Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-30
The People Not Likely 10 be Swim
aRed amy Longer in this Way.

The People Not Likely 10 be Swim |
9fed any Longer in this Way.
5 M. HALsTEAD, Esq, editor of the Cincin-
ndti Commercial now in the city of WASH
ington, has written letter, In which he
pays to Chief Justice CHASE the tribute of
a warm eulogium. He represents the Chief
Justice as possessing in more eminent
degree than any other man in the Republi-
can party, the essential elements for first
class President. and it is claimed that "the
public sense" which is not bound or
cramped by party lines, more than at other
times acknowledges this eminent fitness.
In this connection, Mr.. HALsTEAD says:
/ .'If the managers of the Republican par
Gy organization felt just now that they
.ould afford to nominate as their standard
paign, the wisest and strongest representa-
tive man of the principles of liberty and
equal rights for all citizens, the inviolate
integrity of the Union and preservation of
the national faith-if they acere convinced
that IL tooald be safe to take up the most COM
petent and experienced of American states
men, and follow his leadership in this sum-
mer's contest, the nomination at Chicago
would as certainly be given Mr.. Chase as
1t Is certain to be given General Grant"
This is humiliating confession. Mr..
CHASE is pronounced ''the wisest and
strongest representative man of the prin-
ciples of" the Republican party, and as re-
cognized generally as "the most competent
and experienced OF American statesmen"
in the United States, and yet the Republic
can managers feel that they cannot Stafford"
to nominate him, as they feel it would not
be ''safe"-that is, there would be no-cer-
tainty of electing him; hence their con-
centration upon a man who does not
even understand the alphabet of states
manship. If ever in the history of the
country craftsmanship were needed in the
Executive and Legislative Departments of
the Government, that time is now. For
an unintermittant wrangle between the
Executive and Legislative Departments, to
the great annoyance and injury of the
country. There needs be elected man to
the Presidency now whose qualifications
for the office are so conspicuous as
to inspire confidence that his ad-
ministraJion will restore good will
and prosperity-a man whose stern, inf1ex-
ible character will give assurance that
fraud and corruption will receive neither
countenance nor palliation under his ad-
ministration. Such man the Republican
managers can not afford to nominate. So
in effect we are told by Mr.. HALsTEAD, a
leading Republican editor in the United
States. This feeling on the part of the Re-
publican managers is an insult to the peo-
pie, and evinces want of faith in the in
telligence of the age. 1t is equivalent to
saying that the people do not comprehend
the necessities of the hour; that while they
feel something is and has been wrong in
the Government, which works to their
great injury, they can be deluded into the
perpetuation of that rule If the Republican
managers will put forward as their Presi-
dental candidate man who has no earth
ly qualification for the Office, and who can
be used, as the potter uses clay, by the
bold bad men who are the recognized lead
ers of the Republican party, because he ac-
quired reputation as General in the Army.
In the last Presidential contest, Tin 1864,
out OF the twenty-five States that voted
only three cast their electoral votes for
General MCCLELLAN, the Democratic can
didate, while the electoral votes of the
other Twenty-Five States were given to
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The following are the
States, with the majorities and the number
of their electoral votes, that gave their
votes to MCCLELLAN:
No. Electoral
Majority. Votes.