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Platforms for Both Parties.

Half dozen Conventions are held in every
week that passes. for the nomination Of can
didates. both Republican and Democratic,
for the next Congress. or course they fol-
low the time-hOnOred custom OF laying
down platforms for the nominees to stand
upon.
II begins to look as II large majority OF
the members Of the present House would
endeavor to be returned to the next, cspe-
cially those Republicans who voted against
appointing the Potter Committce and for
the BURcHARD resolution affirming HAYES
title, and those Democrats who voted for
both.
Under these circumstances II has occurred
to us to contribute some materials in the
form of resolutions that can be worked into
these platforms. We begin with the Re-
publicans. The resolutions we have framed
may seem to be illogical and self-contradic-
tory; but this does not render them any the
less appropriate ~ the occasion. For ex-
ample:
R-sieeL That recognize the truth those old
inns that honesty Is the best policy and that the
OF stolen goods bad the thief therefore though
We have no doubt that RurHrRTuRp HAYS obtained
the Presidency by fraudulent and larcenous conspiracy
nevertheless his title To the Office clear and perfect
Re-(rot That though JoHN snEnuAN mildly sworc that
he believed he did not write the MEHtRAEDrRsoS letter
nevertheless every body else belle Vos that he did write
IT, therefore JoHN ha. proved himself worthy
supcrn,n the collection and disbursomCn Of annual
Of S3DOOOOOOD and to lead the country through
honest paths to specie payments aud permanent pros
pcriN
Rs,arei That the touching interest which Mrs AGNIs
IENHs has NANTES ed IN the Hon JOHS SHtKNAN. by
committing forgery Tor him IN New Orleans las she tes
ncs and by committing perjury for him n.Waslngton
(as EVERYDAY knows demonstrates her eminent fitness
for the position Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury ~
long JoHN SHERMAN continues at the head that de-
partment
These may do for Republican Conventions.
Wherever Democratic Conventions noml-
nate candidates who voted for the POTTER
Committee and the BURcHARD resolution
affirming HAYEs's title, the following would
be appropriate:
ReoteL That although SAMUEL J. Tuprs was duly
elected to the Presidency. and the office stolen
edge ani Ut tile latter the title said
HAYES l. sacred. aud must not be disturbed
R,Sltei That as the Democracy have hope Of elect
ing the next Preside Mt without the aid OF the Inde
vote therefore the best to that show
the independents that after elocung residcnt with
their help the Democrats will quietly submit to be
cheated out OF the yictory by the Republicans
Ro.fai That our distinguish Representative In Con.
the Hon Tow JoSEs voted for the POrrlR Commit
tie and the BugcnARD resolution. and by nominating him
for reelection wish to show In the most striking man
ner that We concur IN opinion with HNKs snKRnAS and
NorKs that the PorfrR Committee Is " a farce"
We think these platforms will do for sam
Piles. or course. they can be improved upon,
and properly adapted 10 particular localities
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Jne Thing that VIII Operate in Favor
of Gen. Grant.

