New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-06


and full State ticket. The Democrats III
Virginia are greatly divided. Governor Mur-
raw Of Utah has warned the MormOns that
the laws must be Obeyed.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
p,pry THAT Bellies ITS PROFEssIoNs-Irs
TARIFF RECORD-PRINCIPLEs AND NOT MEN ON
TRIAL.
WASHINGTON. July 5.-Said prominent Repuo-
Ican to TRIBUNE correspondent:
"Tbe voters os this country generally are not
fools. A maorts of them are IN the habit OF look
ing behind candidates to the principles which they
ren,esent You may be assured that the platforms
of both narijes will he read. discussed and crltl-
cised The platform adopted at Clncnnah
will make n good many Republican votes be-
fore next November Why, just look at the second
resolution. 1t sets out tins way:
Onpositon 10 Capitalization and 10 that DANGEROUS
snirtt f cncroGcnment which tends 10 consolidate 'o
es cf ail tne departments and thus 10 create
whatever De the IOrms OF government Io" uoSPo'
ism. -.
"Iock back now over the history of the Democratic
,,or, ,ur,n, the last wear and half. In the last
Congress they controlled the House OF Representa-
only. and vet they presumed and attempted to
dctate which laws of the United States should be
and which should not be enforced. AT the extra
session they controlled both branches OF congress
that is. a single department of the Government
and they undertook to wipe ont some OF the most
necessary laws on the statute book
"Then" continued the same gentleman, "1ook at
that resolution which declares for the strict MAIN
tenance of the public faith. State and National
and tariff for revenue only There is not q STATE
in the South, with perhaps single exception, whlch
has not repudated the whole or part of its debt
while under Democratic control within the last ten
wears. tariff for revenue only Yes. that Is the
way if reads now but hear what the same party
said NJ 81. Louis in 1876, in that reform plat
form:
We denounce the present tariff levied upon nearly
q 900 articles II masterpiece OF injustice inequaIy
rising revenue. Ii has impoverished many INDUSTRIES 10
suosdlze few II pronbts inn"oS nv ~ oos de~raded
American commerce from the hist 10 an ihLeIlol ,
ran tanS s,Ies @ Of American manufactures at home and
abroad and depleted the returns or American aEIcr
the people 1--WE times more than it produces TO ing
Treasury: obsructs the processes OF production ahu
wastes Ine e1pebs U dishonest cc0is aud bankrups
honest merchants. We demand that all Custom House
taxation shall be only for revenue
"They have controlled the House OF Represent
atiyes ever since and so have controlled all tarif
measures. What have they donel They took the
dutv off Guinine which amounted to about $3OOOO
n wear. and they have passed no other measure.
In the five years which preceded the advent OF the
Democracy into power in the House. the duties on
nearly 900 articles were abolished or greatly re-
duced. making total reduction of customs duties
amounting to more than $3O000,000 year.
After some further criticisms on the Cincinnati
platform the same gentleman continued;
mark what say the Democrats may congratu-
late themselves rs much rs they like because they
think they have a candidate without a troublesome
record. They may fad out their mistake about
that. but it will not make much difference anyway
II is not General Hancocks record but the record of
the Democratic party which IS on trial IN tins cam
palgn and that party cannot stand such trial be-
fore the American people"