Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-06-08
The Co,rmh,is Convention

The Columbus Convention
Hon. Charles Rcemelin, in the Com
moncr, radical Democratic sheet of
influence, thus comments, editoriaIly,
on the lltc Democratic Safe Con
vention:
The democracy at Col@mbus stop
ped st. Clement IN respects of candi-
dates, officers and platform, although
he worried the incapable and unready
committee men, into 4 sort of com
pliarce with his proposition in open
UP Il republican shop, and sell that
kind of stock so rs TO catch custom
ers tor October this year, and Octo-
bcr and Novemhr TIE next. By that
time, the saint and martyr will have
progressed So far as to stand upon the
platform of woman suffrage with
Mrs. Ward Howe and Mrs. Wendell
Phillips in petticoats, il that should
happen to he the prevailing popalari-
ty, or in breeches, if the fair sex so
decide. He will hold forth and con-
gr tulate among them as usual, and
promise victories, and spoils rs he
has always done Before. There is no
other place for him because he has
had no response worthy of the name
from the thinkers OF the whole South
nor f. ON the North west. He had to
see Dir Pendleton. Chairman of the
Convention. his opponent McCo0k.
NOminated for Governor, and his
friend David Hauk beaten for Lieut..
Governor, by Mr.. Hunt. His way to
the Senate is completely blocked. and
his false departure will do him more
damage, than the party itself.
Val. knew he was distrusted by the
property interests of:he country, and
he put into the Dayton platform his
adhesion to the rights of capital as
well as labor, and that thel c might lie
no question OF his loyalty, he shook
cordial hands with the corporations.
The Convention would not lie used
for purpose, nor would they allow
that taxes should be levied on prop
erty exclusively.
No part of the Campbelrs dema-
gOgery got into the platform, al-
though lie had it circulated in slips
several weeks ago. Nor did General
| Morgan succeed with his little 30 OF
free tea, coffee and sugar as necessa-
rics of life.
As TO the amendments, they are
saiI to be accomplished facts, and
parts of the Constitution which, as
Alr. Groesbeck observed, will stand
although they are denounced IN the
next breat as having been procured
by extraordinary means. This sort
OF tnings is disgraceiul TO any party.
1t is saving to the robber, you have
obtained my purse by extraordinary
means but it is an accomplihcd fact
that you have the money and what
can do about 1t? Most men would
do something about it, and compol
tue robber to disgorge in spite of ac
complished facts. Ii the States are
submit to acts Of Congress monop-
lizing their suffrage and yield up the
right To establish and regulate suf-
lra9e 10y the State Constitution oniy,
then the Union of States is gone, and
we are lmperiaiiz1d.
The clamor ABOUT Capitalization
and usurpation which have been now
established. a4d which will be con-
tinucl because it is profitable to the
majority t. have it SO, is only ludi-
cruus. No means are even kinted at
to stop it, except the ballot box,
which never could do it, before ii
was filled with black votes, and less
so no y, because if the democrats get
power, they WI, abuse it Tor profit in
Congress, just the same IS republi-
cans. The ON y safety for liberty is
not in getting democratic control OF
the majority there, but in organizing
the means VI resistance to thas ma
iority in each State. which will put a
veto upon unconstitutional and dan
gerous acts OF Congress.
The financial plank is q greenback
imposture to please GeacrIl Cary,
the Enquirer, and Mr. PendIeton
that gross mistake has cost US the
alienation OF the eastern Democracy.
and it is the upper milestone, as he
gro suffrage is the neither, between
which the party is to be ground to
powder. The timid quasi public debt
Reputation, attachment does not i'm.
prove the matter AZ all, but proves
the imbecility of the lying and cheat
ing policy on this vital question oil
debt and currency, as on the amend
ments. They are COUP lie of specta-
Gle cases, decided so preposterously
as to deceive nobody, and to nulllfy
themselves. when nose puts his
spectacles on, eyes shall he shut 2
wss the judicial decision on the
famous trial of title; but here every
body's eyes will be open, few viii
be deceived. We shall be greatly
mistaken if the Republican conven
ton platform will not be better De
mocracy. We pronounce the Ken
tucky Republicans at Frankfort
lately to bave adopted a platform tha
comes nearer to the truth. There
will not be much enthusiasm for sucl
) q creed and ticket
A farmer, Mr. VIM. Mathews, liv
, ing at the time of his death, thre,
miles west of Lexington, Richlant