The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-25
IF NOT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A Leading Democratic Paper Sees HUI
one Logical Candidate.

A Leading Democratic Paper Sees Hut
ono Logical Candidate.
New York Herald Cpem); The stu
dent OF Democratic politics is met at
the outset OF the presidential cam
paIgn with this question:
II not Cleveland-whom?
The Republican party is rich in can
dldatcs. The Democrats must, in their
wisdom, match the Republicans, And
with whom but Cleveland? New York
will present Governor Morton to the
Republican convention. Governor Nor
ton Is representative American; his
fortune acquired by his business gem
Ius; member OF Congress, amIdssAdOr
to France, governor Of New York, vice
president OF the United States.
Maine will urge Mr. Reed-a brilliant,
original statesman, his career showing
not alone valor lnFwar, but capacity IN
peace
Lincoln may come from Illinois, Heir
10 an llustrlOus name, us secretary or
war and ambassador to Great Britain
he was WISE prudent and patriotic,
Mckinley means, In The political
slang OF the day, Observation-Disclosures
kernel of Republican policy. HIS name
whether good or evil IL n walCh%ord'
and must be well considered. He IKE
wise has gallant war record: .DoUll-
nant us Il representative in Congress-
he has shown wisdom and courage as
governor Of ohio.
Allison, OF Iowa, member OF the SEN
ate; next to Sherman and Morrill, he
has the most notable record OF any
member of that august body.
Then we have Harrison. Opposed
criticised. denounced by the machine
leaders, we cannot forget that he was
an Industrious. patriotic President, ana
that throughout his administration me
country was rich In oil ana wine Like
Lincoln, he inherits a noble name. MS
great. grandfather signed the Declarh-
tion of Independence and was near 70
Washington. His grandfather. n MILL
tnry hero, was President, whlle MS
father WINS an eminent member of Con-
yress. He himself, brave and modest
soldier. came out OF the war with the
weillwon stars OF n general, to become
I'm the due course of events, faithful
and conscientious chief magistrate.
The Republican party thus enters the
canvilss with eminent candidates IN no
way 10 be dcspisGd. any one OF theih
worthy OF the supreme honor. IL u
folly TO ignore these gentlemen or seek
to put them aside.
What, then is the inevitable answer
OF the Democrats?
II a soldier were In the field the prom
lem would be solved But the bS,ho-
crafts have no representative soldier.
sedgwlck, Mcpherson, Mcclellan,
Meade. Hancock and other renowned
Democratic captains have done their
Iutv and been welcomed by God to
rcst and neacc. The nominee must be
We look towards New England and
scH a group ~ academic youths-penpie
ike Russell. still in the alphabet OF poll
tics, go,
We have Hill in the middle states,
representing his own vanity and ambl-
ton Pennsylvania proffers Governor
Pattlson. But out Of this mirc ana log
OF Pennsylvania politics, the Rcpubli-
cans with a majority OF quarter Inih-
lon, why take Pennsylvania
German Is In his grave. Brlcc, re-
undated by his state. may he called the
Wandering Jew OF the Democracy. The
good men OF the sOuth-thc men VINO
benr III noblCst nnmcs--nre hiding I'M
der beds and tables, hypnotl2cd by
some wretched negro influence
afraid Of the black" crawling at the
dcorsteps Of Tammany hall, and ignor-
Ing The hest interests OF the south to
answer Tammany's beck and call
The west Is pcrmcatcd with silver
That fantastic craze makes questiona-
BILE the nomination ofany western DEM
ocratlc giatCsmnn The Democracy OF
the west and south Is In chaos, German,
MS We have said Is defeated In Mary
land. Wattcrson will retire from Ken
lucky politics to seek the renoyating.
Influences OF Carlsbad and Monte Carlo.
TO quote the old war song, the Dcmoc-
racy has "altcidadled" The London
speeches OF Ambassador Baynrd recall
the ndulatlon Of the Third Napoleon by
ID Mornay nnd Floury, the impotence
Of the French embassy In the Waller
Incident shows the Democratic party,
rich IN rcmcmbranCeS and regrets, has
but one available stntcaman In Mr..
Cleveland
II not Clevcland--whom?