The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-05-31
The Platform OF the Republican
Party.

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We congratulate the country at large,
that there is still in existence one Party,
at least, which possesses sufficient back.
bone and moral stamina, to speak their
opinions upon political issues, in a plain
unmi,takeablc manner. To Talleyrand
is attributed the assertion, that, the high.
est use Of language is to conceal ones
thoughts. We are glad that once dur.
ing this year Of National Conventions,
language has been prevented from its
"h,ghest use"
The Platform recently constructed at
Chicago, aud which we print entire III
another column, must be conceded, even
by the opponents Of the Republican Par
ty, to be frank in its spirit, courteous in
its tone, firm in its declarations, and ca.
pable Of one construction only, either
North or South. It is Platform emf
nently worthy Of the great Party which
constructed it,-a Party which has thus
boldly met every political issue Of the
Gay, and in spirit becoming its high
position, without Sinking, has published
to the world, so that all who run, may
read, the articles of its political creed.
It is refreshing to turn from the BON
bastic nondescript brought forth by the
"Old Women at Baltimore, upon which
those very harmless and respectable gen.
tlcmcn, Bell and Everett, are supposed
to stand, and from the Whitened Sep
ulchre' recently constructed at Charles
ton, and upon which no man yet, and
God only knows whether any euer ,cill
stand. to this plain, honest, old Saxon
enunciation Of the principles Of the Re-
publican Party. The iynis .totuus Of
the bogs we'll illustrates the platform and
position Of the "Old Women party -
When drst seen by the traveller it gilt
ters with sparkling brightness, but when
he arrives at the spot "lo |! it ar not
thar The tabled Mermaid Of the
ocean may notinaptly typify the Demo.
cracy and their platform. Even as she
hath the tail Of fish, and the head and
breast Of perfect woman, SO the Demo.
cratic Platform, a sort Of half aud
half" creation, hath its head in one sec
ton Of the country and its tail in the
other. From an examination Of the
census, our readers vii: readily perceive
in achich section the Gshy part of the
Democratic Party is generally to be
found!
Again we commend this model Plat
form to the careful pcrusal Of our read
ers. In it they will find the rights Of
man and Of the States carefully guarded;
they will find disunion and corruption
strongly rebuked they will End section,
alism and discrimination between citi
zens warmly condemned they will find
encouragement Of the industrial inter
ests Of the country, aud the opening OF
our broad domain to the actual settler
heartily endorsed /; they will find RiyeA
and Harbor improvements so vitality i'm
portant to the great North West.and the
greatest Of all projects destined to be
the browning glory Of the century, the
Pacific Railroad, have its pledged ap-
prevail and support. In brief they will
find in it, that the Republican Party is
fully committed against all measures
which initiate with the peace wealth and
prosperity Of the Nation, and heartily
pledged to the furtherance of all consti-
tutional measures which will benefit the
People, give an impetus to commerce,
stimulate industry, protect rights and
advance the Growth and ha nniness of orr