Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-05-01
The Demecratlc PIatforn,.

The Democratic Platform.
The Democratic platform. as shown
in the political legislation, the commit
tee organizations, and the votes on the
course of business, now consists of the
following planks:
1. Free frauds or a starved Govern
ment
A revolutionary assault ON the Presi-
dents constitutional authority.
3. Free coinage and unlimited glut of
debased silver.
4. War on the National banks, and
the substitution of Government paper,
always subject to the caprice of Con-
gress, for bank notes.
These are now the central ideas and
purposes of the Democracy as developed
and illustrated by the Democratic repre-
sentatives in Congress. We believe there
are thousands of patriotic Democrats
who do not and will not approve the
programme Il Albany Journal Rep)
SENATOR THURMAN if making use of
his little brief authority" as President
pro TEN. OF the Senate There is a rule
which provides that no officer or en-
ploye of the Senate shall be removed
without cause and consent of the Vice
President. The Democrats did not have
the cheek to interfere with this regula-
ton until Vice President Wheeler was
called away by the illness of relative,
and Mr.. Thurman was chosen Temporal
rily to the place. The hungry Confeder-
ates who have been hanging about since
the capital was captured could not re-
sist the temptation to seize some of the
Senate offices while they had the OppOr-
tunity. Eight of the most efficient and
faithful employees have been dismissed
without cause, but not without "the
consent of the Vice President" The
rule was meanly violated, in that these
dismissed men were all informed that
no fault had been found with them.
Considering the circumstances under
which Mr.. Thurman obtained the chair,
his conduct in this particular is not cal
culated to raise him in the estimation of
the American people.
THE ably conducted journals are quot
ing the last vote in Ohio as teaching a
lesson: Republican vote, 274,12O; Dem
ocratic vote, 27O,966; Greenback vote.
rs, ,1S3. =
The theory is that if the Greenback
and Democratic vote be added, they will
exceed the Republican vote. Hence, &c.
There are some other things to take into
consideration. In the first place, the
situation has changed. Resumption is
not prospective and doubtful, but
achieved and great success. The real
financial question-and all persons of
half sense know it's whether we shall
go back on the resumption of specie
payments. Tens of thousands who
thought the resumption policy unwise
could not be persuaded, now that we
have resumed, to repudiate all that has
been done, and relegate ourselves to a
state of uncertainty. Conservative men
may have been afraid that the Secretary
of the Treasury had not sufficient re-
serve, and could not fund the debt four
per cent. They understand the case
now. Greenbackism means that the
Democratic caucus of Congressman
shall vote as often as the call is made
for the assembly of that august body,
how much "more money" we want. Do
people wish all values increased accord
ing to the quantity of paper decreed by
this caucus composed (more than two
thirds) of Confederates? The Demo
Gratis can not combine with the Green
hackers without accepting their doc
trine, and they can not do that without
dividing the Democratic party.-TC Gin
Com.