In one sense Mr. lIAYis's so-caled reform
policy has accomplished very littlc in an
other, It's effect has been marked. Tho most
enthusiastic defender of Mr.. HAYES II there
is such person, will hardly maintain that
during the present Administration there has
been any real Improvement In the civil SER
vice The standard by which appointments
have been made has been changed good
deal nominally, and somewhat practically;
but 1t has not been improved. II was
never lower than 1t is under Mr.
HAYES. We do not think 1t has ever
before been SO low. Party services Of the
greatest magnitude and Of the better kind
have boon little regarded. With an afecta-
ton of almost supcrhuman morality they
have. in many instances, been contcmptu-
ously ignored At the same time the debt
OF dishonor incurred to certain trcacherOus
Southern Democrats as the price VI the
Presidency, has been pretty fully paid. Mr.
HAYES has manifested considerable zeal in
hunting for soft places where those who had
been instrumental in defeating the peoples
choice could lie down.
The result is that tho active politicians In
the Republican party are disguised with
Mr.. HAYES, and with such doctrines Of re-
form as he espouses. Their minds naturally
rocur to Mr. HAYEss immediate predecessor
rs man who seldom preached and never
practiscd the paying Of very strict regard
to an applicants fitness for office. They
think that ii they could only have GRANT
back again they would be "all right" as the
phrase is, with the Administration, and
could get whatever they might desire. They
not only do not want HAYES again, but their
disappointment in him has been so great
they do not want an untricd man, who may
prove something like him. They prefer
Gen. GRANT. They know him. and with him
In the White House they know what they
could depend upon. To many Of these men
usages and traditions are Of comparatively
little Importance. Office is what they want;
and as the surest means Of getting Office
they want GRANT.
The ofilceseekcrs are numerous, active,
Jealous. and influential. With the Repub-
ican ofilceseckers, as body in his favor,
Gen. GRANT will loom up before the next
Republican National Convention, a formi-
dable candidate for the nomination.
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POPULAR LETTERS ON TIMELY TOPICS.
Perhap. not Entireiy Content.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: The letter
Of Charles A. Cole in todays in reply to that OH W
Kirkham shows that he cannot assaii successfully Mr.
the dangers that menace British authority in India; he
has pointed out the exactng expressions Of England in
that country and the unwngncss Of the natives to ac
quicsce In her rulca better and more accurate word
would be misrulc All Of these allegations C. A. Cole de
mics He says upon the authority Of Gen Jacob aud Mr.
Bombay of whom never before heard. that the rdu.
and has Ut the British Government as much as Engsl
men themselves
swayf They know that far than third Of the
British revenue h cNHccd from them; they ~
has brought In Its train dirciu famine. they are awake
~ the tact that not only are salt aud opium taxed but all
their amounts to nearly three millions. They
obh,ou- the send on their sepoys got during
the muuny - send OF from the cannons mouth Aud
remembering all these acts Of oppression and cruelty
they would most .surcdly be other than human did they
not yrurn to overthrow and crush EnglHnds domination
when her Indian soldiers putnumbtr her British
Hut the statement that the natives Of India manifest
that be possibly given II by the mukzng and gaggng
Of the vcrnacuHr press IL IL only three months since
Lord Lyttnn. Governor General OF India found u IN.
cunbent on him to restrict all freedom OF tue nhuVe
press Nothing ~ published IN India without being
submitted {" the censor Il nithina ujecuonhbe To or
rejecting ON the Government printed the presses
uumistaknble indication Of the feelings u the natives
toward their conquerorS Hut suppose II Is said that
press they the less loyal then the action VI the
Governor General II reprehensbc was tile conduct
Ssn, pwb .bes WORK rhe S inc neosa OF India
completely shackled bound hand and loot and were
II othcr the demolition VI British sway would soon
NKw YoRK Julya
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MIR. Sherman Not Satisfied with Mrs.
jerks.

On the sth day OF July after Mrs. JESKs's
evidence had all been given. Mr.. Secretary
SHERMAN writes 10 Mr.. GARRISON n. Por-
TER, Chairman Of the Investigating Com
mittee, in these surprising words:
"Iap ape poa,,d he onr,nien y u, COMMITTEE 70 sub
MD testimony hs, a Uhiyot 10 fcp,l tie ehd,gs' agiief
and have given TO Mr sHsLLAnARcKR list OF witnesses
whom ass may be subponaed"
What does the man mean? Is he mad {?
"Nolc prepared" Why was he not pre-
pared when he submitted the testimony OF
Mrs. jerks? Every one thought he was.
Her testimony bore intrinsic marks OF the
utmost preparation. II that was not pre-
pared, no testimony could be.
Testimony to rcpel the charges against
Mr.. SHERMAN! The main charge against
him was that as one OF the visiting states
men he wrote letter 10 Messrs. WEBER
and ANDERSON making corrupt promises, in
the name of Mr.. HAYES, rs an inducement to
hold them firmly TO tho execution OF an un
lawful conspiracy. Mrs jerks swore that
Mr.. SHERMAN did not write the letter at all /;
but that she, Mrs. jerks was the author Of
the letter, and that she dictated 1t to an
amanuenss
Was not that repelling tho charge against
tIr. SHERMAN? II she is believed, what
more repeling need bc done?
The trouble with Mr.. SHERMAN Is that he
knows she is not believed. He knows she
ought not to be. He does not believe her
himself. More than that, he knows OF his
own knowledge that what She swears to is
untrue. Hence his clamor for an oppor-
tunity to Introduce other testimony.
1t is strangely but charactcristically Illus
trative Of his folly and short-sightedness
that he should thus volunteer indirectly to
impeach the witnoss who volunteered to lift
the infamy from his shoulders.
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A New York Deputy Sheriff. with no other
authority than bail piece, attempted yesterday
to arrest n man on the steps Of tho New Haven
Post OfIlcc. Tho man knocked the deputy
down. and. In the excitement that followed. sue
cecded in sending word to his counsel. who said
that this kidnapping business had gone on long
enough. and advised HIS client to go. A writ Of
haboas corpus and number of New Haven po-
liccmen prevented further violence. The Judge
to whom the writ was brought will decide to-
day whether n man can be- arrested byan officer
from another State without other authority than
writ issuing from foreign court. The case is
similar to the alleged Kidnapping Of the wit
ncsscs in the HUNTER caso from Pennsylvania
to New Jersey. and OF the capture Of Mrs vos-
BURGH In New York.
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A spiri,unIIst. Queer wooina.
From ne Bo,,ia A'irerfi's.

