the leaders Of
the Republican party could do no more
suicidal thing than to insist upon the
nomination OF General Grant for q third
term. The voice OF the people has been
heard upon the question, and its voice is
potential.