Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-09-02
The Platforms,

of several important state conventions hcl'
duln" the last week. Each body has seen
lit to set ont the principles by which il
thinks the country must be saved. Mos
of the conventions were democratic, ana
may be taken a. showing the drift of opn-
ion in that party.
During the last session of Congress the
subject that excited the most interest Wa
the financial policy Of the government.
Throughout the east the people are agree
on the good policy Of not initiating the cur
rcncy, and Of paying our deb, rs W,
agreed with our creditors. Notably of tn
democratic ptpers Of the east, the New
York U5rW and Boston Post are prolni
nent and give voice TO the better sentiment
of their party. They are in favor of :;
sound currency and of keeping faith in til,
matter of our debts. They have exhortco
loudly to bring their conrad e- further west
up to their platform.
But the Ohio democrats want NOR,
money, and 90 back with Il rush to til,
democratic doctrine of lsGs Of paving
bond, in grccnbtck-. The Indiana demo
crat, had already done this in Il mildel
form and the U'orId and Post have been
for weeks irving to show that Norton
ism. ~ it calls these unsound notions WA
confined to the llo,>icr state The OH,
platform has called forth sill greater
struggling- Of the editorial mind, TO max,
explanations that can reconcile real demo
cratic doctrine with democracy a. it should
be accor,lin" to the WORTH anl Post philo>-
ophy.
On the heels Of the Ohio democrats com,
those Of Missouri with, if possible, a still
worse platform. Three great states have
thus spoken their democratic piece for re
pudiation, and the real democracy of Hi
nois are on the same track. \ few di>ron-
tented democrats and republicans got to-
gethcr in the last named state. it is true. anC
cooked up'a tolerablv sound financial plat
form: but it is all fool>hnes> to pretcn,
that this new patty takes the bulk of the
whole matter j.. that the democrats of the
middle and western states are h"pcles>lN
divided from those of the east on one of til.
most important questions of the day
While the imitation hcrrsy ha, some fol-
lowers among the republicans Of the west
they reject i'll a mass the worse doctrine o
reputation. And in another column vii
be seen the testimony of the Michigan re-.
publicans in favor of the >oun,,>t doctrine,
of finance, showing that the great mass q"
the republican party west is in accord viii
their eastern brethren
On The great question of civil rights til,
democratic platforms exhibit the sun,
Bourbonism that YOU always find whrl
YOU scratch Il democrat drcpcnouwh. TIL,
democrats Of the south claim that thciI
property Is sTtandcrcd ly corrupt ncgr,
Legislators. They will get more sympathy
and more help in their trouble. which i
indeed a grievou- one. when they are will
ing To secure the negroes OF the south il
What Is deartr to them than property
their rights IL men and their lives. North
ern democrats do small service to th.i
southern friends when they oppose civ
rights for it Is too late to PIT TIN, coumtr'
on any other basis. politically. than th,t @
having one man equal with his neighbour
OF course, all pla: forms of all pIrti,.> ,lc
nOunce dishonesty and rlundcrinr. an,
credit moblicri~m and back pay. How
much these professions which are popula
will amount 10 when the power >ou~ht fo
is secured, will depend on the character e
the men elected? Both ptr;ir~ have beer
guilty i'll these matters. and it Will b~huov
folks to look carefully for the next tv
years to see which most readily and ear
ncstly takes the blch track. Certainly i
the present division of parties throu"hou
the Union, there is no great indutcn,l
for republicans to 90 outside their oW
ranks