, 1880-07-03

IN kuHt pErluu IflNTRS t00 HuupLluu 0L
Rome Republican principle and the a,,an-
tonmout OF somo former Dolnuoratlo dog
trne. The Democracy hns shown neither q
Just conception 0f whnt a principle Is nor firm
adherence to nny consistent policy. right or
wrong. 1t has affirmed utld donfetl, n'toptcd and
rcIeetod. MI tho political hercscs Of tho time. 1t
has combato.l, 'lanounccd. and nnnl1y agrecd to
and npplnudcl every ono Of tho great reforms
wrought out by tho Republican pnrty On ques-
tlons III currency, taxation. aud the puhIto l"ns,
as vol Ms on tho numeroust issues of tho War, rc-
constructions md tho payment OF tho public
debt, II hus occupied rhriety Of irreco1ultahfo
positions pro und con. 1t inA tr1tvelcl
completely nround tho eirole of pnlIt-
ical npostasy. 1t hns originated m now
policy OF tho slightest value, and sugYGsted
nos,s, but has beea \ coastant drug asd OH
atructon TO tho cnotiuont measures introduced
BY Its opponents. 1t bus trimmed tts sulIs tu
catch every gust Of popular pnssson or prolu-
dice. while 1t has sought neither to gtllto nor to
correct public opinion. 1t hns never Ascer-
tuInod tho will Of tho people Until that will was
ruatly to hd Butno now modo Of expression.
lfcnco tho Democracy has bron continually bo-
hind tho tines With tho exemption that 1t
sticks to ''StRtt- sovGrei4nty," 1t has been, III
fact, MI u,lprtncipled camp-foi!owcr Ut tho Ro-
publican party, s,latclltng tip eagerly tho cnst-
Oft garments Of tho grcnt nrmy. and skulkirg In
tho rcnr to avoid hardship und danger.
aatuate1 by no htgh ,notivos 1t tlns beon either
wholly tol7sh. MS when 1t esponscd tho cause OF
tho stakeholder In 1860, or distinctly trcasonnblc
as when 1t pronounced tho War" failure" In
1eGi. or blindly revepgeful, ns when It favored
tho payment of tho bonds IN .rrctuemnbe scrip
III 1868. The ono controlling ilca. which haa
dominated It unwaversngly 1ur Il quarter OF d
century, has bccn to got Into o1ico, All Else
TINT has hcon cnilod Democracy l,ns changed;
bur this Idea has never changed. An oYamtna-
ton OF tho ptficnt nttorAnpoa pt the party, nndo
by National Conventions from lA,9 to 1880 will
Justify tho estt.n@to Of tho character, al.us and
aots uf tho Democracy which has boen hero
glron.
is58.-Tho Democratic Convention Mt Cinctu-
nati juno : declared aga,llst internal Improve
ments by tho Governments; resolved that Con-
grcss Ind no power to Interfere with slavery In
tho States; approved tho FuEttivc.Slavo law;
adopted the principles Of tho Kansas-N Nebraska
bIlt,-that is, tho non-intorfcrcnco UF tho Con-
oral Government with slavery In tho Territories
or tho District Of Culumbla: recognized The right
Of tctG States to regulate their domestic Institutions
nth tpt&hout s'artrv, rs thtp pleased; uphold
tho principles Of tho Kentucky ind Vlrginla req
olutions OF 1913 ind lido (supposcd to DO justi-
hcntlon Of the right OF secession.
t8c0.-Doth tho Douglas md Breckenridge
Convcntiona roadoptcd tho Domocratio pro-
slavery platform Of 1865.
4G94-4uG IEluttl9tAlV AUuFtNl0A Ak A4I0Hyuf
Aug 40, 1904, adopted the following;
| ResolpeH, That this Convention docs explicitly
| dcclnre, rs tho acnae OF tho American people,
tat a(ler {r ysars II failure E, restore ths una,s
pwpr @S hisser than sho Go'ti'ntie, tho % cons'- III
aud pubiIo iiberty aid pryats risht allko trod,
asnntry ossentialIy iipai irea, }gst!ce, humanity,
| egoris bt ,nade fur u ctssalton II hnsitftttes.
taG5.-Tho Democratic Convention ut Now
York July !, 2sss, III which Winfield Scott Han
cock received 144Ii votes demanded tho lrnmcd.-
ato restoration Of nll the 1&obel States to ttatr
1tttcal otfonses: taxation Of Government bonds;
incidental 1ruttctton to domestic tnantVaesures !;
md adopted tho following:
Payment Of tho public debt Of tho United
States ~ rapidly as practicable, and When the
atato upon their fAco, or tho law llntler which
they, woro Issued doSa not provide, thAt they
;es / g ps a y n sG' &c @ ICY sF sv e '!S y s s J,
ssat<s luieaniu8 trradeeu.uhlo uatosl.
Against Negro sMirraxo-An,l W. Dc DECLARE
uaea 0S ss,es ass% Sssf sasS al S
htn Gnox p,tsS ,1as sa S1 @ e bat btg
to doprlya ai'y stato d thls right, or intorfora
WITH its ,,s, oxurese y sagra1It J., na;rpa.on p 9f
pic, will sItvort our tpFtn of QovGrn.
pont. and oan only ctAl III single
sGnTatzea h H. 9.a eosat0a NO. II II
h. crtire,y at,snrtci anti IN innnii!e,i tfesnnt
iss,. be casaG!ished ii place oi q Fcderal
untGn Of eoc4uai states. AMI TINT Wo regard
Lho iseconststletsoa aos ~ cniicu1 Of GonKFess
~, ~ n rnt anu @eo's"''%o'"''' 's"'''e'o"
tSs-Tba Notionn, nemoornt,o convcn,tor Mt
pa1,,r,o-c 1nlv 1srs comn,otoiy stn,ti1ad .ha
rocnr11 ~ ,na n.rtv tour vcnr. nrov,n,alv ~.
.ns,,oun1 -, tha ,S,vs rn,o,ntio,. =. a,,o,,,.n
~ Tn1iox,,,., 00'' - "No""'"e
NJ hS,d ~, - 4. ~. a,.v =, ,o,,,~,,,o,,+ t.
tts dealings With thc uoonio to neto out cot,mj
and oxaof Justice to iii, cf whatevor nativity
EaiGe. eonr. nr poraunalon. rettKiolls or political
Me e.ouga ourSS.ses 10 n,n,msan taG t!n'on o.
nicsi,ons sI3iJsi ~ tip rhirinn En,rSfcnnth
ind Fifteenth Amendments (which tho C0tlyei,.
lon ut 1888 pronounced Unconstitutional, rev-
osAAttoaasy, A ana SoM'! l.. .,.,
.nfnM mi we ess ,icmn,,n"c rcns. i'm h n~ar.
forl and Kuisc It'll ls83 the psrty tentuufle.i iii
payment q tue bonds IN greenbacksl Ncooa