Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-29
Brick POmerOy on Seymour
and Blair.

We think the press of the
country is scsndalized by having in its
membership the vulgar, beastly editor
of the Lacrosse Democrat. Nevertheless
we regard him as eminently qualified
to be q Democratic editor and leader.
So does his party, as is proven by the
fact that the paper he publishes has
more subscribers than any Democratic
paper in the Union. Its uttersnces
and sentiments may therefore be prop.
erly taken as the sentiments of the
great bulk of that party. Here is what
the Democrat said, on June and July
6, of Seymour and Blair:
We have been particularly impress
ed. since reading the Jacobin platform
adopted at Chicago, with its almost
exact accordance, touching the fnan-
ces, the national credit and taxation,
with Seymour's views, a. expressed in
his celebrated speech at the New York
Bozdholder's Convention last winter.
Scan the two, and compare them care
fully, and you viii find scarcely 3 shade
of difference. How true it is that the
friends Of the bondholder's in either
party, think alike, feel alike and act
alike. With. them the interests Of
their masters, the bond lords, are
paramount to all others.
What a beautiful fix we should be
in, were we to adopt Governor Sey-
mour's views, reafhrming, in substance,
the Jacobin platform upon the finan-
eial question.
How grandly we could rally the
masses what ringing appeals we could
make to the ploWholders J What
splendid campaign it would be, with
no issue that would touch the real
interests of the people, arouse snthusi-
asm. fire the popular heart, and con-
solidate, strengthen, inspire with
confidence, gladden. with assurance of
victory, the Democratic legions 8.
Out upon the thought Spurn all
such suggestionsI Treat as enemies all
who would counsel such suicidal POLICY
Away with the insidious advice of those
who would delude, betray and ruin usl
1t is 10 false Democracy 1t is treason
to the country 1t Is death to liberty
Let the people beware!
Politicians, beware
INToLERABLE.
1t is reported that Montgomery Blair
says that none Of the candidates now
prominently named will receive the
Democratic nomination at New York,
and that the party can only be united
by bringing forward a new man.-Ez-
change.
Such as the above is more than Dem
ocralic nature can bear. To have one |
of that Pestilent Blair Family talking
thus oraculsrly about the affairs of the
Democratic party is the most impudent |
thing of the day.
What have the Blairs in common
with the Democfatic partya
They all contributed, to the extent
Of their ability, to widen the gulf and
increase the bitterness between the
North and the South. which led to the
late tremendous commissions.
It is this Blair family. whose history
is thus truthfully sketched, which now
claims position and voice in the
Democratic party, and even assumes to
dictate its nomination for the Presi
dency. In fact, it has the modesty to
claim the nomination for one of its
own members-the butcher of st. Louis
the nice young gentleman who was
so a6roitly balanced between the
Speakership and q Brigsdier General
ship, and TO whom Lincoln so kindly
tossed the latter when the former was
not to be caught.
Has the Democratic party fallen so
low as to be used by such creatures
Is it so craven as to allow such fellows
to say what it shall do or what it
shall not dot"