, 1876-02-28

Tho indianapolis journal fco1s In duty bound
to dofcnd tho ehinplasto+panlt Of tho verbose
platform tnado by tho MonroN Convention tho
othnr day. but Its mo1s Of defouao is to attack
those papers who retuss to bopraise the con-
ardly swash Of tho aTonToH Convention on the
currency question. Tha is tho sty1o Of its do
fouso:
Tho Clncnuati cott,n:reiat knd TIE cmteA ADO Tn1B.
uNE arc Republican p,pcra with Dcnoerltc pro,1yi-
publfc1na, and rsj~y lhs favor W ab.s.a Of them.
10th sapire 70 he considered 'tnde i'cndent,n and
provo their atle to tho claim ny sbilsng the Rapu-
fican pnrty only lille losa than thry abuse the
Democracy.
The ssprocliylties " Of the Democratic party
In Indiana are not for sound money, but for
Auctnasing, irrodoomab1o scrip. Tue prooivities
Of the Republicans Of tue aa.ns Btate, a. OK
pressed In thoir platform, aro iu tho came diroo-
tion and tho Journal Bupporis tho sh,npastor
position It IL therefore clearly ''1topublscan
paper Of DomocrAtlo procli'it:es."
We observe that tho Democratic stump-tail Or
gans eyo1yWhors aro delighted with tho con-
tenpttble utterancea OF tho MonroN Convention
On tho currelcy question. Tho Cincinnati En-
Quirer, which is tho great rag-bahY organ Of
Ohio, 1s particularly pleased, and NO nro half In
c!lpad to think that 1t and the Indianapolis Jour
no, aro not very wide apart in respect to presi-
dental candidate.
We will now lot tLo Cincinnati Commercial re-
ply to what tho journal suggosts:
Tho Journal y tha organ Of Man for tito Presl.
dency. The nsn ia strong mud tho papcr u weak, and
We could forgive the strong mAa many hius for tho
good he has lunc and wo afford to treat tho weak
papor tendeely, hecauso It cannot help itself. The
Cincinnati EoRtptfrct1l 1ocA not owt tho Republican
party anything hut good will. Al general thing wo
have thought the Republican party preferable u the
Democratic pnrty simply because 1t Lesser eril.
II Nc supposed to owe tho Republican party any
duly ee1tiAed eopY ct Tho bill TINS Democrats Of
Ohio hat summer committed tho folly that MAS OK
Columbus on tho 17th Of june. They proposed to
make aud keep" tte currency equal to the wants Of
trade. Upon tits charAtau proclamation thcy wess
eomhated and beaten. Tho popo'a big too hxd vory
little to do with it. This Democratic fotiy gays tho
of tho national power. The most spacious Of tho
Republican leade7, Gov. aIoBroN among them,
cedod that tho recollection Of ALLEN would signify tho
election OF Democratic Prcsdcut. Tho Commercial
orposed tho Democratic party on tbs ground Of its
fsse docsrines In nn.ncs Docs tho Journal suppose
1Atonisss in Ohio. wl4 turn asound aud support tho
Republican inaatlonIstz In 1ndlan17 Oan the
Journal think It roRs!b1c that the CONNER
ctal after donouncing tho ALLEN platform,
sllI conmond tho aoaros platform, whtch Ia al.noa;
a. bad, because It Il called Republican, and wa1
adopted tho 22d Of February, 1851 We sha treat
tho ono folly treatel tho other. This falss
doctrines behind both. Thb JouF1a may probably
10 able 10 inform issf hst tie Republicans can better
of adopting her platform. II tho MonroN.I IpiIaua
resolutons arc nude tho basis Of tho N4t!ousl epub
lean platform, tho nomination and election Of Gov,
TILDEN TO ths Presidency Il ccft1tntJ.