Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-16
THE ROAD no DEMOCRATIC VIC
TORY.

Two of lhc best informed Washington
correspondents, whose judgment M
matters political Is always entitled 1"
consideration. unite IA saying that II
the candidate nominated at Cincinnati
does not irum the start inspire comb
dcncc iu surrc-g, ipur at least ct the
southern states cannot be- held m line.
The correspondents 10 which wrrvlcr
are CuAmrs NoEuuorr, oi the New
York H,rtii. AMI A. NJ. GrusnN, ct the
New York N,u.. And the Judgment ct
these men rs but rytl,N ut the scnti-
mrnt ol the abIyst political leaders M
the Democratic party. u Is the pivotal
h,t that we have heretofore trl, 10 en-
force.
The Intelligent pprliou 81 the 'cpuh-
E,an PARTY comedies TODAY the election
of tho Democratic nominee, provided
Ne do not throw away CUT opportunity
IN the nominating convention. Victory
depruds not su much upon the weak
moss ct our opponents candidate as
uppn the strength 1T our own. DIVIDED
A. the two great parties ugr, the bat
ancc of power iu Che presidential cam
pairn will hc with the independents
and intAclublcs. \ strougcand'daIeon
tho Republican Ticket against weak
n.,,,,.,,t,,, nominee would throw this
WI, with the former. Thrown against
the Republicans, gives certain victory
A., tbc democrats. With a weak canil-
J,t, ON both tickets, this vote would
q. stay nj home" aui leave the result
trembling In the balance.
Looking at the situation from tins
distance, the chances ate largely va
favor of tho Democratic ticket. ihrfr
~ no Republican uoN standing
inr the nomination whom The
Democrats cauuu, defeat except
by An uuwisc nomination at I'm
rinnat GEASr. BtuNr, WAsuuUGN or
SHERMAN cannot draw this independent
unpartisln vote a. against statesman
with Glenn hands AMI commanding aht
ity. The hearts at The people are not
with any one 1T thts Julricttc. u woulA
r,uuirc A most assiduous Application ct
the party lash To- bring up the body ut
the Republican party to support either
one oi them as ia nominee. u ~ VIII.
In bounds to SAY, perhaps, that II either
one Of those named should be MONT.
mated by the Republicans, the weakest
man now spoken Of In IN" Democratic
rarty would have an equal chance
against him. Either one oi them
would divide aud diSsatisiy the
Republican party ~ a whole AMI Il
is highly improbable, 1t not politically
impo.siblc. that thcss four candidates
will not Ia the end continue 10 diN'de
and diminish the strength OF the sue
ccSsiul candidate at Chicago, whoever
he may BE-.
But the point that Ne s'cN 10 re'H-
force is. that c,riIin victory for the l'e-
mocracy lies in strong candidaie-no'
strong merely in his own state though
il be an important Staie-6nt siroas
with tho people in every SECTION Of the
country. The particular candidate
whom Mr.. NoRDHoYr mentions Nhen
he says four southern Stale- would oo,.
hi, nomination, Is Mr. TILpES' OUT u
Mr. NoRDHoKF's view Of the situation "
correct the same thing would 'o'ioN IN
case Of the nomination Of any 'osaf can
didate. "Ii the candidate nominA'ed a.
Cincinnati does not from the start IN
.pire confidence in his success l' tue
general ground upon which he puts l"
and II Is therefore applicable to a'y man
who may be named at Cincinnati VINO
has ne. the public confidence and TINS
/. the right view TO take Of It.