The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-06-13
The Deed Accomplished.

| Inc great convention OF OIHce-nOiQ
ers which assembled at Philadelphia
on the 9Th inst, performed the worE
assigned them very promptly by tht
denomination of Grant, the head o
the royal military family, by acciama
tion.- Henry Wilson, of Massachu
setts, was nominated for Vice Presi
dent ove.. Colfax. by 34S11a for Wilson
to 32l19 for Celfax.
The platform adopted, and which
will be found elsewhere in this paper
is just such piece of mechanism al
might be expected from these Radica
carpepters.. 1t is fnli of self-praise
glitterjng generaities, and hypocriLi'
cal and delusive promises made only
to deceive. 1t starts out with The
transparent falsehood that the Repnb-
lican party g suppressed gigantic re-
bellion,1 when no one with a particle
of sense does not know that ii they
had been left TO their own resources
/ the rebellion would have been sue
cess. The declaration is an insult to
the men who fought throughout the
war for the maintenance of the Con-
stitution and preservation ofthe Union
of the fathers of the Republic, and
who row vote with the Democratic
party in order to protect both from
the assaults of the Radical despOts.
1t asserts that "it has criminally pun
ished no man for political offenses,
and this in the face of the fact that
thousands have been stripped of their
civil and political rights and privi-
leges during the last seven years; and
is not this ostraeism punishment for
alleged crimes, without even the
forms of Indictment and trial. .,5..
While the tomahawk and scalping-
knife are dripping with the blood of
the western settlers, and the sky is lit
up with the lurid glare of cabins in
flames, they talk fiippantly about the
"wise Indian policy of the admins
tration. The tariff plank is "as clear
as mud.' After all that has been said
by the Grant Radicals about the
double meaning of the tariff resolu-
ton of the Cincinnati Convention, the
country had a right to look for a
straightforward unequivocal declara-
ton upon the subject from these
Office e-holding gentry but instead
thereof they resort TO this shallow
dodge and double-dealing. They de-
clare for civil service reform, but de-
feat it in Congress, and drive from
Office every man who attempts to put
their pet theory in practice. They
are opposed to granting lands TO rail-
road and other monopolies, and this
assertion is shamefully made in the
open face and eyes of the fact that
they have given an empire of this in
heritance of the people-hundreds of
millions of acres-to these mammoth
corporations. They declare them
selves in favor of abolishing the frank
ing privilege and the reduction of
postage. Then why, haye they not
brought about these reforms They
have had the power in Congress, to
bring them about. Why have they
not used it? They express them
selves highly elated over the reduc-
ton of the principal of the public
debt, and the people everywhere will
join in the general rejoicing upon
that subject; but there are none so
stupid as. not TO know that the means
for accomplishing this great result is
wrnng from the pockets=of the labor
ing, toiling producers by taxation,
while the privileged pets of Radical
ism have been exempted from the
common burden. The expressions of
sympathy for the soldiers and sailors
of the nation, after stealing $500, 900
from the fund willingly paid by the
people of Ohio for the relief 7of their
suffering women and children and
those dependent upon them ior sup
port, is simply hypocritical9 cant, and
can deceive nobody. While our ships
are rottfng in our haybors, as the re-
suit Of the Radical tariff policy, they
resolve that tits the duty Eofthe Gov
ernment to adopt such measures as
win tend to encourages American
commerce and ship building. The
nomination of Victoria C. Woodruff
as competitor fol. Presidential .hon-
ors filled the convention with alarm,
and forced it into the declaration that
the claims of the e loxaln W omen s''rfor
additional rights should be treated
with respectful consideration" 1t is
little difficult to understand exactly
what they mean by all this, but then
the women will be highly pleased
with the fattering prospects which
this resolve indicates as in store for
them in the not far off future. The
platform winds up with high eulogy
upon the greatest Gift-taker, nepotist
and hummer. the world ever saw at
the head of public affairs. - a IS s,
We have thus briefly called atten-
ton to this lon9-Wlnded, wordy docu-
ment. There is not a word in it look
ing to the interests of the people or
the country. not a measure of reform
proposed that the Grant men in Con-
gress have not fought to the death,
These promises are idelusiye. They
are just such as are made by these
Radical office-holdcrs on the eve of
every election. An outraged and in
suited people can no longer be de-
luded by them. The administration
that has for over three years set at de-
fiance the Constitution, usurped pow
ers not delegated, and through its
office-holders has annually plundered
the country of hundreds of millions,
is to be placed upon trial upon its
acts and its record, instead of upon
promises which are as delusive as they