Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-31

DEMOCfATIC THEORIES INDORSED
The Democratic party may consider itself
Endorsed. It's principles have received such
hearty commentator of late that approval
has come to be regarded as too common to
be worthy of comment. But when repre-
sentatives of the opposing party, in State
convention assembled, adopt a platform al
most identical with Democratic platforms
hitherto placed before the people, we must
be pardoned for little self-gratulation
The Republicans of Kansas have burst their
shell and come out fat-footed as the cham
pions of Democratic principles, with but
few notifications.
The Democrats have asserted that the Re-
publican party had fulfilled its mission, and
had therefore no longer any cause for being
The Kansas Republican platform negatively
asserts the same thing. 1t declares that I'M
til the rights of all men to ife,liberty and the
pursuit of happiness are recognized univer.
sally and cheerfully obeyed the work of the
Republican party is unfinished. We may
therefore conclude that as these rights are
universally acknowledged, the work of the
Republican party is finished. The platform
further calls for the permanent pac1fcation
of the Southern States, just as the Demo-
Gratis have done, and favors resumption of
specie payments by gradual process. This
is treason to John Sherman, but is neverthe-
less good doctrine. Sherman demands i'm
mediate resumption, whether the country is
ready for it OF not. The Democrats adyo-
cate delay until the country can
bear resumption without a fatal
shock to its business interests.
The Kansas Republicans are of like mind,
and apparently regard the pirates plan with
as much distrust as do the Democrats AS
to the greenback currency, the Kansas con-
vention found no language more adequate to
the expression of their ideas than that en-
ployed by the Ohio Democratic convention.
and they therefore copied, almost verbatim,
the resolution on that point, declaring
That as the greenback currency, originated
by the brain and maintained by the blood of
the Republican party, has proved to be the
cheapest, safest and most convenient medium
declare ourselves in favor of repeal Of the
national banking law and substitution there
Tor OF the currency issued by the government.
and demand that it be issued in sufficient
volume to fully accommodate the wants of
business, and that it be made PAYABLE for all
debts, whether public or private, unless other.
wise specified by contract.
We are glad to see that the Republicans of
Kansas have come to this complexion at last.
1t shows that they are not wholly anti-pro-
gressive; that they do not scorn an idea
simply because it proceeds from political
opponent. But while we congratulate them
on their progress we are sorry to be obliged
at the same time to assure them that their
efforts are misdirected. 1he principles
they adopted are at variance with those of the
mass of the party to which they belong, and
If successful in electing candidates repre-
senting those principles, they would be abso
lutely powerless to enforce their adoption.
It would be far better, instead of attempting
to reform party that is hopelessly Joined to
its idols, that they should join their forces to
party already committed to the principles
they profess to wish adopted. They will
waste their energies in the Republican party
-be casting pearls before swine-but in the
Democratic party they could be powerful for
good. Why not sunder their connection
with a party whose theories they cannot an
prove, and join hands with the party whose
principles accord with their own?