The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-06-18
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O0111SSIuQ JUDQlEaT. i
11os AZ Ras.b.,y Ps.k
The moro candid Democ,sss sre dis
pssd to confess judgment on the Pre..
idential question. In vics Of tho "a.
mistakable popular approval Of G,.aA
Colax and the Platform. such dispo.
sition does them credit. Probably th.
fairest exponent Of this sentiment is ths-
New York Citizen, edited By General
Haipine, who holds one of the BEST of.
Ices III the gilt Of the party. His p.-
per though unquah6edly Democratic
IN politics, possesses the rare virtue Of
saying pretty much what the editor be.
neves TO be true and on the Presideo-
t.ai question: since the Chicago Conven-
ton, he appears to have arrival :,
pretty clear convictions. What the,
are, can be inferred from the fc,,ovin,
quot'tions from the Citizen ofs,tu,a,,'
the 2Sd inst: -
+ "But even the alteration and II.
feelings which sprang out of the trial
have been aleviated, if not altoyet C,
removed, by the action of the Conve1-
ton in its nominations and platform -
The incorruptible Senators s,e net e5-
nounced and read out Of the par:y.--
'Wade and Vengeance is not the va
cry in the approaching battle. Tb.
very conservative element which has
been scorned and denounced is concil-
lated and:everything of an aggressive-
nature is avoided. The platform is 20
worded that even the Democrats csn
scarcely take exception to it, and the
candidates are SO moderate that even
Democrats might vote for them il it
were Mes f'r the party they represent. .
Giant :ssa' Colfax make ticket hard
to beat. The wonderful military sue
cess Of the one, and the great political
ability Of the other, cannot be written
down or belittled by newspaper editor. ;;
and the attempt to do SO is folly on1,
worthy of the late management Of th. !
Democratic party. The hero of Donel-
son, Corinth. most wonderful Of al, Of
Vicksburg, and finally of Richmond Is
not = third rate General, and no Iters-
~ scribe can make him one. The @es-
tleman who has worked his way uo t, !
the Speakezship Of the House Of Re>-
resentatives is not bad politicis>, ss7
those who buy him for one gill sa
make profitable bargain. Probably
there are no two leading names etro,.
ser, individually or collectively, than !
the two which have been put for@er1. !
And if they do not receive the suppot.
Of the people, it will be from other
than personal reasons. f'h.
convention was powerful, dramatic ana |
harmonious, and has the preetis, Of :;
success, which will draw many to ito
standard. x X x Has Copperhe.d- |
sm ever yet defeated loyalty? Can
Pendleton overcome Grant? 1t has
been our boast that there we're no more
Democratic than Republican soldiers in
The ranks of the loyal armies. VIII |
these men fight one way and vote an |
'ther? Having whipped the enemy |
in the field, will they vote him the vic |
tory in the council? The leaders who |
Ehink 50 must be old line Whigs'- |
hose most hopeless Of political drivel- I
ers- Can we go into this fight against |
The glories Of Vicksburg, Donelson, Ap- |
pomattox Court House, and thousand |
other famous fields, with peace at any
PRICE and the war failure inscribed !
On our banners ?' !
The Citizen expresses the sentiment |
IT thousands of Democrats. But, no:-
Fithstanding this disposition to cca-
Tess judgment, VIC advise the Rennh';.
:ans to 60 on with the. foreclosure pro
they have Instituted. Doubt |
less We shall have the help Of thcueana,
Of Democrats; 5ut let US go ahead 5,
though none could be expected
Grants tactics should be ours. q.
never counted on anything but opposi-
lion from the entire force Of the enemy,
and with him victory was certain. |