New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02

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role IN our common adversaries But think IL but Jus-
tee to ssy that the platform has been construed 70 mean
than expressed In t. ana more saving ths do
lose sight Of the Interpretation placer psrmsst
some OF s friends. know that some OF us Wsrnes,
advocates regard it as declaration against gold ana
silver and for lrredeemabe greenback cmrrey ho~
but for that partly stated and others that
have tine state believe that these ha e hs are 10
Wide diversity OF opinion among the people 81 gu pas
upon this subject There are Democratic Rambliesn
hsrdmoney men and Republican paper-m2aney men
Democrntc reslmponsts and Democratic iniiationsts
and Rspubcan resumptioniss and Republican Imitation
ISIS. The question is not strictly party y 4nnnosiie
sides and so il has after every great pane Wy
which the country has been afflicted nave no. nea
hndTed times in Europe aud America before the panic
1873 But In the end truth Il sure 70 anu M
good pur pose. No has hrmer convictions ON ns
Subject than have They arc the result OF a sdy
Renee and long, patient, and cOnsclehtious suuy
have expressed them time and time again ID con'cLsa
ton in public i Se Whasyr may be
political fate; but do not assume TO DC n,,a', vino
s ana f ain INHERENT opinion Much less
ton disruption OF the Democratic party cenyen,
Zion chosen to nominate State officers onyoioers who
will have no Jurisdiction over the currency QUESTION
Judgment does not approve have been Democrat Al
my life and when and where to De Democrat wac 10 v
politically ostraczed. have chung to the party m ts
darkest hours as well in lis brightest with somcthns
akin to devotion because my head ana my go H' o "a
4, siped TO restore to the Republic honest
h nvs etWoen ali IFS parts and to psrpeuate free ust
lions for ages 10 come; anu cannot Dy any ~
of mine, contribute to ito overthrow ! 1now lnah AZ -
not nfalblc for party is inallible know ina, u
has committed errors and that every party nae ou
mifted them; but know that its fundamental prn
cples sound and that It's PURPOSES are nonns a
patriotic It therefore well deserves ana . n5 my
services little WORTH 1t has just claim 10 'nc" oo'h ~
have thought IL proper to make these remarks in my
first speech OF the campaign and possibly once ior al
pressed and generally known it will be necessary to
repeat them. And important as this clirrenfy question
is other questions that In my Judgment are
still more important and these Pa1poe ane
OF ne nnS and the Demo
Of Ohio. with whom act, have been tauhtea anu
demanded that should say. frankly and clearly what
they and believe; and that J should SET 10TH WHY,
can support our ticket. And, besides, my constituents
right to opinions upon pnbc aiairs DE tney
worth much little, and have no disposition 70 conceal
them And lastly, hold II TO be my duly 10 ant oGae
what believe to he true have SAID anu nSpratea IT,
principle support the ticket, and have given you some
for this opnion but not all that may Dc gon,
and thou III the task seem supeinuOus DcS ica'o
to deain you with 1t u little longer.
4 PLATFORM NOT TO BE MADE FOR THE WHOLE
PARTY.
And In the first place, observe Of political platforms
in general that no platform adopted by any
Marty convention that In every particular received the
approval OF every member Of the party. There IL al
WAYS something inserted something left out that
causes criticism. Indeed the business OF PLATFORM
making has attained immense. and some persons think
unreasonable proportions in this senerto inc tne
Federilist Democrat to know what were nus loit
cal opinions Then IT was not deetied necessary Ior
either Patty to solcmny pronugae creed ever yoar,
much less TO resolve upon every lnnutla Oh pui' cur
Then plaforIn-inakng as means 9i sic',fN, 1t
of the party bu; the party, had not been invented,
much less become fine art But now we nave hr,f OF
quite hundred platforms constructed every year.
aud how many minor platforms arithmetic r. scarcely
sufficient to tell And these mutitndlnois deliveranees
hn
the seasons themselves In some one or more OF tet
any yeas may be found reflected opinion however crude
and dognatic Judgment upon every measure however
minute. The next year repeats The process Win INC
tha preceding years; that II man were 10 pm lo
faith implicitly 10 platforms, the changes Of the kedo-
scope would scarcely he Eiorc various or lhht9tc '
his The consequence is that the people have TO great
extent. lost faith in platforms vast mY1rl,y 90 MOI
read them at all and OF those VINO 90 rea" 1nG ige
majority care little nothing for them Oiher people
'eeng how often they are shanelessiy violated ws men
power has been attained come to regard tel rs the
tricks and shans OF parry m, ma s ana % H
would make himself ridiculous and lose seiresPec' ana
the respect his fcowmen were he w change MS point
zeal coat every time that his party happened To make
bunder il u platform - - ,,.,,,
can affect il, rests with CongeSs Inc officers 10 DE
elected Ohio this year viii have as nave aireaay
mere and although every state mas per
feet right to cypress ITS opinion Gl" -. @ mnSn h
representatives OF all the States in the CONGRESS itse
bcd And the drafting of q National party platform
mon it, 10 6e submitted to the people, is the office OF
National Convention representing the party IN an tn
states such Convention OF our party VII nlSc, me-
viii th opinion and manifest the VII the entire
Denocracy Of the Republic. II somewhat amusing TO
read the light of history some OF the criticisms NAT
daily in the newspapers upon the suDlec' an
considering. Ons class OF these papers dcnourei WIN
great severity the hardmcney Democrats OF ONO be-
cause they Do not unite with the kepubcans TO defeat
our ticket forgetting thai Horace Greeley, then
chief Wing editor Of the United States eXericd Al MS
power ana influence elect Gen. scot to the Pres
dency, and at the same tInc TO use ms ,irog r T,
tanly cOnreoS language, sat upon 'n' PLATFORM
ms lpca we
surrender our convictions and support paper money ana
initiation well a. the ticket They are not content lt
shall also abandon iaith forgetting that not three
years have elapsed since they were themselves among
lev for the Presidency upon the most pronounced ana
unambignous hari-noIey ana specie resumption pat-
portant considerations. have desire To speak OF tho
Inconsistencies, of politician content II main
tain my consistency ana at tho sainc Time 10 !" nat
The Deinocr:c party OF the United states has existed
for more than quarters of century. Ii has sur
vived all other parties except the comparatively modern
party with which it contcndng, and the signs OF
In, Time indicate long it will survive that. Now,
there must have bcen ana mast yet be- some mighty
hoAd To irst create and then preserve for 50
long period party so powerful ana p.fo,steni inat
said by hn eminent statesman ana PRESIDENT
of another party Tor the Democratic parry took ito rise
when opponents in powcr ana las maintained
lis organization intact Tor many Ioht years "iei ne
piycd OF all authority III the Federal III ana III
the governments OF most OF the states Besides, no party
long exist in free country that has no otief 9uda
tiOn than power and plumber We're that possible III
would prove beyond dispute that the people are
ncapable Of enhancement: and that Tree IN
situations consequently a failure We must look
and vitality OF the Democratic party And these caise-
find, FIRST. in the general fact that. more strongly Than
liz adyersnres II is imbuel with love OF free, demo
cratic institutional that firmly than its opponents
il believes IN local selfgoyerninen and l. therefore more
conservative of the rights of the States; that more
ardently than other laitiest attach.c 20 'hc rl3 Oh
people against ali encroachncnts Of power whether
rrea,er Ibcray To- :mn! rants greater respect Tor
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