Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-07


TAE RADICAL PLATFORM, adopted at Phila-
deiphia contains eighteen articles. The first is
laudatory Of what the Administration has done,
and the last is laudatory especially of Gen.
Grant. The Baltimore Sun has the following
condensed statement Of the whole;
Upon the tariff aud revenue questions the
platform contains the following nicely poised
declarations:
''The annual revenue, after paying the cur
rent debt, should furnish a moderate balance
for the reduction Of the principal, and the reVe-
nucs except so much as may be derived from a
tax on tobacco and liquor, be raised by duties
upon importations, the duties OH which should
be so adjusted as to aid in securing remunera
tive wages to labor and promote the industries,
prosperity and growth Of the whole country"
By the ingenious invention of a new phrase,
the colored race are promised complete llber-
~ aud exact equality in civil, political and pub
lie rights whatever this last may mean, in
lieu Of the absolute social equality designed to
be secured to them by Mr.. Sumner bill. The
female suffrage party is RECALLED with the as
surancc that the republican party views with
satisfaction the admission of women to a wide
field of usefulness, qualified by the intimation
however, that it is only loyal women whose
social advancement is thus favored The
President and Congress are declared to be en-
titled to the thanks Of the nation 'for their
measures for the suppression of violent and
reasonable organizations in certain lately re-
bellious regions, and for the protection OF the
ballot box" which may be accepted as an en-
dorsement of the Ku Klux and bayonet cleo
ton laws ~ ..... ....,..., co.,.
The action of Congress in extending amnesty
to those lately in rebellion is at the. same tine
approved A general approval Is also given to
the principle Of civ, service reform. Our pres
ent national currency is pronounced excel
lent" with the hope that it may be perfect
ed by speedy resumption of specie payments.
The encouragement OF immigration, abolition
of the ranking privilege, and cheap postage
are advocated, and further grants Of the public
lands (what there is left of them) to corpora
tons and monopolies is deprecated. The ex-
tending Of bounties to soldiers and sailors OF
the Union in the late war is advocated, With
out reference to time OF service. d.. -y.
Upon the labor question there is a splank"
which is designed to be equally acceptable to
labor and capital, and which neither can quar-
rel with, as each can interpret it to its own sat
isfaction.. In the same spirit of non commital
ism, we have it laid down as the duty of the
government to encourage American commerce
and shipbuilding, without any suggestion OF
the particular measures to be resorted to tor
the purpose.
The Baltimore Sun in giving this summary
says: 1.-THE platform lacks the unity of purpose,
distinctness and clearness of definition, and
terseness of expression which characterize the
Cincinnati platform and address. Its multi
tude of phrases serves to embody more than
the usual number of "glittering generalities, "
and furnish fresh Illustration of the proven
bal fondness of political platform makers for
high sounding commonplace. y o..