=, Mr.. Perkins, the contestant in tho famous
Hardy Perkins will CASE has been married Miss Mary
O. Carleton. healing medium lie had never heard II
her until two weeks when he Informed hy lads
friend. medium that the spirit Of the late Mrs Hardy
rerkins would communicate With lin through a Mis-
Carleton who had Just arrived IN the CIV and about
20 engage IN the tce Of her proo sSun that heal
ing medium Mr. Perkins Immediately sought ont thi.
lady who thereupn went into trance Tor his benefit
ana cummun Gated 20 his astunishcl matter.
presumably known only o. himS % and the late Mrs
HIM Through Miss tdr' TN 10 invite the latter 60 dine
with him and after doing Mis. carleton went INTO
trance which lasted two hours During this sle
tor rather Mrs larlv Perkin. speaking through herr
pressed wish that Mr. Perkins ami Miss carleton should
be united as by so dpr. fhrN W. IA hr enabled more eff
iccuNclN Ia work out certain purpose which size Mrs
latly Perkins had IN view. The spirit II Mrs Hardy
Perkins also set the time when she desired tue nuptal.
10 be cOnsummated.
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Nellie White. colored. aged 80. who is serving
hye years, term In the Kings County penitc nary Tor
grand larceny committed in this city. was cowhided In
that prison on June - by Mrs sullivan. the mairon
Nellie White was one Of the prisoners transferred Nov
ID last from Sing Sing prison While the prisoners were
being transferred 10 the hall from the shoe shop din
ncr one day Nellie Whites dress slaitcrny and the
matron repruved her. The woman answered insuunsly
aud Mrs sullivan slapped her face The prisoner then
dealt Mrs. SulINa terrible blow In the lace with her
fist Whkius q blnck eye when the case was reported
10 Warden sncNhn he said that Il wasa breach oi dis
cphnr, which must Ice corrected 10y cUWhidng lie
rrhukei Mrs sullivan fnr striking the wuniHu aud III.
ttctrd her 10 administer the lashcs Mhe one or n Of
me hrrtts stood 10y ~ that the prisoner did no VIC
fence, MIS- SuiiNHn struck the PRISONER sN or seven
unl's WIN !hMhme The MomHns clothing was not
Disturbed, anu the pain attending the punishment N sid
10 have hcen sight Warden shcNhn says that the Prise
ner IN addition 10 lcing logged was pui into DARK cell
seven years he had found 1t Necessary " use tie raw.
hide only three
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-SW: Ny ma
chine sent up from Boston Common on the Fourth,
the wind blowing eighteen twenty miles hour
and safe landing made after being up one hour and
twenty minutes There was no valve connected With
the Cyiiulcr. Was that not success. aud step
iurwardf have claimed that my flying machine
could be navigated against the wind. might a. well
claim that could set back the tide with fork. What
my machine will do, aud has repeatedly done Is this
Controls the cylinder. in going up coming dow
without loss of ballast The forward fan also
forces The machine across tho current VI air going with
H. Call that lacking n you will THIS machine In
still air l. made 10 20 In any Nrecuon-up. down. for
ward backward sideways, turn In any direction. and
with the earth. g. s. RlIcnRL-
NAV iOgk, July o.
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Oh, give Us, cry the whisky rings,
strong and stable government,
Our halcyon days we sadly miss,
Our spurious profits nearly 'pent
A whisky government we want;
Then save. Oh. give u, back or Grant,
GIVE rs a stronger government
The army .inccuilsts say;
More muster rolls more uniforms,
And rank and idlcur.s nui pay.
The rule OF shoulder strap. We want,
Then give. Oh, give Us back our Grant
We need. SAYS Sccor Robeson,
government, that's strong At sea.
That scatter, wide the peoples cash.
And leaves an ample share Tor me.
Contractors rule Is what we want,
Then give, Oh, give Us back our Grant,
Give us, the corporations cry,
The rule Of strength and lavishness,
That puts the people IN our power,
And helps Us smile at their distressi
To keep them down Is what We want,
Then give, oh, give Us back our Grant,
Oh, give US, say the travelled fools,
A government like those Abroad
II such as We can hold the top,
What do We care Tor force or fraulf
The rich mans rule is what We want.
Then give, Oh, give US back our Grant
GIVE usA stronger government
spollsmfn and ringster, al implore'
With poorer poor. but richer rich,
And whisky and cigars galore.
The rule Of strength and steal we want;
Then give. oh, give lis back our Grant
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Hayes's Responsibility for Indian Wars.

