Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-07

the essential difference between the parties.
The first Gar6elde resolve declares the
Bread and Butter Brigade to be in full
accord with the Grea, Republican party Of
nation This affirmation was uune ,e.sa.
~, for We have ocular evidence through.
out tae Territory that Gar6elde's strikers
can lie and steal in perfect harmony with
their brethren in more favored fields. Il
may be said that they do remarkably we'll
in this comparatively new and unbroken
portion Of the political vineyard. Two or
three instances of proli6cacy have been
witnessed in which loo, 900 in two seasons
has been produced where . legitimate
yield would not much exceed $500 per
annum. But these years it was observed
that the Indians blankets were shorter
and Of lighter material, an evidence of the
"openncss" of the season. The second
resolution kisses Hi U. Grants big toe,
endorses reconstruction, and looks to a
speedy restoration Of the Constitutional
relations between all the States aud the
General Government" Here is the great
point Of difference. The Democracy hold
that tho reconstruction measures of the
party in power by which they forced upon
an unwilling people the 14th aud 18th
amendments to the Constitution, and in
fraud Of their rights, are revolutionary
aud despotic; and party that would thus
violate every principal of right, law and
justice, and disregard all the solemn
pledges made to the people, is wholly un.
worthy Of support" The issue is plainly
stated, and unfortunately for the dominant
party, they virtually admit oil that is
claimed by the Democracy in expressing
hope, in the second resolution of the
Platform, fora speedy and harmonious res.
toration of the Constitutional relations be.
tween the States and the General Govern
mcnt.' Had Constitutional relations been
maintained by the Administration the past
four years, the Democracy would have had
no necessity Of declaring against the "vi-
olations Of right, justice, and disregard
Of the solemn pledges made to the people"
The third Garselde resolve says that the
management Of the finances by the Legis.
lative aud executive branches Of the Gov.
eminent has been wise, prudent and care.
full" while the Democracy maintain that
" tho policy Of the party in power, in ex.
empting the property Of the rich from
sharing the burdens imposed upon the
people, is iuiquitous and unjust to the Ia
boring and tax-payiug masses" Here is
the second point Of difference. The fnan.
cial situation, the labor question, the gen.
eral stagnation Of business, afford a more
potent argument than We can adduce YER
flying the declaration Of our party. We
can all see the result, aud it is not difficult
to trace it back to the cause Of the un-
happy condition of affairs at the present
time. But the Gar6elde Convention, to
relieve the party Of some of the load it is
compelled to bear, makes an issue with the
Administration in the declaration that
"the necessaries of life shoald be exempt
from direct or indirect taxation" There
has not been an effort made to remove in
the slightest degree these burdens at
Washington, and We think our opponents
have stepped outside the party, or again
copied after the Democracy in find.
ing fault with the acts Of their own party.
The fourth resolve Of the Republican
Platform eulogizcs the "bold and unainch.
ing position assumed by the Administra.
ton in regard to the Alabama Claims" 4
declaration not sustained by the facts in
the case As the Democratic newspapers
and orators have continually urged upon
the Administration 8 speedy adjustment
Of these claims, and the Government has
been backing aud filing for four years to
avoid settlement, this resolution is Dem
ocratic thunder, stolen and misappropria.
ted, to serve the purpose ofbuncome.
The remaining resolves of the Democrat
ic platform declare for tariff for the pur-
pose Of revenue only, and not to build up
rich monopolists at the expense of the
mas.e. Of the people, and contain an ex-
plicit declaration AGAINST REPUTATION
OF THE NATIONAL DEBT, the adverse of
which position the Age is so anxious to
fasten upon the party. That paper, in its
last issue, 10 an article on "Our Platform"
observes: 1--WE are specially grati6cd tina.
issue is taken with the Democratic psrty
on the question Of ,rpsiiatios, and
POUNDS the charge upon no surer founda.