The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1880-06-19

A5 was lntlilateu Ill these col
umns several days ago, the labor
of the Radical mountain has
resulted in II mouse. 1t has
been Il lively little devil in all the
ways Of corruption during the
yeurs ofits pOlilicallit now draw
ing toward u close. What y spec
tacle was presented 10 tho country
by the chaotic convention, which
has ut last fifty ended its labors.
Not 4 man was Il candidate before
it, with any chance Of success, whose
reputation was without hlemiSh.
Surrounded on all sides BY corup-
tionists, tho distinction between
whom was tho various degrees Of
their guilt, this party of sham NOR
ality, and bastard reforms, has
put its standard into the hands Of
De Golyer Garfield, a man whose
public life has always been plau-
sible and unblushing life. Early
in life he stole the livery of Hcav-
ell to serve the Devil in, aud his
real master has thus fur bcon most
consitlc0tc of him. a leader in
the lagrantly corrupt Congress
that disgraced the several admin
istratioM= Of Grant his hands were
stained with tho spoils OF the job
bers of that era. lie crops out the
credit Mobilier swindlsr, the sala-
~ grab, the infamous Do GoIycr
Pavement Steal, and in other ras-
cally schemes too numerous to
mention ut this time. On the
tariff question he has bocn u jug.
glcr, and us Il soldier he is open to
the charge of poltrooncry. In his
brief military career ho was once
offered an opportunity 10 distin-
guish himself. At Stone river, un-
der Rosocrans, he wa9 in front o!
tho enemy, but he precipitously
evadeI tho engagement, and sought
safety under resignation of his
command, which was accepted
with anything but ilattcring expc-
dition by the war Office. With The
handle Of General, he returned to
tho more congcnial pursuit Of po.
Iitical plundcr in Ohio. and since
then he has been chiOlly romarka-
Die for his keen hunt Of the need
Iul. In ono thing ho has always
been consistent. He never, in all
his career, abandoned for Il mo.
msnt, his mask of religious hypoc.
risy, and Bill Chandler is credited
with saying that his "IIolier than
thou" expression when in actths of
sailing down a slice of plumber, is
regenerating in the highest degree.
lIis associate on the ticket,
General Arthur, Of New York, is
chiefly noted as icing one Of the
component parts OF Conkling's ma.
chine. His influence is confined
to the bread and butter brigade of
the Empire State. The Radicals
would have been troubled to have
put n weaker ticket into the field.
1t will bo swept from the face of
the earth in November.
This sentiment is almost univer-
sal, and it will he given to the
reading public by many of the lead
ing papers OF this morning. in all
tho large citiUs Of The country.
CHICAGO, June s.
The star of tho silent man has
set, and his sirens will sing no
more. The last bubble that will
ever he blown for jim Blaine, Of
Maine, has "bust." thank fortune.
but, best ofall, the bosses too nre
bust" The whole business has
been on 4 "bust.n
THE LhRGE DRLgGATE
from Vast Virginia had symptoms
OF being about TO bust ut tho close
Of the Presidential vote, and prob
ably whatever is found of him nov
will have to be gathered up with n
rake or iina.tooihad comb. 1t is
a little strange, if anything is
strange in politics, that this Con-
vention should have come hero re.
solved To do the very worst thing i.
could do, and has then had the
strange fortune to do even worse
than was anticipated, looking at
Tho resUlt from the standpoint OF
Republican success.
No GREAT SURPRISE.
1t WIS no great surprise to see
Garfield become the nominee, not
by concert.hut ho evidently has had
from the first every chance there
was in stampede. No one could
doubt that he was the most popular
man in the Convention, and ii only
needed IN occasion, tho right CON
tingoncy which comes sooner or Ia.
ter in nearly every Convention, for
an abandonment Of the leading
candidates 10 start u stampede for
Garfield,
FIRST SIGNS of a STAMPEDE.
This disposition cropped out
Soon in the opening ballots Tues.
day morning. 1t was determined
by the Blaine men that they would
20 for Garfield a' seconI choice
when their adherence 10 their first