The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-23
THE pRRsrDENcY-MR. pENpLEros.

! The state conventions of the democracy of
Ohio, Indiana, and Nebraska THE only north
! western states in which democratic state
conventions have been held with reference
to the coming presidential election) have
declared their preference for the nomination
of George II. Pendleton as the democratic
candidate for the presidency. The unanim-
ity of these declarations, and the indica-
tons which otherwise come to us, show that
there is no dissent among the democratic
masses of these states from the action of the
conventions. Nor is this democratic popu-
lar sentiment confined to these states. On
the contrary, it palpably pervades all the
other northwestern states, and Illinois as
thoroughly as any and that it has an active
and rapidly growing existence all over the
country is evident to the most ordinary OBJ
server of the drift ofpolitical movements.
We are glad that all this is so. We are
glad that democratic sentiment is so unani.
mousy and emphatically designating as the
candidate of the democracy a citizen and
| statesman who undoubtedly combines more
elements of fitness for the Office aud of sue.
cess before the people than any other in the
| democratic party.
1t will be an almost overwhelming reason
for the nomination of Mr.. Pendleton by the
national convention that he is presented by
an unbrokcn northwest with not whit less
earnestness and enthusiasm than animates
his own state OF Ohio. If the democracy
carry the presidential election. the northwest
must contribute more TO the result than any
other section, and it is therefore fit that her
voice in the selection of the candidate should
be potential.
Mr.. Pendleton's elements Of popular
strength are numerous. He is compare
lively young man, and would have, beyond
any other, the sympathy and support of the
young men of the nation. He is a pure
man, OF unquestioned integrity in public as
IN private life. He is ''liye man." in full
sympathy with the masses of the people. He
is a statesman, In the best meaning Of the
word He is a patriot, whose grand ambi-
ton would be 10 restore the Union, under
the constitution, and bring to the country
that peace aud concord and fraternity and
security which would be so infinite a bles-
sing nationally, politically, commercially,
socially, and individually. He has clear
conceptions of governmental policies which
would quickly restore the Union, re establish
honest and frugal administration, reduce
taxation, reanimste public prosperity. and
open up future for the common country
for which, in greatness and glory, the his
tory of nations furnishes no example. He has
not only clear conceptions of such policies,
but he has the will. the nerve, the compre-
hensive ability to organize victory against
all the powers that should obstruct them
He would be u leader, and his party,
whose era would be as marked and remark
able and productive of grand results as was
that of Andrew Jackson and the democracy
which rallied around him party never
rallied around leader before. 81
In Mr.. Pendleton, in our judgment, lie the
highest and best hopes Of the patriots of
this nation. The popular masses instinc-
lively feel this, and hence the sublime spon-
taneous rising in his behalf Hence the al
ready solid northwest pronouneing for
his nomination. Hence the movements
for him which are breaking out here and
there and everywhere in Pennsylvania aud
New Jersey and New York aud New En-
gland. All this is the work. not of politi-
clans, but of the people. If the people shall
nominate him, it need not be doubted that
they will elect him Chicago Times