The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-15

therefore,, dislike the D mocretic de c.
laratIon that the taxes shall be spent
only for public and not for private OBJ
jos. BIT 1t is the great m ,rit of the
Democratic plstform that It says some.
ening; that it proposes reforms to
which those who have bent q ed by old
abuses will of Course obj ct, but which
will relieve anu bebeft me people thai
1t coursgeously str,ke4 at monop"'ists,
subsidy monge's and ] 'bbers. NIu-
lily, monopoHs ?, 'buer. and cubs dy
moUgers do not ike 1t; hut tnen 1t
was scarcely to be txM cted that they
SilL T0eee classes, who wish tu
I've On the Taxpayers as they have long
done, prefer the B publican platform,
and they ere right. That platform has
M, hing IN It distasteful to them.
Where the r publican leaders did not
tnInk it pruIent 60 encourage monop
ply they cautiously said NJ thing. auo
their plStfOrm leaves the door open to
~ the sbu -es, TIE e8trsvagancs aud
reckless waste Of ,ne taxes which
charscierz r publican legislation be.
fore the poop put the D rDocrsts 10
control of the House OF r presenta-
owes.
lis often said that platforms mesp
nothIup; hu', in the present instance,
It happens that the national platforms
represent pretty accurately the spirit
Of TIE two parties. TIL r publican
platform LOOKS backward, the Demo.
cratic platform looke ahead. TIE r;
publican platform neals Ia and appeals
co old and mschievous sectional is
,ues; the Democratic platform, though
DOT perfect, is UT thoroughly ationsl
md not sectional II Its spirit. The
Republican platform fsvors or en-
courages monupoliss; tie Democratic
platform fsvols the Iszpsyers-.he
people.
We have spoken of the Democratic
platform as az honest and business.
IKE doc umeD', and one proof Of this
I. o that though much shorter than that
II the RePu, cans it contains all that
is good and pertinent 10 that and q
9ress deal more besides. The R,pub.
icans IN a cumbi ous paragraph speak
for free eoucatluo, and 10 another,
ousl!J cumbrous and verbose, fol
;. paration of Church and Safe. Tue
Democrats cover the came grouno 10
oDe energetic and clear sentence, de.
handing " epsrstion Of Church ano
state for the good of eacf /; Sno c. muoD
.choais iosteTsd and projected" Toe
Republicans talk vaguely of protecting
the liberties of a.; the D mocrats
boldly declare that 1.-THE hight OF q
rec ballot lie the right preser7anve OF
sill rights, and m lst and shsil be min.
sined in every part e the UaIted
s ates." We have looked for come
nheF points for comparison, but the
E publican platform does not Il I'D
them. IL is weak, sasljog, wordy,
ourooselJ vague, and would make the
ashers Os the party bush with anger
II they could read it in their graves
for thOse m.n-tne Summers, AGdrews,
1,ddluga, Low ys--were not accus
toned TO the N hcing gait and caution,
Seroosifv of their succt ssore.
The Republicans declare that ''com-
MERGE bnuuld be steadily encoura5 ed,
Rhich may mean anything or nothing
the DemC Gratis deciRre msnfuily foi
''free SHIPS and q living chance foI
American commerce on the seas and on
the land" which means something
iefinite. The Republican sly t.midly
hat the credit acquired should never
90 impaired !" the D nocrsis declare
or s'honess meney and the strict main.
.epance Of the public faith. sts'e ano
na.ional," which v.rs the Whols
yrc I'd without hss,tsuon OF timidity.
The Republicans say IL one section
nat '.ihs reviving industries shouid bs
urther Dr. N ted" aud in another,
uWer dowp, that ''the duties levied
Tor the purpose of revenue should 81
discriminate ae to favor American ia.
DOR, D which may mean anything, ano
Rss evident y written IN the hone tha'
e might catch IN one net the P.otec-
toinisrs of Pennsylvania sod the ires
trade farmers Of Illinois and the North
vest generally. IL holds out q shad
IVY psomise TO both. Tue Democrat,
ieclare for "a tariff for revenue only
public money and pubic credit toI
Jublic purpoees SOLELY" and the party
"pledges Nssif to protect th- working
nan alike sgsinst she co-moranss Al d
De comnuee.o Taere 10, the cleal
ing OF honest pup ,se IN these words,
Ehich may alarm monnpolies, but viii
resssurs legitimses enterprise and hon.
st labor every whers. Even on th,
Rretched @ nDes. q Ter tioD. where both
Slstfnlms are, in our opii n, bsa sno
lo-Amer Can, the Republic 8 - halt snd
%, I'll while the, d mocrsts are out
ken. Nc. F.4i II .boIh-Wsys. VII
EassvidenIly the author Of the r pub
,csn platform, tells ] ,hn Cninamsp
thas be mnst gs-but be tells him With
snive'; be puts his arm lovinel,
| around ] ,hn before he siahs him; the
Democrat b u itl7. bus dttiaiisIy. iells
nin be shall not cone lee "x,tp
| or tralel, education or foseign com-
nerce, which, By the Vsy, are the On
, purposes iog which abe Clinese a..
| oW Amsricans 20 enter Cuins.
Finally, It must be admitted that
thers 10 = little brag as, in-the D. N :
srstic platform, but II 10 on point
sh. 7, The party has right IN bosst o
tse,f. Is 'snss rcd1csd the pablo ex
ssnoi,urss faTsy millions 9 pear" -,
DC Dsmocrst% and they might have
4 .dded that it did this agsins; toe snesr'
] md open and covert Opposition nj d,
R~puolicais in C5DRTesR To d n
rate hosss i well itpnded. Tns
had The courags 20 b unisshaas alb.
fsou, zoe d.y they reRsiRsd control y
tne Ho1-s Of Reprts-ntai ves they have
org for : gsd eccDnDg, sonstus'
81 pcor 3sdgnenk ius O ursgeop J
md rsRarolsss IS ihs n cries anc
ia srsncs Of the R<pub tcsnA q b
obb3 has olssp3esrFd fron WsshinR'
,oa mnce the 2 nocra's .,cone \;
shioh Wss oncs 4, P0Rer III that II
be i s. Hn1ss which res under Re-
onbfican iu,s ,he Spsake7 4ss puhiici'
s,s.snr.d ui,h = pieca ~ silerr 4, I
<.p'Ueoisi irpD "the kiR8 g -
L r.s MD y srs q ths shs>e les