Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-08-11


We miss some old familiar resolve thai
used % stand out plump and full, ant
| give the platform finished appearance
One was the declaration that the fugitive
slave law was To be enforced, and another
was that there Was to be no furtlel
agitation of The slave question.
Without these the platform, like the
party itself, has a lean and hungry look.
But they cannot be used any longer
there are no slaves 10 DC fusitives, and
there is no slavery question to agitatc.
The last agitation. gotten up by the Dem
ocracy themselves, was too much for 1t,
and it died in the operation.
They used TO resolve in favor or the
rights Of the States, as defined in the cele.
brated Kentucky resolutions of 1913.
The sort of States Rights these Taught
was the right Of the State TO nullify and
set aside any law of Congress that the
State concluded to hold unconstitutionas.
This extraordinary doctrine was brought
into existence in the interest of slavery,
and its baleful and poisonous doctrines
prepared the public mind for the fatal
step of secession. But that doctrine is
dead; it died with slavery, and in one
common tomb they are buried. Yet we
find in The resolutions of the last cOnven
ton of The Democracy Of this State lin
gering fondness for this exploded heresy.
They denOuuce the reconstruction meas
ures as on invasion of State Rights, and
have much TO say about the rights and
dignity of stsc several States, The only
excuse for The use of The dead language
of the lefuaci slave oligarchy is simply
to crafty q long and well established
habit.
The Republican party have been sound
on this question Il ON the first, add they
hold the same views yet. Their 0rgani
cation was the resurrection and the life of
the old doctrine of the trainers of the
Goverbment--that the bond of ,niOr for
the States was the Constitution. aud that
that immortal instrument is what il claims
10 be the supreme Jaw of the land, and
that all State Constitutions, az Slate laws,
OF the decisions of State Courts. not IN
accordance With the provisions of the
same, are null and void.
To maintain this doctrioe ihe country
was driven, by the secession of the South
ern States, to draw the sword, and the
question is now settled forever, in accor-
dance with The doctrine Of the Constiiu-
tion itself, and the construction of the
same by the Republican party.
The next point they made in their plat
fOlm is 10 tell US what kind OF a tariff
they are IN favor Of have no confidence
in their ability To throw any light ON this
tariff question. for the reason that am
sure they are not agreed on the question.
They do not understand themselves, or
Know what they do want. If | am not
during the session of the
Congress that has just adjourned u Re-
publican in the House offered a resolution
insiiucting the committee having the sub
ject in charge to bring in a tariff hill in
accordance with the resolution of the last
National Democratic Convention. The
resolution of the nemter was copied
from that platform word Tor word. hut
as he did not say where ac obtained his
ideas, but wickedly. and with malice
concealed the fact that he
was seeking To put in operation the great
principles of the party the Democrats of
The House did not make the discovery
did not know their own faith when they
heard ant. saw it, and all Uoted against
He resolution. After That sort Of an
of stupidity, il would seem best
tor them to be little modest on the sub
ect.
They talk about the working man and
The farmer being taxed and oppressed by
)ur tariff system that we are working
ia the interest of the manufac-
IuTer and against the farmer-that is,
making the rich richer and The poor poor
,r. III that were true it would be a scri-
,us charge.
But il is silly falsehood. Does not
everybody know that cntton goods arc
cheaper now than they have been for
nany years? Cheaper, perhaps, than
hey have ever been before. The farmer
Knows that he is able to command dOub-
e the price for his hogs, his beef, his corn,
lis oats, and his farm products generally
hat nc can buy twice the quantity of the
.ecessarics OF life with the proceeds of
lis la-m that lie could under any Demo
ratio t.-if that has ever been in oper-
ltion.-
They have a persistent way of getting
IN the wrong side of every question.
They were on the wrong side IF the STA
'ery question, as they all concede now
hey were on the wrong side during the
var. and persist IN it yet, but prefer that
,ygones should be bygones they were
we're issued, denouncing their issue In the
most bitter terms now since greenbacks
laye become popular. they have fallen in
owe with thoul, and they want so many of
hem issued that none of them would be |
worth anything if they could have their |
way Of doing things
They are ON the wrong side OF the |
great question now disturbing the peace
If Europe.
II the New York World, the Cincinnati
and the Chicago Times are ex-
of the position of the Democratic
party, then the sympathy o.. that pa ~ is
With Napoleon in his attempt fo II ample |
IN the liberties Of Europe as he has on the
liberties of France.
The Republican party. without any
exception that am aware OF, is in SYM
,athy with the Prussians, and is, in this |
egard, in accord In sentiment with the !!
people in all paris Of tie |
civilized world (Applause.) Its hatred |
o despoiism, and its earnest and sincere |
devotion TO the cause of universal freedom |
Trays the Republican party against the |
arrogant dem ands of the French despot.
Two years ago we promised you that
he election of Grant would bring peace |
o the nation, and it has done SO.
We promised that the revenues should
DC collected and faithfully disbursed. |
That has been done and the reduction
II the national debt at the rate of one
quarter million per day is the best evil
lencc Of the honesty and fidelity OF the
We promised funding
bill 10 reduce the interest on the public
lebt, and we have kept that promise.
We promised reduction of the expenses
IF the Government, srd faithfully have
We kept that promise .oo.
The whole county North and South
o-day is enjoying degree of prosperity,
md manifests spirit of progress and
.nersy that is without precedent in the
,ast. Every two years the people are
warned by the hungry Democracy that
uin and bankruptcy will surely come ii
hey are not put in power. They are
also prophets They will raise the same
I'D cry this year again. and when the
ioies are counted ia October, we will find
he number who have faith in them is
jeccWing smaller and smaller.
Let us then forget all dissentions and
in our ranks, If any there
De, and with united front gosforih to con-