The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-07-12
Clio and Pennsylvania Democratic
Platform,

Platform,
Some of the Republican papers pro-
TESS to be .iovial over the Ohio Demo-
cratic platform, calling it the east OIL
clothing OF the Republican party, and
| they charge that the Democrats have
determined to go into the canvass on
Republican platform. IL the Ohio
Democratic platform is made up Of
"Republican principles" then it is the
| Republicans that have taken new de-
parture, and not the Democrats Of the
Buckeye State. If the Ohio and Penn
sylvania Democratic platforms are sim
ply reafiirmations Of Republican prin-
ciples, then the Republicans, high and
low, for the last ten years, have been
| fighting political principles and public
policy, to which they now yield at a
single bound. The New York Fri
hume takes a different view from the
Republican press generally. II says:
1 L
cratic State Convention seems to us
full of danger to the Republican party.
And yet we greet it with hearty well
come and rejoicing"
| And why is it full of danger to the
| Republican party? Not that the. Ohio
platform makes q single concession to
Republican principles OF policy, but
for the reason that it sets the Demo-
cratic party right, and corrects errors
and impressions that have damaged
: the party in the past. So far as the
recent constitutional amendments are
concerned, the Ohio platform simply
recognizes them as facts, but insists
that they shall be subject to the same
strict construction that has ever been
Il cardinal principle with the Demo
cratic party i'll constituting the Consti-
tuition. The means by which the three
last amendments were cngrafted upon
the Constitution are condemned, as
well as the recent legislation of Con-
gress under these amendments but
the amendments themselves are recog-
nized just the same as every depart
ment of the Government, and every
State in the Union recognizes them
The Ohio and Pennsylvania platforms
simply place the Democratic party be-
fore the country and takes from the
| Republicans the issues upon which
4 they hoped to fight the campaign of
) 1872. These issues are no longer be-
fore the country. AS contemporary
remarks, "The important natl on al
questions which have heretofore been
inscribed on the victorious banners of
the Democratic army are again before
the ,pecple-the tariff, sound currency,
low taxes, obedience to the Constitu-
ton; the right Of the people to rule !;
the preservation af the State as well as
the National Government in the exer-
else of their legitimate and Constitu-
tional powers; an honest and economi-
; cal administration Of the government ::
the protection of all class es alike: the
; Union of the States and the rights of
tka States; a government for the pro-
tection of the interests of tie people
and not for the financial aggrandize-
ment of the Office holders; the right of
: the ballot ald the right of trial by jury
all parts of the same superstructure
resting upon the Democratic faith-are
again in issue before the people, de-
handing the defense and support of the
Democratic masses. Around them we
must rally for the contest.n
And the Democratic party will again
rally upon the important questions
that are really before the people, and
they are the live issues which affect
them, and which they will be called
, upon to determine in tho elections of
next year. In this view of the situa-
ton, is it any wonder that tho New
York Tribune should declare that "the
| late action Of the Ohio Democratic
State Convention seems to us full of
danger to the Republican party 81
Il State Sentinel.
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