The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11

The CHICAGO PLATFORM, referring 20
the platform adopted at the Republican Ma
tionaI Convention OF Friday last, the New
York World Of the day following has this
among other things to say on the subject
There were several references in the intervals of
the squnbble yesterday at Chicago % the ''princi-
pies OF the Republican party. but the speakers
who made them seemed u De quite aWarc that
''the principles OF the Republican party had bet
be referred 70 only In terms Of the largest and
lOOsest generality. The tluth is- ana Chc3-so h.e
only revealed Il fully % all the world that the onls
principle Of the Republican party which can Pc
in 81 Is the principle of hatred for the southern
whites. while the leading candidate 20 oilleaa'-
General Grant has lately ssurcd tlie ,olL't tlai
there Is no remnant or spark Of Ftaliiy leIt even
in that sole ETinepe. inc platform MH,fa s1 VA. va
veutiou while the serious work was preparing
shows conclusively that General Grant vas right
That platform is q ilil confession Dei.Ic tl
try that the Republican party has no political
II advocates popular education. Who opposes
uupular education . II dcuuuuces Euly-lEGE.
What party ilVors poiEEanE 10 Ie.s-eTLs iHe
uudisputed obligations 90. [he country o. lhc SOLE
diers and sailors. Has Congress been charE OF
pensianse And finally 10 cDmmeuds the gtmiu-
lstration Of Hayes which has entirely tcre4 ne
Republican policy Of reconstruction and ucucl fle
only distinctive pTinciple that oi AalIlI 'i % lis
single pretcnsc Of principle is apparently men
toned nowhere in the platform.
II is really wonderful. and lt yiviIly shows the
confidence of platform makers iu the IulEIltfy OF
huill''n G L'.ti tl @ .,t = - l,ifs i.i.g jr -.I
more tHAn this 20 say I'T i-ci -Io'it 't --z-.lti
ed hy hundreds OF thousands % people 90 bc some
=
There never national convention Of any party
which was obviously and shamclcSsly mere
squabbIc for spOils that uUv holding az Chicago
never one but this iu which not even small
minority Of delegates pretended 90 represent any
political ideas, or anything whatever beyond low
and personal ambitions. The result iE that mo-
body. at Chicago OF anywhere else. except tho
Committee Resolutions has given q single
Thought 70 the platform No Republican ucyTzpa-
per has made q suggestion as 90 what 10 should
contain or what it should not contain II viii not
excite the least discussion in thc convention.
less somebody spccchiEcs about 30 against time
unless somebody suggests that another bait might
be added which would catch more fools u flle
candidates embedded political principles there
would toe less need OF q platforms but ln fact NOT
one Of the conspicuous candidate at thIcagu rep
reseuts auythiug but the power 20 give IBIS --Hele
men offices. except Blaine. who represents the
remnant Of fauaJIral hatred ul the south tempered
with personal corruption What is virtually the
cynical abandonment ui the pretcusc ui holding
any political opinions OF Ui seeking power lgT any
public purpose is step away from humbu- and
So far Is creditahlc 20 the Chicago Convention. go
not OF good omen ior the political morals ai flsa
country. But IL - 10 DE doubted whether the
avuwai viii help the party iu NuEember-IrgvId
that is. the Democrats iu the mean time SNOW that
they have political opinions and mean tu reduce
them % practice ia the government oi this county