Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-07
The Chicago Nominees.-McCIe
Ian and PendIeton.

The labors Of the Chicago Convention
eliminated in an act of as Transparent
d~emagoguism as ever diseraeed the
records of a presidential nominating con
~ventiou in this country. No doubt the
Slippery political gamblers who ruled
and directed the convention, Halter them
selves that they nave concocted a scheme
too cunningly devised tn be ~preceptible
in all its ~unprinciplede audacity ltoithe
common understanding OF the masses
1t is TO be sincerely hoped, however, for
o the sake of the country, that the willy
lesders of the opposition, cam not. as in
days past; beguile their wonted followers
INTO blind submission. But they must
have calculated upon their rank andsf1e
being stupid.y ignorant or basely sub
missive,3 or perhaps both, else the nation
would not have been astounded at the
glaring Inconsistency involved the
nominations of war and peaee; candidates,
respectively for President and Vice
President, on the same ticket and.
asking for such nominations the sup
port Of intelligent Amer icans. Fheir
candidate for President. Mcclellan.
has always protested TO he in favor of a
vigorous prosecution of the war, and IN
iii dismissed for inefhciency. had no hest
Ttancy in directing Its prosecution conform
ably to the general policy of President
Lincoln's administration. He acouiesced
in confscatiun, arbitrary arrests and sum
mary puuishments, and lss Harris. of
Maryland, a delegate to the Chicago
convention, remarked, has as fully com
mitted himself tothese measures, profess
eddy so repugnant to the politically Ii
centious of the pro slavery party, as is
President Lincoln committed to those |
same measures fo Union men may be
thankful that the Northern enemies OF
the government have by their own reck-
less acts put what they themselves, i'll
they have a decent regard for truth and
candor, must admit to be an estoppel to
their contemplate brswling for peace,
personal freed 3m, aud unabridged right
to-villfy their own governments and Gu
Iogfze the rebel sdespotism. Mcclellan
is guilty Of every count in the indictment
preferred against President Lincoln He
has made arbitrary srres ts, as in the case
of the Maryland Legislature, and taken
just as prominent a part as his capacity
enabled him. in PROSECUTING .'tbis Adolf
ton war" But with all these imperfec
lions and political stains on his character,
the immaculate, lamb-like peace men
have placed in nomination for the Presi 7
deuey II mtn SIDss n tnds drip with the
blood of their Southern brethren"
MuCfellan's only Recommendation for
the nomination was his availability sris
ing from his Identification with this war.
Was there ever more glaring inconsisten
'ey than this act of theirs in choosing q
man as their leader whose only merit
consists, principally. in doing those
things they have themselves most relent
Iessly condemned 1t shows that with all
their peace ~pretensions they were afraid
20 come before the people and try the
issue Cd a purely peace proposition. Ell
Their that, or else they had concluded Il
rkat McClellan's almost barre n military
career had not given him Sufficient repu
ration as a warrior TO hurt him. They
will find many who will agree with them
on this proposition. l.
In this weeks Chronicle will be found
the resolutions, or platform. adopte d at
Chicago. They are only remarkabTe' for
their emptiness. Weaver that since tn
Organization of parties in this countr i
their never has been a party platform
80 wholly destitute of pith
and point as this bubble exhaiation from
he Chicago political cesspool. In not a :
word OF line does it confront and con- j
iemn treason and traitors, rebellion and a
Passing by these, with hardly /
reference to the awful fact that these :
vide spread maladies are the great and =
most dangerous aiiment of our political L
Institutions, they aim their shafts of NAL C
ceand detfaction at those who are strug =
ling with giant energy and q holy faith, .
O eradicate the fell diseases that
mperiI the e~xistenceof the nation--
Fhey have no words of condemnation
Eor the rebel leaders, but line upon line i
eekine WIN hatred Of ire noble men
whose lives and efforts are being devoted
= the work of saving the government q