The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-03-25
Peud,eten,s CHANGES.

Pendieton,s Chances.
Mack, the intelligent and interesting cor.
respondent Of the Cincinnati CaB,mercial,
does up the Pendleton business in the follow
Ing manner, in his letter of Monday.
"A month ago il did not seem. from the
Washington point of view, that Pendleton
would be the nominee Of the Demoeratire
party. His friends have, however, been
active and yieilani since that time, and pub
lie sentiment has been steadily growing in
his fsyor, until his chances are to-day far
better than those Of any either man in his
party. fbe declination OF Sc,mour is
greatly in Mr. pendlrtOn'f favor, for there
are many influential Democrats here who
have a'ong spoken of Seymour at their FIRST
chni,e AMI Pendleton rs their second. ]
know uI scarcely n Democratic Congress
man who is opposed 10 Prndleton whose
opposition may not he traced to motives of
personal interest. In Indiana there are a
lew who would like 10 put Hendricks OF
the ticket eiicr for President or Vice presi>
dent, 50 IA to open new CONTEST Tor. the
Seratorship- so on, here and there
throughout thu country. But the people
are for Pendleton. and the Democracy will
inl him the wisest choice they can make
[ know there are those who talk Of his war
record rs certain 10 beat him IN the elec
tinn, and live therefore that il would be
berer 10 take up, say G neral Hancock.
But this is great mistake. Last iall 5
election in Ohio showed how much. in the
presence Of living issue, people care for a
war record" General Hayes started into
the csnvasswith big conundrnn Where
was Thurman during the war? and the
people came within few thousand votes
Of snying he was whore be ought to have
been. In New YoIk soldier candidates
we're beaten $1,000 votes. and so in other
States. The figures will show that the
"wer record" argument in politics has
heen steadily losing It's force since 1865. The
next campaign must b fought ont on two
issue grernbacks and reconstruction--ir
both Of which the Republicans will be on
the defensive, aud in both of which Mr.
Pendletln represeuk, better than any heI
man, the sentiments of the Democratic par
ty. The Republicans ef the North-wes
have already adopted the Pendleton doctrine
on finance. and as between the two parties
in Ohio and Indiana. on that issue, the
honors are easy. But in a National Con
venion it will be different. The Republi
cans can not afford to lose the active sup
rort Of the bnndholders and the Natioua
banks; the Democrats can.
There are those who think the selection
If New York a. the place for holding tn,
National Democratic Convention Is il9uri
Gus to Pendeton chances. IN one resprc
it would seem so. but in another aud more
important one it is qnite the reverse. Th,
| Democrats can not afford to beat Prndletol
| under the shadow of Wall street, as the,
would in Cincinnati or any Western city.
If they beat him in New York, no mat e
| what platform they may adopt, the fac
will 20 out that he was d teatcd in the in
| ,erests Of the capitalists Of the country
and no argument can be made to offset thi
before the audiences in the great North
west. upon whose votes the election dc
pcnds 1t will Re putting powerful wea
pon in the hands Of the Republicans to lie
them show, as they can, in the event o
Pendeton defeat in New York, that Mr.
August Belmont. the agent of the Roths
chids, carried the Convention.
"By the way, | spoke the other day o
Mr. Sumner, az an illustration of the diff
ference between theory ard practice il
America. as Charles James Fox was in Fin
glish politi,s-the two ing intensely dem
ecratic in their p,eachings, but intensel.
sri,tocratic in their praciicings. Mr.. Bel
mont is a still stronger case 10 point. Th
Chairman of the National Dem rcratic Com
n,ittre-the head of party wrosn s'roug
est antinathy is against bondholle,s an,
money kings-he is the agent of the great
cat money king of the worl6--a man VIII
COLLECTS NOR. Of the gold interest in Amer
loan bonds than anv other man in the coun
trv, and who in his social lite is the proud
est artist ocrat In the laud-has more mag
n;6ccnt eou;pages and mnre Inverted foot
men than some of the grandest nohleme
in aristocratic England. Now it will he a
interesting study to watch the proceeding
of tie Democratic Convention and sc
whether FenJleton and his financial thrnr