The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-01-21
Coz. seymour on tho situation.


Gos. seymour on tho situation,
GoyeFRoy -Seymour's sutterances
Ishaye.aiwass 4, peculiar value for the
treason that they appear to be eentire.
y unintluencod by any personaIoon-
Esiderations or stronger motive than
The expression Of the exact truth,
He IS as frank in cfiticising the
.aaultsof his, own partyAa as of its OPP
lPdnents. Moreover be has had the
adgantage,o of q large expeeiAnee IN
p0litics;,he.ha ability
and statesmanship; he is COMPARE
lively free from prejudice and his
ndispnclou with personal am
bitionsof parry bias. Whateyer lie
says comf End itself to the good
sense Of the peop, the whole coun-
try: This 5shcf lle said Of his
recent I u Il Is, 81 \ yof one Of the
!: Na'se 'gl
tract'the following, as worthy a care
ful reading: !
Gov. Seymour.-"In looking over
the political field il Isl evident that
on the Republican side there are
sharp controversies and much Bitter
ness. The Republicans are in a far
worse way than the Democrats sofar
as feuds are concerned. II is true
that the divisions in the ranksofthe
latter are more open and conspicn.
GUS, but they have reached a point
where they admit of healing RENE
dies. Hatred and jealousies in the.
ranks of polisical Organizations are
like erysipelas in the human system,
half cured when brought to the sur
face. Concealed hate and feverish
Jealousy poison the blood of Che Re-
publican organization, The party
has no remedy for this state Of
things. Its disease is internal and
is therefore dangerous, perhaps dead
ly. If it could be brought to the sur
face il might be cured, but now it is
fostering inwardly and with very
bad symptoms. The poison has per-
meated the whole system, and there
is no sage SO skillful as to be able to
prescribe successfully for hidden
distemper.
On the other hand, there is one
great advantage which the Demo-
cratic party possesses. 1t always
comes up smiling after defeat. ITS
vitality is wonderful, II has out,
lived a dozen opposing organizations,
and it has held to its ancient creed
while Others have caught at every
excitement or novelty brought to the
surface by events. In the country
especially the Democracy have made
their adherence to sound party prin-
ciple a matter as personal as their
'religion-though in d different way,
1t is matter on which they have
permitted edthegselves TO bceome. ems
Rsiastic Naeapn etba,p
'iIi6 haft. ted Defnocfaay elisg to
their faitR tRnnder defeats and trials,
and. are withal imbued with senti.
mental feelings never seen. in the
conglomerated ranks of their. oppon-
'ents. The Republicans fall to pieces
unless they are kept at a Welding
heat by passion and excitement. II
these cannot be kept up against
their opponents, they break out in
their own ranks.
Under these circumstances there is
every reason to hope for the success
of the Democratic ticket in the COM.
ing Presidential election. The Dem
ocratic vote in the State last fall
under the circumstances, was q mar.
velous one. To my minditamounts
to a demonstration that the State
can be carried by the Democratic
candidates, whoever they may be-
We have had our fight and ii is over.
There are no feuds or jealousies left
10 rankle inwardly.
There is another element now COM
ing to the surface which will tend
strongly to increase this harmony
The town meetings and elections are
at hand. About twenty thousand
town officers are to be elected, and
there is probably an average of three
candidates to an office. All these
men are doing everything in their
power to unite the party and concen.
trate its undivided strength on the
town elections. People in the coun-
try really care less about who shall
be President of the United States
than who shall be supervisor Of their
town or justice Of the peace, or per-
haps school commissioner. They
will all vote for supervisor and will
work with united energy to secure
the election of their party's candi.
date. This is especially true Of the
Democrats, much more so, l think,
than in the case of the Republicans.
The old sores Of the Democratic par
ty, as have said, are on the surface,
and therefore not only not danger.
Gus but can easily be reached to be
healed. Whatever healing process
is necessary will, no doubt, be com.
pleted by the spring elections.
As,to candidates on the Republic
can side, the men who have opposed
the present Administration appear