The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-07-01
IFrom the new York Freeman's Journal,5 j
The Plea of Availability.
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Mere success, for the moment, Witle thl
out regard to principle, is a .telon's adoin;
gument. He certainly, succeeded itsenl
betraying the Lord OF Glory, and h : W
got his money for doing it! But, nexway
day, he went and hanged himself! # Ia
He is the worthy pattern for those itate.
copy after who seek success at the e3 ma
pense of principle. ,nre
But, in this coming political eoBtesf Il,
it happens that the achievement oEvan
su cceSs is intimately linked with e.,teu
maintenance of principle. pov
In the canvass, next autumn, tn, ter
ara some States that are morallysu
for the Democrats, with any tair L ~
ocratic candidate. These are Com 5o.
ticut. New York, New Jersey, Pc
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, K, 40
lucky. Missouri, California, and Orr not
gon. To these, ii permitted to vot cen
at all, Tennessee is to be added. - di
these States it is certain that the fu q M
vote of the Democratic party can be me
poled for Mr.. Pendleton. In New Il
York and Pennsylvania, we know i I
that before the people Mr.. PendeI II
is the most popular candidate ,e,
can be run. But we grant that hi
States we have named, any u al
tionable Democratic candidate sure eS
of the electoral vote. n
Then we come to the States that Il
may be carried, and may be = ;.
These are Ohio, Indiana, IlliE.is & 8
begin with. There is no man .;i 4
ar with public sentiment in Can /
States that, if honest, will not sa. /
Geo. II. Pendleton is not tWent 3,-s
cent stronger in them than any
other man talked of for the Presiuen-
cy. PendIeton is sure to carry Ohlo
and Indiana, by vote greater than
the party vote. If any Democrat can
carry Illinois it is Pendleton. 1t is
our cool judgment that he can carry
that State on his Greenback platform.
We are equally sure that even Horatio
Semour, with all his deserved popu-
larity, on other questions-were he
candidate, which he distinctly is not
= could not carry IllInols-nor, in all
probability, Ohio or Indiana, carry
ing the weighgt he does as the favor
ite of the bond holders. -"ioo
Then all the little gold States such !.
as Nevada, are as matter of course, y
for PendletOn, on the question of pay ts
! ing the five twenties in greenbacks. ].
| And Michigan and Wisconsin, and e
even Minnesota, are SO on FIRE on this !.
urgent financial question, that, we be- 4
1ieve, they are most likely to give :,
him their electora! vote-which they a
will give no mere doubtful advocate =
of whatthey seek. -
Again, in New Hampshire some Of
the most powerful men among the
voters tell us, plumply, they will fight
their vote and carry the State for
"Pcndleton and Greenbacks to pay
off the onds''-but will not make the !,
like exertiOn for any one not represen !,
ting Pendleton's platform. (
The position is then thus: The !
States that are in doubt can be carried !
for PendletOn, and cannot be carried Z
for any one opposed to him-or IN i
some of the cases, may be carried for !
him, and will not even try for any one
else. What is the conclusion III be
drawn, surprising the curb-stnne pot
iticiar.s of New York 10 be in earnest
in saying they want to win"