Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-07-10
The Substance Of Things Hoped for.

liz ottuiiNd HCWOCfUt, Viz Hiis-
sion of which it is to rcsurrect the
Democratic party in Iowa, and which
consents to the Autobiography party
as a means to that end, 4 ''tcmporary
organization" as it designates it, is
immensely pleas ed with the platform
recently adopted by that party at
Des Moines. The reasons it gives for
its satisfaction with the work of the
Convention are peculiar and should
be read by all Anti-Monopolists of
Republican antecedents. They are
rs follows:
The platform is indeed better than
any one which has been adopted by
any party during tue past ten gears,
and is infinitely superior to the patch
cd up concerns which have been in
flictcd upon the people and labeled
Democracy" especially since 1868.
1t is superior, not only in tone and
character, but 1t Is more Democratic
than any other platform which the
New Departure evolved and IN its
bold, ringing utterances for the
Rights Of the States, it will com
mend itself to euery Democrat,
whether he looks ut it with the eye
glasses Of philosopher or in the
plain, common-sense way natural to
the lifelong advocate Of popular
sovereignty.
1t is platform the leading plank
of which is but paraphrase of the
Constitution, and yet it will be vio-
lcntly assaulted by the opposition
1t is a States Rights document, and
without looking further, zoe see it IN
a raliying point upon sehich can be
gathered THE hitherto BROKEN AND
SCATTERED HOSTS OF DEMOCRACY
and concentrate them in one party
which will have at least all the good
there is in Democracy and perhaps
none OF its faults.
The platform Is not only Demo
cratic in so boldly advocating the
rights Of the Suites, but it is also IN
favor Of free tru1e, or SO close an
to free trade as is pos
sible under the Constitution. Here
in is another source of strength and
a great promise of success.
On the currency question the Dem
0crdtic edr-mGrhs a,v apparent.
We can almost hear the jingle of
the specie IN the resolution which is
considered to be the masterpiece Of
the authors Of the platform. 1t is
good enough for any Democrat.
The Democrat, summing up at the
of its article, says of the
Autobiography candidates:
On the whole, we can not only en-
dorse the platform with enthusiasm,
but the Democrat is ready to say
that it will support the nominees OF
The Convention with all the vigor
which would be accorded to q .tuU
set Of Democratic nominees. They
ire not all Democrats in name, get
hey stand on q Democratic plat
form, AND AS SUCH, they are not on
y entitled to our votes, but command
'ur deepest sympathy in the contest
hey have entered into against Grant
SIN. The ticket will call forth vote
chich lbs Min dormant for years
inside the Democratic party.
There is no doubt that these out
spoken expressions correctly repre-
ent the sentiments and aspirations
# ut least one-half Of the men in the
Anti-Monopoly ranks. They are the
ltterances of q representative organ,
me influential in the new party coun-
ills. Yet the feeble party organ in
his city keeps piping ont that the
Democratic party is dead, and we are
II engaged to great work Of reform
b,vc all p,rties. /