The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-06
democratic Opinions.

CHARLES REMEIIN, a distinguished
German Democrat of Ohio, for many
years one of the most influential
leaders of his party in that State,
writes to the South and West, an ex-
treme Democratic paper, published in
Cincinnati, deprecating the defeat of
CHASE, which, he thinks, would have
assured the success of the Democra-
cy, while that Of SEYMOUR he regards
as an omen of sure defeat. He says:
II will venture to say that not mere
" in Cincinnati, but throughout
Ohio, not In Ohio only, but every
where west of the mountains, the
GOODNESS with which the news of the
nomination of Mr.. Seymour was re-
ceived by the members of his party
has no parallel In American political
history. There are very few who are
not more than dissatisfied; they are
disguised with the candidate; disgust
ed with the palpable trickery of him
self and supporters in New York;
disguised with the rampant stupidity
of the Democratic leaders of Ohio,
WnOSG 4O1iJ CdnC III do TIC dRD1O-
pirate complement to the others
knavery.
Who beat Mr.. Pendleton, the ia
vorite line candidate west of the
mountains? New York, engineered
by Mr.. Seymour. They erected q wall
against which he was permitted to
beat himself until his force was ex-
hausted. and then they slaughtered
him.. Who nominated Mr.. Seymour?
MI. Pendleton-see his letter of June
25-George w. McCook, Clement l..
Vallandigham, Hugh j. Jewett, AL
len G.. Thurman, George V. Morgan,
George f. Pugh and Washington
Mclean, the editor of the Enquirer,
the leading organ Of the Western De-
mocracy. Let us commit this to
memory before the work begins TO OBJ.
l~iterating the record amid the excite
ment of u manufactured enthusiasm
Il said, in one of my ante-conven-
ton letters to your paper that it did
not seem to be possible to me that a
line Democratic candidate could be
elected. That opinion / see no reason
to alter. Whatever may be said OF
the talents of Mr.. Seymour, he is a
very weak man with the people-even
In New York. Mr.. Seward spoke the
truth of him when he laconically said:
Mr.. Seymour always RUS behind his
ticket He did so in 1864, his vote
having been exceeded by that of Nc
Clellan in every county In the State,
two only excepted, and even in New
York city. One thing is palpable-
his stimulating power with the Yves
tern Democracy is exceedingly small:
TO which 1T may be added that from
the Republican ranks he will draw
noting"
After showing that the leading Ohio
delegates could and should have die
tated the nomination of Chase, he
continues:
II will not here discuss the ques-
ton whether the platform is a green
back or an anti-greenback platform.
Ii q1iU be IN order for party parrots
7Cest Of the mountains to claim 10 as The
former, and for party parrots east Of
The mountains to claim 10 as the latter.
If it is a greenback platform, then
the Democratic nominee, after demol-
ishing Mr.. Pendleton, person and
plan, stole the latter and nominated
himself upon it; for the platform was
dictated by Mr.. Seymour and prepar-
ed under his auspices. If it is not a
greenback platform, how comes it
that Mr.. Pendleton, his friends and
the Ohio delegates, could see no fit
ness In any one other than the one
who was not only an especial rival of
Mr.. PendletOn. but his opposite in
everything that was distinctive in his
position and opinions? Until these
things are explained, Judge Thur
man may declare as often as lie
pleases, to d~lsheartened crowds at the
capital of Ohio, that the nomination
OF Seymour was no New York trick
and that Seymour was sincere in
declining the candidacy but the neo-
pie will reserve to themselves the
liberty to believe OF not at their nlea-
sure.
Let US look at the thing in the
light of the symptoms az at present
developed. These Ohio gentlemen
are already on the defensive. In the
few instances in which they have ap-
peared. they assume the tone of apollo
cists. They could not help it; indeed
thew could not. The thing they adj
NIT. looks very much like a trick.
Seymour was really sincere (honest
manD in declining a nomination.
Then why did you-who had the thing
in your own hands-constrain him?
Why did you insist upon having a man