The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-07

resolved" their adhesion to the cardinal
doctrines of their party faith, Gas hereto
fore proclaimed" and especially pledged
themselves to free suffrage, equal rights,
the unity of the Nation, and the suprem-
acy of the National Government in all
matters placed by the Constitution under
its control. They further "resolve"
themselves opposed to the Democratic
party, and their course in Congress; and
arraign them for causing agitation on
financial questions, to the "detriment of
every industrial and commercial interest
of the country" They endorse the finan-
cial administration of the Government.
They denounce the Democratic admins
tration of our State Government as to
our public institutions; and theexpulsion
of Union soldiers from service in the
public offices at Washington, by the dom
inant party in Congress.
The Democratic platform is equally
denunciatory. 1t denounces military
force and fraud in elections. 1t de-
nounces packed juries. Itdenounces the
Republican minority in Congress for re-
fusing to vote supplies to maintain the
Government, unless troops could be used
at the polls. 1t denounces President
Hayes for his frequent interposition of
the veto. 1t denounces the Republican
party for their efforts to keep alive the
war feeling between the North and the
South. 1t denounces the fraud perpetra-
ted in the demonetization of silver. 1t
denounces the increase of the bonded in
debtedness of the country under the pres
ent Administration. 1t denounces the
attack made on the State Legislature in
the Republican platform. 1t denounces
the present National Bank system; and
demands the substitution of Treasury
notes for National Bank currency. And
it finally demands that the German EN-
pire shall be brought to fuller recog-
milton of the right of expatriation."
The Greenback platform also deals in
denunciation. 1t denounces "the old
parties for the nefarious and ruinous
policy pursued" causing the suffering
and degradation of the workingmen of
the country. 1t denounces the funding
of the National debt in long time bonds,
to be paid over and over i'll the form of
interest. 1t denounces the issue by the
Government of interest bearing bonds of
any description for any purpose what
ever. 1t denounces all references to our
late civil war of malicious and insult
ing nature. 1t demands that the Ma
tional banking system be Immediately
abolished. 1t demands "the immediate
calling in and payment of all United
States bonds in full legal tender money"
1t demands the tissue of an ample vol
ume of full legal tender currency to
meet the business needs of the country,
and to promptly pay all its debts"
On perusal ofall of these platforms, it will
be found that each is more in the nature
of stump speech, than solemn enun-
citation of political principles. Forum
ately, neither OF them binds anybody to
anything.
The campaign will undoubtedly be a
hot one. Ewing, on the Democratic side,
is an able stumper and an indefatigable
worker. Foster, as the Republican lead
er, is a blazing star in the field of con-
fict. Both will be supported by able
leutenants. The people of Ohio will be
thoroughly preached to this year by the
various apostles of these different polit-
ical churches.
As to the result; both of the two great
parties express complete confidence in re-
suits directly opposite. But this is a
matter of course, and counts for nothing.
The Republicans have the advantage of
being completely united in sentiment,
and satisfied with their ticket. They
are, moreover, thoroughly aroused by
the recent demonstrations in Congress.
Unquestionably they will all be at the
polls on the election day. The only
question is, are there enough of them
We know that certain prominent poiti-
clans have preannounced the Republican
majority at 10000. Such is the figure
stated at Washington. But the "man
up a tree" would discount that number
very materially.
The sober fact is, the Republicans have
no small contract on their hands to get
any majority at all. A glance at the
previous vote cast in the State for four
years past do not greatly fortify those
prophets of thirty thousand majority.
The Democrats are good voters. 1t is true
that there is considerable division in
their party on the "hard money" ques-
ton. But all losses on that score will
probably be made up from the Green
hackers, whose party already shows signs
of disntegration; and they are in accord
with Ewing on their main question of
currency and finance. Moreover, Ew-
ing's act of coming to the front at the
critical period for his party, when Thur
man hesitated and stood shiyerine, afraid