Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-08-21

THE NEW YoRk PLATFORM.
The Seymour Democracy and the Public


speech OF Hon. Geo. w. Julian, Do
uvsrsd at shslbyvllls, Indians, on
The oth August.
FELLOW CrrIzrxs: begin Shat
nave 70 say TO day with the remark that
our party platforms are very instructive
memorisls Of the past. This is their chief
valve. They mark the shifting aud ever
varying phases Of American politics, aud
often bear witesss 70 the wsywardsess OF
pesisive in6delisy Of our public men.
Tkis IL forcibly illustrated Ia the Nation.
al Democrstio plssiovm recentiy adopted
IN the city Of New York. I tats A foe
xFoe>et that the essential truth - politics,
% the builders Of the platform underwood
Il, the substnece, snd cot the shadow OF
Democracy. 70 here embodied. Every
Oeaocrst In the Uaised States sow sub
scribes 70 this latest aad mo-t ssthorita.
tisc confession Of National Political faith.
AID yet, five are to try this deesment
by the ancscQt tcsis OF Democratic ortho-
doxy, We shall hnd IL q new aud q weak
invension, which the fsthses Of Democrsey
wosld dtsovn. TITS viii oe tound sroe,
whether we consider the pissics" Ia us
negative oftw po"uvs ensraoier' rof
ex.mpk, the Dsmoef.sic prine'p's OF the
s'gn' OF seeess'oa' wh,en mas 'opT peea
sundsmen"' artists of 's''n, |" anoonas.
sionsliy sba1doned. IL hss eees eruled
Tor all tine 70 come py the war, snd 10
never 70 ns renewed, 90 rsaK"s'sa Out
how an unccns"taucwsi var could destroy
the constitutional f'Sht OF tue states 70
seeede. aud sseep sato cbl'vloa the ever
ass''ng gospel OF the resolstions OF l.ss.
che ss-emsled wssdsm az New toFt hiied
40 expiaia. The disias iastissnss OF
slavery, which Vas sacfedly guarded a'so
by the Constitution, 10 likewise shHndon-
ed forever. The var, which foss gears
ago was branded a. . failure. has ss','sd
a. "tor sh ume 70 come, and handua "
down 10 eoa,mon grave With its "tw.a
relto, the right of secession. bat l sao'
init that II beth the war aud tho pro-
ol.matioa Of emancipation we're uneo"
stnuteos', the logic of pure s"a "uh'et.
s'ned' Democracy should have demanded
compensation fsf the slaves thus ss"'on
dy set Tree.
Free trade vas another time hcnorcd
principle OF Democracy. II is not, how.
ever, svsa mentioned 10 the New York
platform, aer IA the policy Of protection
-sondemaed. On tie eestssry, the plat
form has stresg SAVIOR OF the old Why
.doctfiae Of = tsria tor revenue, with in-
-oideatal protection 10 Amerlcaa manu-.
features. Dsasrstio sewspaears aad
poliue,aus have not been spar,ue " their
denuncistioas of The high iar'h policy OF
<he past six or eight years, but tbass de-
eueeiat,on, found no voice 10 ske New
York Coasoatioa. Hard msseg rss sn'
Ne,lsf grsa, Dsmoers,'e principles. Who
does not semembor the marshaling vf The
psmoeratle hosts sndsr Jaekssa ssd
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If We turn from the negative to the po-
sitive side Of the New York platform, we
shall fnd quite % little relief for our
Democratic friends. They demand the
''inmediate restoration Of all the States to
their rights In the Union," bet fail to tell
US what they mean by this demand, and
Why the Democrats In both Houses Of
Congress unitedly vote against restoring
tho rebel States to their rights, save those
'soa ane s,Aso.y' "hoh nave con
msnd IAN estv for All mas, poli,;esI of
fenses. - vhsn nohodv has haso nun;sbsd