The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-26
Morton's Platform.

Morton's Platform.
The twenty-one long aud heavy resolu-
tions of the Indiana Republican Convene
| ton were drawn up 10y Senator MORTON,
and therefore constitute the platform on
| which he stands rs AN aspiraut for the
Presidency. To be sure that there should
| DE no laundering, he left Washington, and
Yves within call of the Convention while
his programme and his nomination were
put through without discussion.
This platform declares against amnesty
for the seven or eight hundred dis
fianchised Confedcratcs, aud seeks TO per-
petuate the preiudices and passions that
the people of both sides and the soldiers
have sought to bury forever. IN this re-
speCt Mr.. MORTON is consistent with his
record, for he of all the Republican lead
ers has been most violent In prescription
OF the South, most ininical to reclncilia-
ton. and most uuscrupulous in defending
the carpct-bag thieves aud rogues who
have rul the reconstructed states.
The kELLOGGs, SPENCERs, CLAYToNs,
DoRsEYs, VESTS, PATTERsoNs, and that
class OF knaves, who have enjoyed the
| confidence and favor of the Administra-
ton and been sustained in their usurpa-
tons and plumber by Federal bayonets,
owe their first debt OF gratitude TO GRANr.
aud their second 10 MORTON. The former
gave them office, honors, and rewards. and
the latter has defended their outrages in
the Senate with consistency and zeal that
cntitle him to be recognized as the cham
pion of the carpet-baggers.
Among the duh platliudes in which this
platform abouuds, attention will be at
traoted to the declaration on the financial
issue in these words:
"Trelnh. v, believe that It IL the duty Of the @ w.
crnmcnt IA furnishing national currency 40 to regulate
IL As to provide Tor ~ nlDgie redemption IN gold aud
than II shall DC brought about 6y The law. OF trade aud
mueh of he rs.,vs A. % nxos W.. tim NO
Tor TIE resumption o. specie paymsnts should ,, r.
msln undsturoed neither contracted nor expanded,
prmaneuil cured by TIE operation VI the natural laws
the Republican party his constantly maintained. Of
steaeily 9oNiug to an ultimate resumption OF specie
Mr.. MoRroN has returned to his first love
| for greenbacks and recauted his recent
| pretended conversion 10 hard money. He
would change as suddenly again, If new
inducement WIS offered. When tho SuER-
MAN sham was concocted of resumption
ON the lst of January, 1879, the fraud could
not be well concealed, for the act itself
provides no means for Its own execution.
II was a device of party TO tide over the
Presidential election. and was carried
through n caucus in which tho hard and
soft money advocates agreed to play false
part.
When Mr.. SHERMAN was Intercepted as
TO the practical features OF the bill which
he reported and fathered. he refused to
answer because any frank exposition
would have drawn the fire of the infla-
tionists, and thus have exposed upon the
| SPOT n dsgraceful deception on the coun-
try. Mr.. MoRToN. Mr.. FERRY, Mr.. LOGAN,
and the cheap-money advocates, sat dumb
in their seats by preconcerted plan. Mr.
| THURMAN, Mr.. BAYARD, and other Demo-
cratic leaders, proved that the scheme had
no vitality and no intention TO carry out
| its professed object, and that instead of
giving any relief or approaching resump-
| ton, it would disturb business aud post
poue specie payments
All these predictions have been literally
verified, aud the fraud stands revealed.
Mr.. SHERMAN and the Republican man
ayers conoocted this scheme with the sole
object Of using 1t for II passing political
| purpose. They succeeded in misleading
| the friends of honest money, and in in
voking the aid of capital to carry the Ohio
election last fail. Mr. MORToS stumped
that State, and, to give support to this
scaudalous intrigue, affected change of
mind. Now, when the act has failed in
any good effect, SIR. MORTON coolly ADAM
dous il without change of face, demands
its repeal, glorifles greenbaclls, and says
the policy which the Republican party
| has constantly maintained is that of stead
| lily looking to an ultimate resumption of
specie payment" He is a very prominent
| leader OF that party, is fully endorsed by
his State Convention. and is presented US
it's favoIite for the Presidency.
| OF course Mr.. MORTON does not stand
alone in these views. He is backed by a
large and influential following OF his own
party in and out Of Congress, MS will be
| discovered whenever a test shall be made
| on the repeal OF SHERMAN's sham. This is
the way in which the great public interests
are triiied with by demagogues, who care
nothing for the suffering and sacrifices
caused by partisan legislation.
During ten years OF peace, with the en-
tire Government in their hands, and ma
jorities OF two-thlrds in Congress, the Re-
publicans never took one practical or
honest step in the direction of specie pay
ments. Last year they got IA PROJECT
designed to deceive the country, and hav-
ing served that turn, they now demand
the repeal of their own measure.