The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-24
GOING FOR H0A!DLYy: !!.!j
ONO DEMOCRACY TUNED OVER
By the washington "Pese,2 In Fine style.
Makisg Fun of Their piaaform-The
south American commission Finish.
ing It's Rsports to Congress.

wAsn1SeroS, August 22.-The Wash.
ington Poa has taken day to consider
the Hoadley nomination, and thus sneers
at the Democratic Convention, its work,
and IFS chances Of success:
"Itis hardly worth whileworying over
Ohio. Life is too short, and emotion too
exhausting to justify one in squandering
energies in such an absurd direction.
The Democrats OF that Amazing State have
vindicated the most injurious predictions
Of their enemies and realized the worst
fears Of their friends. They have renomi-
mated as much OF the old ticket as they
conveniently could, and have reafirmed
| in every possible way their pride and sat
isfaction in the record they haveso labori-
ously constructed during the past two
years. Asan objeet-lesson in intatuat'on
they may have some point, but as rela-
tive in politics they are disheartening and
tiresome. Considered in a purely in
trinaic light, the Ohio platform Is re.
ally an entertaining document It is
worthy Of the nominee who Is its
pseulisr exponent. After felicitat-
ing the Ohio Democracy, all the country,
and the universe generally upon the sit
uation THAT Of Ohio included the plat
form says: Third-We approve the meas
ures taken by a Democratic Congress for
preventing theacquisihon Of earned lands
| BY railroad companies, and a Democratic
President in firmly holding public lands
for public use, and in preventing their un-
lawful occupation.
at is now about seven years since there
was a Democratic Congress, but very ike
| ly the news has Just reached the present
leaders In Ohio; SO that their reioicings,
| Il chtonolog;calIy irregular, are at least
Isentimentaliy creditahle; and the fact
that tfiey hays only this moment heard OF
| that Democratic Congress may account for
their not having heard at ell OF what re-
snectahle people think OF their performs
ance during the past two yeara-thus ex-
planning the otherwise inexplieaote clause
of the platform which says: .Fifth-We
commend the administration OF Governor
Hoadly, aad the work OF the Sixty-sixth
General Assenbl as wise, honest, and
economical They viii apd out about
this later, perhaps.
ssit actually fatigue0 one 20 contemplate
such violent stupidity as Alltlat ::s tiles;
Int. on the other hand, it is exasperating
10 observe that the only thing that they
coull possibly have done 10 soften down
.he asperities OF Hoadly's nomination,
and Articles 8 and 5 Of the platform, was
omitted. There 10 not q: single word Of
eommendation OF the Presidents civil
service policy-the only pronounced
feature OF his administration thus hr-
not word to indicate that tho Ohio Dem.
ocracy are in sympathy with the active
principle OF reform which Mr.. Cleyeland's
election has liberated and set In motion.
The depressing dead level OF insensibihty
and strong -headedness remains undis-
turhed even by the faintest ripple.
SIT Is not in order to cay that the OHIO
Democrats are doomed to certain defeat:
lIn saying that they deserve i we Say az
tthe occasion iustiiss. As 70 the outcome
! n this bewilteTing hurly.burly, no man
| can confidently speak, That providence
which watches over infants, dfunkards
and fools. has interyened In this case, and
provided the Ohio Democracy with adyer.
saries who are, perhaps, more fatuousand
misguided than themselves
After vInd.a ting lis party devotion BY
a sharp attack on Ohio Republicans, the
Post concludes es follows;
IAs we said before, however, lie ls 100
short to Justify one in getting anxious
over this unimpostant problem. No doubt
Iii were better the Democrats should win.
liz they had aligned themselves empheti-
icaiiy with the Presidents Civil Service
policy it would have been .ery much BET.
Ter and would have greatly increased their
claim upon patriotism and rational sup.
bort. Bat even as 1t ie, 2 Democratic
victory ID desirable under the clrcum'
stances; for more thsS WEIGHS Sieh ana nsrvsdes @
the Republican programme could not
yery well be imagined. "Arcades amboJN
DOUBTLESS, but there is preference possible,
| even in such case as this