The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-08
New York World, June u
Chief Justice Chase as Democratic
Candidate,

Since the aequittalro Of the President
and the close of the impeachment
trial, Chief Justice Chase's name has
been extensively canvassed as the
Democratic nominee, for President.
It apparently takes well, but whether
this arises from the fact that il is be-
lieved that he will be an available
candidate, or from the novelty which
arises from the connection of Chase's
name with the Democratic party, tits
impossible at present to tell. That
class of men who do not feel them
selves bound to party, whether their
sympathies have been heretofore with
the Democratic or Republican organ
izations. are all advocating his nomi-
nation, 1t is thus apparent that he
has considerable strength Withathe
porparty men, The Democratic
leaders are, ASA general thing,
very shy Of Committing them
selves either for or against Mr..
Chase. This may, perhaps, be
owing to, a desire toJsee how the
suggestion takes with the mass of the
voters of the party before they take
sides. A large class Of the young men
of the party are unquestloRably Tor
Chase, aud the same may he saiddofa
few of the leaders. The argument
which the latter use as a justification
of their. course is, that with either!
Pendleton;T Seymour, Hendricks or
Mcclellan, as the candidate, there is
no chance of securing a Senate to CO.
operate with them. While they con-
slider success certain, let who will be
nominated, they believe that with
Chase as their candidate they Ger be
more certain of etecting q majority In
the House of Representatives, and
thus effectually put an end to the
Jacobin rule. Still further. with
Chase in the White House, the CO.
operation in the policy of his admin
istration by the ablest of the Repub-
lican Senators is considered certain.
The dead lock which now exists
between Congress and the President,
is used as an argument by these men
to show that, with a straight Demo-
crat elected as President, the victory
would be almost barren, while on the
other hand, they claim that, with
Chase as a candidate, they are almost
morally certain Of securing a Con-
gress that will co operate with the
Executive, and thus accomplish more
for Democracy than if a straight
Democrat was elected President. One.
thing is certain, the Radicals have
been engaged for several years, in
taking power away from the
Chief Magistrate of the nation.
and assuming to themselves
the prerogatives which have always
been exercised by the Executive.
These encroachments have gone so
far as to almost revolutionize the
character of our Government. The
first point necessary to restore these
duties and powers to their proper
places will be to secure the election
of a Congress that will undo much
that has been done In this way by the
Radicals. Those advocating Chase's
nomination claim that the placing Of
his name at the head of the Demo
cratic ticket will materially aid in
securing a Democratic majority in the
Lower House, and a Senate that will
cooperate with that body in the sup
port of the administration. These
facts In reference to Mr. Chase we
give as a part Of the gossip Of the day.