Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-04-28


A contrast between the beginning and
the end of Observation-Disclosures q
first platform and the present policy OF the
ruling party-between what that party
promised, and what 1t is doing and mas
done,would be so instructive that we are
constrained to present IL to our
The Republican party, as q national or
Qanization, is still youthful-not quite
fourteen years old-yet it has achieved q
stage of crime and corruption that no
other party ever reached IN half acentury
of power. Indeed, It has actually COM
pleted the Justification of all the leading
assertions, and the violation of all the
boosted principles on which 1t nrst ap-.
pealed to the sympathy and confidence OF
the people. In proof of this we quote its
own admitted record. The Republican
platform of 1856 drew its inspirations
from the Kansas episode, and the fourth
resolution of it relating to Kansas was its
leading feature. 1t isas follows:
ResosUed, That while the Constitution of the
people inorder to form a more perfect union, estab-
iish Justice, insure domestic tranquility provide
Of liberty. and contains ample provisions for the
protection OF the life, liberty and property Of every
Deoplee of Kansas have been frauduienntly and vio-
fently taken from hem-thei territory has been
egssfStsus: srsessiSs and jGdicid oFcsrs kase 5esn
set Deer them, by whose usurped authority, sus-
DLluEu OY inc mluLAEI UOWCE VI b1O
tyrannicaI and unconstitutional laws have been
enacted and enforced-the rights OF the people 70
keep and bear arms have been infringed-test odths
0Ga acknowledgement etdngtins nature hdUs been
imposed as q c01dij0n Of exercising He Fight Of sOf-
person to a speedy md public trial by an Impartial
jury has been denied-the right of the people to be
against unreasons6ie Searches and seiznres has
been v~iolated-they have beeu deprived OF HE,
ths Ssse dn1 p ep spse |1'n aDa d tSe p press h os S~m
ahndged-Hsf i0M to choose their rsprssentdtiUes
n 1SSs sSss T Sa8s e gss no i%5s sisunsfa ass e aTsons "Rd
and the oaenders have been allowed to go unpun'
jshed. DC, &c.
This was the virtuouS proclamation d
the Republican party in 1856. How
startlingly itcontrasts with the policy, the
acts, the army orders, the reconstruction
statutes, and the declared dogmas of tina
party in 1871 Every sentence of ths
resolution we nave quoted is an arraign
ment of the party that adopted it it hai
committed and is committing every oneo
the crimes it then and there. denounced
If the people lave not been alarmed and
stimulated to general opposition by 1T
usurpations, it is because it has awed anC
subdued the people by armed in~timidations
and stupeied them with its c~orruptions
It is because, in some partso of the country
it has arrogantly told the people that j
." means to rule,n in defiance of their will
and intimated that no popular opposition
to itself viii be permitted to succeed. ]
has outlawed and expelled every origina
member who dared to re-assert and ad
here to its original platform, and folloWe'
the Lead of those who melted 1t toneS
u~surpations. We c~ommendthe resolution
above given to ethe good Radicals " ofthi
party,that they may see what fierce m
swift progress their leaders have madeh
the work Of destroying constitutions
liberty in the short period of thirteei
years.-MissourS Republican.