Daily Republican., 1880-08-10
Democratic platform.

Democratic Platform.
eighth. We execrate the course Of
this administration in making places In
the civil service a reward for political
crime, and demand refsrm by statute
which shall make It forever impossible
for the defeated candidate to bride his
way to the seat Of ssurper by billet
ting villains upon the people,"
MEssRs. EDIToRs The Democratic
party always "execrats," which is lit
orally to curse every thing that keeps
them out Of Office, IL is nothing new,
and after the ides Sf November they
will curse equal TO the "Army Of Elan
ders." There was o time in our his
tory when an honest, capable man was
thought worthy Of holding Office; but
when Jackson was elected as the first
Democratic President, that party
changed the cry to, "to the victors be-
long the spoils." Honesty and capaci.
ty were thrown aside, and the charao-
ter Of the men who held Office after that
were not judged by the touchstone Of
Jefferson.
"Civil service" Is a very nice thing
for those out Of office to preach, but
when in Office they neither die or re.
sign, nor do they want to be rotated
except to 60 up higher, witness the
anxiety Of our own city and county Off
Gals at the present time. Look over
and through our State; the great I'm.
derlying principle Of our republic Is
entirely ignored by those in power for
fear II they would give the people the
right Of representation according TO pop
ulation they would be dethroned and
the people rule. As 1t is now a few
Office holders run the State and run 1t
to their own benefit.
They denounced q reform by statute
&c." We have just such q statute In
our own State, that prevents the
majority from ruling by virtue Of false
and short assessments, and they would
have If possible the same law or laws
extended over the whole land. The
talk Of "bribery and villains" is such
common place talk among themselves,
and 80 common when they hold office,
that they readily accuse every one else.
At the session Of Congress Of 1875
and '76, that body called upon the
Secretary Of the Treasury Chen SEQ.
Bristow, Of Kentucky whom the
democrats Landed highly and recommend
cd the republicans to take for their
candidate because Of his honesty !; to
furnish the amount Of emb. zzlements
that had taken place since the founda.
ton OF the government. Honest SEQ.
Bristov did 80, for which see his re-
port. Previous to 1884 no account had
been kept of the fraud in office, but
from 1884 to 1861 q time Of peace, en-
bracing a period Of twenty-seven years
under the administration Of Jackson,
Van Buren,, Tyler, Polk, Pierce and
Buchanan, (leaving out Taylor and
Fillmore as whig,) the loss sustained in
that time by pickings and stealinga
was as 81. 90 on each 81 900.
The loss by fraud under Lincoln,
johnson, Grant, period OF sixteen
years, was "a cents to $1,000. Judge
We between them.
Buster and brag may run rampant
but the pickings and steaiings Of the
Republicans are only one-fifth Of the
Democrats, and cannot compare with
the good old honest Democrats, all oil
the olden time. No wonder they want
to get back to Office and are in q bad
way, they know the value and use Of
the public pap.
"Reform by statute," what q cry for
Democrats to rally under we are old
enough to know Of the campaign Of
| 1910 when log cabins and hard cider
and coon skins ruled the senses OF the
people; then the wings were determined
to carry the election and they cried
''reform," and promised "two dollars
day and roast beef" Now the Demo
cratic party want to out Hersd the
wings and want" reform by statute"
What is going on in several parts Of
the country in the democratic party
they are surely reforming; for President,
a Union General; for governor Of Mis-
souri,, q Union General and q teetotaler;
this is indeed a reform; they have re-
formed in Maine by giving up and en-
tirely abolishing their party. In Mass.
by taking up Gen. Butler, the man
above ali others whom the South and
that party "execrates." In Virginia
by reputation Of the State debt. In
Alabama and Texas by the greenback
sentiments. In PHILADELPHIA by set,
ting up "ghouls from Potter's Held
for Office.
Let us give them credit for reform.
The 9th resolution is Of no account
simply being stub thrown to a
whale" "a sort Of ticker to Sam. J.
Tilden for not nominating him again,
gives him sop, and sympathises with
him in retirement, is grateful for past
services both in action and in money
| II is the sest resolution Of all for II
contains sympathy and respect for the
great man. ,.s,,
In this resolution their cry Of fraud
has been forgotten, and the fact shows
itself plain that the fraud was in theil
ovn acts. bv turning their guns