The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-17
The Consistency of the Democracy.

Democratic platform of 1872 were
adopted as the preamble to the civil
rights bill, which passed the House
on Friday week Here they are.
Mark and consider them we'll:
WHEREAS, It is essential to just
government we recognize the equality
of men before the law, and hold that
it is the duty of government In its
dealings with the people to mete out
| equal and exact justice to all. of what
ever nativity, race, color, or persua-
sion, religious or political; and it be-
ing the proper object of legislation to
enact great fundamental principles in
to laws: Therefore, Be it enacted,
etc."
These declarations quite as thor
oughly-Irobably more unequivocally
than the bill itself-set forth the doe
trine of the equality of all men before
the law, and also declare that it is the
duty of the government-not tine
States-to secure equal rights. AS
the next campaign is to be fought to
great extent upon prejudice-the issue
in the civil rights bill-it will be well
to bear in mind the Democratic record
| On this subject. In 1872 this party
made plain, square, positive afirma-
ton of this doctrine To day it is in
distinct opposition to it A pertinent
question in this connection is this:
Were not the Democracy playing
game of false pretenses upon the
country in putting forth such a decla-
ration at that time? Why the party
the short space of two and one half
years can only be explained upon the
theory that it is not only thoroughly
dishonest and untrustworthy; but
that, as of old, its instincts all tend in
the direction of class distinctions
the oppression of some portion of the
people. The honest reader may well
question whether he can ever look
with favor upon party which in so
short time advocates and then aban-
dons so grand principle as that of
the legal equality of all men. If
Democrat finds fault with this bill, it !
must be with very poor grace, after
its preambles and definitions are taken |
from a Democratic platform dating |
back to 1872.
Here are the yeas and nays on the |
measure-a record which it will be |
we'll to preserve. The only Republi-
can who voted against Mr.. Shank's
amendment was the Hon. William B.
Williams, of Michigan. The follow
ing are the Republicans who voted
for the amendment:
Yeas-Messrs. Albert, Albright,
Averill, Barber, Barrere, Bass, Be
COLE, Biery, Bradley, Burlington, Bun
dy, Burchard, Burleigh, Burrows,
Benjamin f. Butler, Roderick r.
Butler, Cain, Cannon. Carpenter, Ca
son, Cessna, Amos Clark, Jr., Free
man Clarke, Clayton, Clements, Gin
ton l.. Cobb, Stephen A. Cobb,
Coburn, Conger, Corwin, Cotton,
Crooke, Crounse, Crutchfeld, Curtis,
Darrall. Dawes Dobbins, Donnan,
Duell. Dunnell, Eamess Field. Fort,
Foster, Garfield. Gooch, Gunckel,
Hagans. Eugene Hale. Harmer, Ben.1
iamin W. Harris. Harrison, Hathorn,
Ravens, ohm B. Hawley, Joseph r.
Hawley. Hays, Gerry W. Hazelton,
John w. Hazelton, Hendee, E. Rock
wood Hoar. Hodges. Hooper, Hos
kins, Houghton, Howe, Hubbell,
Hunter, Hurlbut, HYDE, Hynes, Kas-
son, Kelley, Kellogg, I.amport, Lam
sing, Lawrence, Lawson, Lofand,
Loughbridge, Lowe, Lowndes. Mar
tin, McCrary, Alexander S. McDill,
James W MeDill, McDougall. Nc.
Kee, McNulta, Merriam, Mills,
Negley, Niles. O'Neil. Orr. Ortiz,
er, Parsons, Pelham, Pendleton, Phil
lips, Pierce. Pike. James III. Platt, Jr.,
Poland, Pratt. Rainey, Rapier, Ray,
Ellis III. Roberts, James
w. Robinson, Ross. Sawyer. Henry
B. SayIor, Scofield, Henry J. Scudder,
Isaac w. Scudder, Sener, Sessions.
Sheats. Sheldon, Lazarus d.
Sloan, Small, Smart, A.
Herr Smith, George l.. Smith, I'll.
Boardman Smith, J. Amber Smith,
John @. Smith, Snyder. Sprague,
Stanard, Starkweather. Charles A
Stevens, Stowell, Strait. Strawbridge,
Sypher. Taylor, Charles r. Thomas,
Y Thomas, Thompson,
Todd, Townsend, Ire
main. Tyner, Waldron, Wallace, Jas
per D. Ward, Marcus L. Ward, Wells,
White, Whitley. WILDER, George Will
lard. Charles g. Williams, John NJ.
5. William, William Williams, James
Wilson, Jeremiah M. Wilson, and
W oodworth-173.
The following named Democrats
voted for the amendment:
Yeas-Messrs. Archer. Ashe. At
kins. Banning, Beck. Bland, Buckner,
yaulfield, John B. Clark. Jr.. Clymer
Jomingo, Cook, Cox, Crittenden. De-
Witt. Durham. Eden, Giddings, Gun
Ter. Hamilton. Hatcher, Hereford,
Holman, Lamar. Leach,
Magee, Morrison, O'Brien, Hosea w
Parker. Perry, Potter. Randall, Rob-
pins. William r. Roberts. James G.
Robinson, Speer Standiford, Storm,
Swami, Vance, Waddell, Whitehead.
" hitehouse-44.
The following named Democrats
7oted against the amendment:
Nays Messrs. Adams. Arthur. Bell,
Berry, Blount, Bowen, Bright, Brom
berg, Brown. Caldwell, Chittenden,
Grassland, Davis, Eldredge. Hancock,
Henry r. Harris, Hunton, Mclean,
Millihen. Nesmith. Read. Schell,
Stone. William B. Williams, Ephraim
(. Wilson, and John D. Young-26.
The Democrats were caught in
rap. 1t would look too barefaced to
go back upon their own platform of
S72, but they opposed the bill after
heir forgotten creed had been pre-
liked to explain its provisions.
It is noteworthy fact that in all
;he Northern States taken together
;he Democracy polled fewer votes
n 1874 than in 1872, its apparent
rain in these States being due to
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