In his December message to Congress,
Mr.. HAYES spoke Of the Indians in terms
which implied profound sympathy with
their wrongs while promising them justice
and generosity in the future. "We are now"
lie said, "at peace with all the Indian!tribes
on our borders. To preserve that peace by
q just and humane policy will be the object
OF my earnest endeavors." In needless
justification Of this direct pledge, Mr.. HAYES
added:
The Indians the aboriginal occupants ofthe land
now possess They have been driven from place to
place. In many instances when they had settled down
upOn land assigned 10 them by compact, and begun to
support themselves BY their own labor they rudey
iostcd on and thrust into the wilderness again Many,
not most Indian have had their origin in
broken promises and acts OF injustice upon our part
Trto and feebly put MS this is with great
deal more to the same purport, 1t serves
10 rivot HAYEss abundant promises to treat
the Indians better than they had ever been
treated before to "lend them n helping
hand;' to keep faith with them in respect
ing the rights they possess" to accord
them sympathy, and a conscientious re-
spect FOR their claims upon our sense OF JUS
tice;" 10 undertake the conscientious full
tlment Of all cngdgemonts entered into by
lle bpNtIilflll Will lnulNu lIlDeS, ana 10
purify the Indian service so that every
dollar appropriated by Congress shall re-
dound to the benefit Of the Indians"
How have these and the other pledges Of
HAYES message been kept From that
time till now he has totally neglected the red
mon in whom he profcs5ed so deep an in
terest. We were then Eat peace with all
the Indian tribes" we are now at war with
parts Of three tribes AT least, and have the
prospect Of lighting half dozen more. Mr.,
HAYES promised the country to earnestly
endeavor to preserve peace bya just and
->humunr policy; from that day-to this no
has had no Indian policy at all. Ho has not
rlghtcd the wrongs Of n single tribe, nor has
ho fulfilled any engagement entered into by
the Government So far from that where
As. seventeen months ago, he found all the
Indians at peace with the Government, he
has in That short space started and wagcd
two distinct wars both bloody and costly,
both utterly needless, last years brought
on by military violence. and this years by
our bad faith and neglect.
Let us see how the Nez Perez and Bannock
wars testify TO HAYEs's Just and humane
policy" The Nez Perez grievance was Of
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Cinnamon Cannot he Nntura,sed.

Judge Choate decided yesterday that China
man cannot be naturaled under the laws OF the United
States The Application was made hv a Chinaman known
~ charles Mlrr who has lived IN Sew York tor twenty
eight years Judge choar was guided by the decision OF
judge sawyer OF California IN the All Yum case " ho held
lhhl lhtft are TWO questions to be determined What
J. meant hN white pvrsouf Is person Of the Mongu.
nan RAGE whuc rersonN To that tie Court answered
Whl Moltuan l. not Whit person. Arc those per
sous excluded who arc not either White persons on
gross 10 tat ulo Court answered Yes Judge saw
yer lhrd mat the constitutional amendment that
admitted tie African raco did not admit any other than
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We learn from circular issued by the Ma
tionh Liberal League that the FTeetnkers' Convention
Is To be held at Watkins In this State and will be In
SION four days, beginning with the I'D Of this month
one hundred speakers have been invited aud tie pros.
poet is that seNentynve Will be present Among them
are Bob inscr'ol and Fred Douglass large number Of
clergym,n, including the Rev Dr. j. Pecblcs and II
large number OF Professors including Prof Youmans.
Its promised that the a,scmbage Of Free Thinkers at
Watkins shall be the largest ever seen in the United
States Men and women o al sects parties and opinions
aud all sincere loves % the known aud te unknown
are " be welcome " the platform.
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Dick Thompson's Picnic.

