Arizona miner., 1868-06-13
The Chicago Convention, Platform and
 Nominees.

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 The hrovu-stonc front Radical Republican Convention met at Chicago on the goth ut, and in fear and trembling, nominated Ulysses $. Grant, for President, and Schuyler Colhx, for Vice President. Had it not been for the fear of losing the next election it would have choked Grant of and nominated Fred Doug lass, Ben Wade, Ben Butler, or some other monprel. Grant, as every body knows, Is no more fitted to guide the ship of state in these troublous times than donkey is to pilot steamboat up the Colorado. He may be hearty eater, a reticent Napoleon and hrst class smoker, but he is no statesman. His running mate Schuyler, has gained what ht- tie reputation he has by berg the biackest oi the Black Republicans, and by swallowing Jeaerson's Manual. Should Grant and Coltax be elected, the radicals and negroes will have a good time of it and the country will go to the dogs at railroad speed.
 The platform is like the candidates, sec tional. and bigoted It goes in for forcing negro suffrage upon the people of the South, and sncakingly admits that, the Northern States have the right to settle that question for themselves, as will be seen by the second resolution, which is as follows;
 !Secand-Thc guarantee by Congress of equal suffrage to all loyal men in the South was de manded by every consideration of public safe ty, gratitude and justice, and must be main tained, while the question of suffrage in all the loyal States properly belongs to the people ot l those States.
 ! It cougratulates the country upon the as 1 sured success of the Congressional plan of re- | construction, which it falsely asserts, has ! rescued the South from anarchy and ruin. ] The reverse is the truth. It denounces every form of repudiation, although it has rcpudi- ! ated the Constitution and laws. It is in fa- yor of light taxation, but does not recon mend the abolition of the Bureau or any other monster Radical invention for robbing the tax payers. It talks about running tht Government economically and prates about
 reforming abuses that have erept in under
 Johnsons administration Wonder if John
 son didn't find them there We rather thinl
 he did. It regrets the death of Lincoln, anC
 abuses Johnson shamefully, and accuses him c
 innumerablc crimes It throws out a milk
 sop to naturalized citizens, and reminds th
 soldiers and sailors who conquered the SoutI
 that, because Congress gave them small pay smaller pensions and bounties, they shoul not throw off on the Radical party. It dc . clares its sympathy for the oppressed peopl of all nations who are struggling for thei rights. yet it presses the heel of military de' $ potism upon portion of the people of or 3 own country. Then, for fear something migf turn up they ''resolved that the adiounmeI , of this Convention shall not work the dissC { lution of the same, but it shall remain as o ] ganized subject to be called together at an 5 time or place that the Repu blican ExecutiS Committee shall designate" That mear something. It is new thing, without prccC
 dent, and looks as though they were airai
 of Grant, or had an idea of withdrawing hi
 from before the country and pruciaiinng hi
 Dictator, in case his election should appei . doubtful. Carl Schurz introduced two res
 lutions, the first in praise of rebels who ha !, turned Radicals; the latter hailing the efior I now being made to Africanize the countr
 The platform was gotten up wholly with
 desire to catch northern suckers, please bon' e holders and ofice-holders, and tickle the n | groes of the south. It is like the candidate = sectional. Its framers hadn't the mainline e to espouse the cause of universal suffra. n north, because the people have rejected i 5. but, south, where they have the power, the II cram it down the throats of the people vii
 the bayonet. What platform, what part