The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-18
Democratic Candidates and
Platform.

York, as their party candidate Tor PRESIDENT
We gave last week the result of eighteen ballots,
and here append the concluding ones:
Nineteenth BalIot.-Hancock 1857, Packer %. Doc |
little IL. English 6, Hendricks l07H Blair 13H Chase
~ Field 10, Thos. II. Seymour 4.
Ttcentieth Ballot Hancock 142X Dooitle IL, Eng |
lIsh 10 Hendricks 49, Blair Is Fied9. T SEYMOUR
Tt0cRfy first Balboa johnson 5, Hancock 1851, |
Doolittle H. English 10. Hendricks 1l2 Chase T. Nc
ciellan Pierce X.
TIOenty second Ballot Horatio Seymour s17
Mr.. Seymour, having received all The votes
cast, was declared unanimously nominated.
Gen. John MeClers I'D Gen. Augustus G.
Dodge, Gen. Thos. Ewing Jr., and Gen. Frank
p Blair were put in nomination for Vice Presi-
dent, and the latter was nominated or the first
ballot.
II the Republicans had made this ticket for the
democratic party they could not have selected
one that would have created so little enthusiasm
among the masses Of democracy, or one that it
would have been easier for Grant and Colfax TO
beat. Mr. Seymour is politician who is we'd
ded to the stale issues of the past. He is the
recognized exponent of that element that, du
ring the war, stood aloof from participation in
il. While the country was Respondent over Nc
Clellan's conduct of the war, he was elected
Governor of New York, and it was during his
administration that those dreadful draft riots'
occurred in New York city. He stood calmly
by and saw the city given over to a awless mob
the government authorities defed-unoffendiug
men shot down in cold blood-without exercis
ing his authority, as commander-in-chief of the
State government, TO uphold the nation. The
strangest part Of the democratic trker and plat
form is how such man rs Governor Seymour
can endorse such set of principles as was laid
down by the convention Mr.. Seymour profess
ses to be in favor OF the pay ment of the national
debt in gold, as the law creating it demands,
and is opposed 10 any snch breach of faith as
that demanded by The democratic party, viz i:
taxation OF government bonds. Entertaining
these opinions, he yet stands on platform o.
plain, outspoken, undisguised reputation. The
La Crosse Democrat of the 4th instant scores Mr.
Sc, mour numerically Tor his position on the
bond question, and charges him with being
''false and deceptive and insinustes strongly
that he, in his celebrated Albany speech, asserted
what he kpew to be false
This same democratic Bible, in the same issue,
devo,es nearly two columns to the man who has
since been nominated for the Vice Presidency,
and TO the "Bair family generally. 1t says
that having zone OF that pesrilent Blair family
- talking oraculary about the affairs of the dem
"ocraIic party is the most impudent thing OF
81 the day" and then gives the following sketch
OF The young Blars -
One Of the young BLAIRs a member of LIScoLSs
Cabinet other of his military toosthe civilian
damninR himself forever as public man. and placing
HE harr hetw nd all
mocratic fellowship; by bold violation of law an au
mails all Democratic papers which conspicuously
differed in opinion from the policy and measures of the
LINCOLN administration and when respectfully asked
by the parties aggrieved why and by authority,
such action taken against tn m nsolently answer
ed. as would petuant boy, when questioned why he
had been guilty of certain misconduct-"I did 1t b.
cause Ihnd mind to r' and the military member Of
the BLAIR family making his first demonstration in the
field by leading his regiment of brutal rufans against
the unarmed poprlace of st Louis, Unfortunately
shooting down in the crowded Streets men, women |
and children, numbering by wholesale unofending
population. and committing deed of cruelty backer |
and objectionable than of which the infamous
SUwARRow guilty. and in contrast with which,
the acts Of woman whipping HAYNAU whom the sturdy
and indignant brewers of London so mercilessly booted
and peed appear d. cent and humane
And this he, too. did-'beconse he had a mind to r'
The Democrat then propounds the following |
questions Tor the consideration of the democracy, |
and we commend them to careful reading by |
that party
by such creatures Is it to allow such |
fellows say what it shall do what it shall not do
One Of these BLAIRs has the impotence to that the
party cannot be united any of the candidates al
ready named-some new pan must be taken up Think |
oft Look it over! o the sublimity Of this fellows
conceit Where's TRAIN Send for TRAIN He only |
can match him
These are the candidates brought ont to run |
against Grant and Coltax Well may these NOM
nations fall as ''wet blanket upon the demo-
cratic party, blasting their hopes of success and
giving assurance that what little vitality there |
is left in it will be beaten out this fall
But the platform what of that Is it accept
able TO the people? Does it enunciate principles |
suited TO The times and nation Does reputation |
national dahonor-a wilfnl disregard of the |
country's PLEDGES suit the people? If not, then |
the democratic platform is failure if the peo-
pie desire to endorse reputation and national |
ialsehood, then the Inauguration of the priuci-
pies of the democratic platform is an excellent me-
dium By which that end may be brought about |
Let us look at this platform. Its cardinal fea-
lures, on the moneyed question: these:
Reputation Of the national debt, by the substi- |
tuition OF currency meant TO be, and which were
represented by the officers of the government
should he paid in gold
Equal currency TO all classes, &c, is simply re-
pudiaticu under another name.
Equal taxation OF all property, including gov |
eminent bonds is another feature. Equal taxa
ton is not desired and wonld be unjust The |
design is, by taxing the bonds, to assist further
in the scheme OF Reputation.
The declaration in reference to economy IN the |
collection of taxes &C., are really declarations
against taxation, and in favor of unlimited re-
pudiatiou.
These are the chief planks of the platform
There are numerous others which made of
similar wood, the whole of the reso ltions being |
broad and determined declarations against honor
and Justice
The resolutions also enter upon slight eulogy |
of the ldiers, and says that that The highest
need of patriotism (noi praise) Is due to those
sswho In The recent war peried Ire fortune for
"tbr maintenance of the Union" Now, who
believes that the democratic party is sincere in
even this eauivocal endorsement of the soldiers
OF the late war In The Convention that adopt
ed these resolutions Gen. Wade Hampton. Gen.
"Butcher'' Forrest, Gen Buckner and other re-
cent great lights OF the confederate army, were |
houored members Do they really thank the 10y |
al soldiers fMe land for whipping them Do
they cunscientously give praise TO the Boys in
& BIuen,or subjugating The South Such stuff
is nonsense aud no wonder that many OF the
members of The late democratic soldiers Conven- |
ton are declaring for Grant and Cofax, disgust |
ed with the democratic platform and democratic |
candi3aies.
The issue is now fairly made up; it is the
maintenance of the NATIONAL honor and integrity |
on one side-naiional dshonor and reputation
on the other II is whether a friend and sup
porter OF the government in the recent struggle
shall be President for the next four years, or
whether sympathizer with the confederate
cause, an opponent of the government shall
have that exalted honor. When the contest
hinges upon such ISSUES, there is no room to
doubt that the American people will decide over
yheln,ingly for the right.