Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-06
por1rrcAn PLATFORMS
.hs Parties Have PROCLAIMED
Wha' Their Principles

,r-v first national S'-
ne ~, The Boston Herald, was one OF
held - ,fssouic party. which met IN
- "a siurIv called another, which as
~. I q, september, 1881. and noml-
SEM .,r5idate for President VINO got
LA,r4 .I vote Of one -tate-nalnell
re e-- Inc latter convention dld not
Nel-r rmaI platform. as we unusI-
lltts M srpJiuted a committee WIZ
s-- II address 90 the people ~
c-e" -r-T firesOme as any q the
va -- rf later years. IL tOId what
Cet nan the President Of a great
Al- -e1ule should be, and then
az a.1 the Masonic fraternity emu
II. length. and concluding that,
tis--- .u-ree Of the alleged murder OF
y and various other thlngss the
10. the right Of suffrage be-
Aa- .t-rmeutality By which the an
gId remove the evil they SUI
L-A luce the reforms they SEEK
TEE WIG PLATFORM
IAN r-r0 nominated Henry Clay for
1881 called themselves Ma
r.r. lIicaus. Later they became
Hartv. They held conventions
~ then. and the Baltimore Con-
M nominated Clay met eleven
'- -e the election. This also con-
with an address TO the peO-
Jackson was denounced for
u-te I'm criticising his predeces-
f. administration FOR their
and blind parusanshlp, ana es-
t-i-- r- the prescription displayed IN
es- VI tried Ofncials Tor no cause
.--zH- rlrtv relations. Their conduct
| u affairs was also censureds the
I'D -ra national bank objected 10, and
o. e 4 ~ Ftrr
.- -s ~ Georgia as well as by the
government reprehended. Gen.
- declared TO be inconsistent
1-7,...H#-fug iu his course upon our
auI.v and a 'JudiciOus" tariff
l-5---.-raI revenue Improvements OF
--. .'-.- character we're advocated. Here
IVA national platform which had
-5-r one idea behind il, and it is in
..s-- fa notice that in this the princi-
-5..r lies at the very bottom Of the
l se agitation Of to-day was
---s- -uized. In May following, a
w. Mems National Republican Con-
.f.r r- held. az which the principal
gT adopted favored protection
..4f.t..Tll improvements and declared
Il -Serimuate removal Of pubic
lae.r- fora mere difference oil political
..- rl-a gross abuse Of power. The
.r-,F .-- chat Of lsi4 did. It was
81 -vaet-iust one resolution sum-
.a principles OF the party as
-.r "a well-Iegulated national cur
---r -. tariff for revenue to defray the
-..----r expenses OF the government,
-Ff-.-ur mating with special reference
-tH.- -i1u 0l the domestic labor Of
the distribution of the pro-
r.#. the sale Of the public lands,
.rrr. -.-r lf the Presidency, reform Of
executive -Grp8tiOns, and an efficient
anil .r1u. r3l administration of the pub
r. sew. a. In 1913 again, no resolution
ar -fs- lalt of principles was adopted,
srrjr- attempts 10 get a declaration
srtu-- slavery extension into the Terri
faHs. failures.
BlrIN 1852 SLAVERY
gsI ..tl.rr ,lt platform in vague way,
mlrs than by open declaration,
-lares fugitive slave law was in
Hu-5e5 CITATION deprecated. There
wss .lu- about the limited powers
of ta raj government and the re-
served Ell l.- 0r the states and the Union
a, fl# ium Of our liberties. Sympa-
tbs a. struggling freedom was every
where expressed. but our mission was de-
Glazed only tue setting Of a beauti-
fieE81g not the prOpagating of our
opinion 1 lc forming Of entangling al
llnee-. constitutions, laws and trea-
ties ST ri be observed. the government
conducted economically. its revenue
raised ties on imports, with a dis
elimination such as would encourage
American industry, and river and harbOr
mpr0T lents made when. national or gen.
e-al g. -le- character.
The Wing Convention Of 1886 was the
last when bore the name. This time the
platform wJs devoted exclusively 70 the
TluWu cation " sentiments based on the
strife aN sting N hansas,t to discOurageing
s.etiauai.-l, which might break up the
Union, and 20 expressions Of disapprOba-
u0l If what were called geographical
parties.
Perhaps this is the place to mention the
constitutional niOu' party's gathering
iu l>H which put up Bell and Everett. as
serted il was the part Of patriotism and OF
duty t5 recognize no political principle
other than the constitution of the cOun-
try. the ui0n Of the states, and the en-
iprcaM=lt OF the laws.
AEuLTElSI~T~ AND ANTI-SLAvERYNI MEN
The l--t Ab0litionist Convention met
az Warsaw, y. Y, in 1889, and resolved
that 4 lew party must be organized
based 81 tle idea Of abOlishing slavery
Four years later they abolished the name
oi the Liberal party, and adopted a string
% jUl-tr-1ue resolves and whereases
every one % which had reference to the
slavery lestion, and consequently en-
H1jiu- thing but what to-day are dead
ISSUES De the intervening forty years.
Tie famous Buffalo platform of IS4S,
adopted aT a convention formed of dis
-elter> --lm theaCtiOn of the Democrats
VINO nominated Cass, had several good
IHl> siie the anti-slaYery portions.
NNMN.- slave States and no more slave
Territory was one gifts demands. No more
conn with slavery was another
Cheap Els. age. retrenchment i'm various
Na5s- @ and harbOr improvements.
ne no. { lJ for actual settlers on the
l.1ue $. and the imposition OF du-
tee Co support the government
pug s speedily as possible the
national 20. We're also urged upon the
.'tl- -, as campaign motto, was
.t>--ts "Erge soil, free speech, free
tt-lr. . -t1e men,"
The Democratic party, which nom.
mated Hale and Julian in 1852. did not
L.e4 change the Buffalo declaration. Ii
a .n favor of arbitration i'm our
N--e-.t with foreign nations, in favor
-.ts-. 4 the independence of Hayti.
''.l .t-- --- OLD parties we're hOpelessly
N---l -.l unworthy of confidence, well
'A-l .-dnts and eNiles from the old
9.-a- 1911 protested loudly that it was
N..t our government to complain
.=A-0~ -I Ny an proper means to pre-
s-- intervention of Kings and
against nations seeking to es-
themselves republican or con-
s..-. - governments. There was a
-t--- revenue only" plank. With
,-5 sex. upai-n the Republican party
le held, and there was no
son FOR Free Democrats or
-
N-~.ELLANEpUS ASSORTMENT.
Gratis and Wings, Repub-
.A'9uu1msts, and Free Demo-
e a." -e Union men who sustained
--A o -d Edward Everett in 1860 by
- elaust the list of platform
l-ie>. Beside that anti-Mason-
a-- Cd which reference has been
e was the American party of
l-e- --e know NOthings from TWEEN
cot together. This also was
- lrty. Out Of the sixteen
--ere was not one which did
Ign the general issue. "Ameri-
-.2- -e America was the formula.
p s'- Aar that neither inthe Tribune
any OF the popular manuals
E record of the famous Cleye-
t ltllu OF 1864. which renomi-
T. Fremont for President. but
people who went into that
--- re as dead as the party they
liL1. Beside "a demand for n
ilct Otthe war and the utter
.--.-.- . slavery, they called Tor the
-- nc the Monroe doctrine. the
-9n % the President bv the
al -1r0ne term only. cOntiscatton
~ ta--- li rebels and their distrfbu-