The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-07-16
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
The Democratic PIa form.


| ty are eternal; but this platform differs
materially from that Of the last Demo
cratic Presidential Convention. That
declared the war to restore the Union a
failure, and that the only way was to
disband our armies, and try what vir-
tue there was in submission This
recognizes it as complete success
This is well. Their opponents. have
now recognized that the Republican
party has accomplished that which four
years ago they pronounced impossible,
namely, the preservation of the nation.
Another striking acknowledgment is
that the war has forever settled the pre-
tended right of secession. Before, they
denied that the war could settle any
principle
The platform also declares that the
war has abolished slavery forever. This
is progress. Before they declared that
this was a perversion Of the war to un-
constitutional purposes, and that sla-
very was the corner stone of our free
institutions In short, in its main fea =
lures the platform is a reputation Of
the things which the Democratic party
held most sacred before. 1t is confess
ion of past sins, and a humble petition
to be taken on trial.
The platform declares for immediate
restoration of all the States. Nearly
all of them are restored: and nothing
but Democratic resistance keeps out
the remainder
1t declares for amnesty for all past po.
litical offenses. They are already am.
nestled by the limitation of time in the
law. Also for tue regulation of the
franchise by the States. That is what
the Republicans resolved.
1t declares for payment of the public
debt as fast as possible by taxation.
So do we.
1t declares that such of the bonds as
are not by their face or by the law Of
their issue payable in coin, shall he paid
in lawful money. Another resolution
declares that the credit of the Govern
ment and of the currency shall be made
/ good. Good currency is real money,
or currency payable on demand in coin
So this declaration taken with the 9TH
er, means that the bonds shall be paid
in currency, the equivalent of coin. II
declares for equal taxation on all proper.
ty, including Government bonds and
other public securities. This, we sup.
pose, is to prevent people from dodging
taxation by putting their means into
greenbacks at taxing time.
1t declares for one currency for all
So say we, and a good currency. The
platform did not dare say debased
currency for all. 1t declares for econ.
omy. Striking coincidence! the Re-
publican platform declares the same
1t goes for the abolition of the Freed.
mems Bureau. 'Sodo we. Its days art
already numbered. For the abolition
of all political instrumentalities design.
ed to secure negro supremacy. 1t die
not dare to declare against negro sut
frage. For the discontinuance of in
quisitorial modes of assessing and col
lecting internal revenue. This, w
suppose, is to give the whisky ring fire.,
course.
1t declares this last for the wonder
fully inconsequent reason, "that tn
burden of taxation may be equalize,
and lessened." To abandon inquisit
orial processes into the whisky ring
which is stealing hundred millions o
taxes, would be a Democratic method
of equalizing and lessening taxation.
1t goes against militia laws. That il
new Democrat doctrine The Consti
tuition says that well-trained militia i
necessary to the national security.
1t goes for tariff on imports for rev
enue and protection, with proper ad-
iustment of internal taxes to secure thi
protection to manufactures, and to en-
courage the great industrial interests
Indeed, the Convention has crammed
all sorts of new physic down the Dem
ocratic throats.
The rest consists of a few glitterinG
generalities, and then long stuml
speech against the Republican party
made up after the style of SEYMOUR
speech. In conclusion the thing in
vites all Conservatives to join them.
But a number Of the things declared
by this platform are what the Demo
cratic party, no longer than last year
denounced as Radicaism and the over
throw of the Constitution.
The stump speech declares all the re
construction acts void. If this were il
the platform it would incapacitate thos
States from taking any part in the Pres
idential election, and it would throw
out their votes, if taken under thes
void Governments. Is that the way t,
get Southern help for their candidate
Old Democrats will miss all the doc
trines they used to find iu Democrati
platforms, They will find State Sow
ereignty abandoned, the right of coer
cion recognized, the recognition tha
the war has settled disputed Constitu
tional questions, the admission of tn
rightfui and legal abolition of SLAYER
,, by the act of the National Government
the recognition of the obligation of tn
war debt, and of the legality of the lay
making paper legal tender, the re
2 'cogpition of negro suffrage, and sewers
+ other things which Democracy hs
, hitherto assailed as Radicalism and th
, overthrow of the Constitution.
A prominent feature in the stun