The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-06-20
WHOLE NO. 1872.
Gkt Slortk aotua Gimes.


| More Harmony.
Since the adjournment of the Chicago
Republican Convention, we have noticed
that great number of the leading Rcpub
lican papers are displeased at the proceed
ings Of the Convention, and many eithc,
openly refuse to support the candidates OF
damn them with faint praise" more fatal
in its effect than an open opposition, while
others openly repudiate the Chicago plat.
form.
The Boston Atlas, the leading Republi
can organ Of Massachusetts,, talks quite
plainly about the fourteenth resolution,
which was formed with the idea of drawing
the wool over the eyes of citizens of foreign
birth. The Atlas speaks the real feelings
of the majority Of the Republican party. 1t
says:
There are some points in the Chicago
platform that deserve mention, and one es-
pecally that in this section of country re-
quircs explanation. We refer to the four
tecnth section Of the platform, which de-
clares that the Republican party is opposed
to any State legislation in relation to the
naturalization of foreigners. This declara-
tlof in the platform is neither wise nor cor.
rect, an! zoe most emphaticaUy gcpudiate 1t.
In the trs> place it is not ltgitimatelv in
RE PLATFORM, ,~s no business in il. and was
,,'itiM:operly interpaated. The onest;on & " to to
cy, and is srss nothing ii p''y to one of State poll
zation or the oe ,ol;cy Of # a naHith the organi-
It is an undoebtsd fact thai party,
half OF the victories won for the ReRfts than
cause in the last five years, have been 4s''h
by the aid Of those who have been and sti
are Americans, and it is both unwise an
unjust to introduce now any such bone G
contention as this might prove to be. Tn
party can no more afford to submit to tn,
dictation Of the German element within it
ranks than it can to the old Wing element
and it ought never to submit to either. W.
regret the Incorporation of this section in tn
platform--it was done in haste--amid grea
confusion, and without due delibcration
we hope it may work no essential injury
As it is acrong are repudiate 1t, and nese
hall endorse or defend 1t. Lincoln an,
Hamlin are no more responsible than zoe ar
for the introduction Of this misplaced, al
ouetscu uHn 0HHt-AcpnOttcuH pans 9NtO tR
Platform Of the party.
Per Contra, the Republican papers o
the Press & Tribune school, claim that tn
platform, the fourteenth resolution includ
ed, is "all right" The political quack
have tried hard to prepare a platform tina
will improve the condition of both wings Q
the party, but it seems that the tonic pre-
pared for the Germans is likely to prove
violent purpative to the weakly American
patients in New England.
But, argues the Atlas, Lincoln and Ham
lin 'are not responsible for this portion O
the platform" Indeed! Well, if they
the candidates of the party, are opposed t
the platform upon which they stand b,
the act of the party and by their letters 0
acceptance, then they are not Republicans
If they arc on the platform then Massachu
sets Republicans are off! In either even
the one wing o, the other, the Germans O
the X. Ms are swindlcd! The Republ;ca,
leaders design to cheat both!