The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-30
The Democratic Ticket and Platform.

non coneiuned It's labors yesterday,
after a very stormy session of three
days. The nominees, Tilden and
Hendricks, do not arouse any enthu-
siasm among the ~unterrifed, and the
platform win please nobody, except
Wall street brokers and the "bloated
bondholders-" The powerful west
was entirely disregarded by the ma
jority in the convention, which was
from the beginning under the control
of August Belmont and the money
bags he represents, seconded by the
ex-C Confederate element, and assisted
by a gag law.
The principles as enunciated by
the convention for appearance sake,
are in antagonism with the ancient
teachings of Bourbon Democracy,
and will be received with distrust BY
the great masses of that party, as
well as by the people at large. "a
faithful education of the rising gene
ration" is certainly what Democracy
has heretofore prevented wherever
it has had the power. Equality Of
all citizens before the law" is looked
upon as heresy among the Bourbons
Of the South. In two instances on
ly have the National wirepullers
struck the true chord of Bourbonism,
namely, in the planks about Free
Trade" and "Free Whisky" Here
they meet with the full sympathy of
the unwashed, and on these planks,
especially the latter, will be found
the vast majority of the Democratic
voters.
1t will remain a question whether
the average, intelligent American
citizen can be hoodwinked by the
sudden apparent change Of heart of
the Democratic leaders in regard to
education and civil rights, into the
support of a party whose past record
bellies all its present assertions'of flu
ture good behavior. We are bound
to believe that the American peopl e
will sustain the parry which has bee n
characterized by distinctive princi-
Piles which have become dear to
them, and in which they believe with
implicit faith. They do not expect
to find in the rank and file of the
Democracy a love of education, nor
such reverence for the Constitution
of their country as to grant to all
freemen the right of suffrage itguar-
a%ntees, and equality before the law.
On the other hand the we'll known
principles of the Republican party
have left their Der. 6cent mark on
the age SO indelibly, that a Republi-
can, from the very nature of his pro-
f%ession, is looked upon as a promoter
of education, and as an advocate of
the exercise of all the rights which
the Constitution bestows upon citi-
zenship.
The Democracy has never been
known to favor any extensive scheme
of popular instruction; the condition
of the poor whites and the former
slaves in the South proves the truth
of this assertion {; and B~ourbonism
is not likely to change its course now.
Unless Republicans undertake the
work of education in the South, it
will remain undone, and there will
grow up a dangerous class for which
the Democracy will be held respon-
sible. The Republican party con-
ferred freedom on the slaves who
were loyal, when their masters were
fighting against the Union, and Re
publicans were preferred to educate
them. The colored people made
wonderful advances when the oppor-
tunity was given them. But the
Democratic party saw that if they
were educated it could not control
them, and it resortedst intimidation
or verse to prevent their being
taught. The success resulting from
these outrages led to their applica-
ton to the colored voters intending
to exercise the right of the franchise,
and thus the Democratic party es-
tablished its record of opposition to
both education and equality under
the law.
The Republican party is the only
party which guarantees education
and full civil rights to all the Ameri-
a people; under Hayes and
Wheeler the masses can rally, conf
dent of securing under their admin
istration the advantages of education,
the rights of the franchise, and equal
ity before the law for every citizen in
the land, however humble or obscure;
while under Tilden and Hendricks,
and a general Democratic ascendan-
cy, these cherished principles would
be crushed to the earth under the
despotic heel Of the dictatorial south
orn wing of that party.
The Oomical Side Of Crooks Campaign.
"Alter Ego," in a letter to the
Denver News. gives the subjoined
amusing account of