The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-05
The Platform and Nominations OF the
Democracy of Philadelphia.

anv bull. constructed an animal by placing the
basd ot A dog on the body of the interdicted
ba,.st. and tried to pass the nOndescript of as
one of the canine species. The Democracy
seam TO have learned the device of Mercury,
and by their judicial action have sought to
append TO the minute "no-party movement
the gigantic bug of the Democracy, and pass
Judge Ludlow off as the candidate of the Citi-
zens' Convention. But as Jupiter wisely de-
cided it hardly fair for an animal consisting
of 900 pounds of beef and 20 pounds of dog
to take the name of the twenty pounds, so the
people Of Philadelphia sensibly decide that
candidate supported by $4,000 Democrats and
10000 no-party men" should rather be called
Dem Ooratic nominee than, as Judge Ludlow
himself expresses it, the candidate of "the
members of the Bar and citizens without
distinction of party" for the grand coup
attempted by the Convention of the opposi-
ton was to send Judge Ludlow forth as the
unanimous choice of the people, and not of
the Democracy. We think, however, it would
simplify matters to call bull a bull and
Democrat Democrat. Now, the groundwork
on which Judge Ludlow stands before the peo-
pie is the resolutions adopted by the Conven-
ton which adjourned yesterday, and these
resolutions, offered by Mr.. Charles W. Carri-
gan, are unique in their way. In order to
give full force to their consistency it is well to
remember that the records of Mr.. Carrigan
and Mr.. Clement L. Vallandigham are identi-
cal. If Mr.. Carrigan is inclined to deny it,
then we will have to recall certain speeches
delivered during the war; and still fresh in our
memory. But we think Mr.. Carrigan will
save US the trouble of ransacking our dusty
files. The first two resolutions mean nothing
whatever. The next is a fit comment on the
demand of the Democracy that the cam
paign should not be made a personal
one, and that abuse of individuals
should not be its policy. This has been harped
upon by all the opposition journals, and we
were thought audacious to reflect on Judges
Sharswood's and Ludlow's character so far as
TO propose nominating candidates in opposi-
ton. Now let us read how the Democracy
speaks of our nominee-
''That, repudiating a repudiator, and ignorin
New England influence in Pennsylvania, we
ask for Hon. George Sharswood the vote OF
every man who prefers financial honor to repu-
distion, a conscientious lawyer TO political
Judge a Pennsylvania jurist to a Connecticut
radical"
And this, too, against a gentleman whose
private character and past record are unim-
peachabla Yet, if we refer in disparaging
terms to the official actions of their candidate,
there is howl of fury at what is construed
into 'fpersonalities.' AS Judge Williams
came to this State at the mature age of 20, and
is now past his prime, we may see how much
New England influence abounds in his selec-
ton, and may wisely infer that, as that is all
that can be found against him, he is well fitted
for the post of Supreme Judge. Next, Mr..
Stevens is called the "driver of the Republican
party''-not an elegant mode of expression,
but the one best calculated for the comprehen-
sion of the Democratic masses.
In the seventh resolution Mr.. Carrigan
sketches to himself the Democracy playing
the part of Marius wandering amid the ruins
of Carthage, and makes decidedly an effective
picture:-
''That it is the sense of the Democracy
throughout the land, and nowhere more clearly
tion was created, that if we are standing amidst
the ruins they are sacred ruins for us, and we
will never pause until, by concurrent sympathy
and action, we restore and build up In all its
parts the Constitution radicalism boasts it has
destroyed"
AS this effective piece OF oratory rests on the
truth of the little 'if, " we rather think that
it is as applicable as O'Connor's calling the
hsh-woman parallelogram. The President
is endorsed, and the removal of Secretary
Stanton commended in the ninth and tenth
resolutions, Mr.. Stanton being ''abhOrred as a
despOt and detested as a spy" The Republi-
can party is declared to favor political ANAL
gamatiOn and social miscegenation"
the elegant denizens OF the Fourth Ward and
Bedford street utterly repudiate." We are
very glad to hear that the Democracy is op-
posed to these evils, for, Judging from the
sights visible in the Fourth Ward, we feared
the views of that great party were not in favor
of such hard dividing lines as we are assured
by the Convention is their real sentiment.
But we will not continue to review all the
empty platitudes to which the party give
utterance. The last resolution is worthy of a
passing notice. Carrigan desires to acknowledge
.'the debt of gratitude due to the memory o
the lameuted dead and the services of the
heroic living' Of "Our gallant soldiers" Car
rigan says this Truly the world moves
Carrigan thanking the soldiers is little toe
much even for the easy faith of the Democracy
And ON this weak and silly, as well as false
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