Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-03

Congress, by the Republican party, but
now its wisdom is so generally acquiesqued
in, that il has ceased to be a question in pol
itics, and Germany and other leading pow.
ers are considering the question OF follow.
ing our example. p.
Anything for Power. o.
The Republican party, so long accustomed
to control and power, has become arrogant
and domineering, and its leaders think 1T
presumption to ask the people to make
change. 1t shifts its sails TO catch every
breeze and suit every voter who will OPP
pose the Democratic party. Its chief aim
seems to be to perpetuate its pr yer aud
keep control of the government aad the
offices, no matter how or by what means.
To this end, whenever it has suited its
purposes although loudly protesting to be
the party of high moral ideas, honesty, re-
form and progress, it has made ALLIANCES,
and gone into fellowship with every politi.
cal beresy and ism of the day. In Iowa,
Texas, and other States, it has opeHly COM
biped with Greenbackers, demanding an
unlimited issue OF currency. In Virginia,
under the sanction and with the aid OF the
administration, ii unites with and stands
shoulder to shoulder with reputation.
willing. if it can only get and hold power,
TO wreck the finances of that State, with its
great history, and destroy its credit forever.
After Twenty Years OF Condemnation
by the Republican press OF the country OF
Gen. Chalmers, as the hero OF the Fort
Pillow massacre, and the worst barbarian
of the late war, the Republican party in
Mississippi, the moment it thinks il can
make use of him, endorses his nomination,
made by boilers, and welcomes him as q
refcrmer, that will redeem the South from
boul bOnism, as il has heretofore done with
Longstreet. Mostly, and many otherL In
New York, through and with the aid OF the
candidate for Vice President, AMI now
President, it openly bartered away q Boss
Kelley the patronage of the great city Of
New York for Republican victory in the
State, which gave that party Governor and
President.
But this Spirit OF Intrigue,
bargaining and trading, for the sake of
power, has not stopped with localities and
States, but it has invaded Republican
Congress, and reached Republican execu-
tive. In the organization of the last House
of Representatives the Greenbackers and
Readjusters held the balance OF power and
the Republican party was in the minority.
A bargain was made by which the Green
hackers and Readjusters should vote for a
received good places on the committees.
This bargain extended even to the unseat-
ing of Democrats duly and legally elected,
and the seating Of Republicans in their
stead. This same kind of combination
was made between the Republicans in the
Senate and Malone; and in the State OF
Virginia with the Readiusters, which re-
suited in the election of Riddleberger.
And to-day Malone, the confederate,
Democratic djuster-Republican stands
Clothed With the Confidence OF the
President,
the Administration and the Republican
party, and dictates appointments in Nlr-
ginia. Under his bargain, he turns out
true and tried Republicans, and in some in
stances even wounded Union soldiers and
puts Readjusters into Office in their stead, in
order to promote his success and that OF his
ally, the Republican party. 1t is said he
has regular printed form on which he
makes his endorsements for position for his
followers, and these are now in use in the
Post Office and other Departments.
These are some of the methods being
used by the Administration and the Re.
publican party to keep itself in power.
Elections.
The will or voice of the people in the
last two elections of President hash OF con-
trolled Hayes was declared elected by
fraudulent counting of electoral votes, and
and General Garfield was elected by the
free use of money in the purchase OF
votes. Even with the great advantages
possessed by the Republicans, in point OF
having the offices and the power, the two
great political parties are very nearly even.
" divided. This is shown by the fact that
Tilden in 1876 had majority OF both the
electoral and popular vote; and IN the
Presidential election of 1880 the popular
majority of Garfield over Hancock was
only 7,0ls, as will be seen by the follow
ing statement:
The popular vote for President in 1890
was:
Gar field, Republican............. i,fis,uoi
Hancock, Democrat 4,iiz'oSo
Weaver, Grcenbacker.. SCIrSgo
'''''''''''''''" i-''V
Total ..... ........... 92lO,g7O
Gorpold over Hancock 7,0is
Garfield, minority Of popular vote..... SI2,Soi
The vote of the State OF New York which
decided the election in favor OF Gen. Car
field, was:
''''''''' ' y,l5
" cav er............-.:....... .''''' iS'o-2
Scattering %'i''
Total ,lOi eos
Garfield's plurality ZlUS
Gartields majority over all................. 5,isS
There has been good deal of talk about
the Solid South" and ii has been asserted
that the Democrats got nearly all their
votes in that section, but facts are very diff.
ferent, as will be seen by the following
table of comparisons:
Comparison of the Presidential votes of
1870 and 1880, dividing the Northern and
Western States from the Southern or old
Slave" States:
Kayes-Tilden I'm the Twenty-Five North
ern and Western States.
Democratic vote (62X per cent...".26S Al
Republican vote (72A per cent? 100
Greenback vote (9l per cent. ......". 1888
In the sixteen Southern states.
Democratic vote (37k per cent ,6l4, 0l2
Republican vote t27H per cent .....1, los Isl
Greenbsck vote 70 per cent ..........- ',lSt
Garfield. Hancock I'm the Twenty-Five
Norihern and western states.
Democratic vote (65 per cent? ..---.2, SO SD
Republican vote C76 per cent )........3, Ssl, siS
Greenback vote (65 per cent)...."..' 100
In the Sixteen Southern States.
Democratic vote (36 per cent. .....,l So, 81
Republican vote ga per cent? ...""..l, O6I 800
Greenback vote (35 per oent)."".. lo1No
1t will be noticed that the proportion OF
Democratic votes cast in the South is about
the same at both elections, and that the
combined Democratic vote OF the Northern
and Western States is nearly twice as great
as that cast in the Southern States. Again,
in the election of 1880, Gen. Garfield re-
ceived little over 500 900 more votes than
Gen. Hancock did in the Northern and
Western States, and Gen. Hancock received
about that majority over Garfield ID the
Southern States.
State Affairs.
As members of the Legislature are to BE-
chosen at the approaching election, 1t i
proper that some mention should be maze
Of our State affairs.
The State is in prosperous condition a
TO ics industries, and is rapidly increasing
IN population.
In 1870, the population was..........-tt2,0s
ID 1851 IL ..-..-...Vio
Showing an increase OF .....-...........l16,Vt
in ten years, or about 40 per cent This IN
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