Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-04-19
The Republican and the Platform.


The St. Louis. Republican, which has gov
ernedthe. democratic party since it acted with
1t does not like the position Of the party on
| the Rail Road question. as laid down in the
platform adopted at Jefferson. Here is
what 1t says in that particular resolution
Somebody, who must have been equal to
any politician of the present day, said long
ago, that words were intended to conceal
the thoughts OF the hypociite; and we think
that the people of Missouri will agree with
us that, in this resolution there is deliber-
ate and attempt TO conceal the position of
the party on the great, the paramount, ques-
tion in the State--that which concerns us
all most nearly and dearly-as was ever
made. 1t must make them think meanly Of
a Convention that could, in seeming seri-
BUSINESS, pass of such thing as involving
principle on which great contest is TO be
made. Why was there not manlineSs E.
nough in the Convention to say that they
were not ashamed, or afraid, 10 put in a
plank in favor of the completion of the great
trunk roads in the State? or, if that was
not the case, TO declare there opposition TO
the system Of internal improvement-that
they will suffer the roads to remain as they
are, unfinished, or finally to be sold out at
miserable sacrifice? There was no such
dwelling attempt at deception wnen speak
ing Of slavery in the Territories, and yet the
question Of the completion Of our Railroads
far overrides in importance, any other in
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forsoOth, of mans Democracy, and yet it
is admitted that it will be prominent is
sue" in the election Of members of the Leg
islature, and that the will of the people,
thus ascsrtained, is TO be respected" Re-
spected by whom? BY the governor? Was
the Convention really insane enough 10 sup
pose, that Mr.. JACKSON, If opposed at all
could pass through such canvass without
having 10 take one side OF the other? That
his opponent would not drive him TO the
wall On this issue, and hold him at disvan-
tage-more particularly as it is conceded
that il iCiU be made test in the election
for members Of the Legislature? How will
the thing work when, as in ST. Louis, and
St Charles. and Johnson, and Adalr, and
half the other counties Of the State, and a.
long the lines OF the unfinished roads, Dem
Gratis will be hard at work striving 10 elect
Railroad men-and in Buchanan, and Ma.
rinn and Clark, and other counties, they will
make struggle 10 elect Representatives
who will be pledged TO sell out the roads
at all hazards? What can the candidate for
Governor do, when thus gagged by this uu
principled and trifing resolution? Far bet
ter would it have been for them TO have
said not word about this "great question: y
if it could not be done with more candor,
more patriotism, and more just regard for
The great interests directly involved IN the
perfection of this syslem. Honesty Is al !
ways the best policy. For ourselves, we
are disguised at this effort at non commital-
ism, and denounce this plank in the plat
form. We shall look to the men and see
where they stand; and we call upon the
friends of the Railroads throughout the State
at once TO bring out their ablest men-men
of firmness and of characterize test this
question in the Legislature. We will have
10 dalliance with platform so constructed
that they will let Railroad man stand upon
it in one county, and an anti Railroad and |
sell-out man in another county.
As for the candidates for State offices,
we shall wait for further positive develope-
ments, and here rest for the present.
TThs style of orchards they have in
Portland, Oregon, may be inferred from the
description Of one which yielded in one sea-
son $50, 900 worth of cherries, pears and
plums, and required forty thousand feet Of
lumber for fruit boxes.
Urn REsoLUTION.-If you want TO hear