Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-12
TOW THE FIGHT WAS WON.

Democracy has gained q glorious Victor
even ia defeat. In ell the enl. gateue
centres OF the country GROVER CLEVF
HsNH hEs cSsiiPS4 8at4Ppfi5SRbiiGRGgn eg;c FEHfs
delphia, Baltimore, Clicsgo, San Fran
cisco ard, in fact, in ell cur Representative
cities we have rolled up enormous ne
gsius.
Is not this the gcandest kind Of v;r'ory
though it may not bring the fruits Of vic
tory?
1t proves one thing beyond the ehsdo,
OF q doubt, which is, that as education al
enlightenment gain so does true Delne-
rscy, for it IS the OILY kind of poplar
government that las ever stood the tee OF
time. It is, in fact, the only popuIa9Oy-
eminent.
The Democracy is iGdomita5,e. may
be tricked out Of victory, IS it h5 been
many times, but it can never be cheated.
When DsmoIracy is defeated Ii people
are defeated, for Democracy is tie p:ople'
There are many things that ave aided
The Republican party to gain scendency
once more, but not one of thee things is
c'eiitable to that party.
Honesty is the best pOlicyln the "lorg
ruU," but it DOES Eos always win in the
short run. 1t IS ackno TlsIgsd that if
President CLEVELAND ha5 withheld hi5
famous tariff message for a ear, or written
IL q year %esIlier, he WoulI have Eesn re-
elected by . practically unanimous vote.
But President CLEvELA;D is sn honest
man and q statesman before he is q poll
tician, and in that fact, primarily, lies his
defeat. Tie conditioned tie country de.
mandsd t8Iif reform, ls will be proven to
the satisfaction Of everybody in a very
short while, and Mr.. CLEVELAND, regard
lJsI Of the misrp' eRntaticns that would
certainly be put upon bis action BY 8
party hungry for sn isWe, sent his
emphatic message to Congress. The
document, as we kroT, dftsred only ir
emphasis from thcss uttered by all the
Presidents and statesmen We have ever
had, yet 1t served 10 give the keen poll
ticians % the o.hSr side Just the chance
they hoped for. BLAINE and SHERMAN.
the two foremost Republican apirauts tJr
the nomination for President les! net q
moment in making sll they could out of it
by dagrInt distortion, although both of
tsen had said and done far more than any
to entitls them to be called free
ButtheP President 5 honest empha-
SIS gave them the opportunity to misrep-
resent lin, which they particularly de-
and they forced evtn many intsllt- ,
GENT man to actually believe that Mr.. I
CLEVELAND desired FIRE, trade and to give I
heir money and support to the Repubi- :
party. The wealthy tarift-brsd trusts :
hey had with them from the start, for T
hey were what the President particularly 5
aimed to stamp out. They furnished the !
Republican party with millions for q am. $
'sign fund, and in this f.cs, s~econdarily, d
les the defelt Of President CLEVELAND. a
Lastly, they placed their shrewiest, .
experienced and most unscrupulcus y
'nliticisns at the head of their campai2u
nd we have not tbs least hesitation in
lic,alug that 3 more corrupt campaign !,
7ss never waged even by these gentlemen. Il
'riekery, Misrepresentation forgery, ii
'5zn b~ulldOziOg and wholesale fraud $
'scked BY unlimited money from the =
rusts, that depend on them for shelter
rom the law, composed their stock in
rsde. 1
An analysis of the returns tells the tale '
nost elcquently.
Where did they gain thsic Yic'oyyP ,
Vas it in the centres of intelligence, or ,
Iss it among those most likely to be play :
J usOl by tricksry and fraad? !
We have already called attention 10 the