The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-08-29
A Clear Field for Grant.

The die is cast. The Democratic Convention has
decided that cur next President shall be General
Grant. There was b splendid opportunity offered
this convention in the nomination Of Chief Justice
Chase TO carry on the balance OF power from the
Republican camp North and South, East aud West.
and 10 inaugttrste Iu The approaching Presidential
election a substantial and enduring Conservative
revolution. The advantages Of this nomination
were at once appreciated ty The Democratic masses
and independent thinking men Of the party with
the agitation Uf BIS name - Democratic candidate
for the crisis. and they were enthusiastic IN the
cause Of Chase bat th- party ~jugglers Ofthis Tam
many ball convention had a different game 20 play
go tar as the New YORK managing politicians are
concerned. this game vas fully disclosed IN the
Herald % Sunday last. in reference % the mock de-
Cliuafi1n Of HOTatiJ Seymour.
The old fable % the mountain In labor has been
fully realized. aud the delivery l. a ridiculous
mouse as the Presidential candidate against the
c0nqueror Of the rebellion. Seymour against
Grant. in &c amounts ~ a Democratic surrender.
or. n di-bandIuE Of the Democratic party. The
ticket Of Mcclellan against Lincoln was n strong
ticket compared with tLi= 0fS-ym0ur against Grant
IL has no prestige but that Of defeat In 1852. IN
deed. Nr. seymour was elected Governor. but he
was on the platform d a more vigorous prosecution
Of the war. In IsC5 BE- returned 10 his idol Of the
COpperhcad faith, aud ther- be- would have remain
ed but for the blund-r- % the Republicans and
their divisions In toe state elections OF last year.
Now. ~ in lSG3. iGf. IS. and IS. after their successes
% 1861. all the capital anil all the fOOthOld gained
by the Democrats have been thrown away and lost.
aud the battle Of 1854 J. revived. With some changes,
favor 1t Grant. There i nothing in Seymour.
nothing In his record. uOtting in his platform. that
will bring n single recruit; To the Democratic party.
but everything to rally the whole floating vote 81
th- United States. with all the Conservative Re-
pubIicans around th- glorious banner Of Grant.
II il supposed by BIZ friends and political train
ers ihat Seymour i a. least good for New York
with it. fpy thousand D~rn9cTIuc majority Of last
Fall. That majority. however. was the delusive
result Of Republicans disasrctipus and dissensions.
which only The nomination 81 Chase rs the Demo-
cratic candidate could have mrn-d % substantial
advantage In this campaign Seymour against
GT.rt will bring al the Republicans into line. and the
result wiIl be another political reaction which will
gvr New York TO Grant by tweGty. thirty. or forty
thousand majority.
We can give no cOuntrnauce 10 this rrtrOgrahe
movement 81 The Democratic party. The success
fUl movements Of the age are progressive. and We
must go with them All the world - going forward
eNcrpJ our Democratic patty lei behind Austria,
Russia, Turkey and China. for they all recognize
the Necessity 81 shaping their policy % the pressure
OF living events. Seymour j. behind the age, and
Blair a. u soldier pinned 10 bis ticket. makes q
mOcksry Of the combination. Grant and COlfax
against such a ticEet will sweep the country from
the Atlantic 10 the Pacific. because the blOekhelds
OF th- Democratic party wil have IL that we are
still living under the regime Of Pierce and Bucban-
any. y. Herald.