Year: 1879

In August 1864, in the very crisis OF the


war, the Democracy met in National Con-


vcntiOn at Chicago and resolved that the


war for the Union was n failure, and after


SO resolving, and after the utteranCe Of


many dislOya speeches by leading
opponents Of the war, proceeded to nomi.
nate Gen. Mcclellan as their candidate
for President. During the canvass that
followed they solicited votes for their
platform on the ground that they had
nominated Union soldier for President,
and by parading his name before the peO.
pie they sought to direct attention from
the record Of the party and the real issue
OF that most critical period Of the war by
constantly directing attention to their
nominee.


Now suppose that the loyal people Of
the country had failed TO discern the true
character OF the issue, or had forgotten
what was due to the cause for the sake Of
the antCcedents Of the nominee, what
would have been the result? The rebel
lion would simply have been successful
and, either an ignobe peace would have
been patched up, wherein ell the heresies
that led to the war would have been
triumphant, including tho divinity of
slavery, or else the Southern Contederacy
would have been acknowledged as II sepa.
rate power in one half Of the Union.


There isa parallel 10 the great event OF
1864 in the nomination Of Gen. Ewing for
Governor of 0hio-by men OF the same
stamp rs those who nominated Mcclellan
for President. They have not nominated
him because OF his war record, but in
spite Of fit, just as they did not nominate
Frank Blair, Union General, in 1868 be-
cause OF his war record, but because he
had written violent letter early in that
year inveighing against the Constitutional
amendments aud IN favor OF abrOgating
them by force ii necessary.


The party at Columbus endorsed what
the party has been attempting to do at
Washington, and the party at Washington
is inspired and controlled by those men Of
the North who were opposed to opposing
secession by arms in 1861, and by the men
OF the South who fought for it all through |
the war. The same old scull and bones
head OF States Rights has reappearcd
on the scenes, aud along with it
the oft repeated attempt to cripple and
destroy the national credit by every spec
les OF direct and indirect tampering with
the currency.


1t isno answer therefore to the general
indictment for disai!ection and untrust-
worthincss preferred against the Demo-
cratic party 10 point to ten. Ewings war
record any more than it was TO point to
McClellan's record in 1861. We are
not bound to ignore the well known re-
cords OF hundreds OF men for the sake OF
one mans record, even assuming that the
one man has not ctecualIy deiaced
and cnaccd his own record by
his later savings and doings. The
logical necessities oi Ewings associations
and affiliations mus; carry him 10 whatever
outcome awaits the Democratic position
before the country, or else he must draw
back at the last gasp just as Ben Butler,
Caleb Gushing anl other aiicrs and abGt.
tors oi the South drew back when their
States Riphis theories assumed practical /
shape


The people Of this country have been
pretty thoroughly educated into deep.
seated Aistrust Of the Democratic party,
both in the matter Of Nationality and
Of finance. and they cannot he fooled
by the trick Of setting up man whose
antccclcnts constitute his Who'll" claim
- consideration,