The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-07-10
ocTA RLISHED AUGUST "a, 1852.
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=. >, ,od n Fourteenth street,
..,d,oee ofIhs Hancock Boom.

When General Hancock was homiha'e'
.T,.inps,i the Democracy were wonder
hE'.d ~, ..,bu.ed. Not that he was the maj
i'.s s9.i, choice by any means, providing
a.. q .r'c couId have felt sure OF electing tn
wy man Oftheir choice, but because, as IL
's. "a ,. .,.s Of Mcclellan and Greeley, they
'ss.abt W. they had nominated candidate
IN n''s sbom many Republicans would b.
'.,,sJ ~, 10 vote. They were carried away
aIs s.h. prospect Of getting Republican votes
AIO .0 availability candidate. This hope
'".,I,tipduced !. !" and determined them te
innate mimi Hancock, and this is why the
J,..,,,e. IS came home shouting 1--WE have
sT5s r5sv had an idea that the soldiers
-.,lI declare for Hancock in large nnm'
wv and that this detection from the Re-
D,SIie.u M. party would assure them Of the
I,,b,fpl States oIthe North. They counted
oD,be 1888 votes Of the South as certain ioi
,ry candidate they might nominate, be he
,conlederate General or Union Gener-
1 bu, they were afraid TO risk their
,bIuees Of success at the North with any
apdida.e who had not arecognized union
record during the war. This is why they
,,lSt made up their minds TO select Han
,xk instead Of Bayard. Thurman, Hen
Jicks or TiIden. 1t was simply to eaten
Republican votes.
Very much has been made ot the ac-
t.s.ion Of John W. Forney, Of Philadel'
mia He is one Of the two or three swai'
low. that have thus far made the Dem
o.ru,ic summer. 1t is an old saying that
zone swallow does not make a summer"
ltAkes q flock OF them. Unfortunately
IA, the Democracy there is no flock in
sthtOriu prospect. They can count on the
tlrep Of one hand all the adhesions oil
prominent men thusfar received. Forney
vas a prominent and influential man in
Pennsylvania politics in the years gone
by. Once he was q Democrat, and as
i1ch be came near being elected United
Safe Senator from Pennsylvania, but the
elder Cameron beat him for the position,
I1d inasnaCh as President Buchanan did
not take proper care Of him In political
way Forney soured on Buchanan, and
slned the Philadelphia Pres as a Douglass
Democratic paper. From that position
be sgtaduGllY driited into the Republican
panty, and was continually in Office for
many years at Washington or Phil
ldslphia. This Is bis record as q
Republican. 1t Is an office holding
record. Some years ago he ceased to
Be either an otice-holder or the editor Of
The Philadelphia Pres. He lost position
and udinauence, and went into comparative
Obcudy as a public man. He started a
weekly paper called the Progre'', devoted
tOGsnsral Grants nomination for a third
term. Grant had appointed him Collector
Oi the port oil Philadelphia. and he had
hopes oil apoIltical future II the General
should be reelected. Grant was not tnom-
lnlied and Forney's hopes were all dash.
ed. So when Hancock was nominated
be made haste to declare Tor him. And
this is what alls him to-day. The public
ral Judge Of how much value attaches to
the detection Of played out office holder
Gndofice seeker. 1t has really no sig.
ui6carrs wb0,avsr Ito onIv affec, 40 far
I'I,'''s. 50 ~ NV %naN'o ,N 40 ~ % " -.
n II eau nave any az al, VIII Do 10 stir
apths Camerons TO hard work for Gar.
feli for they always make Il point to
Lius,lv ,r,s,o,;,o robr w Eornav
TT W -'-,+o s.l, oONn W. ,,.., .V.A
ils country taxes precious little account
OI the detection OF decayed politicians
from one side or the other. They mostly
have personal grievances to actuate them
il their changes. 1t is the manifestations
among the people that tell the story as
10 who is gainIngor losing. II they stand
t'n the Topping over Of Forney here
indthere counts for absolutely nothing.
BIcon, in one OF his celebrated
esays, penned this sentiment, which
those who are looking for a sign these
days would do well to bear in mind. He
aid;
Because half dozen grasshoppers un.
iss etaistn make the field ring with their
auIe rs, sas Sa.rp' wnlss thousanSs @ sSsas Of Of
ihsoaE, chew PTSe tSe VsIA sud' and tI are silent
pay DO not imagine that those who make
s.iji tas l9lse are the only inhabitants Of the
nu1bst 81 ,SS. course a0 !asy ARE aas y,bs,