The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-16
j. B. GRlNNELI., of Poweshiek County.
[. o. INGERSOLL. of Muscatine County

The Chase movement Is gaining strength
daily amongst the Democratic leaders. Ihere
seems to be general impression that some
extraordinary course must be adopted to give
the party the slightest hope of success, and
in their desperation the leaders see no better
chance than to nominate Chase.
This course is perfectly natural and there
fore we need 70, be so much surprised if the
Chase movement should be successful. 10
compare great things With small and educe
the motives and the principles which control
both great and small, we have but to recall
the course of the Democracy in our own State,
district, and town, during the last few years.
At the recent city election the party con-
ysntion nominated Radical for Mayor, over
a life long aud answering Democrat. I've
years ago the same party. in this Congress
sionaI District, nominated Fitz Henry War
rem for Congress. after having abused him un'
ceasingly as "a Woolley head, for quarter
of century. And the Democracy support
ed, as their candidate for Governor OF the
State. notwithstanding he had Joined the Re
publican party, under the influence Of anti
slavery sentiments, and had opposed the De-
mocracy on the battle fields of the South,
Thomas q. Benton, Jr.
The Democracy Of the United States are
now in just as hopeless condition, in refer
ance to the election, az they were in Iowa in
the cases mentioned, and they are likely,
therefore, under the influence and pressure
of like desperat; on, to resort to similar pol
icy. Let us not regard it as impossible, in
view Of these facts and of the position Of
leading Democrats in the East, that Salmon
P. Chase, the great embodiment of "negro
equality should be the standard bearer Of
the Democratic host of Rebels and Copper
heads, in the approaching Presidential cleo
ton. against Coaorai Grous, che leader CT
the Armies of the Union.
The New York Herald, which has abused
Chase more yillainously and persistentiy than
any other Democratic paper in the country,
now insists upon his nomination in the fol-
ing strain:
But If the Democrats look at the situation
in any other spirit than that of personal 10y
atty to their respective candidates-if they
consider how the nation stands wavering in
its fear Of the Radicals and waiting for res
cue-how easy it will be TO win all with some
present seifdenial-they cannot for mo-
ment entertain the purpose to nominate any
OF the above men. They must forthwith DIS
miss them from thought upon the simple con.
alteration that they could not by any possible
means elect any one of them. Such is the
present position Of Affairs that the Democrats
snust have for their standard bearer q man
individually known to have been 10 sympathy
with the war, and having !the respect of the
loyal masses of ahe North a man whose re.
cord will commend him TO ell those who de-
sire to see the country governed under the
Constitution and the civil laws-the point Of
relation between the whole mass of the Dem>
ocrats and the Conservative Republicans
and man who, by dividing the negro vote
IN the South and getting the whole white vote
there, can carry several Ct the Southern
States. Such man IS Chief-I nstice Chpss,
and there is no other man in the United State
IL whom wi be found united all these reou :
sites. With Chase, therefore, the Democra,
cy must win, or 1t cannot win at all, He ia
the only man that affords any chance for lis
success. But we think that even Chase might
be strengthened if it were understood TINT he
was to be surrounded in his administration hy
the prominent men of all the sections Of the
great popular party. His Cabinet might be
very satisfactorily made up in this view with
Governor Seymour as Secretary of State. Mr..
Fessedden as Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
fendieson as Attorney General, Mr.. Hem
dricks as Secretary Of the Interior. Admiral
EHrraCot a. Saayntorr &c ~
Mcclellan as Score. airy of War-thus group
ing sround great statesman all the popular
names OF great crisis. Who would dare To
question the success Of the ticket?''
The Sunday Mercury, another journal ~
the same stripe, sets forth the situation,
after this desperate fashion,
1t seems to as that the dutv of the Dem.
ocratic National Convention that meets IN
this city on the 4th proxmo is so plain thai
he who runs cat read. There never was ,
crisis IN the history OF the country when such
momentons consequences hung upon the &C
ton OF any body of men-net even in the a..
samhlage that flung challenge Of defiance te
CID george las that in which we are nov
immersed and yet il seems ~ If the fnpe,
OF destiny pointed out the way, like the piI.
lar OF cloud BY day and Of FIRE By night, thai
GUIDED the march of the people OF Israel
An overwhelming array OF potent consider,
atoms urges upon the leaders of the Conser.
vativs masse the selection of one man 10 head
the column, and to whom even this ;na;ss;nc,
reference will direct the universal attention
OF the American people. No other cand;.
date whose name has been mentioned nre
sents the same invincibility ~ does The rem,
,iemen referred to. There is no Doubt m.
rendieeon has . large and 'earpest surport
particularly in the West, and Of Cel,forni,
aud OregAn he seems TO be the 6rst cho;c,
and II majori.y-vote decided the nom;n.
ton, be could hardly fail 10 succeed 7,
possession Of ability and the 8. nac;t;a. oe
salesman, and the natural endavnsnt. -,
the intellectual and moral astaipments INC
dignity character and constitute The n..fso
gentleman. be has no superior, asd q,
equals. Bot he is young man. and ~
future 10 all before him where 10 choosa.
mnst be manifest to himaelf And II
most devoted friends tha. he would e.,
n,ss = target for the poisoned arrovs
nadicahsIn that would pasa BY Chaas II. a,
iaie wind. His Identification. hov.,.
shght, With The fatnitons folly Of y.llara;,
ham would call forth flourish of ,rnm s.
from the whola Coventry troon e .s...,.G
that bring up the rear Of he Rsd;c.l 8,
cessIon. Mcclellan, owing 70 Ii nr.vsn,
defest, has sepnlchral eaer sbnaf Mn :,
down among the dead men IA him IL
Soym0nr has repea IL iv avnwa.a h....ar