The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-10
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spteai Correspondence q lAt Iaitlicmor. 'sfit
srniSorlELp. O., July G-fts!erlay Fri.
yate DAlrell was hcrs and made an inter.
eating address on ''rhe Influence Of Tue
Colonial and Revolutionary Press on
Shaping tho War for Independence"
] met him lew moments Ut Tho Arcade
and had a pleasant talk. lis paii that he
was ont Of politics; that when be made
bis LA. race Tor Congress in 1882 he prom
irod himre'f never asain 70 b. i candidate
Tor any office, md he declares that 10 d
cured Of that dlscaac. 1io Ia now busy al
bis proieanion, in tho enjoyment Of doiaes
tic and social harpinets, and wondpta
sometimes now how he ever could have
desired a sent III Congress. anked him
II he had lost oil intsreat In politics. no"
be quickly replied. Strange 10 It my
appear to You, alnce ! hAYs ceased 10
be- q Candidate md LOFT oil all
aspirations for oilisa l can lay
my hand on my heart or there.
aboula and sErat that The very Idea oil
holding Or sOckins eillca 10 rcsltiyely tlis.
tasteful 70 me, 3ut In tho Same ratio In
which l lose that feeling, my in.ereat 10
the Republican party strengthens and
deersts every hour. While theirs Isn't "a
Office In tho world for which would ex.
change my little country law cllicc, yet
feel deeply concerned Tor tie welfare Of
my Country, which 10 but, another way q
tiptv fttuf n m d ~ = to,ts fnr tk., ,,,o..sa .
the emily party that 10 on the side Of oil thai
Is Of good report and patriotic In THU
country. .a ~
"Bai," continued I, "since you hay.
dropped MI desire for office, I am suro yor
will not take Rs much Interest In Ii,
speaking cainpaigu rs has bcea your Wan
herett fro" 27M G- w
"Wrong again, my dear friend. I ahal
be on the stump every day that l Gu,
possibly spare. The National Republican
Committee have asked me 10 do 80, and
could not refuse with my views Of duty
One man can do ono thing, another some
thing else. lean do nothing but talk ate
poor sort Of ianhlon, but all that l can d,
that way Will be done cheerlu!ly and Il
tho best CT my ability. I regard III
threatened return Of the Democratic part
TO power vs. y calamity Is much 10 b
dreaded as fur years Of ouch civil war q
they gave us before" Qa so
GOOD ENOUGH ron HIN.
"Private," said, u believe you were a
ardent admirer oil John Sherman. Ca
| you support Mr.. Blslne?'
"WtlI," returned the Private, laughin,
"that 10 the first time wss ever was take
for dude OR A id literary cuu,.' WI
for John Sherman aa long 40 there WI
chance. for his nomita.ion. I 81
for Blaine and Logan, aud have not
doubt oil their election" M,
no you think" BAKED, cha. the dele
: ton in Nav York and New Euyland 81
. danee,s Mr.. Blaine's chances any?"
"Nonsense," Ioplisd be. "lIeury War
Bsecher, George William Curtis and tw
or three old college crooks and srannit
arc not New York md New Eas,and by
long shot They e1aggera.s the strengt
. Of these old seye-heaas. You coala tax
, them all out Of New York and Nav Euylsn
and crenlste them and they would ney.
be missed hall as much 40 Charlie Ross
miistd from Philadelphia. They are tc
smart ior anything, and yet whom It cont
to figures, wouldn't trus. that crowd Of Of
cianks to count themselves aud decla,
their number. / can 10 into one mimi
district in Ohio and gst more D,mscrA
who will vote for Blaine. that will coun,e
, balance all the Independent votes hs vi
lose In New York and lie. Eugls ud,n