The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-18

HIk4I uEnuEE IlN ROSANA0A III sAAS H1A~N
tion. What he has said is nothing
whatever as against what he has done,
Mr.. Chase is the father OF green
backs and as eeretary of the Treas
ury wrote the Tords-which vail be
found on the back of every legal ten
der This note is a legal tender for
all debts, public and private, except
duties on imports and interest on, the
public debt" &c. Now, Mr.: Chase Is
a gentleman, not merely Of ordinary
but of great intelligence. and IL pre-
pairing the manuscript from which the
greenbacks were printed, he doubtless
weighed carefully every word he
penned. It will be observed that he
excepts the interest on the public
debt, which is only another way of
saying that the coupons of the bonds
will be paid In gold. Is not this posi-
tive. evidence that Mr.. Chase is all
right on the greenback issue?
AS a statesman the Chief Justice
undeniably possesses abilities. If
the Democratic party is to go outside
of its ranks for a candidate, Mr.. Val
landigham is for his nomination. By
an " outsider " is intimated any Dem
ocrat who acted with the Republicans
during the war. just as much as 1t In
cludes those who are now opposed to
the party. Chase is preferable be-
fore such men as Johnson, DoOlittle,
and Dix. As Mr.. Vallandigham ex-
presses himself, " IF anything shall
reconcile positive Democrats to Chase,
IN any contingency. it is the fact that
he is a statesman and a civilian, and
not a military man, n0T yet identified
personally with the exercise of viO-
lent arbitrary power In the States
which adhered to the Union" And,
again, If so hard pressed for material
as to be forced outside of the Demo-
cratic party for a candidate we are
for Chase. j, here is to be a bar
gain let Their be a consideration.
If there is to be a sale,' let US have
value received even if paid in
greenbacks. If for lack of brains
we are compelled to fall back on an
: outsider let Us see that we get
brains"
NO WAR DEMOCRAT AS A CANDI-
DATE.
General Dix would not be accept
able as a candidate. In Mr.. Vallan-
digham's opinion he would be just as
Objectionable as General Burnside,
who executed the orders for the
transferment of Mr.. Vallaudigham
beyond the lines of the Union army.
General Dix is not regarded as a
Democrat, on account of his course
during the war. Any War Demo
crat F" would be feared by, or rather
would be distasteful to, the followers
or Mr.. Vallandigham, because be
would naturally feel himself obliged,
Ii elected, To act in a spirit of pro-
scription toward his peace colleagues.
The positive ; Democrats-such is
the term by which they now call
themselves In pursuance OF the policy
to obliterate all traces of the war Ia
the new movement-would feel safe
under MIR. Chase, whom they give
credit for more liberation, mercy and
justice.
GEN. HANCOCK.
The weakness of Gen. Hancock
would lie ia the fact that few know
what his position was during the
early part Of the war He Is believed
to be a sound Democrat, and devoid
Of the proscriptive spirit; but no mil
itary man can beat Gen. Grant.
THE NoMTNATIoN AND PLATFORM.
MIR. Vallandigham thinks that by
the organization of all the elements
opposed to Radicalism, a successful
combination can be effected by a
broad and general basis of co-opera-
ton, which is a different thing from
a platform. The latter need not,
nay, it should not, make any refer
ence to the dead issues of the past.
Let bygones be bygones." The
Radicals will be defeated by this
policy of attempting a campaign.
There are live, absorbing questions
now on which all the anti-radical
voters of the country can rally. There
must be no prescription either way
for opinions entertained during the
war. There must be no Endorsement
of the war. He thinks the position and
views of his party may be summed up
as follows: Any nomination of a
Democrat who adhered rigidly to the
Democratic organization during the
wal would be acceptable, and would
develop enthusiasm and strength In
proportion as he is recognized as hav-
ing been a positive Democrat.
If M one should be nominated on
the basis of indorsing the war and
prescribing the men who were oppos-
ed to it, there would, almost certainly,
be another Convention and another
ticket in the field.
No nomination of any man outside
the Democratic party would be ac-
ceptahle to the Democracy of the
Northwest. Whether they would ae-
q~uiesee therein and rally to his sup
port would depend not so much upon
the man himself, as upon the basis of
cooperation and the platform, as well