The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-25

that IT, next year, be be placed at the head Of
the ticket of which three years ago he formed
the tail, his name, his abilities, and his prip-
ciples will insure him a support sufficient to
carry him into the chair of President Johnson.
If the Democrats succeed in their threat Of
carrying this State next month, there will b.
chance for Governor SeymOurs friends sim-
lar to that which the Ohio election has fur
nished to Mr.. Pendleton's friends. His Pres-
dental claims will at once be pressed by the
New York Democracy with a vigor and per
sistence which may be expected to make up
for lost time. Seymour is one of the men
with "claims" upon the Democratic party
claims which his hackers will make the most
OF, when their opportunity arrives. The high
position he has long held in the party, the
services ne has rendered it, the scars he has
received for it, the sullerings he has endured
for it-these things, as well as his personal
and intellectual superiority, give him a right
to demand that he shall not be overlooked
for the advantage of those who can show no
such claims and have no such political availa-
bihty. 1t seems, moreover, that SEYMOUR
friends are prepared to claim for him
what no one pretends to claim for Pendleton
- that he can make display of a first
class war record. We Republicans are not
likely to forget the exact character OF this
record, as we found it in 1862 and 1868. Never
theless, certificates are already prepared for
national circulation, showing that it was OF
the highest loyal order, and proving to the
satisfaction of those who know nothing what
ever about the matter, that it was owing to his
efficiency and terrible earnestness in raising
and forwarding troops that the Government
was able to tide over the most critical and dan
gerous periods of the Rebellion. We have no
doubt that, after all, this consideration will
weigh strongly in favor of his nomination by
the Democracy; for, though Pendleton's case
seems to ignore the value of this point, the
Democratic leaders have acquired too much
knowledge of the strength of the patriotic
sentiment throughout the country to permit
them, on such an occasion as is now approach
ing, to overlook the record of candidate
during the great era of the war.
AS for General Mcclellan, we cannot see that
he has been strengthened at all by his alb
sence from the country ever since his defeat in
the last Presidential election. 1t will not avail
him anything to come back uncommitted on
any of the questions of the hour. We cannot
see that it will help him to keep quiet until
the time for the nomination. But there are
others, and those of his own party, who think
differently on these points. Doubtless those
who have him in training fancy that the course
they have kept him on thus far is that which
will secure at least his success in being nomi-
mated; and they may even imagine that by
iudiciously keeping him from obtruding him
self before the public until the time for de-
bringing him forward in a style calculated to
astonish the beholders. All this is something
more than doubtful. These are not times for
such manmuvring or such men; and though
there are certain special friends of "Little
Mac" who are very sanguine of his Presideu-
tial prospects in a new trial for success, we
cannot see that the feelings of his party, or
the circumstances of the country, are such as
to give any sort of basis for their rather silted
enthusiasm.
We do not suppose the Democracy are likely
to take our advice as to whom they should
nominate. We are quite satisfied that with
| General Grant we can beat any possible Demo-
| cratic candidate so badly as almost to deprive
| the election of the character of a contest. In
| this respect, and on this condition, it really
makes little odds to us, or even to them, who
may be their nominee. But still, on many
accounts, we should like to see them have q
| candidate calculated to damage the country
| and its great interests as little as possible
| Between Pendleton and Seymour, therefore, il
| IS not the former whom we might desire to see
| them nominate Pendleton, on the financial
| question, has undertaken to assault the honor
and the credit of the nation, and a Presidential
campaign conducted on his principles would
demoralize the people to an extent that we
| would not attempt to estimate till the cam
paign was over. Governor Seymour, on the
other hand, has expressed tOlerably sound
| views on this vital matter and were there
nothing else to lead us to prefer him as the
candidate of our opponents, this alone would
be conclusive in his favor even though ne
might take more votes from us than Pendletol
would take. And we have no doubt that this
view of the case will be sustained by nearly
all the influential Democrats on this side
the Allegheny Mountains.