The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-07-19
TIE STAMPEDE IN THE DEMOCRATIC
CAMP

The Democratic party seems to b'
as much OF Z" she'll as the Conted-
eracy. Grant, as be did with the rebel:
a. Richmond, holds Copperheadism by
tie throat while the Chicago Platform
marches triumphantly through its panic
stricken tanks. Seymour stands like
Lee after the battle OF Five Forks, and
the Tammany Platform is conscrip-
ton act which prompts desertions from
the Democratic ranks by platoons and
whole regiments. Democracy in 1864
Is "Lost Cause" 1t has ventured
rs most promising experiment and
utter failure stares it in the face. The
dissatisfaction over Seymour's nomina-
ton amounts to wide spread move
meut--s regular stampede. Every day
some man who has clung to the Demo
cratic party with the hope that in this
year OF reconstruction and indisputa-
bic advancement, it would move ont
and meet the spirit of the times, leaves
i, in disgust. They have been diSap-
pointed and are heart sick. They see
the truth, long averrel, that Hunker-
ism is sll that is left Of hat organiza-
tion. Seymour viii prove far weaker
than Mcclellan He is the very essence
Of original Copperheadism. His signs
of weakness becoming more and more
apparent every day, the question sug-
gests itself, will he not resign or be
withdrawn from the ticket? The De-
moc-acy arg IN a dilemma. How can
they better themselves Can they
afford to repudiate their platform and
change their front while already in the
1;eId2 The opposition among Demo
Gratis now is against Seymour and the
Platform. Can they afford to undo the
work OF St. Tammany, nominate Han
cock or Chase in place of their present
4es400utIdi tahUIoate anu IeiuoueI
their platform ? Some extracts will
explain the perplezing intricacy Of the
.qaandary The other day, the Round
Table, which is thin skinned liter
a-y, fnikin Democratic paper of the
Kid gloved sort, said
If there ever was safety in apolitical
forecast it is safe to say that no candi-
date OF the July Convention con 6y tho
rfn1trst chance be slertef uaIess that can
diists Be tie Chez JaS'.e,.
This may be taken as an utterance
from that infatuated wing of the party
which fondly hoped for progressive
action where the very vital principle
was retrogression and Bourbonism.
Here is something OF the hard she'll sort:
The Cincinnati Inquirer which is es-
sentialiy Hunker in its character gives !
place 20 communication from an Indi-
aua Democrat who speaks out as boldly !
Is Brick Pomeroy and says:
Tens Of thousands of Democrats, my
self among the number. will vote for
Grant before they will for Chase, and
other tens of thousands will not vote
II be is nominated. We would rather +
rote for, and trust the Presidency to,
te true old soldier than to whining.
lypocritical civilian. If Seymour or
hendricks should be nominated, a cold
Ind proftless canvass will GO on.
Democracy dies hard but the plain
act is, it got its death blow at the
Charleston Convention eight years ago.
The organization is left but it hap
,ens TO be in the hands of the hard
leaded few whose motto is i" rule or
'Uin.' Neither the Democratic party
LOT any other party has any attractions {
or these managers unless they can
wing i. te their own advantage. When ,
Jean Richmond died they lost their
nly leader who possessed sound judg
1ent. With Richmond alive, Seymour
-culd never have been nominated.
'ot only are ali the Republican delin- j.,
uenss of last year in California COM
,g square up to their old allegiance, I
.,N ma,v mon orc hrayeIr sfenninp 4