Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-06
rhe ssa.esman Bru.ters.

|
If the National Democratic Convention put
Chase on the Democratic track IL will wheel
into line quicker than the Ne,c York Herald
can change its politics.-Zanesuille Courier.
The avowed determination of the ONO
STATESMAN not to support any man for
President who has not been true TO the
party organization alike during its dark
and trying hours, as well as during its
hours of sunshine and prosperity, is not
bluster. 1t is purpose deliberately re-
solved upon, and will be maintained If the
Democratic National Convention should
disregard the wishes of the Democracy by
nominating somebody who has just awak-
ened to the knowledge that the country
can alone be saved through the Democratic
party and Democratic principles and meas.
ures. ~
Suppose that Chief Justice CHASE should
receive and accept the nomination of that
Convention. He is a man of ability; but
with all his ability, it Is folly to suppose
that he could be elected as the Democratic
nominee.
His long continued advocacy of confer.
ring upon the Negro the same political
privileges that are enjoyed by the Whites
would rise up In Judgment against him.
His election to the United States Senate
by trick and dicker operation, to which
Democrats were parties, and his subse-
quent labors directed to the overthrow and
extinction of the Democratic party, would
rise up in Judgment against him.
His acceptance of the nomination for
Governor by the Know Nothing and Re-
publican parties in 1856, would rise up in
Judgment against him. a8c -si
Other reasons for our opposition might
be assigned. These are sufficient for us.
We want man as a nominee who will
be true to the mass of the people. Never
in the history of the Government was
there SO urgent need that they should have
candidate as now. In the person OF
GEORGE 81. PENDLEToN, they have such
person. He is man who is the soul of
honor. He can be trusted. He is no poll
tical weather-cock, and while he is lauda-
bly, ambitious, he would not violate his
pledges or barter his honest political con-
victions, even to gain the high prize of the
Presidency. True, he is not the only Dem
ocrat who would do honor to the country
in the Presidential chair. And, therefore,
it is idle to talk of going outside of the
party organization for Presidential can
didate.
We know that there are Republicans
who now say:
'We cannot support GRANT and the Rad
icalism that he is under implied obligation
to help foist upon the country, in the event
ofhis election, and ifthe Democrats will only
nominate Chief Justice CHASE for the Pres
idency and some War Democrat for the
Vice Presidency, they can be elected"
Gentlemen talked to us so in 1866. They
said:
keep VALLANDIGHAM, PENDLEToN,
THURMAN and such men as they out of the
Philadelphia Convention, and allow the
party to be run by Conservative men and
War Democrats, the country will make
quick end of Radicalism."
The gentlemen referred to did stand to
one side. We ran war Democrats gen.
tleman who did gallant service in the War
-as a candidate for Secretary of State.
The stumping that year was done generally,
by JOHNSON Republicans and War Demo-
Gratis. The "Odious' gentlemen, as they
were called, took back seats; but voted and
their friends to vote for the
Democratic candidates. Despite all this,
we were beaten about forty-three thou
sand.
Last year, when we ran positive Demo-
,rat for Governor, and when the positive
men of the party took the lead in the
Itumping, we carried the State for the Leg
stature, and came within less than three
of carrying the State.
To go back no further, we are convinced
rom this experience, that positive Dem
,crat-a man who has all along believed in
he principles of the party, and has never
been ashamed Of it, will run infinitely bet
;er than any other sort of a candidate.
At all events, zoe shall support none
,ther.
The Pension Agent at Columbus.
Mr.. JOSEPH w. DwYER, the U. s. PEN
sion Agent at this city, to whom we made
reference yesterday morning, called on us
afternoon to convince us that
We had done him gross injustice, and we
propose to do him justice so far as lies in
,ur power.
Intentionally, we do no being injustice
lor do we make statements impeaching the
integrity of any official heedlessly.
We examined the papers exhibited to us
oy Mr.. DwYER. Itappears from what we
IAN learn, from him and other parties, that
Mr.. JOSEPH 81. BARRETT, Commissioner of
Pensions, visited this city on the Sd of
March to institute an examination into the
,harges that had been preferred against
Mr.. DwYER before the Department, and on
which his immediate removal was recon-
nended on the 18th of February. 1t ap-
pears that after Mr.. BARRETT made the
examination he returned to Washington,
and on the 10th of March wrote Mr.DwYER,
setting forth, among other things, that sn
OF more than four hundred
cases disclosed that he, Mr.. DwYER, had
retained over and above his legitimate
fees sums varying from five cents to
sl0, making in the aggregate the sum of
'l7S.4S. This was in the matter of about
our hundred cases. If the number Or
Eases are four thousand. as represented, and
4 the clippings, or exortions, or whatever
else they may be termed, in the remaining
cases would have averaged this sum, the
'otal aggregate would have reached
81, 1,447.4S.
On the 23d of March Mr.. DwYER replied
20 Mr.. BARRETr's letter, in which all the al.