New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-04
THE OHIO PLATFORM.


Who dissents from this? Is it the State
Rights Democrat who hired substitute
or accepted contract to extinguish the
opposite doctrine? Is it the Southern adj
vocate of State rights who, beaten out Of
his doctrine by the strength Of the Union
and the desertion Of his substitute and
contract friends, honorably accepted the
defeat of principle he had staked on the
issue Of the war, and having embodied
this principle in the State constitution
maintains it as term of capitulation?
there are none resident in the United
States at present except such as beheld
the war from Paris, Montreal, or Nassau,
who except to this doctrine.
=. In favor of a tariff for revenue. with
| incidental protection to American industry
Whether a tariff laid ''for revenue
shall intend protection is no question at
ALL If laid '.for revenue" it can be laid
for no other purpose, and the incidental
| results are accidental results. Whether
man who takes drink of whisky intends
it for health with incidental enjoyment, or
for pleasure with incidental advantage to
his health is question turning wholly on
the secret intent of the drinker. It may
be subject of ethical inquiry among the
sons of temperance, but is Of 40 impor-
lance whatever to the bar tender or to the
distiller, who made, watered and sold the
drink. We shall have the Pennsylvania
Democrats ievying forty per cent on iron
imported, for revenue and the Connecticut
Democrats opposing the free admission Of
myristico moschata from the Moluccas,
lest it impair the demand for the domestic
nutmegs made from the wood of the syca-
more. We can see no possible ground for
objection among the protected in allowing
all members of Congress to give protec-
ton direct or incidental, with revenue or
protective intention. Horace Greeley and
Lawrence Keitt could have voted together
for the revenue act of the next session.
There is no margin for political difference
on this point.
3. The determination Of the government
to collect the revenues and prevent and
punish frauds has our unqualified approba-
ton.
And, we suppose, the unqualified appro-
baton of Governor Tilden and of every
other Democrat with the exception of
Tweed, who will behold the political
pageants Of 1876 through the checkered
interstices of State prison window.
Even ''devils believe and tremble'' at the
majestic severity of Republican justice.
4. That the powers of municipal corpora
tons to create debts should be restricted,
and local and other expenditures should be
SO reduced as to diminish taxation.
No doubt the bondholders and taxpay-
ers Of Louisiana will applaud this, and
Mile. Rosalie Maenhaut and Mr. Ben ia
cobs will sing together like couple of
morning stars.
The relief Of industry from the OPP
preston OF monopolies will not, perhaps,
be doctrine as popular here as among
the Changers of the West, who have throt-
tied the railroad kings and rings, and who
allow no exclusive privileges of meat, light
or water to anybody.
s. The extrication Of the public domain
from the fangs of the land jobbers, and its
scrupulous dedication for occupation by
actual settlers, will occasion no opposition
here, as we have no public land worth
grabbing.
6. The financial policy proper for the
government can form no political issue, |
because contraction or imitation have |
secured advocates in both |
parties, each, however, protesting to have |
in view to ultimately equalize the pur-
chasing capacity of the coin and paper !
dollar
7. A gratified people can never cease to
the services Of our soldiers and |
sailors, and it is due to them that liber-
atty and generosity should be obtained in
the adjustment of pay and bounties.
8. The Democracy will resign them
selves with reluctance to the Republicans
the observance of Washington's
example in retiring at the close of Sec
ond presidential term.
With these principles accepted on con-
Viction or acquiescence will be found
some with regard to which there will be
open or covert contention.
The Ohio Republicans 'stand by free
education, our public school system, the
axation of all for its support, and no
division of the school fund
This consolidation Of the school fund
las provoked much opposition in Canada
md in some States of our Union, in
which the separation of Protestant and
Catholic pupils has been a subject Of bit
err dispute. We may presume this issue
Will continue in those States, and may
possibly be extended to other States in
which not merely the difference of religion
)ut of race exists.
Connected with this comes another
proposition:
Under our republican system of govern
nent there should be no connection, direct
# indirect, between the Church and the
'tate. and we oppose all legislation in the
interest of any particular sect upon this
nbect. We should not fail to profit by
he experience of foreign governments,
where efforts of the church to control the
tate constitute an evil of great magni-
ude, and endanger the power and pros
Gritty of the people.
These will undoubtedly excite great
Onular divisions nnt nerhnnS hntuonn |