The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-14
Contradictory Versions of the Demo-
cratic Greed.

Contradictory Versions of the Demo-
cratic Greed.
THB New York Convention contained too many
adrot and scheming politicians to permit un-
equivooal action on the leading issues OF the
day. They purposely designed that diverse
constructions should be given to their plat
form, and that their candidates should possess
contradictory records. No man in the country
could have been more acceptable to the anti
war Democracy than Horatio Seymour, while
Blair was terribly in earnest in his anita
gonism to the Rebellion, as long as
Rebel armies remained in the field.
Vallandigham readily recognized in Sey-
mour congenial spirit and a type of the
class who scarcely attempt to conceal their
conviction that every Union soldier was foe
to constitutional liberty. Aud yet, appeals
are being made to the men who were de-
nounced as "Lincoln's hirelngs" and as
''abelition emissaries," to support Seymour
because his associate on the Democratic ticket
was a General of the Union army and Blair's
military deeds are vaunted to the skies
as the most daring and useful ex-
ploits of the war. The platform as
explained by various Democratic organs is
complete riddle. The New York World con-
tends that the financial planks contain nothing
that the most timid bCndholder can deem OBJ
jectionable, while the Cincinnati Enquirer de-
olares that they are "a substantial affirmation
of Mr.. Pendleton's policy" that ''it is set
tied part of the Democratic creed that the
Five-twenty bonds are to be paid in green
backs" and that 'this is proud triumph of
the people over the bondholding influence
which has made such bitter and vim
dictive fight against it," We also OBJ
serve in journals that openly sympa
thized with the Rebellion the claim
that the Democratic Convention in nominating
General Blair distinctly endorsed the views
advocated in his letter to Colonel Brodhead,
and thus committed itself to revolutionary an.
tagonism to the reconstruction policy of Con-
gress. The Rebels do not attempt to conceal
their qualification at this enlistment of their
Northern associates in the ranks of a new re-
bellion, and they dwell with special JUNCTION
upon this feature of the Democratic creed.
On the other hand, some of the oracles of the
Northern Democracy deny that the party is
committed to the views enuuciated
by General Blair. They readily discern
the difficulties they will encounter in attempt
ing to resist the popular demand for scqutes-
ence in the adjustment which has already
been made. Business men and patriotic citi-
zens of all parties demand peace. The re-
bellious States have caused, through the
Vaccinations of their rebellious politicians,
enough trouble to the country, and the plan
which has been devised of giving loyal
men leading influence in their councils
insuripg the future safety and security
of the nation. The more ssgacious Democratic
journals have confessed that, as reconstruction
cannot be overthrown by peaceable and Con-
sttutiOnal means, the continued agitation of
this subject can only be productive of mis-
chievous results. But the Rebels proudly
point to Blair's nomination, in the face of his
Brodhead letter, as a conclusive proof that
the party is committed to its dangerous doc
trines.
During the campaign the election of Ssy-
mour and Blair will be systematically advo-
Gated in different sections on directly opposite
grounds. The Interchangeable" Democracy
will not hesitate to tone down or up their plat
form to suit every latitude. Wall street viii
be consoled with financial creed very different
from that avowed in the West, and the South
will be regaled with doctrines that will rarely
of the N orth.