Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-21
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unpleasant truths, and Ms uneartn'ps auu
display of the mastery Inconsistencies OF
Ohio's great senator, on all public ques-
lions, and especially on the t:rif question,
yss Sd heartless and hurtful that the
souirming is exeusable. Mr.. Sherman was
manly enough to acknowledge the strength
of Kenna's speech, but said by way OF de-
Tense that changed conditions made 1t nee
essary for him to change his opinions. he
did not add as he should have done, that IN
his ambition to be President, he has been
all sides of every question, and his
abilities, great as they are, a v always
been used to further their owners inter
ests, rather than to impress on the country
q sense of stability and craftsmanship. A
man who voted 9 little while ago to reduce
the tariff on wool and increase the tariff
on wooden goods. cuts a sorry spectacle
when crying in behalf of American INDUS
tries.-Pdrkers6Hrg Sentinel.
There ia some discussion just now among
our Democratic exchanges in regard to
limiting the number Of delegates to the
State Convention. 1t is urged that no
town in the State can comfortably enter
tain such a crowd s that which attended
the last convention.
We think the number ofdelegates should
be limited to one for every n hundred
Democratic votes and one for each fraction
over fifty. This would give something
oyeI seven hundred delegates, which is a
number large enough for deliberative pur-
poses.
But as Huntington will insist upon hnv-
ing the convention held here, W. will not
quarrel about the number of delegates.
We can accommodate them all. Davis
Opera House will seat fifteen hundred
people, and the numerous hotels OF the
town have ample accommodations for all
who may come, delegates or visiting statet-
men.
No point in the State is more accessible
by river and rail, and as matter Of right
We are entitled to the convention. Hunt
iHgtOR Advertiser.
Several prominent individuals are al
ready in the field for Congress, in the Third
district. Maj. Anderson, Col. j. W. st.
Clair and little Phil are looking after their
fences. The name Of DR.. Mcdonald, OF
Monroe, Hon. II. A. Holt, of Greenbrier,
Judge David f. johnson, OF Mercer, have
also been mentioned. 1t is high time that
this district should come to the front with
q man of ability, a mai OF representative
capacity. We do not desire to suggest who
the candidate shall be. We only wish to
warn the Democracy Of the Third district
10 DO their work we'll. Let the convention
nominate a man acceptable TO the upper
end of the district, we care not whether ne
comes from Nicholas, Fayette, G%reenbrier,
Monroe, Mercer, Mcdowell, Raleigh, Boon
or any other county, so he is q Democrat
with clean hands and clear head. Victory
will crown the llbOrs Q t the party.-Hin-
ton Mdependtnt.
Political forces will soon be arrayed .6I
the great battle of 1888. We believe that
the Democracy hiss o clear majority of the
voting population Of the country, and, to
insure success, nothing is necessary but a
systematic organization of its forces. Our
majority, however, is not go large (eyeR il
it be admitted that we have n maj GRITTY OF
all to Justify u: in any relaxation OF party
discipline. Political parties, like armies,
must be we'll organized in order to insure
success. Experience teaches that where
parties are about evenly balanced, in point
of numerical strength, the chances of sue,
cess at the polls are largely in favor OF the
best disciplined organization. 1t teaches,
too, that signal victories are often won by
the minority by virtue simply of a supe-
rior organization.
But in this State it is useless to disguise
the fact that the Democracy has no major.
ity to boast of. Our majority Of late
years, let the cause be what it may, has
been growing gradually small ard beauti-
fully less, until we have now reached q
point where diSseDsion in our ranks, bluud.
ers on the part of our leaders, a lack OF
organization and discipline, indifference
or over-confdeuCe will result inevitably in
humiliating defeat.
In 1876, when the people elected Mr..
Tilden 20 the Presidency, the Democracy
in TIL State and the country at large was
better organized than it had ever been be.
fore or has been since. There is no reason
why our organization this year may not be
as systematic and thorough as it was
thea. =
We believe that Virginia and West Vir,
ginia will be two of the States south OF
Mason's and DixOn's line which the Re,
publican party will make a vigorous effort
this year TO carry. In Virginia we regard
the result. as more doubtful than it will
be here, for in that State chances seem tC
be now about evenly balanced; and,
should Congress fail, at its present session,
to repeal the tobacco tax, we fear Virginia
will cast her electoral vote for the Repub'
lican nominee. At any rate the situation
in the two VirginiaS il such that it be,
hooves the Democrats in both States to uss
their best efforts 20 arouse every D$mccrat
to a realization Of the Importance Of The
issue, and furthermore so to perfect the
organization of the party "a to insure the
polling of our full strength IN November
The probability is that the great cff1It
of the Republicans will be to carry the
Legislature, so "a to insure the election OF
q United States Senator. Here we should
be on our guard. We had only nine on
Joint ballot in the last Legislature snd
some of these came from counties ad'
mitedly Republican, Wood county for
example, and in which counties our can,
didates were elected simply because the
Republicans allowed the election to 20
by default, as they preferred Mr.. Camden,
the leading Democratic candidate, TO any
other Democrat iu the Stale. A similar
combination Of circumstances is rJt likely
to occur this year, and it, therefore, be.
hooyEs the Democrats to watch the cal.
vass for members of the Legislature in
every county, with the closest interest,
and to use every proper effort to harmon
ize and so unite our whole strength in be
half of our candidates. FOrewarned ID
forearmed. Let Us begin to prepare for
the conflict. - reeR6rier Independent.
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