FfOH Nf N1HUIlff Guifhe
The poverty-stricken United States Govern
ments now engaged in paying the summer unke ting
renses of col Richard W. Thompson Secretary OF the
Navy. and forty or nifty OF his iavorite friends The ven.
cradle pirate Of the Wabash has seized United state
war vessel and with his family has on
sihe cruise among the navy yards The whole thing
simply scheme to spend torrd weeks ON the wa
ter AT the cost Of the people The pcnckers propose
20 to Halifax before returning This is fully up the
best deadhead AMI deadbest performances Of the Grant
regime.
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NOT ron ALLEN q. THURMAN,
Hut n New Candidate for President Proposed

To THE EDIroR OF THE SUN-iSir: Your
late article in relation to Mr.. Thurman took my
fancy very much as most Of your articles do.
l was once ready tn vote for Mr.. Thurman for
President. but am not now. He not only vio-
lated but surrendered the Constitution. Ho de-
bauched the Supreme Court from the fear OF
Grants cannon. and now quietly sits down
under the rule Of fraud and lnfamy. A man
placed Ms n sentinel to guard the gate OF your
citadel. Who onco bctrays you and surrendcrs
the keys whether actuutcd by fraud or fear. can
never be intrustcd with the keys again. / pro-
pose. therefore, fer tho Presidency man who
II without fear and above reproacb. whom all
the earth cannot brighten nor all its treasures
bride. His name is
JOSEPH +. JOHNSTON.
His noble attributes adorn him as tho orders OF
merit did the great Frederick. but beg leave
nevertheless to enumerate some OF them. He II
gentleman OF the oden time; Of honor "a I'M
sullied as u snowflake n man to whom no one
would dare to propose that he should barter
the patronage of his Office or look even with
forbearancc upon corruption Of any kind. but
especially Official corruption. He Is great
commander MS all the world knows. and all the
world knows that to be great commander re-
quires great abilty-wsdom indeed. He Is an
old-time Jclfersonian Democrat. a statesman
well informed in the science OF government.
and thoroughly posted upon every constitu-
tional question which has arisen under our Con-
stituton. and with clear opinions upon the right
side. He Is opposed to Capitalization and in favor
Of the State Governments. in favor Of economy
and honesty In all governments and among all
men. He was opposed to the eight to seven plan
aud law by which the Constitution was over
thrown and the people cheated out OF the Presi-
dency: and when he was told that his name
had been presented to the Fraudulent President
for Il Cabinet appointment he said prompt,
" am very sorry for 1t. because II the Office
were rendered to me / could not with honor ac-
copt IT, as II would identify me with the Admin
istration." The reply illustrates the high tone
Of the man. Last. but by no means least. he il
opposed to military government and TO the least
increase Of the army. Nay. he thinks IL should
be reduced. In his opinion the bast defenders
Of a FREQ republic are its citizen soldiers.
In proof OF this. he asks what was the regular
army during the civil war Nowhere. except
when whipped by and running from volun-
tocrs: citizen soldiers. who saved the Union
and whipped the South volunteers citizen SOL
diers. And then he IL 4 constitutional Union
man.
What a blessing to the whole country II would
DO to have such II man Ms our President.
Run up his flag and lead to victoryl
Yours sincerely. MoNoSoAHELA
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The threatening skies and muggy weather
did not prevent Mayor Ely from going to Lyme
yesterday and meeting some five hundred
other ELYs and descendants Of EIYs. Accord
Ing to the historians ut this gathering. the
United States owe much 10 first settler Ely.
whose descendants have scattered all through
the country.
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tofore many bank officials have yielded. era
venly or prudently as 1t might be. to the
deadly threats Of robbers; and the unfortunate
condition Of Mr.. DARRoS's family may have the
effect OF chilling the courage of those who might
be inclined. II placed in similar circumstances.
to follow his example.
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The Ghost Of HuIoH.


The young man Layton. who. was arrested
AMI sent 10 Ia several days charged with attempting
10 skip his board bill the ghost ul Rulon the learned
murderer few nights since His quarters were in The
south part Oi the Jail those occupied bv Kuotf
during his Incarceration Late az night and when all
honest and dishonest men should be- asleep Shcr Damn
and Deputy sheriff Black aroused bt loud Ell. and
screams from his quarters and solcunly assured
that lac had seen the ghost OF the dead man
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cal enlivenment. There is hardly n farmer
or mechanic in the country who would have
been led into such failure both of intel
lectual perception and patriotic conscience.
Mr.. PARKMAN should go to school himself
before he sets up to instruct others respect
ing fundamental questions Of craftsmanship.