Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-09
The Cincinnati Convention.

HOuHc6Q tOdI f1OTdCt OIcSiCy was HON.
mated for President, and B. Gratz Brown
for Vice President. And after all, no one
who knew any thing of the material
which made up that convention, should
have been surprised at anything they
would do. Indeed we doubt whether it
was possible for any one of them to look
over the people who assembled in that
convention, who knew any thing of the
figure they had cut in the politics of this
country, without feeling an almost if not
quite uncomfortable desire to burst out
into roar of laughter. Many of them
went there possessed of the same spirit
that little children exhibit when they
can't control their play mates, and go off
pouting declaring they won't play"
Long strings Of resolutions were pre-
pared and offered to the convention; but
they were at once referred to committee
on resolutions-a very convenient ar
rangement to get rid of bores who man
age to get into all conventions. Some of
the delegates were ANXIOUS to nominate
candidates first and resolve what they
should do afterwards; but that was voted
down. The mass OF the delegates seemed
to care very little about the resolutions
High tariff, low tariff, or no tariff would
have suited them just as we'll as those
we publish below, supposed to have been
written by Cart Schurz, which were adj
opted. The preamble breathes spirit of
hatred against the Presiden. and all who
have been appointed to Office by him ;
which, when interpreted, means that a
new distribution Of offices is demanded,
and the movers in getting up the Cincin-
mali Convention, are the men who ouaht
to I'll them. The following is the entire
platform:
The administration now in power has
rendered itself guilty of wanton disregard
of the laws of the land in the exercise of
powers not granted by the constitution.
1t has acted as if the laws had binding
force only for those who are governed
and not for those who govern. 1t has
thus struck blow at the fundamental
| principles of constitutional government
and the liberties of citizens. The Presi-
dent OF the United States has openly used
the powers and opportunities of his high
office for the pr motion OF personal ends.
| He has kept notorious, corrupt and un-
worthy men in places OF power and re-
| sponsibility to the detriment of the pub
| lie interest. He has used the public ser
vice of the government as a machinery OF
partisan and personal influence, and in
| terfered with tyrannical arrogance in the
| political affairs Of States and municipal
ties. He has rewarded with Influential
and lucrative offices men who had ac-
quired his favor by valuable presents, thus
stimulating the decentralization of his DO
| litical life by his conspicous example,
and he has shown himself deplorably un-
| equal to the task imposed on him by the
! necessities of the country and culpable
and careless of the responsibilities of his
high office. The partizans of the admin
lstration assuming to be the Republican
party and controlling its organization
have attempted to justify such wrongs
and pallale such abuses to the end Of
maintaining party ascendency They
have stood in the way Of necessary in
vestigations and indispensable reforms,
pretending that no serious fault could be
found With the present administration of
public affairs, thus seeking to blind the
eyes of the people. They have kept alive
passions and resentments OF the late civil
war to use them for their own advantage ;
they have resorted to arbitrary measures
in direct conflict with the organic law in
stead of appealing to the better instincts
and latent patriotism of the Southern peo-
pie by restoring To them those rights the
enjoyment of which is indispensable for a
successful administration of their local
affairs and would tend to restore a patri-
otic, national feeling. They have degra-
ded themselves and name. This party,
once justly entitled to the confidence of
the nation, by base syconhancy to the
dispenser of exec tive power and patron
age unworthy of Republican freemen,
have sought to silence the voice of Just
criticism, to stit1e the moral sense of the
people, and to subjugate the public opin-
ion. They are striving to maintain them
selves in authority for selfish ends by an
unscrupulous use of the power which
rightfully belongs to the people, and
should be employed only in the service of
of the country. Believing that an organ
izatiun thus led and controlled can no
longer be of service to the best interests
of the Republic, we have resolved to make
an independent appeal to the sober iudg
ment, conscience and patriotism of the
American people.
We, the Liberal Republicans of the
United States, in National Convention
assembled at Cincinnati, proclaim the fol-
lowing principles as essential to just gov
ernment
1. We recognize the equality of all be-
fore the law and hold that it is the duty
of Government in its dealings with the
people to mete out equal and exact justice
to all of whatever nativity, race, color, or
persuasion, religious or political.
2. We pledge ourselves to maintain
the Union of the States, emancipation,
and enfranchisement, and to oppose any
reopening of the questions settled by the
Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth
Amendments of the Constitution.
g. We demand immediate and absolute
removal of all disabilities imposed on ac-
count of the rebellion, which was finally
subdued seven years ago, believing that
universal amnesty will result in complete
pacifcation in all sections of the coun-
try.
4. Local self-government, with impair.
tial suffrage, will guard the rights of all
citizens more securely than any central
lied power. The public welfare requires
the supremacy of The civil over the mill
tary authority, and the freedom of per
L. L l.