Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-09-24
Ashamed of their OWL Platform.


Ashamed of their own Platform.
The following is the resolution adopted
By the builders of The Ten Cent Jimm, IS
platform at Cincinnati, passed unani-
mously, without a dissenting voice. and
which that beautiful specimens of honesty,
the Trumbull Democrat, has carefully
suppressed every time that it has pub
lished the Pro,Sl very Platform:
Resolred. That the Administration of
Franklin Pierce has been true TO Demo
cratic principles, and therefore true to
the great interests of the country; in the
face Of violent opposition, he has main
tanned the laws at home, and INDICATED
the rights of American citizens abroad,
theref, re we proclaim ~OUR UN-
QUALIFIED ADMIRATION OF HIS
MEASURES AND POLICY.
Last week We charged TIE Democrat
with being gully Of wilful deception in
this matter. The facts were too plain
to be refuted, and hat sheet, now, af-
ter invariably suPpressing the resolution,
makes the following admission. 1t says,
speaking of this resolution
at was offered after the nominations
had been made, and was regarded as
merely complimentary to President
Pierce"
There is the acknowledgement. 1t
did pass: According to the Democrat, !
the Convention only passed it to compli-
ment Pierce, and then, as usual, show
one face 10 the North and another 10 the
South. AT the South every Democratic
paper publishes this resolution in Juu,
and here at the North they suppress it
totally But, the Democrat says:
1.-The case stand thus: We had no
rightto add a jot or letter TO the origi-
nal platform, and could not publish a
resolution as part o lhat instrument"
Indeed, how Conscientious Mr.. Ritezcl
has become. He cDuld and did publish
fevrry.f Tins that he pretended to publish
the platform, svsry one Of the resolutions
which were. passed at the same time, ez
oeps that endorsing Pierce's administra-
lion. He published the Cuba resolution,
which was the next one before, and The
InterO Oceanic, which was directly after,
while it carefully omitted that Pierce.ing
resolution, which was 5etween. Although
that in favor OF the Pacific Railroad was
defeated al first, by a vote of 1873 to 1870,
and only passed after the California del
egation had insisted upon its passage.
and was not passed until the next day af
ter that endorsing President Pierce; sill
this seryoonsa<RtiOus editor publishes one
resolution every tina, with the platform,
and entirely suppresses the other.
The Democrat rus ashamed of that
plank, and it never published it in con-
nection with the platform. We have
smoked it.out now, and 1t eq~uiyocates
and tquirms after its usual style, con-
corning the resolution, i, has at last bold
ly endorsed Pierce's administration. III
says:
We are no. : ashamed of any of the )
principles of the Democratic party, nor
Of the administration Of FankIjn Pisres, ,
and we DEFY any Abolitionist who is
aboys. STOPPING 10 lying and misrepresen-
tstios. 10 point to any act Of his not con-
sistent with Democratic principles Oh u II
true TO the great Interests of the country.
Point to it if you can and if you darel ,
50 then. the Democrat is OF ashamed
of the rep al Of the Missouri Coupro-
mise, nos ashamed of the murder of Free
Stale men in Kansas, of robbery of de.
fencelesszzmen, of violation of women. Of
breaking open letters taken from the
mail. Of arson, of false voting, of using
n the power in the hands of the Presi-
dent to plant slavery in Kansas; for all
these charges are fastened upon the Ad-
ninistrufion Of FsAsELis PIERCE. because
it Basin his power to prevent them.