The New York herald., 1868-06-11
dency-Mr. Pendlet0n's PosItiOn-Tho Eas
and the West.

and the West.
We lay before our readers this morning
very interesting and suggestive letter, setting
forth the position of Mr.. Pendleton and the
Western democracy on the Presidential ques-
ton and the great issues upon which they pro-
pose to fight their battle in the approaching
National Democratic Convention. From this
letter it will be seen that the attitude Of Mr..
PendletOn and the views of the Western demo-
cracy in reference to Mr.. Chase are very
sharply defined. Between them and the East
ern democrats the line of division on the
and deeply cut as that which separated the
Western supporters of Douglas, at Charleston,
in 1860, from the Southern supporters of Jeff
Davis (headcd by B. F. Butler, Of Massaebu-
setts), on the slavery question.
Mr.. Pendleton is the champion Of the West
against all corners, and especially against
Chief Justice Chase. In truth, the fight as to
the democratic candidate has been rapidly mar
rowed down to Chase or Pcndleton, the East
OF the West. In behalf Of their favorite and
his platform the men of the West are preparing
for vigorous fight in the new Tammany Hall,
and Pendleton is with them. He is in for it,
and his eye is resolutely fixed upon the White
House. His supporters cannot understand the
consistency of their brethren of the East in
their sudden and surprising enthusiasm for
Chase. The Western democrats cannot see
how Chase can be made the democratic
candidate without an entire recantation
of all the party principles to which he
stands committed or the absolute aban-
donment of their ancient party faith by the
Tammany Convention. The Western dele
gates can find nothing but antagonsm TO their
principles in those of Mr.. Chase on banks,
bonds, currency and debt, and no common
''half-way house Of diplomatic rest on negro
suffrage or negro rights. Lastly, 1t appears, in
the estimation of the Western democrats, that
Chase lacks those elements Of personal popu-
larity 80 essential to success and which Pen
dleton so largely possesses. Hence it may be
safely assumed that the West will leave no
stone unturned to defeat the nomination of
Chase.
Pendleton, this Samson of the West, among
his people? He is man Of fine abilities, good
presence, high character, genial manners. and
in Ills Immediate community a man Of great
personal popularity. These things, however,
have not made him the Presidential favorite
Of the Western democracy. They have rallied
around him as the embodiment of their ideas
on the political questions Of the day. He be-
lieves in State rights and State sovereignty
touching the question Of suffrage, and 30 do
they. He holds, and 80 do they, that for the
fifteen, sixteen or seventeen hundred millions
of fve-twenty bonds afoat the holders have
no right to demand gold in redemption, and
that they must be satisfied with the national
paper declared by law legal tender in pay
ment of all debts not specially by law ex
cepted. He demands the abolition Of the
national banking system as useless and costly
excrescence, the taxing Of the govern
ment bonds and provisions through re-
trenchment, economy and q sinking fund,
with view to the extinction Of the
national debt within FIVE or ten years;
and to all these propositions the followers Of
Mr.. Pendleton respond, "Ameu and amen.
Even 80 shall Il be-" He might 20 farther
without diminishing the number Of his adhe-
rents; and doubtless their enthusiasm in sup
port Of his platform arises largely from the be-
lief that means more-much more--than IL
says.
On the other hand, a. representatives Of the
Eastern democracy on the money question, the
opinions Of Messrs. Seymour, Belmont and
Barlow are substantially embraced In tho
Chicago rspublicss plssform, shaped to cover
the East and the West The national banks
and bonds are mostly to be found in the East,
and the parties directly interested In them hold
the balance of power. In the West the masses
who are not directly interested in them are in
an overwhelming majority. Hence the repub-
lican platform is ingeniously adapted to both
sides Of the house, and II the democrats at
tempt different game they will lose New
York or Ohio, or perhaps both. On the ques-
ton of negro suffrage we are told that not
even the constitutional amendment known as
article fourteen will satisfy the Western demo
Gratis. But within few weeks the amend
ment vv;ll haoo,no x,o - .od v,orral of tho con-