The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-28
The Courier Again.

doning Gov. BAKER, To this we re-
piled that we did not propose to dis
cnss, Coy. BAKER claims fora nom
-inati6n with his political opponents.
Because we would not do this, it says
We evidently regard the Governor as
a" dead cock in the pit" We ap-
prehend that paper will find him the
Invest g dead cock before next Octo-
Der that it ever Glanced to meet with.
The Courier still further assumed
that the Republican partyihad decided
in favor of negro suffrage in all the
States. This we denied, arguing that
the fact, of negro suffrage being ap-
proved and supported by portion of
the party in some Of the States no
more proved the party, as a National
organization, in favor of that policy
than the High Protective Tariff spe-
culiarities of-the Pennsylvan.2 Dem
.ocrats proved the Democratic party a
High Tariff Party; or the advocacy
of the paying of the public debt in
greeAbaeks by the Ohio. D9fd5cracy,
proves that the National Party organ
izatioR was in favor of that principle.
As we said before, this applications of
the hair of the animal to cure his
bite is seriously objected to. The OBJ
jeeG6ns oniy-proye its efficacy.
1.-The Courier replies to our answer
in. the following lame manner:
Even admitting the truth of its state
ment in regard to Pennsylvania, he must
be but small remove from an idiot, who
cannot perceive the difference between
the two eases. The Views of minority in
a party does not constitute party action,
but the views of a majority do. Parties are
ruled by majorities.. In the contest of 1874
the Democratic platform was clearly and
unequiXocally in favor of a revenue tariff
and.the action of the Pennsylvania De-
mocracy, being very small minority in
no way bound the party. In the present
case the overwhelming majority of the
Radical party are in favor of negro suf-
frage, and the party is as much committed
to it by their action, as they are commit
ted to any other principle of their plat
form. It is only here or there we hear a
sqseaking voice like that of the JoURSAL
piping out " For negro suffrage? Yes" at
one time, and " For negro suffrage2 No"
at another. .-- 81. .a-.. --g l..-e
We admire the condescension that
admits the truth of statement which
cannot be successfully controverted.
The Courier is evidently improving in
this particular. It says the vie,os
of a minority of the party does not
constitute party action, but the Uieacs
offs majority. Therefore, the action
of the Pennsylvania Democracy, be-
ing a very small minority-(it was
this small minority, by the way, that
secured Mr.. Folks election Jim no
way bound the Democracy of the
country, because. the Democratic
platform was clearly and unequivocal-
ly in favor of revenue tariff Very
good. Now, will the Courier point US
to that portion of the. Ma
tional Platform of the Republican
party that commits the party to me-
gro suffrage2 Unless it can do so, out
of its own mouth it is forever 81
fenced. According to its own reason
ing, no action taken by party in any
one State, can bind the party IN all
the States, and that is all We insisted
upon.n the first Instance We CON
fess t. some surprise in converting
the d Duier so suddenly to our way of
thin ling. Asto its assertion that a
largo majority of the Republican par
tyare IN favor of negro suffrage, and
the tarty is as much committed to it
by 4 eir action as to any other princi-
pie + of the platform, we will
only say it is without foundation;
in Jet, is mere ipse di:rit of the C6ur-
Ter. Rnd entitled as such to no notice.
If heparty is really for negro suf-
fraE e, the faetcwill be announced in
tho next National Platform, Until
thu embodied in a National Plat
fortn, the party is free from the
chtrge. 1t is to prevent such action
on5he part Of the next National Con-
vehtion, that we thus early enter our
protest. We do not believe the party
wa pts negro suffrage. In every State
W ERE the question has been submit
teA it has been voted down, Eotwith-
stfnding the State tickets of the par
tyfhave in every instance been sue
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