Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-25

The platform of professions adopted by
the New York Republican Convention is
just such document rs ii was supposed
would be adopted. IL varies little from
the old stereotyped ideas and forms Of
expression. Its civil service plank sounds,
perhaps, a little more hollow than 1t
usually does in modern Republican plat
forms, and the bid tor the soldiers vote is
as undgnifed as it is an open confession
] Of weakness.
The dealing with the silver question Is
Just what was expected, probably not 80
much because it accords with Republican
ideas, as because that is now the popular
view Of the silver question in New York.
The protection plank has the genuine
ring of the monopolists cant, and il it had
stopped without any allusion TO the rights
and wages Of laborsrs, it might appear to
be a sincere and honest expression OF
Republican principle.
The bloody-shirt plank is rather less
sanguinary than might have been expect
ed, when the fact is taken into considera-
lion that 1t is to be made the keynote OF
the next Republican national campaign.
| supposed to hold the balance of power in
New York, on the question Of oarpet-bag
/ and scalgwag government and negro su-
premacy in the South. are not such as to
make the John Sherman war-cry q very
/ effective slogan In that State. This plank
is doubtless thrown in 20 please the col
orei voters, as well as to round up the
! platform and preserve the tissue until
s.
Fac spaces between the principal
planks are filed with the usual illusions
To prison and contract labor, education.
sanitation, etc, and local affairs, which
arc meant to attract all classes, no mat
Ter how contradictory their principles
and interests may be
The paragraph about cheap transporta-
tion, in which the desire is expressed
that tue government shall aid in the i'm
proyement OF the Erie canal, may be con-
strued TO be a bid for the support of those
who live near the canal, or it may nave
the flavor Of big hoped-for job.
The most hearty and sincere part OF the
platform is evidently the denuucaton OF
the Democratic party. That denuncia-
ton is as earnest as it Is Republican
The fact that the Democratic party has
steadily exposed Republican corruption,
year after year, until it has finally driven
the Republicans from power in the ma
tional government and In a majority of
the States, is considered crime against
Republicanism that cannot and will not
be forgiven nor condoned. 1t is crafty
ing to all true Democrats to know that it
is better to be abused than to be praised
by the Republican politicians.
Taken as a whole, the platform is
neither ingenious nor catchy" and it is
evident that it was adopted more as
matter of form than from a bell ef that il
would be Of any great service in the cam
paign.
The candidates, no doubt, come up to
the average of New York Republican
politicians. That average is not high, nor
does the personnel OF the ticket commend
t to any but Republican partisans.
While the ticket was nominated by ma
chine men and by machine methods, it
may. perhaps, be characterized as weak
rather than as being composed of corrupt
men. 1t does not include the names of
any of the more able and more influential
Of the New York Republicans. Not one
of the candidates can rank as states
man, though nearly all OF them are known
throughout the State as shrewd poll
ticians.
The Republican Convention is entitled
to the thanks of the Democrats of New
York for doing the work as it did
and for getting out Of the way. While all
the work Of the convention was not ex-
actly cut and dried for the occasion, it
was made ready TO be cut and dried with
very little delay or ceremOuy-hence
neither the platform nor the ticket pre-
sents very enticing or attractive APP
pearance, and there is no probability that
any considerable enthusiasm will be ex-
cited among the masses Of the party
throughout the State.