The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-10-02
BALTIMORE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM OF 1872


i .m A- i''oAn pA"ooNA1io PLATFORM OF 1872
"We, the Democratic electors of the United
States IN convention assembled, do present the
following principles, already adopted at Clncin.
natl as essential to just government;
1--WE recognize the equality of all men before
the law, and hold that it is the duty of govern
ment, IN Its dealing with the people, to mete out
equal and exact justice to all, of whatever ma
tlvlty, race, color or persuasion, religious or DO
litical.
1--WE pledge ourselves to maintain the Union Of
these states, emancipation, enfranchisement. and
to oppose any re-opening of the questions SET,
tied by the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments Of the constitution.
Il s'We remember with gratitude the heroism
and sacrifices of the soldiers and sailors of the
Republic, and no act Of shall eper detract from,
her 3ustIy, earned fame or the full rewards of their
yatrlottsm."
This platform needs no comment. The Conser-,
vatives of 1872 adopted the principles for which
they abuse me now, not '.choce of eyils.'s
nor as matter Of necessity, but as ssessentiaz to
g3st government. must be q monstrors repro
oate laaeea, II the mead and front Of my offend.
ing na'n ms extent no more, that am advoca-
tlng the pohtlcal principles which my revilers
declared TO be essential to just government
only twelve months ago. They not only adopted
these principles aud made Horace Greeley their
candidate, but they went out of their way to ex-
press their grahtuae to the sailors and soldiers Of
the Union armies Tor having beaten their own
soldiers IN the war OF the ''lost cause"
they seem to have become someachat conscious
When they went into the Greeley movement that
they were laying themselves slightly open to-
the charge OF INcoNsIsTENcYl The president of
their state convention, the Hon. John Goodes
| when tainted IN the N. 7. Herald with this
charge, replied in letter as follows, May 1lth,
| 1877, In language somewhat like that which I
~ W u0p.oeu W use ~ reply TO thelr
s.Permit me to add that in NV $500
the Democratic convention at Rs,t;uaona ao IN -.
he controlled nv the narro,o ,red;naa ~ Ivy
;san Int bv the dicates If On me pa.-
otism that tbev will ROO snnor;an. ~ pa,il-
cans;derof;ons If ,or,,, ond -, w ,Ao Pae"|
onuoI 10 tho ooooein mt ~ fseSeS
t;ans tboy will hove roforonoo ,..el
CONsISTENCY of nort,, rsesrJ. as ~ N.se" 70 no
mount dnt1 ~ ~ nv 40 w .ae para-
orasna of an Milo dnsa. on Ing
s.Woru rasnaate,, IL po'iS":
t,Io, Go'5.r
:, ihns nave ioio"ei sne 'opduous course Of
Inls parry u CONSISTENCY from looo TO lSi2.
Aney oe9su WIN Oh oa'h Vi loyalty anu, af-
.er passing 'nlousn every Phase OF ndehty and
innoeii'y W 'na' oa'h' 'ney are ianaed IN this
canvass upon Inc Pofcupihe platform OF abuse.
hatreo ana prescription on which we now find :,
no more spproorlous ePl'het now tAan the term
f.aacGs 10 Apply 70 tneir opponents pledged by
oos. "a.hef anu opeaAer turner IN Is|o to q
,alehlol future cohuac' tesards tAe state consti
tution ana carelul regard 1or tn e rights of the
eoiored people, tney began as early as April last
y. ts anu aouse against the
coioreu peopie, upon tne shloooieth OF Virginia
1o e wn"e ."g'n'ans MI. hunter In his speech at
hlchmoha, careluAy anu lally, In the following
Wofos iaio aowh
THE CONSERVATIVE platform OF 1913.
ga government for Virp;uians oounosed os
Observation-Disclosures in every sense If tha
term real Viroiniansn my
OF course sohHe Virpiniansi nlotforn, 80
much narrower than the old Know. Notbirr ona
of america for America as the state ia narrowar
than the continent
Such is the present platform If tba chomo,ao
party of this commonwealth. altbmcb V;ron;a
Is central state in the Union. hard to wall IA
from her neinhbors. altbouob she 10 drvino
in all her resources bv the violent c1omor If AZ;
proscriptiye party: and ultbouph she needs mora
than any other state. deu.1onment depetonnent
depezopnaenk from the canital entarnrso ord 49,
ulation Of her sister states f9F
Having made camraign in 1898 On the ba
sis of q White mans party. and HAVING aommeno-
I'D their outcrv against negro rnIa nc oorlu -.
Anril 1873 and Continued e without intarrr ~
tion down to a. FORTNIGHT since tbis nor,y ~,
have the eTronterv to comn1ain If The pennh,;'
can narty as the originators Of tL;s Issue and
of nv own speech at Lvnebburo az an anneal ~
tho nassions nf the naoro roo Tha RipbrnonS
nonars had baen harn;na for n,ontb ~ 49,
strain of negro ruIe4 before the 2ard ~ Ali
last when the who venturad unon 10 so,1,p -
~ s+ata ybo shoi,d ~. go, =; ~ 'o.els ~
against the colored people, in the followins
threatening s m Ian; language ia
that we nav see whether it be true as is cSarasa
by the adversary, that the treason has left our
ranks deserted. In this contest there can be no
half way house; no neutrals 1t is not Grantor
h anu a o 4ha4 nlgi or low m
against her enemies. the vdi,ss eoutendno tag ,5s
Supremacy of their race and he apo noap PROBES rscre
ant to has STATE his honor. has Kindred and has COL
or and enters the camp Of the enemy should be made
~ aa a ~. ssa" u1s re- mas ssl sops eess"e st
re-eohoed the unworthy apneal and threat i' ''"'e
It was then, while these papers were in full
cry against Che negro, that my speech was made
in I.unn Hhrou hon from, hnriy ,.,,A