Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-24

The Peui1Ietum NIovement-What-
the Chicago Times Thinks of 1t.
The PENDLEToN movement is daily gath
ering volume and force. That Mr.. PEN
pLEToN will be the Democratic nominee
may now be regarded as certain. In a
double-leaded leader the Chicago Times, on
the 2lst, thus spoke: 9 .&ts $50
ssThe State Conventions of the Democ-
racy, of Ohio, Indiana and Nebraska, the
only Northwestern States in which Demo-:
cratic State Conventions have been
held with reference to the coming
Presidential election, have declared
their preference for the nomination
of George HI. Pendleton as the DEM
ocratic candidate for the Presidency.
The unanimity of these declarations, and
Indications which otherwise come to us,
show that there is no dissent among the
Democratic masses of these States from the
action of the conventions; nor is this Dem
ocratic popular sentiment confined to these
States. On tue contrary, it palpably per-
ya1es all the other Northwestern States,
and Illinois as thoroughly as any; and that
it has an active and rapidly growing
existence all over the country, is
evident to the most ordinary observer
ments. We are glad that all this is SO.
We are glad that Democratic sentiment is
so unanimously and emphatically- designat-
ing as q. candidate OF the Democracy a citi-l
zen and statesman who undoubtedly COM
bines more of the elements of fitness for the
office, and of success before the people,
than any other in the Democratic party.
1t will be an almost overwhelming reason
for the nomination of Mr.. Pendleton by the
National Convention, that he is presented
by an unbroken Northwest, with not
whit less earnestness and enthusiasm than
animates his own State of Ohio. If the
Democracy carry the Presidential election,
the Northwest must contribute more to
the result than any other section; and it
is, therefore, fit that her voice in the selec-
ton of a candidate should be potential.
Mr.. Pendleton's elements of popular
strength are very numerous. He is, COM
paratiyely. young man, and would have,
beyond any other, the sympathy and sup
port of the young men OF the nation. He is
pure man OF unquestioned integrity in
public as in private life. He is a
live man, in full sympathy with the
masses of the people. He is statesman in
the best meaning of the word. He is a
patriot, whose grand ambition would be
to restore the Union under the Constitu-
ton, and bring to the whole country
that peace and concord and frater-
nifty and security, which would be
so infinite blessing, nationally, po-
litically, commercially, socially and indi-
vidually. He has clear conceptions of gov
ernmental policies, which would quickly
restore the Union. re-establish honest and
| frugal administration, reduce taxation, re-
animate public prosperity, and open up a
future for our common country, for which,
greatness and glory, the history of ma
tions furnishes no example. He has not
only clear conceptions of such policies, but
he has will, nerve and comprehensive abil-
ity to organize victory against all powers
that should obstruct them. He would be a
leader, and his party, whose era would be
as marked and remarkable and productive
of grand results as was that of Andrew
jackson; and the Democracy would rally
around him as party never rallied around
its leader before.
SIN Mr.. Pendleton, in our judgment, lie
the highest and best hopes of the patriots OF
this nation. The popular masses instinct
ively-feel this, and hence, the sublime,
spontaneous rising in his behalf. Hence,
j already the solid Northwest are pronounc-
ing for his nomination. Hence, movements
for him, which are breaking out here aud
1 there and everywhere, in Pennsylvania,
;. New Jersey. New York and New England
All this is the work not OF politicians, but
of the people. If the people shall nOmi-
nate him. it need not be doubted that they
will elect him."