New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-22
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The Democrats of Ohio Lave lodged again
After Twenty years of failure, III the effort to
beat the Republicans by mere dishonest tricks
of evasion, this party rashy undertook to have
an opinion. The "Young Democracy took
charge men who had courage enough to have
some opinion on one OF more OF the practical
questions of the day were not absolutely Or
tracized. The result was not encouraging.
The Democrats were beaten worse than ever.
Mr.. Thompson, the champion manufactures OF
false campaign reports, came to the front
again. 1t appeared to the Democrats that they
had gained nothing by shelving Mr. Thurman
for the sake of demagOgues OF smaller caliDre.
The convention of Thursday was sort Of
resurrection. All the dead Democrats Of OHIO
came to life, and the deadest end of the party
assumed the leadership. If q live jackass il
better than dead lion-abOut when there
may be some dispue-what chance is there
that the people Will prefer dead Democracy
to a living Repubicanism
A political party in this country does not
often write itself down an ass. The Democrats of
ONO have tried TO dodge every question in
which the people at present take any interest,
and possibly imagine that they are safe from
but they foI get that the country has seen DEM
Ocratic platforms before, and has learned TO
interpret them by the acts of the party when in a
position OF trust or power The platform
in Ohio @favors honest reform in the civil ser
vice." and in platforms no party ever opposes
such a reform. The trouble is that some other
parties often, and the Democratic party al
ways, give the lie TO their professions when
ever they have patronage to distribute. The
country has never yet been more Disguised. by
indecent and impudeut Use Of offices AS political
rewards OF brides, than it was by the conduct
o. "A Democratic Congress in that respect. A
Democratic pIeachment in favor of civil SER
vice reform Las this negative merit-no one can
ever suppose that it was really expected to
deceive.
The Ohio Democrats denOunce the attempt
"oi the Republican Congress to reduce the
taxes on those articles which alone Will inure
to the benefit of the rich" We should like
to know what the articles are (which alone
will inure to the benefit of the rich" But the
party, though politically a donkey, is
morally knave, for it means falsely to imply
that Republicans have not favored any rednc-
ton of taxes which will lessen the burdens of
the poor. In the coming campaign this fraud
will be exposed, aud it will be shown that
Democratic tax reduction of $5.00O,O0O on
whlskey or tobacco would not lessen the bur
dens OF poor men as much as Republican re-
duction Of like sum in tdxes on drugs, medi-
cines, matches, checks, and deposits in savings
and other banks. The next resolution is IA
marvel of dishonesty:
We favor tarin levied to meet actual needs and
adjusted IN IL details with the view equality In the
public burdens, ns to encourage productive indus lee
and afford labor just compensation without creating
monopole..
If these Democrats had been manly and
honest. they would have said. We want a
tarili for revenue only" Being both dishonest
and cOwardy, they contri"ed trick OF words
which their orators will pronounce free trade