The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-15

4 o1ty public questions. That 10 tb,
meaning Of the republican platform and o
She republican .ehiefH. If the country Ike.
that they have mnde their formal ant
official offer. But We repeat, It sound,
to as like q joke. aud 9 very poor jj6Et
at that. Fs.s s'fj5
Tho Democratic Pletfosln.
Whatever may be said againat th,
democratic platform IL cannot be denied
thatit Is an honest and busineeslikc doc
unient, end in thi8 respect &c is,gyefy
unlika the Dragging and clustering re,
publican platform. 1hera are, undoubt-
| edly, great many yoters 10 whom the
democratic proposliions will be aaWel,
come; voters who do not like freq ships
yoten who are opposed 10 aafiR for
revenue voters who want more subsidies
and who will, therefore, dislika the
denocratic declaration that The taxes
shall be spent only for public sud not
for private objects. s But it ia the great
merit of the democratic platform that /,
says something; that it proposes reforms
TO which those who have benefited BIZ
old abnees will Of course object, 56t
which will relieve and benefit the peo-
pie; that 1t coprageously lstrikes atimo-
nopolissa, subsidy inongers and jobbera.
Naturally tnonopoilsts, jobbeTs and
subsidy tnUngerS do not Ike it; but then
it was gearce!y TO bei expected that they
wonld. These glasses who Hishito lsya oh
the Taxpayers aso hey have long. done,
prefer the republican platform, and they
are right. That platform has nothing in
1t distasteful 10 them. Where the ra-
publican. leadeFs did s5notlfhink .is pTr.
dent 70 encourage monopoly they calS-
tiousiy said nothing, and their plGtfoym
leaves the door open TO all ahe ab1ses,
oharacterizad republican legislatiomrba-
control OF the House o? Represaf1tatiyed.
It ii often eaid TINT platforms mean
nothing; but, ia the present linatanCe,,. Il
happens that the national asforms ren-
resent pretty, accurately the .spiritjof the
two parties. The republican platform
looks backward, the dethocYaiic platform
deals in and appeals to old and arfifs-
chieyous sectional isaRes: the democratic
pIat;oFps /. though not perfect, Is yet
thoroughly national and not sectional ifa
its spirit. The republican platform
fav0rs or encourages monop0liess sttthe
democratic platform favors the taxpayers
1.-THE people. .,.s -
We nave spoken Of the democratic
platform es an honest and businegsIike
docunionG, and one proof OF this IL that
though much shorter; than thaegof
the republicans it contains nlI that %
good and pertinent in that and great
deal more besides. Tho republicans In 8
cunlborous paragraph h;sreek for free edul
cation, and ia another, equally Gunako.
rous dnd gerbose, for separation os
Church and State. The democrats cover
the same ground in one energetic and
clear sentence, demanding separation OF
Church aHd State for the good Of each:
and common sehaols 6stered and pro.
tected.Y The republicaDa tallr vaguely
Of protecting the isberties of all: thS
democrats boldly declAye TINT i'the riRhS
ofa FREQ ballot is the hight preaervatfye
of all rights, and m,nt and ahasi.iba
maintained In every pan of the United
States We have leeGAsd for como
Other points for comparison. but Che
republican platforms does otaif6Sl them.
lis, weak, shallow wordy, pufScsely
vague, and would mako the fathers Of
the party blush with anger If they could
read &c in their graves; for tbose men
the Summers, Andrews, GiddinEs
Lovejoys-wer5 not accustomed to the
mincingl gait aud Cautious yefbosity Of
thS1E G1, auccels0ts.
I Ang az i gscssnre .has Mcom.
nesca, snollipin Hllp 8g s!saai.y epcpliraged,1i
wnicn n2any mean 9Tything or nothing !;
lug aen9cfa,s 9scia,e fnhn1uiiy ior tres
snlpo aau . nsin8 cuEISo tor 1Ilnefican
JJlIesSo o,h;a, Oh INC ssIs anaon sne ianG,
Mn,vn u.sena bynt:siil uenni,l. ssAn Ane
Iepn;nl.SSamIs p;S m s:iy t.lt..ol t9as ',ne GEedif
S5s4uiieu sunuia nssst no tIpalreu tne
.pI usuiIe aol nolsss money anq
sno cu.,. s.s.ct =. Ha,hteuhhc9 OF tne PUBIC
.s,v.fl S.Ite aAu nHtionai, when covers
.no s:.i Mnois RiuuLu T,.nouu ne:itation7oF
t,uiuity.A 1he hefepuniicans say IN one eec.
yen lsnat Sthe Eey, lng industries slioald
ne iafsnsr pI9nm.ss9,an ana IN a9otheF,
.ower ooWn, tnas the ag.les levied 5or
orS R,mposs - tsyenHe slloila 90 lis,
when may mean Pnyshing, ana ssaa
eyidentiy writes in the hope that. it
ca.cii an 9iie nsS tae pIoLclioni
O. caiusyiynu.a ~ I,,... ala the iTee t5sde
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.os sNI.n .El Leys;.ips. I, only pnelic
inoney aug pnDiic Sreais tor. pupllic PUBLIC pprf
posss .os.s soieiy; an1 s., sne parry pieggss
ltssL 10 pTotecs Sno woriklnginan alika lili.a
81 nRalns. tne coL,n ana tte commune;
inere a,. 70 tne clsar. E,ng oinoness purpose
IN ne. &; f;ifsTII. 5Isl;Sf'
noponh.s, pns VIII f9a,sLfei ietssltiinate
9gnLeLpfise assn noiess s,danof l,a eyeFyigs
s.sen gn tne Mtsscaea Snlneses qsies -:on,
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