Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-04

Republican platform. They do not ask
The Nation, nor David A. Wells, nor
Henry c. Carey to interpret it for them.
The truth is, that in prostituting himself
to pander to free trade, Mr. Greeley
gives the lie to his whole public and po-
ltical life on the subject of the revenue
and says. you may do what you please
with the tariff, will submit to be gagged
on this all-important question, if you
will only give me the votes of the demo-
crazy and free-traders.
If we do not find amusement in dis
cussing the relative situation of the two
platforms, we do find amusement in see
ing Horace Greeley, Seneca nj. Dorr, D.
e. Nicholson and others endeavoring to
shift about, and sell their souls for Brit
ish gold, in supporting free trade plat
form, and explaining that a platform
which says, If a bill shall pass Congress
declaring absolute free trade in every
thing, which they know is death to every
material interest of the State in which
they have residence, and of which they
take so much honorable pride, that the
President shall not interfere to save
those industries from destruction. But
such are the inconsistencies of party life
But the people are not so easily drawn
into the net, that when drawn, will leave
paralyzed industry and the power of the
nation eneryated, to build up bloated
aristocrats and monopolies.
The text of the constitution is quoted
at us, which says, "After a bill shall
have passed both Houses of Congress i
shall, before it becomes law, be sfrh-
mitted to the President of the United
States if he approves he shall sign it,
but if not, he shall return it, with his
objections, to the House in which it
originated" But Mr.. Greeley, " ac-
cepting the Cincinnati platform, pledges
himself, in advance and in contraven-
ton of the spirit of the constitution, 81
will not interfere with any tariff, free
trade or revenue bill, but viii, however
obnoxious it may be-despite how in
furious to the country-sell my man.
hood in advance and sign such bill.
Mr.. Dorr has failed to convince us, by
all his arguments, that free trade means
protection, or that the Cincinnati tariff
plank is not a humbug and subterfuge.
1t is the spirit and free trade opinions of
a majority of the members of the Gin
cinnati cOnventiOn-the manacles with
| which Horace Greeley has fettered linn
self in accepting the nomination-which
tells us and the country far better than
a carefully worded resolution can, the
danger to the tariff that lies before us.
No consistent advocate of the protective
policy can support him. He has sold
| out to the democracy, and is about to
pass under their full control, with all
his Republican followers He has sur
rendered all the convictions of his life
on this subject, and as prominent DEM
ocrat, of this county, said, to us, but a
day or two since, ''we can take the plat
form, and swallow Mr.. Greeley, Le-
cause he has agreed not to interfere with
| our free trade bills"
We seek not to defame Mr. Greeley as
a man, but have attempted to show his
weakness and Inconsistency in accept
ing the tariff plank of the Cincinnati
platform, as well as to show Republic
ans that Horace Greeley, proud as he
has stood before the country, stands to-
day shackled- and as obedient 70 the
whip of the democratic party as any
slave, v hose freedom he ever secured by
his voice and pen. He is from the 9th
of July the slave and tool of the Demo-
cratic party.