The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-13
GEE ABOARD THE PEOPLES TRAIs

GEE ADOAED TsiE PEOPLES TRAIN,
Good Advice to Republicans from n
Good Republican source
Philadelphia Pres.
Politicians are engaged here and there
in "setting up" delegations to the National
Convention. In some cases they override
the principle OF popular representation.
and undertake 10 secure delegates BY the
old machine methods. In other cases they
accept and acquleece in the popular plan,
but at the same time seek by a stiIl.hunt
or by various devices to defeat the popular
choice and capture tho Representatives who
will so to Chicago.
II 10 strange that the managers who are
playing this game cannot see how utterly
impotent and unavailing all these efforts
will be. The next Republican candidate
Tor President will be nominated BY the
free, honest, uncontrolled popular Repub.
lican sentiment OF the country. He will be
named BY the broad Republican party and
not by any personal OF factional machine.
He will be the Republican chief towards
whom the earnest Republicans Of Ohio and
those who speak for the full Republicsnipm
and not Tor any mere section OF New York.
aud the ardent, independent Republicans
Of New England or OF the great West shall
finally III as the man who can best lead
the patty to victory. This party has made
ptodigious strides sincs 1850. 1t is no
longer ruled by any triumvira.e. It has
emancipated itself on all sides from the
thralldom that bound it. Even in 80, with
the hhackles still Strong, it burst tho bonds,
and chose ito candidate to represent its
highest aspirations. The triumph Of tia
Tree, indicated sentiment is still more az.
sllred i'll the nomination OF 1854, What
particular name the candidate may bear ia
OF lees consequence, but it is certain thathe
will spring IRON the broad Republican
spirit Of The country, rising above all ma.
chimes, and that ho will represent its pro.
gresslye purpcsts.
All this is entirely clear to n intelli.
gent observer who reads the signs Of the
times. The politicians who fail TO under.
stand 1t are rs blind as bats, and are simply
%tlounder!ng forward to strike their heads
agains! tho atone wall, IS they have done
before. They may set up a lew delegates
here and there; they may win q local and
temporary success; but it will count for
nothing in the grtat fight. The sections
where the machine holds sway nre few and
far between far. 1t looks very big in Phil.
adelphia, but it is very thin when spread
over the country. Outside OF a part Of
Pennsylvania and a part OF New York and
some portions OF TIE South, where the OF.
gan!zation is simply the Federal Office
holders, it has no power. In the great
Republican belts OF the land it has scarce.
" en- existence. The candidate for Pfesi.
dent will be the free choice o. the party
and OF its popularity elected Representatives:
and whether Pennsylvania will have any
effective voice depends upon whether she
sends to the National Convention mere
sticks and dummies or men who are bio
enough md broad enough and free enough
to enter into counsel with the delegates
from other states and consider what ia the
best thing to do.
We stand with the Republican masses.
We urge them to send delegates who will
fairly and faithfully represent them. What.
ever their preference, let them speak it out
and make themselves felt. LIST US hsys
popular rule in its broadest and best sense,
As for tho politicians, We don't come to ask
any favors in the peoples name or make
any appeal, but simply to advise them for
their own sakes to jump aboard Of the peo-