Smyrna times., 1868-07-15

The CHASE OR THIRD PARTY Nov EMENr
Its pity there aint two Presidents to elect
this Fall, merely for Chief Justice Chase 3
benefit We fear he'll die if he don't get
nominated by some party-he wants to be
candidate 50 badly. The Washington cor
respondent of the Phila. Ledger sent a dis
pitch to that journal yesterday, headed &C. The
Chase Movement" which reads as follows.
There is progress backed by some prominent
men, to place third candidate in the field President The
movement was begun New York on Friday last and ia
being developed throughout the country expressions of
warm concurrence from the most prominent men in
both PARTIES but particu ary reported from the ork
and large body of soldiers sailors 1t is PROMISED
the arrangement be completed publish list of fe Ma
tiona Executive Committee shortly. hold Convention
"a nominate candidates either in Pittsburg or Cucn All in
September.
It believed here by the Democrats however that th,
m'Vement will amount t" nothing and that within week.
ell complaints against the Democratic nominees will have
ceased To this the the proposed party resnopd
they are in earnest and will not desst.
The CAief Justices mind b Is become so af.
fected by his ambition that he has allowed
him self to becone the laughing stock of the
nation. The, Cincinnati Gazette, formerly his
great admlrer, says the Democrats at Wash
ington chuckle over his defeat in the National
Democratic Convention a great deal and
make all sorts of pleasant remarks about hi.
Innocence and sympathy. Republicans speak
OF him as the deadest man, politically, now
living, and Democrats suggest that the Repub
Ilcans might give them a vote Of thanks fol
laying him out. Mr.. Seward talks of him a,
'poor Chase! poor Chase !!'
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SQUIBs ON TIE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
We clip the following squibs from the N. Y
Tribune concerning the National Democratic
Platform:
In demanding that bonds shall be taxed
with other species of the Democratic
on asks either that the United States shall tax
~hch Is laying direct a1-which Congress forbidden
dor else that the States shall tax the Government hon
winch the Supreme Court of the INT has at lea,
three times decided be unconstitutional As the cbamnon
of the Constitution and Of the authority Of the Snnre
Court Democratic party seems this question be un
drtakng the dangerous and difficult feat Of swallowing
whole.
The fourth section Of the Democratic platform demand
auA taxation OF every Species property including Govern
hent Dond' and other public securities Whisky worth
cents per gallon has been gallon or 500 per cen
proposes to tax it less than 40 cents
In demanding that Government bonds Whisky be taxe
equally 90 the Democrats to the former 100 De
cent, or the latter per
The Tammany Convention demands zone currency for IN
Government and the people Will be little more explicit
hd tell us which, gold is the currency which they d,
And or pehSioner and soldier producer and holder
what becomes OF their threat to the in
And greenbacks are the which they demand h
ALL what becnmes Of their admission that bonds which ar
On their lace or by law made payable coin shall be maid
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The Democratic platform that the credit OF III
Government shall be maintained nvolate and that the o
ernnents promises to shall be deliberately broken But
eoe' not Tell ho@ these contradictory promises are to be
coLrile3
' SFeehSseKs ~" obligations If the Government whic
DC not expressly stzts their face nor does he law M
aer ich they we're aEsas provide that they shall be paid
coin According to the Dcm6erat PLATFORM therefore tn,
ought !" De pail !" ereenbaeks Is National GovernmeS
like Mcawber-when one note "a take I'M
thank God that debtis paidr'