, 1864-09-11
WHAT 4 CATH0LlC PAPER SAYs
pLAEFORM AND no ulNEEY

WHAT 4 CATHOLIC PAPER KAvR
F%sk6Hsn.s F%d%e6Rm asS SS xo TME !. II sR. 1Rm.tcAGo
The Catholic Fnesman's Journal, OF the 9Th
met, thus discourees on the Chicago plat
form and candidates. Tie Ftren,au's Journal,
edited by Able McMnsters. is the most influ-
ential. Catholic paper published In New York.
As Mcclellan refuses to "Cordia1ly and
"Wlthout reservation accept the platform Of
"prineiples, poor as 1t is''-lt declares in
advance that it will not support him Here
Is the article:
BeFgars must not be chooeera. We are re-
oused, a. peoples, TO- beggarly condition,
1t ts not even j." half 4 loaf;" but better the
heel Of sour loaf, of q dirty table, than ab-
eo1ute starvation. Nc had no rfrht to er.
Iect much better from the Chicago conYen-
ton, composed Of the order of politicians
that, In moet Of the States. secure the ma
1oHty OF places % delegates. So We are pre-
pared to put mp with the action Of the Con.
yenflon, in regard to the programme Of
tprinciples " What We cannot accept, is
not practical, but mere dead rubbish ot 8
ruined past.
AZ to the nominees, the proper time to
speak will be when we have their acceptance
Of their nominations. The candidate for
Vice f1caident, George T. Pendleton, Of
Ohio, is nan who needed no platform to
commend him to the support Of Democrats.
He stands, on hts record, saas rep7oehe. That
he accepted the nomination il m argument
for unswerTfng Democrats, that they can.
also, accept and support the nomInatIons
As to the principal no nominstion-that Of Gen
eral George B. Mcclellan for Pre.tdent-!t Is
one that re desired might not be made. We
went to Chicago. principally. to add what
we could to the substitution Of the namc Of
Heralo seJ mour.
We thought State pride md other consid.
eEations might lead tho New York delega.
tion TO 60 for Horauo, seymour, though it
Fou1d not for any other candidate That
vas our motive, and II WAS at onco. aud
HEARTILY, accepted BY the opponents ct tue
war for disunion, who went to Chicago
unanimous for uoratio Seymour. 1t was
too late The friends Of Mcclellan had been
osEanize5, and, as always, Organization.
carried the day over mere numbers. Gov.
Seymour, as President Of the Convention,
won the hearts OF the majority Of the dele
gates, but they had been pledged to McClel-
Inn as the winning candidate,
We pate tn silence over the secrets OF the
workings OF the leading men at Chicago.
its work for n preeens Is done Mcclel-
out reservation, accepts the platform Of priu-
eiplts-poof as 1t is, on which he has been
nominated, We must Is Democrats, OF rather
as citizens seeking the best Interests OF our
several States, give him what support We
can. A0ch was 1he ADVICE and results OF de-
llbe1ntlve councils sitting In Cnicsgo during
the Convention. Of tbose who have opp osed
this war In all It's phases and il all It's instru-
nents.
Let no mistake be made Is to facts. Mc.
C1el1an's nomination fell on the West Ike q
cold equInoetial storm. oa the eye Of his
nomination, when It became certain that he
would be the candidate, Thousands Of We.ter,.
men III Chicago III dngGst. They h.yc yet to
be re-nesured, or no political manipulation
will secure their support or Ihat OF the null
ttudc they represent There WINS no fntel1t-
gent observer at Chicago who dItl not SEQ
end know that the crowds tbcro assembled
were dsernsjned on peace and no s7,ors fqhtiro
srih Sosahern &fof<s. The peace candidate il
the only ore that can win Ia the comIux con
test
If Mcclellan is for peace we will support
him-and never, In his lifetime, ask an Office
at his bands. That is more than most OF his
friends" will pledge him! II be IL not for
pfnce-if he ts Tor putting conditions on the
States tlat have withdrawn from the Union,
as the terms Of peace, then we are not tor
Mcclellan. We arc not for future bloody
war.
Under which banner, then9 Arc you tor
peace. or fer "war for the uni6n"-or go{p1
TO hell to gain heaveni We demand the
blunt answer Of an honorable soldier, and
VIC expect It. On that hlnRcs tho action pi
two huDdrsd d thous4 md enrolled voters-eold
at Chicago, but rot delivered, BIZ spurious
political leaders.