The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-27
COOPER'S COUP D'ETAT.
THE s7ALwARr cAA,RMAN's FLOP
70 the Popular S'ds-The Political Sensation Of
Tho Day In PtnasyivaniA-ils Csmts Out
S,rarg for ths ftum.d katsht and
dives Sane Very CoEsat Asason,.

procession for Blaine, which has grown &c
rapidly recently that 1t bscamo impossible
to head It OF. Since General Simon Gam.
eron returned from the South, Cooper has
been In consultation with him, and there
Is every reason 10 believe that the latter
has obeyed the direction Of the old leader,
and laid down course which all the Stal.
warts in the State will be quick to follow.
Senator Cooper uses his own paper, the
Delaware Republican 10 announce bis hop,
The Commercial Gazette prints the full text
Of the afticle to-day. Aftur remarking the
wonderful growth Of oiBlaine eaen.iment In the
State, Senator Chopper says;
Mo matter whether Democratic plain.
nees or deceit hud victory In the Demo.
cratic platform, The plaiu tendency to free
trade hss beon accepted rs fact by all the
bus;ness interests Of t:.e land, and no
amount 0! deceit can change this impres.
sion. which will outline the approaching
campaign. The sue has been 40 we'll
made up that forms are no longer needed
and will he no longer needed. The Re.
publican slogan js protection; the Demo-
cratic purpose is Tree trade, and it only re-
mains ior the Republicans to battle Tor
victory ftom this time forward. Victory
In the Congress where the Mormon bill,
must be defeated, and victory in the Presi-
dental campaign where the candidate best
adapted 10 euch battle will best succeed.
TIE HENRY CLAY OF TODAY.
!. "Blaino can be,t typify in his own bril-.
liant talents and record the doctrine Of
protection. lie is the Henry Clay OF the
present day, and while in some respects
he has shown bis god.father's political
misfortune, there is no reason that The
final failure Of Clay shouldn point 10 the
success Of Blaine. Blaine beet can succeed
because he can best stem any adverse tide,
1tatter the Republican nomination the
Democrats Should improve the five weeks
intervening before their convention to
change front and fall back on the Ohio idea
OF Sighting for free trade under tariff col.
ors; or II they would typiIy thst idea by
the selection either Of Tilden, Payne or
Randall, then Pennsylvania might be one
OF the pivots, possibility which pennsyl.
vanians should not overlook, and which
the writer OF this article ought to be the
lest to overlook, entrusted p1 he Is with
the party's welfare in his State.
M5 WILL PROMOTE UNITY. 5l.
"Blaine's nomination will here promote
that unity 50 happily accomplished last
ial), and call back into activity the Repub-
licans who waited, even through last falls
to see the result Of harmonious
efforts. His friends would see, especially
if the S!s:o contributes as it ough. to gen
erous support Of his nomination, that full
justice hes been done at lest, and that kind
Of justice will be surl Of Its reward. Even
thuae who now diesent from the wisdom OF
such choice could but conlts3 Pennsyl-
vania's duty plain one. Blaine can hest
because the magic OF his name
will enthuse Ohio in the October canvas,
and SO swell the Republican nj. ,rity there
that it's influence will reach and control
Indiana and New York. We regard Ohio's
October battle as one OF the pivot3 upon
which Novemher's grand result must
turn, and no man Of lec3 prominence and
than Blaine can produce the en-.
lhpsipsm needed to render the money Of
Payne and Bookwalter usele--s. .g7 ,.,a
ONE OF THE BEST NAMED.
"Blaine can best succeed against the
accidents incident to every canvas, because
he is the one man oI all that are named
who eau best be elected without New York.
0hio's October result will settle Indiana If
Blaine be the nominee, and we can, there
fore, count Us certain ior him the follow
ing States; Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Mresacbuset.s, Connecticut, Penn
sylvania. Ohio, Indiana, California, Iii.
noie, Michigan, Wiecousin, Minnesota,
Iowa, kansps, Nebraska, Colorado, Oregon,
Nevada. The sggregats electoral vote is
40l, the majority 2Ol, while the above States
give. 203. -aIIjE&5... =
s"We believe that with the tariff battle
sura 10 follow, Blaine can best carry New
Jersey, West Virginia and poesibly Vir-
ginia, and We believe iikeFiae that he can
carry New York, and no Republican lead.
or Of tina; State will raiss his voice against
him. Blaine can best aucceed because
about h!s mama gather the influences
which viii prevent tive montha' struggle
IRON lageing. He is not the candidate OF
u faction" sg,,si' NJ = ssl.s,.-g-
Z It's the opinion Of Concrec7msn Bayne
and others that Cooper's declaration will
secure Blaine solid delegation from this
StYte, This prnnllncinmpnto Ia the nnliti.
cal eeneation OF tic day in this Common.
wealth. ;z,a- s.5t iss5ssgd.. IN .'s5
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