The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-27

THEIR PLATFORM on1rIo1sED BIZ An ADVOCATE
or BLAIxE's NOMINATION..

IAElh flAIHOkA CRITICISED B1 AN ADvoSAx1
OF BLAINE's NoMISAr1oH.
CHICAGO, Nay 20, 1874
The Tribune, reviewing the action OF the Republican
State Convention OF Illinois, declares that while the
Cincinnati delegates unanimously for Mr.. Blame,
the Convention packed Committee Resolutions
which declared for the baby and the bloody shirt
OF all the statesmen proposed the Presidency Mr.
Blaine has the least questionable record on
hese two questions. and, while the Convention
was Overwhelmingly for Mr.. Blaine, the
agents OF tho adversary were preparing
instructions that a libel upon his intelligence and
assault upon hts patriotic record The second reso-
luton declares fact that the policy Of lcniency BY
the republican party toward the people recently in 70
belIon against federal authority has resulted in the
death by violence OF at least 1000 Unionss white and
black, SINCE the commencement OF the present policy
OF reconstruction; also in placing in power In the lower
House OF Congress political party dominated by OK
Conederates and finally in RELOCATING back into tae
control Of disloyal whites nearly every State
quered 70 federal authority by the federal armies.
This is perversion OF ruth-an asperson cast on the
republican party. Who authorized the Platform Com
mittee 70 call that party for its policy or to
denounce It in behalf OF the republicans OF Ilnoiss
What 1t that has opposed tho policy Of lenency, Of
peace, OF harmouys What has opposed the abolition
OF the color line and the dvison OF parties 1t tho
South or other than line OF hatred and extermna-
tons Was Blaine, the that forty-two delegates
were directed TO vote Tor, or Il some other man
Whose record has been that of vindctve Aatred and
government. by the swords Who is the unknown.
whose friends on the Platform Committee have pre-
pared the way for an abandonment and betrayal Of Mr.
Blaine at CINCINNATI
Tho resolution INSERTS falsehood when 1t declares
that the policy Of cnency has put the democratic party
In power branch Of Congress- Did the policy Of
lenency elect democratic members OF Congress IN Mas
sachusetts. IN Connccticut IN New Hamp-
shire, Iowa, Wisconsin ana Mlchigans Did the
policy Of eniency give tho democrats majority OF tho
Representatives from Now York New Jersey Pcnnsyl-
corruption and bribery under the garb OF spec:ous
loyaltys The nsinuation that Blaine by his commit
tces-the Wheeler committee In Louisiana and the
Poland committee In Arkansas-rcegatcd these States
back INTO tho control Of dis,oya whites IS calnmny
nor BY which OF the champions Of the bloody shirt 1t
may have been suggested
In paragraph highly complimentary to Mr. Blaine
tho Tribune asserts he has been in favor OF moderation
peace, reconctlaton and iraternnl unity. This was
displayed In the great debate The amnesty question:
The resolutions demand that al ri there shall BE-
an Executive whose public lie IS guarantee
Of the alacrity and fidelity with. which he
will discharge the great public trust. This Is das-
tardly reflection upon President Grant against whom
lair minded man has charged want Of fidelity
In tho discharge OF all the duties incumbent upon him
IN the mater OF reconstruction. Having put into
these resolutions ali tho suggestions aud malicious In
nucndoes which the scurvy politicians of Pennsylvania
now giving 70 justify the transfer OF
the vots OF Pennsylvania from Blaine to
Conkling there is covert assault upon Mr. Blaine for
his recent speech favor OF specie payments After
quoting IRON Blarc's finance speech one OF the hard
money passages tho article crcises In the severest
terms the adoption by the Convention of
resolutions declaring our paper money system
the best ever ucvised and deprecating
return TO any system OF currency redeemabe
In CON- and concludes ssThs platform out OF place
in Illinois, II command neither the respect nor
support of the State Its fraud upon the repu lican
party who support Blaine upon his noble record,
and under the bloody shirt bayonet RUE and rug
baby policy o any Of his rivals Let the republicans
OF other states not do the republicans Of this State the
cruel injustice Of supposing that they ndorse this
monstrosity countcnance the odium It innicts on
Blame.