The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-16

/ Ieoult 1S b8ttbi8CkOF1ly - L0efe now
seems good reason for believing they will,
new and important source Of revenue
will be developed for the cotton planter
in the enhanced value of cotton seed.
N. Y Herald. Julyel
The Democratic Rla4goPm.
Whatever may be said against the
Democratic platform it cannot be denied
that it is an honest and business-like doc,
ument, and in this respect it is very un-
like the Dragging and clustering Repub-
lican platform. There are, und0absedly,
q greet many voters to whom the Demo
cratic propositions will be uuwelcome
voters who do not like free ships; voters
who are opposed to tariff for revenue !;
voters who want more subsidies, and who
will, therefore, dislike the Demoerstic
declaration that the taxes shall be spent
only for public and not for private OBJ
jects. But it is the great merit Of the
Democratic platform that it says some
thing; it proposes reforms TO which those
who have benefited by old abuses wilIof
course object, but which will relieve aad
benefit the people that it -courageously
strikes at monopolists, subsidy mongers
and jobbers. Naturally monopolists, job
bers and subsidy mongers do not like It !;
but then it was scarcely to be expected
that they would. These classes, who
wish to live on the taxpayers as they have
long done, prefer the Republican plat
form and they are right. That platform
has nothing in it distastefal to 6hen.
Where the Republican leaders did aDt
think it prudent to encourage monopoly
fissT leaves 'tAa tkAa HGG9tGhfinS G9Gf and their platform
the extravagauce and reckless waste of
the taxes which characterized Repablican
legislation before the people put eDem-
ocrats in control of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
It is often said that platforms mean
nothing; but in the present instance it
happens that the national platforms rep
resent pretty accurately the spirit of the
two parties. The Republican, platform
looks backward, the Democratic platform
looks ahead. The Republican piatfoau
deals in and appeals to old and mibthiev-
ous sectional issues; the Democratic plat
form, though not perfect, is yet thor
oughly national and not sectional In its
spirit The Republican platform favors
or encourages monopolies; the Deuo-
cratic platform favers the tax-payers-
the people.
We have spoken of the Democratic
platform as an honest and bnsiness-iike
document, and one proof of this n that
Republicans, it contains all thai 10 good
and pertinent in that sad great deal
more besides. The Republicans in cum
brous paragraph speak for free education,
and in another, equally cuAbroAs iaAd
verbose, for separation of Gharch and
State. The Democrats cover the same
ground in one energetic and clear SEN
tence, demanding separation Of Church
and State for the good Of each, and com
mon schools fostered and 'pr6seceed. -
The Republicans talk vaguely Of protect
ing the liberties of all; the Democrats
bodily declare that :" the right Of free
ballot is the right preservative Of all
rights, and must and shall be inaintained
in every part of the United SsassAp We
have looked for seme other points for
comparison, but the Republican platform
does not afford them. It is weak, shallow,
wordy, purposely vague; and would make
the fathers Of fthe party blush with anger if
they could read il in their Ensxsse for
those men-the Summers. Andrewa> Gid
dings, Lovejoys-were not accustomed
to the mincing gait and cautious yerhos-
ity of their successors. as
The Republicans declare that g COM
merce shonld be steadily encouraged, =
which may mean anything on nothin9 ;
the Democrats declare manfull for = ffee
ships and living chance for AmeiieAn
commerce on the seas and on the 1xbd. .
which means something definite. The
Republicans say timidly that sthe credit
| acquired should never be impairea - che
Democrats declare for . honest money and
the strict maintsinance Or the pdblic
faith, State and national, 2 which covers
the whole groand without hesitation OF
timidity. The Republicans say IN one
section that the reviving Industries
should be further promoted, and "A n.
| other, lower Down, that 8 the dates lesisd
for the purpose Of revenue should 20 dis
cfiminate 40 10 favor American labor. 4
which may mean anything, and 2As ssi.
IDENTIFY written Ia the hope sEAs u n1iaht
catch IN one Eiet fhs pfotscti0nism ID
lPmnsylvania &pd the fsees trade faRmsru
Of Illinois and the Nerthwest. generally,
Il holds out shadowy promise "a bofh
The Democrsts SIeclsre for = ! itaril iibg
feveaae osly pablie mobeysszd spsblie
credit for pablia purposes asleiyss e nHd
The party & ple1gps itself 70 prossst -.
workingmAu alike agsinst the cornorasaa
and the commu1A~ There i fhe cleal