The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-25
The sun for the Republicans in Penn
sylyania.

Tho Democrats of Pennsylvania at their
state Convention in Pittsburgh after SOW
rrnl days dclbcratiOn, on Thursday adopt
ri platform of principles to use the
political phrascology of the day-of which
the following Is the most important plank
thorough Investigation into the electoral frauds of
1879 should be- made fraud s.ud bc exposed the truth
sindicai,d. and criminals punished. MT I.. af
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It is evidcntlya misnomcr II any political
address may be called platform Of princ-
plies. to apply that term TO this; for IT Is n
platform composed so far as this part OF it
goes entirely of Il lack OF principle.
What does this declaration mean "A
thorough investigation into the electoral
frauds of 1876 should be made fraud should
be exposed; truth vindicatcd." but there
should be no attack upon the title Of Mr..
HAYES to the Office Of President!
The different parts Of this paragraph do
not go together: they are inconsistent with
each other. To investigate the electoral
frauds Of 1876 Is in itself an attack on the
title Of Mr.. HAYES Of the gravest possible
character. II the Democratic idea Is cor
rect, Mr.. HAYEs's title rests on those frauds
How, then are they to be investigated and
exposed without attacking and shaking the
little of Mr.. HAYES?
Criminals. We are told should be pun
lshcd. That means those persons who
we're concerned in the preparation OF the
electoral frauds OF 1876 which put Mr..
HAYES into Office. They are TO be convicted
Of these frauds and punished for them.
They made Mr.. HAYES President. And
yet while these criminals are undergoing
their merited punishment Mr.. HAYES is To
be permitted to remain in the White House,
serene and undisturbedl In one breath the
Democratic party of the great State OF
Pennsylvania pledges itself TO the punish
mcnt Of the thieves and TO defending the
title Of the receiver Of the stolen goods
We believe that in the entire political his
tory Of the United States no example can be
found OF a State political address 50 de-
based. so ilagitious as this.
1t Is in effect n declaration in favor OF the
constitutionality Of the Electoral Commits
sion; the doctrine shamelessy proclaimed
on the floor OF Congress by Mr.. HEWITT that
perpetrated fraud becomes sacred.
Thieves, 1t comedies, should be punished
while it contends with equal emphasis for
protecting the receiver in his possession OF
the stolen goods,
Besotted and dcpraved indeed must n
party be to commit itself TO sentiments 70
ltrocious. Every partisan consideration
was added to the high behests Of principle
10 move the Convention to occupy different
ground
Compared with this dcbauchcry of the
Democracy, the action Of the Republican
State Convention Of Pennsylvania stands
out in favorable contrast. 1t had, at least
sufficient regard to decency TO ignore what
1t would have been expecting almost more
than is human TO ask it to condemn.
Between the opposing parties in the stat
Of Pennsylvania. as they now stand, We can
not hesitate which Of the two 10 choose
Nothing could bc more deplorable than t,
zee the Democrats succeed under the black
and rotten flag they have raised; and If oul
voice could determine the result the Ropub
leans should carry the election by a de
cisivc majority.