Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-29
The nemorrafIc Platform.

Tho Dayton Empire, Ia lo0k1Eg To the
future success Of the Democratic party,
speaks prophetically as follows
The Chicago Convention must put the
party on It's true platform OF Il will End
THE PEOPLE missing. An attempt
20 commit the Democratic party to the
further prosecution Of the war either by
direct or indirect means, will result dis
astrously 20 the country. The people
are fUR pgAee and will have an expires.
sion npon tlial p,,nt We can ail agree
upon compromise where principle il
not involved But honest men cannot
compromise their principles. Let i
therefore be- PEACE
The Copperheads Of this State are
aa dumb ne oysters when i comes 10 dis
casing theis next platform. They seem
to regard it as one Of those delicate sub
jects concerning which the least said the
better. They dare not take sides either
for a peace or war platform. Ifthey 90 for
the former, the War Democrats who have
remained in the organization will bolt
II they subscribe to a vigorous proaeeu-
tion.Ofthe-war policy, then the peace
men will form separate organization
/ Placed thus between two 6res, the lead
era Of the party ignore any policy except
a vigorous denunciatiou Of the Adminis
tration, hoping to succeed simply "a an
/ opposition party They are too coward
ly to make fair aud open fight They
prefer the Italian method of hiding In
dark eornera and siilettoing their victims
as they pass. Their plan Is TO denounee
everything tho Administration does,
magnify ia mistakes and misfortunes aud
underrate its successes and prospects.
They are TO suggest no changes for the
better--lhey are only to insist that no
change can be for the worse.
This seems to be the policy of the In
diana Copperheads. But the Ohio Dem.
ocrats are unwilling 10 adopt 80 coward.
ly policy. They intend that the party
shall subscribe to a platform concerning
the meaning Of which there can be nc
mistake. They want peace regardless
of what it costs. They are willing K
divide the nation, subvert the Constitu
ton, and submit to DO governed by south
ern masters, if peace can be obtained OF
no other terms They want an arms
tiee declared, our armies recalled, aus
all tho ground we have occupied in lhs
! Southern States surrendered, that ",
may then have the poor privilege 0
opening negotiations for peace. Il i
idle 70 talk 70 them of national honor O
national glory they want peace I
. is folly to appeal TO them about patriot
: ism or nationality; they must have
: peace,
OF course, when the Chicago Coaven
ton meets aud these positive aud mega
tive men are brought to face each other
the positive men will be sure to triumph
They will eoneede to the milk and waite
wing OF the party milk and water can
didate, but insist on plain and positive
platform. They will have no objection
to Mcclellan being the candidate on 3
avowed peace platform. Nor viii il oC
easion the little Napoleon any ineor
; veaience to step upon such a platform
I. When he wrote his celebrated Woodwar
letter he signiied his intention Of bein.
anything 10 all men II was his bid "a
the peace men, and although many q
, them have signited their utter contemp
: for his abilities, and their repugnanee {
nominating candidate who has hai
anything to do with the war agains
their Southern brethren, they viii yet ;
willing to compromise BY accepting his
as candidate upon platform of thei
own making, Therefore We expect I
see the Little Napoleon his hat il
hand, bowling and scraping--hande
), around upon peace platform.
But will such dnplieity suceeedf
is thought MeClellan's popularity in ID
old Army Of the Potomac will draw
5 large soldier vote, regardless OF the pos
: ton he occupies or the platform upo
wh'eh~he makes the race. We npprs
: bend the Coppsrheaas will be deceive,
in this. They tried it once before an
failed miserably, In Iowa they nom
mated gallant sOldier-Gen. Tui,le--fo
Governor, and placed him upon a ~,
= faced platform. Gen. Tuttle was as ~,
= alar, previous to his nomination wiz
5 Iowa soldiers as Gen. Mcclellan ever i.
been with the Army of the Po,oma,
Did Gen. Tuttle carry the army vote
n His own regiment voted against hiua a
most to man. The soldiers would a,
: strengthen apOhtieal organization whiC
. they recognized as inimieal to them, b
voting for a iavori,e ofioer, when D,
: forward as its candidate. SO viii it /
with Gen. Mcclellan The Copperhead
: viii find the boys too wide awake to vo.
for candidate whO.is supported by sv,
cry rebel sympa.hizer in the eountr
G Should, however, the war men, or polio
men have q majority in ID Convention
and dictate both candidate and platform
4 there win, in all probability, be anoth.
: split, and a final dissolutioss of the par,
win at ones take place.