The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-19


men may not be disqualified for so called
"reigious convictions" or the want there
of, we are not prepared to admit. The
word "religion" is comprehensive one,
and embraces any and all systems of faith
and worship, whether they he true or false,
that of the Hindoos and Turks as well as
of Christians, and II is absurd to say that
any mans faith is insulted by a refusal
to vote for him on religious grounds,
or that the rights of American cti-
zens are infringcd thereby or the
constitution violated by such re-
fusal Daniel Pratt-not the ''great Amer
lean traveller" but a democratic delegate
to the convention-was pretty near right
when he objected to the resolution, be-
cause, rs he said, 1--WE don't want no re-
ligion mixed up in this concern"-al-
though his idea was that religion, of any
kind, and democracy had but little in COM
mon. Daniel, however, was overruled,
and the voice of The charmer went forth
like unto the crack of whip against
boilers. Oh for that admiration for the
divine right of boiling that the democracy
were in such ecstasy over only last No
vember.
But we turn from the codicil of the plat
form. from the tail of the kite, to the body
itself, and read that the democrats and
liberal republican electors" declare, etc
whereas the liberal republicans of Connec-
ticut was conspicuous only by their alb
sence &; and the question suggests itself,
what right have the democracy to speak
for the liberia, republicans, who are fully
capable of speaking for themselves and
who, moreover, in Connecticut as in Yer
mont, are to be found mainly in the repub-
lican fold, and will doubtless remain there
so long as the democracy openly repudiate
one of the chief corner stones of their po-
litical faith After this enunciation the
platform declares that "frce government
derives its just powers from the consent OF
the governed" that the general government
is only vested with the limited power
granted by the constitution, that the public
welfare requires the subordination of the
military to the civil authority, "freedom
of the person under the protection of the
writ of habeas corpus, and "for the state,
self government. These surely ought to be
political axioms, SO universally acknowl-
edged and practiced upon that their enun-
citation would be needless. Unfortunately,
however, such is not the case. Unfortu-
nately, each and every of these princi-
Piles is in danger, and although universally
admitted in theory by all parties, in prac-
tice they are widely diverged from.
Basing their action upon these principles,
they "view with apprehension and alarm,
and solemnly condemn" the recent inter-
ference by the general government in the
states of Louisiana and Arkansas. In
reference to this resolution we have not now
a word to say. We have already fully and
repeat edly considered the affairs of those
states, and have, as yet, seen no reason to
abate one jot or little from the opinions Sc
often expressed.
They next turn their subject 10 finance
and declare as follows: "That the use o.
"bad money imposes an unequal and dis
''honest tax, which bears most heavily OF
'those who work for wages ; that ire
"deemable paper currency, by whateve
''name known, is bad money and'that i
sis a fraud in the time of peace for thu
government to make anything legal
"tender except gold and silver coin of
"fixed standard" True, every word of it
and it is matter of regret that every re
publican and every democrat whether h
resides in the north or south, the east o
west--does not see it in that light, and !
not willing to admit, and act upon the ad
mission, that irredeemable paper currenc'
is "bad money" and in times of peace
"fraud." But when the democracy of Con
necticut go on to say, as they do, that til
republican party "has proved itself unfit T.
rule "because they have not made this ba,
money equal to good money, and becaus
additional taxation is necessary 10 meet tn
requirements of the treasury for the inter
est on the public debt, the sinking fund
and to pay the current expenses of tn
government, they make statement, O
draw an inference, which is not borne ou
by truth OF facts. What, pray tell us, ha
the republican party to do with causing tn
panic Of a year ago, how is it responsible
for the depression of industry or for tn
fact that honest labor is deprived of tn
opportunity for regular and remunerativ
employment? This may all do for CLAP
trap and to enlice the unwary and ignc
rant voter, but one party IS as much respon
sible for the present condition of bushes
affairs as the other. We believe that til
depression OF industry is caused mainly b
our irredeemable paper currency bu
which party forced on the necessity for il
issue ? Is the record of the democrac
any better on the question of resumin
specie payments than that of the republ
cans We take it that the republican
and democrats of New England are alik
sound upon this question, but let the part
who is wholly without sin cast the fir
stone at the other. We can pit Pendeto
against Ben Butler, and for every rcpubl
lican who holds to the heresy of an increa
ed issue of paper money we can find two {
more prominent democratic leaders who al
of the same faith. We ask, further, ho'
is the republican party responsible Tor I'll
fact that the people will not buy and fC
the corresponding decrease in the amour
of mportations And this is the so
cause CT the deficiency in the revenue
But what matters, so long as Connecticl
democrats think they have ''soft thing
and lngersoll is reasonably sure Of Il ''thir
term