Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-10
GRANTS PLATFORM.

Tho oflice-holder's written deliver.
,ncc at tn, Philadelphia Convention
is a remarkable production. 1t con-
.ists Of sclf..lorifcatioH, bombast,
misrepresentation and fslschood. In
he face of Tom Settle, their honored
one of the mcancst OF the
they boast Of being the
party who saved the Union. Thou
.snds of brave officers and tens Of
of soldiers who composed
.hc Union army repudiate and de-
nouncc the Grant party. They boast
of their magnanimity toward the
south since the war. II is true they
have received into communion those
who would take the oath Of allcgi-
ancc to the Republican party, while
oil others have hoan4~ ~persooutod and
denounced as unrcpcntent rebels.
They hayc been utterly unscrupu-
'ous rs to the means employed to per-
petuatc party asccndcncy. They
subjected the intelligent whites to
the rule of the scrvilc, seni-barba-
rous and inferior race. They sent
swarm Of carrrt-baggcrs into, tho
South and have sustained and de-
Tended them in robbing an impover-
ishcd ar lrirusrlcss people, infiict-
ing upon them debts of hundreds OF
millions ct dollars. When honorable
men Of their own party, like Greeley
and Brow were demanding amnes-
tv and the restoration of home gov
rrmmcnt, this magnanimous party
has been ruling them With the bayo-
net and hunting down aud impris,;
nnimg pcaceablc and honorable men
/ as Ku-Klnx dcspcradocs. Any rest
! lrSsucss OH the par; of the oppressed
has been attributed to disloyalty.
If magnamimity had been shown after
the surrender of the Confederate
army, no Intelligent man can doubt
that harmonious relations would
! loum since have bccn established
between the North and the South.
Tho necessities of party, aud not tho
peace of the country. have originated
the bayonct, the Ku-KluN and other
,yranical measures. Ncithcr'magna-
mimitv nor craftsmanship have char
actcr,zcd the legislation Of the Rad.
icai party.
Again, in the Philadelphia deliver
| 4 - 10, IA hnvn-
: ton to civil service reform, and
declares in favor of the passagc OF
laws (which shall abolish the evils
: nf patronage and make honesty,
efficiency aud fidelity essential quail
itications for public positions"
Why has not this wonderful party
enacted laws to prevent this ac-
knowlrd evil? Has il been obstruct-
: ed or lindcrc,l in the work by al in
significant minority? This evil as
every body knows, has grown. into
magnificent and dangerous proper
tions under the leadership of tho
II man whom they unanimously renom-
; mate for President. This party has
u encouraged, justified and defended,
u aud now seeks I" pcrpctuatc an ad-
' uimi>tratiom that has made fcalty TO
party. personal relationship and the
bestowed of gifts the essential .re-
{ qui>itcs or qualifications for public
= position. What shameless hypoc.
I ricy. Will honest men be deceived
g by such false prctcnscs?
: Again. this oilicc-liol,lrrs' conven.
t ton declare in favor of preserving
/ the public lands for the homestcads
: of actual settlers, and against giving
Is them 10 corporations 1t has been
d the distinguishing characteristic o.
" this party to sIuandcr the public
lands upon pet corporations. 1t hal
' recklcssly given away nearly 500, 900,
i 600 aescs, or enough to mako ter
l. large States, and has other schemes
II of plumber maturing. What devotion
I'll TO the interests of the landlcss poor
= Again, they boast of the faithful col
e lection and honest appropriation o
1. the revenues, when the fact is noto
ii rious that pcculation and dishonest,
" and extravaganza have been the dis
II tin@uishing characteristics OF th,
ID party.
Is Grants Administration "has pai,
h. of'a hundred millions of the publ
Is debt per annum.' The debt is large
N in proportion to the means Of payin,
ii it than it was when Grant was in
a. augnratcd; Lands, personal proper
+, ty, and the products of labor hay,
Sc greatly diminished in their CONNER
j. cial value. D..
~ They hayc negotiated bonds ut
,r lower rate Of interest" The oil
g; bonds drew six per cent, and wer,
N liable to Federal taxation, to hell
N pay the war debt, aud were payabl
Is in grccmbacks. The new bonds draw
K five per cent; are made payable il
W gold, and Oh their face are exe.tip
le from all taxes. National, State an,
.. Municipal. This conversion Of tn
~ bonds is made in the interest Of ia,
ly Cooke and others who receive larg
c. commissions, and of the bOndholdinI
r class, and not in the interest Of tn
n tax-payins people. :.
ct This parry has established q UNI
~ form cu.rc';ry by which is mean
'c gold for untaXcd bondhOlders IN,
Is paper money for the people ~,
cs The entire platform Of the Grau
party i.ta tissue Of faisclioods. an,
Misrepresentation, and is an insul
ID TO the intelligence of the country