Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-16
The Press on the Platform.

New York TinesI
A strange mixture of fact and fustan, of
courage and duplicity, Of propositions that
are lucid, and propositions that are muddy.
IL is bold to the verge of rashness in regard
to finances, cquivocal in its illusions to re-
construction, confused in its exposition of
fiscal and administrative reforms, dilIusc and
turgid in its arragnment of the ruling rarty.
1t is the work, apparently, of different
handsome having the nerve inspired by
clear and strong conviction, another accus-
toned to manipulate the commonplaccs of
partisan confession of faith, and a third Grip
pied and weak under burden of words in
in which we seach vainly for precision or
fairness.
Boston Advertiser.l
The Fendeton escort, if it has not secured
the nomination OF its favorite candidate, has
at least controlled the platform. If Mr..
Pcndleton himself had had the framing of
that remarkable screcd of political doctrine,
with only s'I3rick" Pomcroy and Wade
Hampton to assist him, he could not have
made it more acceptable to the wing Of the
party he represents. 1t is una1ulterated
copperheadism, with the shame of rcpudia-
ton added to adapt it to the new questions
with which it has TO deal.
philadelphia Inquirer.l
The Democratic platform, as presented to
tie New York Convention yesterday, and
swallowed whole by that BODY, ought to sat
isfy every person who, during the war, was dis
loyal and who either fought against the ma
tional flag, or rejoiced whenever it was de-
feated ed....................the whole of the res
olutions being broad and determined decar-
ations against national honesty, national hon
or and national justice.
| New York SUM-
The Democrats do not come up so square
| ly 10 the principle of White Mans Gov
ment as was hoped by the more Jealous par
| tisans of that theory. With regard to negro
suffrage also, the Democratic platform does
not seem so explicit MS was expected by
many. Itpurposes to leave the whole sub
| ject to the decision OF the States, and yet the
| Constitution OF every one of tho eight States
| which have been restored provide for negro
National Government can in some way in
terfere anew to annul those Constitutions,
the negroes will continue to vote there till
the end of time.
| New York Post-l
| Reputation, in every form except the
| open and manly one OF direct refusal TO pay
| the debt, is recommended. The bonds are
to be taxed, in spite of the direct pledge in
the act authorizing the loan that they should
be free from taxation. They are to be paid
in irredeemable paper, in spite of the official
pledge that they should be paid in coin.
= So the Democratic
4 party enters on the strife for national su-
prcmacy, building its hopes on an alliance
between two forms of oppression; capital
expressing labor in the North by unjust
revenue laws, and in the South by prejudices
of race and color.
| fph;ladelnhin Evening Telepraphl
If the trainers had sought to drive back
to the Republican party every man who has
exhibited a tendency to wander after strange
gods, and had sought TO cstrange all allies,
they could not have derived more ellectual
means of accomplishing such an issue......
............... There is no sentiment, so faI
as suffrage is concerned, enunciated, aud
the only point in which it takes a step for
ward, is the assumption of bold attitude
in favor of reputation.
philadelphia Evening Bnlletin.l
J Setting aside the tlead-wood Of general
ties thrown In to catch tho ignorant car ant
:. eye, the platform rests upon a single princi
, lple, the principle of reputation. Thi