White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1872-03-07
The First Response 70 the Cincinnati
Call.

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Call.
A Asigni6cant sign Of the times is tho adoption
by the Democratic Convention Of Cincinnati OF
two resolutions of the Missouri Liberal Repnb-
leans" But the Connecticut platform and the
proceedings are Of a very different character from
tnose OF the same party during fhe waf' "nen an
its energies and eloquence were devoted to par
alyzing the efforts Of the Government. There Is
no consciousness of life power in this last man
ifesto. 1t begins by declaring that the Demo
Gratis of Connecticut regard emancipation ana tne
equality Of civil rights as established iacts, al
though the Democrats of Connecticut have al
ways done their best to prevent their becoming
81. They "repudiate with scorn the idea that
the Democracy of Connecticut arc IN favor Of re-
pudiating any portion of the public debt, although
the Democracy of Connecticut, at the last Ma
tional Convention of their party, aequiesced IN
virtual repudiation. The Democracy Of Connect
icut are also anxions for the people to rise and
sweep selfish men from power.
If those people in Connecticut or elsewhere,
who during the war did what they could, with
ont taking mp arms, to destroy the Union, who
before the war lsbored to perpetuate and extend
slavery, and who since the war have striven to
retain all Of the consequences Of slavery possible
have at last seen that their course was un- Amer
lean and inhumap, it is good for them and for
the country. But their case presents two consid-
erations. 1t is just possible that they not So
much persuaded Of their error as of the necessity
of seeming to he SO persuaded, in order to recov-
power. II that be sO the fleece of the sheep is
not large enough. If. on the other hand. they
are really convinced that their policy has been
wrong, upon what grounds do they ask for pub
lie confidence or for preference over those who
have done what Democrats themselves now con-
fess to be rightf
The Democrats of Connecticut say that they
recognize emancipation and equality of civil
rights as established facts; hut at the very mo-
mcnt in which they spoke the Democratic Sena-
tors in Congress were refusing to guarantee the
protection of those rights. What security conld
the people of the United tates possibly have that
the Democrats would carefully guard rights
which they have always despised, and for defend
ing which the Republicans rose to poweri That
will be the omnipresent question in the cam
paign now opening. That is the question for all
Liberal Republicans" to consider. That is the
question, as we said last week, which those who
are invited to Cincinnati are morally bound to
weigh.
The Democrats retain their name and their Or
ganization. They assent formally to iucontesta-
ble facts. But they are the same men, with the
same convictions, with whom the loyal men of
this country have constantly dealt since 1860. If
they have truly repented, let us all rejoice. But
let us also reflect little upon human nature and
history before we insist that what are fiippantly
called "old issues" have wholly passed away,
and that therefore, victOry which the Ku-Klux
would hail as desirable for the country.-Hdpers
Weekly.