The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-06-13
The Republican Convention.

The Democrats will take renewed
courage from the proceedings Of the
Republican State Convention held at Co.
lumhus yesterday The Convention was
lar from satisfying to the Republican
party. 1t was much below the average
OF State Conventions. In all the speech
es delivered, from that OF Bill Cappeller
up to the rhetoric of West. there was
not sentence worth printing, and it is
only through the persunctory province
nf the press that they appear in the
newspapers.
The platform is a compromise aft ,ir.
produced after several hours OF conlen
tion in the Committee on Resolutions,
and is not in keeping with the speeches
which proceed it. II recognizes the Ad-
mlnistration OF President Arthur q
mildly as the Slalwarts woull allow; l.
indorses Governor Fosters Administra-
ton, and glorIfies over matters Of Safe
finance in which the R-puhlican paxv
is not entitled to syllable of Gre dit ; II
condemns the outrages on The Jews in
Russia, but fails to recognize the wrongs
of the Irish, though the attention of the
Platform Committee was called to that
suhj ct; it indorses the principle of pro-
lection. bat cuts the SUBJECT ex ;eedinsly
short, and closes with the platitu linal
pointing with pride
On the temperance question the pla :
form is especially loose ani uns SATISFY
ing A semi-in iorsement of the prin-
cipIes of the Pond liquor tax bill is
mixed with an indefinite' demand for a
change in the Constitution touching the
hqlnr traffic.
The Smith Sunday law. the only part
of the temperance legislation of the
General Assembly which has been left
intact by the Supreme Court, gets no
recognition in the platform Here is
The resolution which was whitfield ou,
OF an elaborate Endorsement Of the
Smith law amt The enforcement of Sdn-
,iav observance:
"Resolved, That all laws on the statute
hooks must he respected and enforced
until repealed by legislation or abrogs
ted by legal authority"
THIS is gittering generality. There
Is nothing in it to indicate that Sun
dav law was ever passed by the Leeis-
lature The Saints Smith we're kicked
out of the platform. but K oiled in the
"key-no,e" speeches, and the Repuhll-
can managers 90 before the people wab-
bling on the issue which has 80 far at
tracted The most attention in the State.
The failure OF the Republican organ
ia zition to meet current issues was illus
trated by the alacrily with which the
speakers OF yesterday revamped their
old campaign hsrangues ON the war OF
twenty years ago. They call the party
party of progress, but embrace every
opportunity TO revert TO the past. They
are feeding on the fame of the deal, but
are hypocritical in this, as in other
things. The copious eulogies yesterday
on the Administration of the late Presi.
lent G .rfeld were not moved so much
bv admiration for the dead Presidents
character and craftsmanship. as by de
sire to make the hrief allusion 10 Pres.
ident Arthur small by comparison.
The Convention, altogether, was q
sort Of obituary meeting. The frequen,
ro'esiations that the Republican party
was not dead left a suspicion in the pub
lie mind that it was at least very slck.-
Gin. Enquirer, 9Th inst.