The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-10-08

| ulent count which rifles the ballotbox af-
ter the vote Is deposited leaves no room
TO doubt that the Democratic party of to
day is as dangerous in spirit and purpose TO
the best interests Of the country as it has
ever been.
| Its record on financial questions has been
continuously bad. have noted the fact
that in 1856 it declared against national
bank and denied the power of Congress to
charter one. may add that during the
war it opposed all schemes for the creation
| Of the national currency-the greenback
and the national bank note; that IN Con.
| gress 1t denounced both as unconstitutlon-
al; that it has been q constant menace to
tho public credit; and that at the first op-
p0rtunity which presented after the close OF
the war, IN its National Convention in '6s,
it demanded line of policy which. had it
been pursued, would have involved the
country in crime and covered it with the
shapa of rapadiation-- 1t aamaad.a the
payment OF the public debt of the United
States as rapidly as practicable, and yet de-
clared, "Where the obligations of the gov
srnment do not expressly state upon their
face, or the law made under which they
were issued does not provide they shall be
paid in coin, they ought IN right and JUS
tice to be paid in the lawful money of the
United States" thus demanding the pay
ment of the national debt in greenbacks. 1t
also demanded equal taxation of every
species of property according to its real
value, including government bonds and
other public securities" Upon this issue
it went before the people in '7s and was
defeated; and this suicidal and dishonest
doctrine received the hearty and unqualified
endorsement and approval Of their present
candidate for President, General Winfield
Scott Hancock.
In '7s Mr.. Tilden took charge Of the 'lit-
erary remains" of the Democratic party,
and manufactured platform which could
be made available OF the North, emoody-
ing in 1t &C me sound financial views, but
denourcing the Republican party as being
guilty of impending resumption. The
rank and Gle Of the party understood the
purpose of the platform perfectly we'll, and
we're not deceived or misled by it. aud, in
various States in which their State Con-
veutons were held after their national
platform had been adopted, they demanded
the immediate repeal of the resumption
act. The doctrines Of the party en- imam
cial questions should be sought iu tie &C.
ton of the representatives Of the party on
those questions in Congress.
In 80 the public credit bill was opposed
in Congress by the nearly solid vote Of the
Democratic party. In January, '76, the
bill to repeal the resumption act received
1l2 votes, all Democrats but one. In June,
'78, a. a rider TO the civil appropriation
bill, an amendment repeating the resump-
ton act received solid Democratic support.
Evidently the party had not been convert
ed BY its platform. In August, '76,a meas
ure to repeal the fixing of the time for re-
sumption received in the House loS votes,
IA -: z IN very many nv States, Democratic Con-
veutiols demanded the immediate repeal Of
tho resumption act.
These are the doctrines of the party, not
marelv a. declared by its representatives,
but as chrystallzed into action; and In ~
the party, in National Convention assem-
bled declares :" We pledge ourselves anew
to tile constitutional doctrines and tradi-
tious of the Democratic party as illustra-
ted by the teaching and example OF long
line Of Democratic statesmen and patri-
ots." 1... .. ,.--. .-
1t makes in its platform OF 80 high
sounding pretensions Of reform, and claims
tn have reduced the public expenditures
forty millions of dollars per year. But the
methods by which this pretended reduction
Of expenditures has been effected are, when
properly considered. gross extravagances'
I, has reduced the army and cut down the
pay of it's officers; ir has refused to m axe
appropriations for the payment of judy
| msnts against the United Statss-thus max
| ;no no real reduction in expenditures, foI
| these judgments must ultimately be paid
| IL has refused to make appropriations fol
the payment If the expenses Of our Federal
| courts, thus in very many districts throug b
ont the country reducing us to the neces-
sity Of adjourning courts from time to tim'
because no means have been furnished q
| nav i,,ries or iefray the ordinary court ex'
| peuses: it has refused to make appropr'a'
j t;ons to finish uncompleted public build
;nos thus in the long run increasing the OK
n.nd;tures rather than dimipiehing them
:. has cut down the service in the Depart
msnt OF the Interior, aud other depart
men,s, to such an exteut that business ii
,bs Patent. Office and in the Pension Bu
reau is greatly iu arrears; it has refused t
make ADEQUATE appro ,riation for the reve
ue.cdtter service; it has refused to max
:, adequate appropriations for the repair an
a protection OF navy yards, stations, srmories
!, and arseuals: it has refused to make ado
o,,ate appropriations for lighthouses, bea
CONS. and og-stations. These were no
x;se and economical reductions OF publ
, expenditures; they were wasteful and den
q aeog,cal extravagances. In the mean tin
4 tbe volume OF Southern claims for loss'
arr;nv tho war has multiplied. and the dc
mands made by the South for appropri
! lions for the Improvement Of their river
and for other purposes, are becoming mo-
An more vehement. " E"' ." '..
d Their platform calls for free ballot ar
) General Hancock asserts that "neith
i fraud nor force must be allowed to su
r vert the rights Of the people; that "t'
y bsyonet is not ct instrument for collec
: ;ne the votes OF freemen v; and that sit
q only BY fall vote, free ballot, and "a
} count that the people can rule in fact
e required BY the theory Of our government
: This is certainly sound doctrine, but
o should apply it to bis own party-the par
v ~ vh,cb he IL to-day the head and repl
I. sentative. There is no free ballot IN
,s South. from which hs Confidently expe'
e 1888 electoral votes .-a ,.rav .
f. In, ,'72 the Republican ,vots OF Aiaba'
= vas 90 s7s; in '7S 1t was nothing. In
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