Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-02

Kate Mccall, dapple grey, with her record
of 2.19. As looked around Mr.. Rockete.-
lers $4,000 stable with brussels carpetinS
on the floors and saw his dozen horses, ag-
gregating a value OF perhaps 100000, aud
counted thirteen different carriages of hand
some and costly finish, and recalled the fact
that this gentlemen is the president OF
great corporation controlling more wealth
than many Of the monarchies OF Europe,
and then remember that few years ago he
was poor clerk en- salary of 5000 a year,
it seems that the story Of Aladdin loses
good deal Of the marvellous that attached to
Tin boybood days And yet Mr.. Rockefel-
ler's vast fortune was all honestly made IN
the line of legitimate speculation.
NORTHERN OHIO POLITICS.
Cleveland has some politics as well as
fine horses. They are very genteel set OF
politicians There is very little of the dirty
ward business in politics which character
ICES SO many large cities. They conduct
politics here upon business principles and
endeavor to keep their political standard as
high as their business reputation. ! lind
very unanimous sentiment here-just as
prevalent am )ng Republicans as among
Democrats-to make Henry B. Payne the
next president of the United States. The
only man who antagon;zes that sentiment is
! Mr. Payne himself Andhe does it in such
an EN- hatic way as to make the pr OPPOSITION
utterly impraeticable. There never lived
man who held frmer place in the con-
6dence ofa.community than Senator Payne
does with the Cleveland people To man
who values character and reputation as the
richest legacy to transmit to his Io3terity
Mr. Paynes position to-day is worth more
than the presidency, and | can very we'll
unders and why he is so reluctant to have
his name canvassed by the public in connec-
ton with the presidential nomination. With
natural partiality Cleveland people declare
that Henry B. Payne is the only man the
Democrats could elect to the presidency.
Mr.. Payne, however, takes more hopeful
view and thinks the Democratic party can
elect any good man on a wise platform.
had talk to-day with gentleman on the
political outlook, and while Withholding his
name his political career entities his opin-
ions to so much respect, that take the
liberty 10 give them:
81 think Tilden's nomination" said he,
the most probable outcome at Chicago
1t looks foolish to nominate a man upon
mere sentiment 1t would be foolish to do
so. and none are more ready to admit this
than the friends of Mr.. Blaine, who allowed
themselves to be swept away by tide of
enthusiasm, and now realize the mistake
they made. However, Tilden's nomination
is not a mere sentiment. There is to my
mind wisdom in it. 1t frees the situation
Of embarrassing complications to begin
with 1t harmonizes all elements of the
party, and that is wisdom. But beyond all
that stands out the fact that Notwithstanding
all physical disabilities, Mr.. Tilden is better
qualified TO fll the office of President than
any man in the United States. | saw him
a few weeks ago. He is feeble-he is not
paralyzed-he is palsied and his hand trem-
Ales like leaf; his voice is weak scarcely
speaking above a whisper, but his mind is
as bright and clear as in the prime of his
physical manhood. never met but one
other public man who impressed me with
his greatness as Tilden does, and that was
Daniel Webster Mr. Tilden impresseS me
as a wi er man than Webster. He talks just
as he writes-considerate impresSively,
wisely Every word is a sentence of i'm
pressive meaning--Or as Mirabeau says,
words are things when spoken by Tilden.
He deserves to be called sage. Next to
Tilden regard Randall the safest man
but it would be hard to nominate him. Ran
dali would be stronger as a candidate before
rhe people after the Convention than be will
be before the Convention as candidate for
The nomination"
The Thurman boom is not looked upon
as serious. The venerable ex-senator is
held in high esteem, and the party might go
further and fare worse than to take Thur
man as a candidate, but he cant sOlidify his
own State delegation, and that rules him
out