The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1880-06-30
The Democratic Platform.

This instrument comes before the
people containing a greater number
of the usual catch phrases of domoc-
racy than usual, 1t starts out by
pledging themselves anew to the
constitutional doctrines and ira
ditions of the democratic party"
The second plank talks OF centri
lization, despotism, separation of
church and state, fostering the pub
lie schools, etc. Every intelligent
voter has learned not to be deceived
by the empty changes rung Oh "ccr=
ttralizatiori' and "despotism," the
church and ttate never have been
united and never can be, and as for
fostering public schools-one has
only TO glance at the South where
n erthern ladies have been mobbed,
insulted and even killed for teaching
the free colored children even the
rudimepts of education. Democracy
will have hard job to make people
believe that it, as 8 party, will ever
foster the public school system.
The third plank gives the green
hackers a slap in the face by declar-
ing for gold, silver and paper con.
vertable into coin on demand as the
currency of the nation.
The fourth prates of thorough
and genuine reform in the civil SER
vice"
The declarations 10 the fifth plank
would fill the heart of every Repub-
licsn with JOY could they be trusted.
1t declares that the "right TO free
ballot must and shall be maintained
in every part of the United States"
Could this be carried out the couu-
try could bid farewell TO rifle clubs,
tissue ballots, the shot gun policy
and other dem ocratic methods of
"infuencingD votes. /: could also
bid farewell to the "Solid South"
for it would be solid no longer, save
inf republican sense. 1t claims
that the present administration
makes a"elaim of right to surround the
ballot-boxes with troops and deputy
marshals to intimidate and obstruct
the electors" This becomes posi-
lively funny when we remember that
but few weeks ago the democratic
majority voted solidly against the
following resolutions offered; LIST,
allowing the President to use the
troops to preserve peace at the polls;
I'd, against the employment of militia
ry power even when authorized by
the constitution; Sd, against the en-
ploymens of troops to enforce the
lawful execution of the law, and 4th,
against the employment of the mill.
tary to enforce the civil rights act or
to suppress ssasanrection.
The sixth pirates of the "great
IfraudnSof '76 and OF the submission
of the democratic party rather than
enguif the country in civil war. AS
Iif the democratic party had not
enough of civil war lva
The seventh sheds a few tears over
Slippery Sammy's letter and declares
that it is received with "deep sensi-
bility."
No. nine sits down on all immi-
grafton save for travel, education
and foreign commerce.
The eleventh pledges to protect
the lsboring man against the cor
MOI ants and the Commune" Cormo-
rants are large sea birds and Com
..,on J;ctr;ok ~ Eroyo.
Democracy is probably capable of
carrying out this pledge, and the
"laboring man" need fear neither.
The Twelfth and last announces
that the thrift OF Democratic Con-
gress has reduced the public expen-
diture $40, 100000 per annum. Could
this assertion be substantiated it
would be sound appeal to public