The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-28
A nemacratie Platform.

tCIHAu4bS III 3AAS ~ pitt~~A - -
who shaH belts next candidate for
President, and what shall constitute
its platform of principles. For their
consideration in this particular, we
are pFofcpHdlggfatefulF Shat our
political opponents feel such an inter
est, not to say anxiety, with reference
to our principles and candidates is SO
suggestiye-of the triumph of sourypar-
ty IN the next Presidential contest.
that we thank them for the encour-
agement they give us, and assure them
that we will epdeavor to profit by
it. Parties who are confident Of sue
cess. give themselves no trouble with
reference to the action of their oppo
nents. The Democracy of New, York
care nothing for the candidates put
forward by the Republicans for city
and county officers. All their time
and attention is occupied in settling
disputes and dissensions among them.
selves. Harmony once secured IN
their ranks, they are utterly in
different as to what the Re
publicans do or say. On the
other hand, the Republicans Of Yer
mont never ask themselves who the
Democracy of that State intend to
nominate, or how they propose. to
conduct the campaign. That party
is in such hopeless minority that it
is of no consequence who are its can
didates, or what are its principles.
The Republicans know that they will
lihave no dificultysin defeating their
opponents by che usual crushing ma
jority2 :
t Bufawhae We are obliged=to our
opponents for sthc=admission, which
theiFfears aud anxiety have betrayed
them in zmaking=of the proba ole
success Of the Republicans sin@the
next canvass We dos not wishssto be
out done by tAem inlpohteness. There
fore, while they FIJI their columns
with 'surmises zand=conjectress as to
who shall be-our candidates and what
Fshall be our platform, we are dis
posed to reciprocate- by presenting
them, occasionally, with Democratic
candidates and platforms. We have
3lready made known our preference
for Mr.. PENDLEToN for President.
| We view him as the coming man -
/ for a Democratic nomination. We
regard him as a representative man.
/ He has been true to his party in all of
! its anti-union, anti-war, and repu-
dating proeliVties.A He,3 ike HEN
bricks, has been in favor Of all kinds
of confederacies, in preference to the
Federal Government. He stinthinks
rebel as good as Union man, and
as much entitled to the honors and
emoluments of the Government.
PENDLEToN ought; by. alH means, TO
be nominated, and I'VE are confident
he viii be. ~ B LISA. . pa ..aa E E
| So far we have been content to
have our opponents classify them
selves as an opposition party.
We have been willing for them to
I oppose everything the Republicans
advocated When they opposed every
effort put forth to preserve the Gov
ernment, they were only carrying out
fheir ideas of opposition, for the Re-
I Rublicans approved and sustained
those efforts. But VS. are aware that
negative party can never amadut TO
much in this country, therefore, in
ORDER that our opponents may not
! commit a mistake that will make it
TOP weak to be entitled to RESPECTIVE we
submit a platform in its behalf, which
We find in one Of our exchanges. It
.bislas follows;
/. The reputation of the National Debt.
2. The assumption of the Goa fsderate
Debt.
8. A Constitutional provision against
Negro Suffrage.
l. 4. A full, complete, universal, uucondi-
Iational Act of Oblivion.
5. The restoration OF all Confscated
Estates.
6. The establishment of Human Sla-
very wherever it has been abolished,
z. The repeal of all the Redistribution
laws.
s. Liberty for White Men, Equality for
White Men, and Justice for White Men.
10. Slavery for Black Men, with its con
sequent Inequality and Injustice.
4 We confess that nothing new is