Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-07-16
The,Demoorsale Platoon.


fee Of 10 per cent .
ThesDemocratic Platoon.
From. the Cincinnatil tilGazette. -,,
The principles of the Democratic party
are eternal; but this platform differs
materially from that of the last Demo-
cratic Presidential Convention. That
declared the war to restore the Union q
failure, and that the only way was to
disband our armies, and try what virtue
there was in submission. This recog-
nizes 1t as complete success. This is
wen. Their opponents have now recog-
nized that the Republican party,has ac-
complished that which four Years ago
they pronounced impossible, namely,
the preservation1ofth the.nation. Another
striking Acknowledgement is that the
war has forever settled the pretended
right of secession. Before, they denied
that the war could settle any principle.
The platform also declares that the war
has abolished the right of slavery for
ever. This is progress. Before, they
declared that this was perversion of
the war to unconstitutional purposes,
and that slavery was the corner stone OF
our free institutions. In short, i'm its
main features the platform is asrepudia-
ton OF the things which the Democratic
party held most sacred before. 1t is con-
fession of past sins, and humble petit
tion TO be taken on trial. LU-i9
The platform declares fer immediate
restoration of all the States. Nearly all
of them are restored; and nothing but
Democratic resistance keeps out the re-
mainder. -f a. tHG
1t declares for amnesty for all past po-
litical ofenses. They are already am
nestled by the limitation of time in the
law. Also for the regulation oftbe fran
| chise by the States. That is what the
Republicans resolved. ..-r ,-.,
1t declares Tor thepayment of the pub
lie debt as fast as possible by taxation.-
1t declares that such of the bonds as
| are not by their face or by the law Of
their issue payable in coin, shall be 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.-
Be this declaration, taken with the other,
means that the bonds shall be paid in
currency, the equivalent of coin. 1t de-
clares for equal taxation on all property,
including Government bonds and other
public securities. This, we suppose is to
prevent people from lodging taxation by
putting their means into greenbacks at
taxing time. M ll-
1t declares for one currency for all. So
say we, and good currency. The plat
form dld not dare to say a debased cur
rency for all. 1t declares for economy.
Striking coincidence! the Republican
platform declares the same. 1t goes for
, the abolition of the Freedmen's Bureau.
30 do we. Its days are already number
ed. For the abolition OF all political III
strumehtalities designed to secure negro
supremacy. 1t did not dare to declare
against negro suffrage. For the discon-
tinuance of inquisitorial modes OF assess
ing internal revenue. This, we suppose,
is to give the whisky ring free course.
1t declares this last for the wonderfully
inconsequent reason, that the burden
of taxation may be equalized and less
ened." To abandon inquisitoriai pro-
cesses into the whisky ring, which is
stealing hundred millions of the taxes,
would be Democratic method of equali-
zing and lessening taxation.
1t goes against militia laws. That is
new Democratic doctrine. The Con-
stitution says that well-trained militia
il necessary to the national security.
1t goes for a tariff upon imports for
revenue and protection, with q proper
adjustment of internal taxes to secure
this protection to manufactures, and to
encourage the great industrial interests.
Indeed, the Convention has crammed all
sorts of new physic down the Democratic
. throats. s aI .f'rt9
The rest consists of few glittering
, generalities, and then a long stump
speech against the Republican party,
made up after the style of Semour's
, speech. In conclusion, the thing invites
, all Conservatives to join them.
, But number of the things declared
by this platform are what the Democrats
ic party, no longer ago than last year,
denounced as Radicalism and the over
thr3w of the Constitution. T.l..
The stump Speech declares all the re-
construction acts void. If this were in
, the platform it would ineapicitate those
, States from taking. any part in the Presi-
their votes, if taken under these ycid
, Governments. Is that the way to get
, Southern help for their candidate? ?Yoir
l Old Democrats viii miss all the dog
) trines they used to find in Democratic
3 platforms. They will find State Sover-
! eighty abandoned, the right ef coercion
! recognized, the recognition that the war
; has settled disputed Constitutional ques.
tions, the admission Of the rightful and
legal abolition ofslavery by the act of II G
. National Government, the recognition
a of the obligation of the war debt, and OF
the legality of the law making paper q
legal tender, the recognition OF negro
suffrage, and several other things which
1 Democracy has hitherto assailed as Rad
( icalism and the overthrow of the Consti
tuition. q t 9qfslg5ar l,e HlaIeu31
A prominent feature in the ,sturlI
3 speech part of the platform, is a fierce
arraignment of Congress for Its inquisi
torial course in the Woolley case. In
fact, the platform in this and In its taz
feature, recognizes the whisky ring as q
Democratic iaterest which Is TO be en-
0 couraged and protected. iHS.Ht
STURGEON says "There was but on,
n crack in the lantern, and the wind hai
! found it out, and blown out the candle
How great mischief one uncloudes
70 point of character may cause usl On,
;, spark blew up the magazine and shooi