Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-11-17
The World on the Democratic Cam
paign.
The Mistakes of Seymour and the New
York ConUentaon- Chase mOue-
ment q piece of foLly-BLaira dread
fill mistake-mo .tonesight-aH a
tumble.

1um6te.
One mistake we think Gov. Sey-
mour made, and grave one. 1t was
not for the interest of the party that
he should have declined, so long and
so persistently, to permit his lame to
be used as a candidate. He did
right to yield at last; we do not see
how he could have done otherwise
But his early refusals were unfortu-
nate. If he had allowed to make
canvass for him some months before
the Convention met, he would have
prevented the long struggle which IT,
nally came back to the same point of
his nomination. Had he cone into
the Convention with strong body of
delegates pledged to his support, and
a widespread expectation that he was
to be the candidate, he would lot have
been foiled in his attempt to mould
the platform. The greenback issue
got in because it came supported by
a strong candidate and formidable
force of active delegates. Mr. Sey-
mour's views came inscribed on the
banner of no candidate and supported
by no powerful combination. The
opposition to- Mr.. Pendleton. though
intense, ha4 neither unity, organiza-
ton, nor leader. If Gov. Seymour
had come into the fidd early, he
would have been nominated on the
second or third ballot, if not on the
first; the platform would have embod-
led bis views the candidate for Vice
President would not have been selec-
ted by an exhausted, inpatient Con-
vertion, which, in its hurry to ad-
journ, had ceased to h a deliberate
body.
The suggestion of Chief-Justice
ChaSe'S name in connection with the
Democratic nomination, was very un-
fortunate, and did the party great
mischief 1t prevented practice
views, like those held by Governor
Seymour, and advocated in the month
OF June by the World, rom gaining a
fair hearing in the patty. AS soon
as we began to advocuc such views
with some zeal, it was inferred that
we were squirting at the nomination
OF Chase. People Sometimes read
their own preconceptims into news
paper articles, as sects tind their own
invented teuets in the Bible If the
World could have beer permitted &c
connect Its views OF a platform witt
Governor seymour name as a can
didate, they would have encountered
no prejudice. But it was known thai
some other people wee advocating
/ Chase, and the false inference wa,
drawn that the Worlds articles were
a part oil the same movement, until We
repudiated that interpretation. The
same things which, with Judge Chase
as a candidate, would have been re
garded as Republicanizmg the Demo
cratic party, would have been accept
ed from Governor Seymour, il BIZ
own Interest de Il candidate. withOu
serious dissent. 1t was supposed b,
some that If .indrn Chas. were elect
ed, be would nave influence with tn
Republican >y.atc This was doubt
less great mistake. The Senat
would have regarded him as a rene
gade Republican and have treate
him as they treat President johnson
Whatever might be yielded to ther
by President who had been a lie
long Democrat would be regarded a
a concession and a basis OF negoti;
ton for an equivalent. Both as
, candidate and a President Mr.. Sc
: mOur had more elements Of success
g than Mr.. Chase; but TO develop b
+ whole strength as candidate |
: should have come early into the ca
: vaSs, and have had the advantage {
: shaping the issues. This would ha,
; fDrestalled the necessity of his COZ
; inc actively into the canvass at ii
e last hour to clear the party of mi
e representations which could not ha'
t existed if he had come into the Co
5 ventiOn as It's foremost candidate, al
d shaped the platform in accOrdan
+ with his own judgment.
| The Worlds earnest demand for
81 change OF tactics after the Octob
J defeats was misinterpreted, as its {
q ticles were at first in June, in cons
!, queDce OF being read through the C,
Ie ored glasses OF another ilI-advis
v Chase movement, which we had not
II my TO do with, and most certainly
Il wish to promote. General Blai
% nomination was as great a surprise
: us, as to the convention itself and t
"a party. His Broadhead letter flew
re rectly III the face of all that the Wol
a' had been advocating in the month
he June. The needless defeats in DC
Is Der confirmed US in the opinion Il
III the World had then advised the pal
u wisely, and that General Blair's
5 huence was disastrous. We prom
ID Iy determined, as the last hope of $
~ ing anything in the Northern Stat
to ~ ulaku wide separation in the p
De lie mind between the views and o,
A. cy Of Governor Seymour and his n
n placed associate on the ticket. I
10 attempt was successful. We hs
d. thereby saved New York, which
"a Republicans confidently expected
VII carry after the October elections.
10 Governor Seymour had allowed
9S- friends to bring him into the fl
or last winter, Mr.. Pendleton wo
"a hardly come into competition W