Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-15
4 UNITED DEMOCRACY.

4 UNITED DEMOCRACT.
There is a striking similarity in the senti-
ments expressed by the Democratic conven-
tions thus far held throughout the country,
which indicates greater degree of unanim-
ity in the party than has existed for many
years past. There is little difference be-
tween the platforms adopted in States of the
East and those adopted in the States of the
West, and the few differences that so exist
are not radical. All protest with one voice
against the longer continuance of the prac-
tice of the federal authorities in the control
of elections in the several States, and all
agree in approving of the action of Congress
in attempting to wipe the odious laws from
the statute books, while they condemn the
unconstitutional and illegal exercise of the
veto power by Mr.. Hayes. There is great
unanimity in the declaration against grant
ing privileges to any favored set or combina-
ton of men, and they hold that the aim and
object of the Democracy is to form and up
hold a government of and for the whole
people, but that if any class is deserving of
special favor it is the working people, who
are the bone and sinew of the country.
On the question of the finances there is a
slight disagreement, but there are continual
approaches to perfect accord. At the West
the demand is made for the abolition of ma
tional banks and the issue of all circulating
notes directly by the government. At the
East the platforms are generally silent on
the subiect-an indication that the party
there is not fully agreed as to the expe-
dienoy of such course. It is evident from
the tone of the Democratic press, however,
that the East is rapidly approaching the
standard of the West in this respect, and ere
many years have passed there will be perfect
unity.
There is absolutely no difference on the
question of State rights. While recognizing
the fact that the federal government
has distinct and, in some respects,
superior powers to those of the
several States, the Democrats unanimously
contend that the States also have distinct
and separate cpowers under the constitution
which the federal government has no right
to invade under any pretext whatever, and
the opinion is universal that these rights and
powers must be defended if we would pre-
serve the republic in its integrity. The GEN.
tralizing tendencies of the past course of the
Republican party are condemned as subver-
sive of the liberties of the people.
With one exception-that of New York
the rape of the Presidency by Mr.. Hayes and
his supporters is condemned in the strongest
possible language, and an emphatic warning
is given against any attempt at a repetition
of the crime-one without parallel in history
and without excuse at any time. The reason
for the omission OF this clause in the New
York platform-an otherwise excellent docu.
ment-is obvious. It was deemed undesira
BILE to introduce question that might pro.
woke discord into convention already di
vided on the question of candidates.
Under such circumstances-with party
united as to principles all over the union
there is abundant promise of future success.
No honest man, no safe publicist, can pick q
flaw in any of the principles put forth by
any of the Democratic conventions held thus
far. Some are more explicit and diffuse than
others, but there is substantial agreement
among them on all living issues. If the in.
dividuals of the party do their duty in No.
yember by going to the polls and casting q
vote in favor of the maintenance of the
views promulgated, we may hope for glori-
GUS results that will bear fruit in 1880 in the
election of the national Democratic ticket
no matter whose name may be placed at its
head.