Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-29
Chief Justice Chase as the Demo
cratic Presidential Candidate.

Chief Justice Chase as the Demo-
cratic Presidential Candidate.
Chief Justice CHASE was one of the foun-
ders and builders OF the Republican party.
When there were few TO teach the doc
trines of that party-when it was a re-
proach to do so-he was outspoken, reso-
lutte and constant in their support-going
straight forward, looking neither to the
right nor left.
When the War broke out, all his influence
and sympathy were thrown into the Fede-
raj scale. Nobody ever called in question
the thoroughness of his 'loyalty," or that
he would do aught to hand the Government
over to its enemies.
There seems a concurrence between the
Republican journals that Chief Justice
CHASE would have no hesitation whatever
to run as the Democratic candidate for
President. Whether he would or would
not, we have no means of knowing; but
they seem to think there is no doubt what
ever about it.
Let US take it for granted that Chief JUS
tice CHASE would accept the Democratic
nomination for President.
| What does this import?
| 1t must be assumed that Mr.. CHASE is an
honorable, high-minded man; that he is 8
man of high ability no one will question.
No consideration, therefore, would be
likely to cause him to view favorably the
possibility of Democratic nomination for
the Presidency, unless he were satisfied
that the success OF that party is demanded
by the best interests of the country. When
piled by the Radical conspirators to rule
as partisan in the Impeachment trial oi
the President, his reply was: 81 must be
an upright Judge"
This reply was received with denuncia-
tions by his political associates, and by the
manifestation of this Indignation they testi.
fed that uprightness and Radicalism die
not walk hand in hand, but inveterately
antagonized each other. The Chief Justice
will not support the Chicago nominees
because they are the candidates of the JAG.
obins, and because he has become impressed
with the fact that sthe time has come wher
all good citizens should unite for the ouerthros,
of the Jacobins."
Were such thing possible as his nomi.
nation by the Democratic National Con.
vention. thing we do not consider to be so
and were his election to follow that nomina.
ton, he would expect his election to carry
into the Federal House of Representative
a majority of Democratic members, and he
would feel under obligations to administer
the Government in harmony with the views
of the party they represent.
He has weighed and deliberated upon the
tendency of the two parties now challeng'
ing the attention of the people, and he ap.
pears to have arrived at the conclusion thai
the only salvation for the country is the
defeat of the Republican party? When 6
man like him comes to such conclusion
why should not the mass of the Republi.
cans come to realize the fact that the duty
they owe to their families and posterity de.
mands that they should give the weight o.
their votes to defeat this party. If the
Chief Justice can put TO one side prejudice
to the end that good may come to the coun'
try, why can they not do so, too? Has he
not been as strong and active against the
8. Rebellion" as they? Why, then, can they
not do as he proposes to do, assist to put
the present Jacobincal and corrupt party
cut Of power?