Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-05-16
The TWO Illinois Platforms.

The Chicago Times presents 10 view,
editorially, the substance Of the Demo-
cratic and Radical platforms Of the State.
The contrast Ia national, and worthy the
observation of oil voters. Both plat
forms assume TO represent the respective
views of the different parties. We quote
as follows, from which the issue as made
mp in Illinois, and as Il win be made
elsewhere, will be seems nn.ia f'h'
Ia The Democratic Parfy-- That the
fundamental principle Of equality and
sovereignty IN the States, subordinate TO
the granted powers Of the federal govern.
ment, is essential TO popular liberty and
to the continuance of republican govern
ment and that all measures tending TO
the consolidation Of power in the agents
of the central government are destruc-
tive of our republican system, and dan
gerous To liberty. NJ rr a. afa flf 81
The Jdcobin Pdrty.-That we con.
gratulate the country on the assured
success of laws enacted by the repre-
sentatives of Northern States to subyeri
the fundamental rights Of States, and t6
consolidate the distributed powers o.
government in the centralized system.
Ir3rlng THE SECESSION QUESTION. sn
70 The Democratic Party That the
Union of american States was not bro
ken by the attempted secession, nor By
the results of war, but now exists in vir-
tue Of the supreme law which created II
and we demand that all the rights, priv
leges, and obligations Of that supreme
law be evermore reinstated in their ful
| force and effect. p 70 ei
The Jacobin Party That the lately
revolted States ought TO be restored 4
the rights of statehood when they shal
have consented to- the deprivation o
those rights and their consolidation in thu
central organism y . 20 W.. T, t ~ Z.
THE ETHIOPIAN QUESTION. =.
The Democratic Party-That thl
| popular form Of government was founded
in America by the white race, to which
| in its State organizations belongs thu
exclusive right to regulate the electiv'
| franchise; and that, while the democracy
of Illinois insist that political franchises
shall be limited in this State to the whit
race, they demand that the same right o
limitation shall be enjoyed by the white
race in all the States. oaIa g3iV n
The Jacobin Party.-That we sup
| port Congress in the attempt to forc'
negro suffrage on the Southern States
! in defiance of their right to regulate tn
suffrage for themselves but, as TO ILL
nois, we say-mumi ! .ianal d Z
.; a. THE FISASoIAL QUESTION. p
The Democratic Party-l. That tn
public debt was contracted upon q stand
ard of values established by the Fedora
govern ment in the making and ISSUING
of z" lawful money! and therefore !
lawfully and justly payable in accord
ance with the same standard, unles
otherwise expressly provided in the con
tract. 2. Thatthe debt ought to be 8
paid, and the people be relieved OF il
burden, as fast as the public good vii
permit. aiN- a9 q.
sgiT The Jacobsn Parfy.---l.p That we " de
nounce Reputation (which, being In
terpreted, means that we are in favor 0
paying the bondholders two dollars i
gold for debt which, upon the lawfu
standard of value, was only one dolla
in gold). 2. That the public debt ough
to be carried for several generations ITO
the qualification, probably, Of those VIII
receive the interest, and the chasteninl
of those who are taxed to pay it)o Z
THE "YArIoNAL BANK" QUESTION.
The Democratic Party.-That th'
present system Of national banks cal
and ought to be at once abolished, ant
the issues Of, such banks be replaced By
lawful money, thus paying $500, 000, Qt'
| of the public debt, and saving OF $40,
| 600, 900 of interest annually. ~
| The Jacobin Party ----T-!
| rur TAYITIoE QUESTION %