The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-22
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1855.

The New York Republican Platform.
The platform adopted by the New York
Republican Convention, which is furnished
Us By telegraph this morning, is a cowardly
and trucking one and is evidently the re-
cult Of desire to succeed at the coming
election, no matter at what cost of honor
or principle. So far from recognizing the
necessity of impartial suffrage for the pres
ervAtion of republican institutions and for
the security of the Union, 30 far from de-
clsriog in bold and manly way in o2po-
sition to forced and hssty reconstruction
of the Union, which will place political
power in the hands of rebels before they
are fitted to use it this convention selects
with pains the very acts Of President
Johnson's administration which are most
opposed to these doctrines for especial
praise.
It eulogizes the disposition of the gov.
ernment to deal lsniently with the rebels
it recommends speedy and hurried recon-
struction, which will be no reconstruction
st all; and it takes especial occasion to pass
quasi State Rights resolution, which can
have no other bearing and scope than 70
declare that the rubjsct of negro suffrage
should be left 10 the several
States. This position is unworthy the
Union party of New York. 1t is opposed
20 the recorded action of the Union coD-
ventions in ether States, majority OF
which have declared unequigocslly in favor
of negro suffrage. II is taken simply for
The purpose of catching few votes, and
the men who arranged it ought TO be
ashamed Of it and Of themselves.
It would puzzle metsp MUSICIAN 10 tell
the difference in the position Of the two
contesting parties in New York State, or
to determine what will be the points at is
sue between them in the coming canvass.
The Republicans charged that the Dsmo-
crsts of the Stste surrendered to them, in
their late convention. and now the Repub.
lican convention, not 10 be out-done in
courtesy, have surrendered to the Dem
ocrats. The two platforms meet each other
half way, and if any body will show US
any essential difference between them, we
shall be obliged.
As to the candidates, those Of the
Democracy are, if anything, the most pro-
gressive. General Slocum, who heads the
Democratic ticket, was Republican the
last time he had anything to do with poll
tics, and is now at issue with President
johnson becsuse be thinks the latter too
lenient in his treAtment Of the Southern
rebels. Lucius Robinson, Democratic
nominee for Comptroller, Is well known
as one of the most radically anti
slavery men in the State Of New York !
was elected as such by the Rspub-
Hcans two years ago and only last fall
was so radical that he could not vote for
Lincoln, but was an ardent mover in the
support Of Fremont and Oochrsne. Really II
seems to US as though the two parties had
esch gone SO far to meet the other that
they have absolutely passed one another.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer exposes lis
knowledge of the political affairs Of the
state by the following announcement
which will be news TO all whom it may
concern
aThe Union State Committee is extreme
1vanxious 70 get Dorsey TO Withdraw
from the cbairmsnship of that body"
When q journal makes such blunders on
nlsin fact, how much credit can be given
its reports of masters and things connected
with the Union organization Does the
Plain Dealer intend to lie direct, or il i
too stupid 70 recognize the truth. II it