Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-10-30
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Candidate for the meet Ircsitlency of III
/ United Stdtes-The Cincinnati Enquire
presents the name of George III Pmdlc
! ton as the choice of the Ohio Democruc
| HIS Popularity IN The Noth,oest.
| CINCINNATI, October 2l.--The Cincin
natl Enquirer tomorrow will present tn
name Of George II Pendeton as the choic'
Of tho Democracy Of Ohio and the North
west, as the candidate for the next Prcsi
dency Of the United States. The Enquire
has enjoyed great celebrity as being the lead
ing organ Of Douglas in 1860.
In about six months the National Conven
tion of the Democratic party will meet fol
the purpose Of selecting candidates for thu
Presidency and Vice. Presidency Of the Uni
ted States In common with the Democ
racy Of other States, our friends in Ohio
have preference, and that preference We
propose to express. 1t is preference that
none who know the sentiment of our peo
pie, who have seen it manifested in many
different ways ir the local press, private let.
ters, and in political conventions, will dis.
pute In the name of the victorious DE.
mocracy of Ohio, who but the other day
sent greeting to the Democracy Of the
Union, that Ohio was redeemed from the
rule of tanaticism; that she had vindicated
the Constitution and arrested the bold ca.
reer Of men who have been trampling
upon the rights and liberties of the people
-iu their name, we, this day, seize upon
the honor Of presenting the claims of Ohio's
son, Hon. George II. Pendleton, to the
Democracy Of the country as Ohio's choice
for the high Office Of President. He is not
only Ohio's choice, but he is the favorite of
Kentucky, who will send full delegation
for him to the National Convention. Indi-
ana, Illinois, Missouri, and Minnesota will
not be behind Ohio and Kentucky in their
devotion to Ohio's noble and trusted states.
man. He is, by all odds, the strongest can
didate in the Northwest; We have reason to
believe in the United States. He possesses
in great degree, the Democratic popular
confidence which was given to Stephen A.
Douglas, and upon him has fallen in the
Northwest the mantle of that eminent man,
a gentleman, scholar and statesman, whose
history and character are known to the
country and everywhere recognized and re-
spectcd by all parties In the very prime
Of his life, with mind Injured to cultiva-
tion and study, with habits of profound
thinker, experience of tried legislator,
einiaent!y sound in judgment, eloquent in
the expression of his thoughts, candid in
his political views, with an integrity that
was never questioned, he is that model of
President which We had in the early days of
the republic. With him as our candidate,
standing upon platform Of the Constitu.
ton, equal justice to all sections of our CON-
mon country, with equality to all the special
privileges to none, the same currency for
bondhclders that the people are compelled
to receive, prompt payment of the public
debt as it falls due in the legal tenders of
the nation, immediate restoration of tho
States TO the Union, with their
full share of the representatives in both
branches Of the government, as guaranteed
by the Constitution, and universal amnesty
for all political offences with such a plat.
form, and George II. Psndlcton as its ex.
ponent, VIC will sweep Ohio by $4,000 ma.
iority, and also the country, as we did with
Franklin Pierce in 1852. when the Conquer
cr of Mexico, General Scott, was a candi.
date for the opposition
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