New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-24
4 MODEL PLATEORM

The fundamental theory on when the Den-
Ocratic party is run is that whenever and
wherever the fools can all be united against
the men of sense, the Democratic ticket can be
carried. The Indiana Democrats have there
fore just met, and, except the purchase OF Wal
russia by Mr.. Seward, if there is any piece OF
political tOm-foolery which they have forgot
ten TO indorse, it must have been from want OF
paper on which to write it, or of perseverance
in "doing the spelling" They want the Re-
construction acts repealed before they have
been tried. so that the Presidents failure may
again be repeated.
They want the National Banking system,
always the best and now the only banking
system in the country, abolished, In order that
the greenbacks, or forced loan, which, as war
measure, they denounced, may be doubled III
time of peace.
They want the United States bonds to be
taxed, though all courts have at all times held
such taxation to be unconstitutional, ana
though it has been thousand times shown
that no part of the tax, if levied, will be PAID
by the bOndhOlder, but that every dollar OF 1t
will be paid by the present taxpayers. They
deny that the Southern States ever could get
out of the Union, and assert their inalienable
right to 20 out of the Union when they
wished thank Andrew Johnson that they
are already in the Union, and denounce
Congress for still keeping them out OF
the Union. They believe that so
much of the National Debt as was
not expressly agreed to be paid should
like Micawber's notes of hand. be renewed by
promises, and that these promises, to the amount
of $500. 1000 should be regarded as valid
pavment of 81 ,5OO,OOO0OO of the debt. This
they call paying the debt in greenbacks. Like
Micawber, when he had given his mote OF
"hand.r they will, when the debt is converted
I into promises breathe freer and thank Ood
the debt is paid. They are opposed to a tarill
which only produces the trifiing plttance OF
| s1700O0.O00 per annum, and want one adopted
for revenue only"
They want the Democratic party, whose re-
bellion cost us half million lives and five
thousand millions of dollars, placed In power
for the sake of economy. They deny the right
of Andrew Johnson or any other branch OF
the Federal Government TO say who should
vote in the Rebel States, though the State
governments having been destroyed by theii
own rebellion. if the Federal Government does
not say who shall vote. there can be no vot-
ing. and without voting there can be no re-
constructions And this they call speedy
restoration"
They want free liquor, and slave labor, which
would place them in as happy plight as the
Irishman who landed in this country on a
Winters day, and found the dogs let loose and
| the stones fr0ze fast.
They curse the war for the Union, and every
| thing else that can't vote, including the negro,
but bless the soldiers who ,cere the wdr, by way
of invitation to them to vote the Democratic
ticket They recognize in Andrew johnson the
Sun in Heaven, in the Republican party very
dark cloud, and in the South a prize squash
suffering for lack of sunshine.
They recognize in George Washington an
| individual who might have been something OF
! a man if he had not lived so near the epoch
of Gen. Hancock.
They congratulate their sister Democracy OF
Ohio upon having given birth to that wonder
! full infant, the Hon. Geo. II. Pendleton, and
| trust that mother and child are doing well.
Had the Indiana Democracy Incorporated in
their pla form clause condemning schoolmas-
tiers and newspapers it would have been per-
| feet.