The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-18
THE GREAT REPUDIATOR r
DATED.
From the N. Y. Times.

from the ". y. Times.
The World politely throws Mr.. Pendleton
overheard. 1t compliments him, of course.
1t pronounces him a ''favorite Democratic
leader and able statesman;" attributes to him
brilliant personal popularity; and yet again,
referring to Ohio, declares him to be 'per-
sonally the most popular man within its
boundaries" His defeat, moreover, is repre-
sented as but one remove from victory. 'We
feel like offering Messrs. Packer and Pen
dleton congratulations rather than condo
lence," are the honeyed words of our con-
temporary. ''They have demonstrated their
great popularity" it adds, ''almost as fully
as if they had been elected Altogether,
according TO this estimate, we must suppose
that Mr.. Pendleton has great strength in his
own State and throughout the country, and
that this strength is based upon his personal
character and the favor with which his OPT
mons are regarded by the Democratic party.
And yet the World, guarding jealousy the
interests of its party insists that Mr. Pendle-
ton must cease to be himself or must cease
to cherish Presidential aspirations. He has
no other alternative. Thus runs the argu-
ment: Mr.. Pendleton was opposed III the New
York Convention last year, from deep con-
viction that his peculiar financial views would
not be indorsed by any State east of the
lakes and the Alleghenies' That opposition
is now justified; for if he ''cannot carry his
w,
would have carried it last year had he been
placed at the head of the Presidential ticket.
With the conclusion arrived at by the
World we certainly agree. There is no reason
for believing that Mr.. Pendleton, as the oppo-
nent of General Grant, would have Jared
better than Mr.. Seymour And it is not un-
reasonable to assume that the country, which
rejected reputation when championed by
Mr.. SEYMOUR would have rendered the sanae
a ho1 Mn ot
of the Democratic ticket. TO this extent the
World is right
The error is in the attempt to separate Mr..
Pendleton from the Democratic party upon
this question. He may be representative
man in relation to it. His immediate friends
unquestionably forced it upon the New York
Convention. Still the fact remains that
though he was cheated out of the nomina-
ton by the New York wire-pullers for Mr..
Seymour, his views were indorsed by the
convention as an expression of the financial
policy of the party. That these views are In
unison with the opinions of the Democracy
! generally none can doubt who has listened tC
| their echo from successive State conventions
| The party, as a party, is fully committed tc
the Pendleton policy. His retirement from
| the Presidential field would not alter the
| case one iota. With or without him, the
party stands pledged to the policy of which
| the World would make him the sole standard
| bearer.
1t is idle therefore, to talk of Mr.. Pendle
ton as the Jonah of the Democratic ship
Toss him over, and the ship will still be Off
cered and manned by repudiators. We car
appreciate the Worlds anxious desire to avoid
contamination But there is only one way o.
escape The World must do more than dis
card Mr. Pendleton; it must discard the part!
of which that gentleman is a brilliant,
''eminent,' - and wondrously popular" leader
Ohio and Pennsylvania have not limited thet
action to the defeat of Packer and Pendleton
Those States have voted down the Democrat
party, in part, because it is, as party, favor
able to reputation, and no more shutting o
names will secure future victory. The Wort
must repudiate the party of reputation an
give up the attempt to excuse Mr.. Seymour
Hypocrisy, or all its lessons in statesmanshi