Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-30
The swar Democracy

distinguished patriot of this State writes to
US as follows:
"GEsTLEMEN: Your paper says nothing of the
proposed meeting of the War Democracy at
Chicago. on the 25th. Is it an abolition dodge,
or a sure enough affair? / always fear a cat in
the meal in such cases. Yours. &C."
The fear expressed by our correspondent is
rational. and it justly applies to this in par
ticular "a well as to such cases in general. The
proposed meeting is called under the auspices of
men in Illinois and Indiana who have acted here
tofure with the radicals, aud who intend to act
hereafter with the radicals The men in
question are radicals to all intents and purposes.
The object of the meeting is indeed simply to
reinforce the radical ranks in the coming Pfesi-
Dental contest. This fact is we'll understood on
all sides, and is evinced sufficiently by the ap-
plause The movement receives from the most
ultra radical journals and by the condemnation it
receives from the most judicious conservative
journals. For example, the Chicago Tribune, as
radical a its New York namesake, warmly ap-
plauds the movement, while the Chicago Post. as
conservative as its Boston namesake. warmly
condem~ the movement and go with the radical
and conservative journals in general. The for
mer uniformly cheer the movement; the latter
uniformly stigmatize IT,
Our correspondents suspicion is undoubtedly
just. The affair is an ''abolition dodge, Ia Cat
in the mcal;" though, SIS it is the radical grimal-
kin second appearance in the conservative meal
tub, and particularly he both detected and
exposed or his fiist appearance, we think the
dodge may be fairly considered as played out.
The phrase War Democrat" in the mouths ofthe
radicals has come 10 be very well compre
hended by the public. Ii can no longer deceive
an, body. Every Democrat who is a conserva-
tive is really War Democrat, and the appela-
ton in the mouths of conservatives signifies no
thing more less than the word conservative
itself; though, as the appellation is so much
abused by the radicals, the conservatives would
i'm our judgment act wisely to drop il altogether
Its signifcation is very different in the
mouths of the radicals, and it is in
their mouths all the time. When the
radicals praise man for being a"War Demo
crat," or denounce him for not being one, they
do not mean Democrat who is in favor of the
war, hut Democrat who is in favor of the rad-
cal aim and management OF the war-a Demo-
crat, in short, who supports the radical ticket
They mean such Democrat as Benjamin F.
Butler or Andrew Johnson. or Robert Dale
Owen In word. the phrase "War Democrat"
in the mouths OF the radicals is merely another
form of expression for abolitionized Democrat
And this the public DOW comprehend. Hence,
the phrase has lost whatever power to deceive it
may have once possessed. IL is fast becoming a
name of opprobrium and of weakness. instead Of
name of power. The radicals have dsgraced
it, as they disgrace or tend to disgrace rythng
else they touch For this reason we do not
apprehend that the meeting at Chicago will do
the radicals much good or the country much hurt
1t will be sort of farce i'm which the actors laugh
in each Others faces Louisville Journal.