The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-01-17
The Democratic Nymina,ion,. N

The Convention gives us Democra.
cy, pure and simple. The inceStuous
commerce with the johnson party did
not result in anything advantageous
TO either side, and the Sachems OF the
Democracy decreed that it should
cease. So Judge Allen G. Thurman,
-the'author OF the 200 900 Democrats.
send greeting resolution OF 1861 the
consistent sympathizer with rebellion
throughout tho war, the ablest advo.
cate OF tho pretended right OF seces-
sion and the most bitter denouncer OF
the right of coercion,-was placed in
nomination as the standard. bearer OF
the Democracy in the coming contest
With him the party needs no platform.
He is the embodiment of the resolu
tions OF '98, the cryslalization OF the
dogma OF State Rights and NulIifca-
tion, the living entity OF the monslrous
doctrine that .he State may righliullJ
slay the Nation. A vote Tor him is u
vote for reputation of the National
Debt, recognition of the Confederate
debt, dellveraHce of the Nation, bound
hand and foot, into tho hands OF trai-
torous enemies. 1t is an attempt To
brand every soldier OF the Union ar.
my as hirellng murderer, and TO stamp
'heroic resistance 10 tyranny" upon
the brow Of every traitor who fought
against the flag. 1t is II reputation Of
every act IN the interest Of humanity,
and retracing OF every step IN hu.
man progress, through the bloody war
ot the rebellion.
We give the Democracy credit for at
least coming out OF tho woods -
They have found that the game OF nom
mating men who served in the army
long enough TO get military title does
not pay. The material, besides not
being any longer available, is about
exhausted The gallant Army OF Oc.
cupalion of the Canadas is about all
the material left in the Democratic
party. Tho Letevres only served u
disgust the Peace Democracy, while
they failed to carry with them any Of
their comrades OF battle. The Democ
racy does well to tall back upon tht
unaduterated article, unstained by .
single chlvalric aspiration or heroic
deed, ,-glorious with resistance to draft.
and seli.imposed exilo 10 escape from
: tho country y service.
We do not care to review, or even
TO read, tho lengthy resolutions at thin
time. Thurman is the Democratic
platform. The resolutions are of lit
t'e consequence. 1t is an old trick oi
The Democracy 10 throw the platform
us tub for The defeated whale AT any
Convention THUS ono wing hus the
candidate-the other the platform Ii
is an amusing thing to the wing which
gets the platform: and, il they evci
, could be elected, would bo plotitaol,
thing to the wing which gets the nom
nations The substance, according L
the Democratic mind, is To be fouuC
5 with the offices. The party has ,
5 wholesome contempt Tor platforms. -
We will follow it's example in this in
stance.
Judge Key, having got used to dc
feat, will probably bear his next w,tl
becoming resignation.
. The otner candidates are not men o
? worldwide reputation. The candiuat,
for Attorney General, who is probably
the youngest among them, is also lh,
ablesL and most distinguished liz
! would do no dlscrediL 10 the Office il
ho would be elected to il. And he i,
ayoung man yet, and has time Tor re
pentance. Who knows2 He may bt
electeu-at some time in tho distant
future - Columbus Journal.