The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-06-17
L.. us Hear fron Mr. yaIIandsgham.

sIt is understood that Hon. g, Il,
Vallandigh of Ohio the builder
of the Chicago peace platform OF ! e4i.i
represents powerful rsetlol ~ t4
Western Democracy, and he thrt1iirh3L
TO bolt if a pair of war epauit;5 are
phi upon the DenocJatie 1't:siftlitial
liz ket. Now we soIittt res r. ctlajty
submit to Mr.. Ealifil.iig !lAu, that the
peace party of the w,,r has nothing
more to do on That que estloni mat It's
occupation in opposition to The war IA
gone, and that the only way To Dtats
the Radicals is to fight Them WIZ
their own weapons of the War, lnclti-
ding the Presidential ticket OF Chase
and DIX. In the next place. We tilnk
that if Mr.. Nallandigham would Ieaa
off in patriotic prOnuuciamentf1 lis
favor OF the Union OF the DemocracS
and all the oppuSt+iop elements on
this ticket he Ould 10 much iDH ards
the harmonious fussollsof his partyof
the West with tho party in the East.s
and thus make himself In tfutitaIldL
to somepurpose n reat fdan in. isaFel.
IN. Y. Herald, 5t7te 3.
We believe that the views of the
gentleman referredto, have been fully
reflected in the Ledger 70 sotne, weeks
past, aud especially in our isrne of
Thursday. in these words
'sThere is but one condititii, we re-
peat. OF Democratic Slcet Ssz9l 4stiS;
Absolute equality ard tuieratiott
without regard 10 the Mtsls Tor alL
nell Copperhead DenlGcisstss " ar
Democrats and Repuhiit.ans--wl actf
with the Dem. cratic par Yin the
coming struggle sgainst Revolution
ism Gach man TO De sgcVeptetl3at once
and for the future, according 10 his
merits, his position and ltjs ability.
| Upon suCii a basis the overthrow Of
Grant and Cotlax epreseuting what
remains of RevoIuti0nary Isediealism,
would he lar easter and sut6te signal
and crushing tiian the siefsas tf scott
| and Graham in ls52es pJn any 9Th
er, the candidates oIthe New d ork
! Convention of July, vii! hot carry -
single State"
Wescan not conceive of a InorezlSb- i
eral basis for the ssIlniensol zse Dies
mocr;:cy and llopposit tioA eias Selrts. y
| and the cooperation OF the s5dri yin
the West with the party in The East
| ain harmonious fusion. y It comedies
that ''the peace party has nothing
more to do on the question: of the
war, and that Its sctive "occupaton~
in opposition to / lie war is gone - butt
to ''oght the Radicals with tiaeir Own
| weapons of the war, is only 10 fe-
wye the very questions isl c6ntfO-
versy between Peace Democrats aud
| War Democrats, and the issnes be-
tween the Republicanan Democratic
parties, with every advantage on fine
side of the former, Harmony here is
impossible. And yet it Is not the pair
OF epapiets" per Sc, which constitute
the difficulty bat the spirit of pro.
scription against positive democrats
which the epaulets symbolize,y If we
are to judge by what is said by the
friends of a military eandi didate. Heres )
is AN impossible gulf which must
will divide the party as in 1913 a1s1a
1860, unless that insane aud absurd 4
prescription is absolutely and forever
abandoned. For one, we are resolved
to resist it by ali means, no matter
how extreme, and let the caDsequen- =
ceS be what they may. pom the 9TH
er hand,' we would snGt pfoscfibe any
man merely because he j1onestly wore
''pair of epaulets'i ia the late civil
war, no matter how disastrous and
destructive that war has proved to
the political and material interests of
the country. At the same time we
believe that the attempt to run mill
itary candidate against General Grant,
would prove Il very great, If not fatal
mistake,
But upon the broad 6asis ofco-ope-
ration which we havesHgge noth-
ing remains but to fight4tae battle of
1868 upon the living issues OF the hour.
And to maintain thatit will be Inn
possible to harmonize upon these
questions of the preseht, without un-
manly surrender. is t9e isnpeach the
intelligence and the patrfotisTl9 of tho
Democratic party and 35f those who
are willing to act Withfts Ne refer,
OF course 10 questions OF policy and
measures only; since asst, principles,
) just now the one great Question OF the
day which admits of,no copcessi9n og
compromise, is between. those w44o-4
slavery having perishee would Inain>S
tain the FEDERAL REpuBLIG OF our
fathers, in its original form, idea and
integrity, the reserved rights OF the
States, suffrage especially as wei
South as North, includeti, asld these.
who demand an IMPERT1Is sEReBL4e
centralized and consolfdafea IN form
and action, and controlled absolutely
by lis Legislative Department ~ he
ever is for the former, n1nssL tsssturai IL
consistently act With the Democratic
party; whoever is in sS,11IfsAIlss ), With
The latter, must seek tetlay ship with
the Revolutionists whc control the
Republican party.
AS to candidates this, ia per is Il ~
: partisan of no mau for the Presidency
t Our first choice--for weset-k lot tSiliy
: the best, bat the strongest man is
t. the most decided and ultra g Pe Peaes
: Democrat, being a Statesman in the,
exalted sense of that word WI llo eau
be found. In the pre- sent cfTcunS
8 stances we preft9. Mr.. Pendlelon.--
e Weare satisfied that he Is the choice
: of the Democratic masses=-a small
matter, it is true, with the politicians
!. in these times. We believe that with
l a ssgacious, but bold and manly can $
h vass, he can surely be elected Nex5
t to HIM, we are for any ecnlpetent
man OF similar principles, record and
antecedents.
!. As To Ghiefjustice Chase, vie said
:. some two weeks ago, and now repeat,
# referring to the suggestion OF caadi-s
: dates from men not identified With
e the Democratic party during 81 ar: ).
e mo, gentlemen. excuse us II So
hard pressed for material rs to be
r forced outside of the Deniacratic party
for candidate, we areafor Chase. If
: there Is to be bargain let there be
: sale let us have value received - Z
. evenf paid in .greeAbacks. ] r 5slss7
) lack OF brains, we are compeiltst 10
fall back on an outsider, let SLsl ssass lSlS
l. that we get bralns-s, -. = q - <
But If anything sls5sli F1ce1t4le pos.
| tive Democrats to CiistSt, in any co1-
) tingeney, 1t is the fact that he IS Is q
statesman and civilian, s1ld not q Isiil,i
/ itary man, nor yet Identified perso.
nally with the exercise of violent ar
!, bitrary power in the States whirlGad-
hared to the Union
al AS to General Dix, We say frankly
: to the Herald, that he is scarceiy less
!. obnoxious than Ambrose E. Burnside
And besides, on tho Her0leS's own
| theory ofethe ''union Of the Damue
, raey and all the pTosifioncleinentg =
=. how is such q thing for moment
!, possible upon the basis OF ticket
made mp OF one candidate freils- the
, War Democracy" and tie ether
from the Republican InrtN This is
: but to repeat, in aggravated form. the
funspeakable folly of the PililatleiDlfia
Convention of 1866.