The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-05-23
THE DEMOCRATIC DILEMMA

oNSA tAS bSiio
cratic Party They are certain of hay
ing put their best foot foremost, an
Know, beyond any question, that Gran
AID Colfsx constitute ticket that i
sure of success if the party itself pcs
sesses the numerical strength to win
On the other hand, while the Democrat
claim a majority of the votes, the.
cannot withhold the admission that ther'
is an irrepressible conflict existing be
tween the leaders of the party in New
York ard the leaders in the West. Thii
feud has its origin not in any disagree
ment about " the Niger, they al
agree in striking him down as long a:
he is without vote--bas with regart
TO the great financial question which i!
represented in its two distinct phases
respectively by Peudleton and Belmont
Pendleton is the author, or chief pro
muIgator, of the theory that the Ma
tional Debt should be paid by forced
extension of the National credit while
Belmont holds more bonds than any
other man on the continent andiS there
fore more interested in their payment
than be is even il tie success Of the
Democratic party. Hence arises one
danger, making a dilemma that puzzles
our Copperhead friends-the danger OF
losing Belmout's aid, money and indu-
ence if Pendleton is nominated, ard the
equal danger CT losing the Pendletonian
agrariars Of tie West if Seymour or
any other anti Repudiator is chosen as
the Democratic Presidential Candidate
UnGuestionably Peadleton is nearer AID
dearsr 20 ,he Copperhead heart than
any man Of that party, Yallandingham
not excepted. lie would find a heartier
support from the rebels of the Southern
States (which will, tie States, we mean,
no doubt be admitted into the Electoral
College, than any other Northerner,
but then be would lose in New York and
the other Eastern States what lie would
gain among the Confederates and that
fact, well seen, conpl;ca,cs the matter
still more vexatiously. Then again,
suppose the Copperheads at their Con-
veu.iou in July next should conclude it
best to reward Chase's apostacy with
the Presidential nomination ? Would ut
he lose more straight out, old fashioned
brass mounted Democratic votes than
he would be able to make up by drain
sge from the Republican party ? Grant
would beat him out of sight among
the Southern Democrats-the Gisbanded
rebel soidiery. They like Grant for his
square, so!dierly conduct toward Lee,
and would support him against any
such glsring specimen of State Rights
as Salmon P. Chase. And
Hancock would be a slower going nag
than Chase. The most promising pos
eibi!ity for the Dem ocracy is the threat
ensd Independent candidacy of Chase
II they car ecly ascertain, 20 cer-
iaiuty, that Chase will make an en-
lsrged edition of Called T. Fay of him
,eif, they can then evade the taking of
1t ieas: one horn of the dilemma which
iistracts them and put either Seymour,
Peudleton or some other straight-eut
q the Geld with somethig Of prospect
ii renping success. Bat unless Chase
will thus agree TO make . scape goat
II himself, we can't see how they are ,
.oing to get any body into the field with {
posa Idle show to beat Grant-and we !
lou't believe that even with Chase as |
stool pigeon, they can as much as /
aills a feather in the chapesu of the a
General ! But we may ,
'et our coin that they will give many t
n uncomfortable wiggle Of the Cop q
erhesd appendage between now and
i,e 4th Of July.