Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-14
The Ohio Platform.


Is il possible that the war between
the States ended twenty years sgog
Who could believe it, and believe also
the declarations Of the platform adopt
ed the other day in State Convention
by the Republican party Of Ohio!
Why, Mr.. MORTON, Of Indiana, in his
. worst and most malignant mood,
scarcely ever -Heroded these Ohio
HERops in bringing fierce and un-
founded charges against the poor inno-
cent people of the South. Recollect
before you read and after you read this
article that these libellers of the south
ern people are the allies Of the Repub-
lican party Of Virginia.
The first declaration Of the Ohio Re-
publican platform is in favor of Sc
curing " the right to vote " accorded
by the Constitution Of the United
States" This declaration comes with
much force from the party Of LOT
WRIGHT, who appointed last October
a thousand or two deputy marshals in
the single city of Cincinnati, among
whom were ignorant negroes, and nu-
merous persons who did not even re-
side in the State of Ohio. WRIGHT
armed these deadbeats and ward ruff
fans with revolvers. The election Of
President OF the United States might
have turned upon the result in
Ohio in October. We say "might
have turned; but fortunately it
did not. However, the effect intended
to be produced in Cincinnati was pro-
duced, the city going by larger ma
iority for the Republicans in November
than it did in October. The revolvers
had done their work. The discour-
aged and demoralized Democrats de-
clined to measure strength with the
United States Government. LOT
WRIGHT has been turned out Of office,
and his successor is a Democrat. Sup
pose he should follow the example Of
WRIGHT, and attempt to secure the
right to vote accorded by the Consti-
tuition of the United States" by APP
pointing next year five thousand Demo-
cratic deputy marshals and arming
them with revolvers: what would the
Ohio Republicans say then?
The second declaration Of the Repub-
leans CT Ohio is that the election of
CLEVELAND was due to the "wilful
suppression Of the ballot" This. too.
comes with good grace from the con-
federatcs Of LOT WRIGHT, who, Z" sup
pressing" with revolvcrs the ballots Of
their more quiet neighbors, carried
Ohio by large majority in October,
and so, as we have said, made success
in that State in November an assured
thing.
The same platform demands the re-
storation Of the tariff Of 1867 upon
wool. Wasn't it a Republican Senate
that reduced the tariff on wool?
JACOB THOMPSON is mathematical.
The bloody-shirt shriekers are jackals.
They open the grave to denounce the
whole Administration for the act Of
Mr.. LAMAR in noticing officially by the
usual formalities the death of former
Secretary Of the Interior. For shame I!
Twenty years after the close of the war
such attempts TO arouse sectional preju-
dice are not simply unpatfiotic, but dis-
bolical. But they will fail Of their pur-
pose. Mr.. BLAINE tried that game
last fall as soon as he heard how West
Virginia had gone, and, instead Of gain
ing votes by his disgraceful speeches,
probably lost the State Of New York.
The Nation says that no party can carry
New York on the bloody-shirt issue.
The Chic Republicans also condemn
/" the elevation to important and honor.
able Offices Of unrepentant rebels, v
whose disabilities have not been re.
moved, rs "a fragrant violation Of tn,
Constitution" Impotent malice il
shown in that fslsehSOd. No disquali
fed man can be elevated TO an ofiic,
under the Government. General LAW
TON WAS thought to be disqualified
and at once declined the mission which
had been rendered him, but il has since
been learned that he was not disquali.
fed, having never before the war be-
tween the States taken the oath to sup
port the Constitution Of the United
States. Who and where are the dis
qualified rebels Tor southerners) WHOM
Mr.. CLEVELAND has appointed 70
:. honorable Offices" ". Isn't the state
ment false on its face?
But of al fsrces, commend us to tn,
next declaration Of the Ohio Republi
cans. They are for civil-sefvice re.
form The men who protest against
the removal Of Lor WRIGHT ciyil-ser
vice reformers The supporters o.
BLAINE and LOGAN eivil-seryice re-
formers. The oonfssleratescf ARTHUR,
Who turned over sllths Offices in Virginia
TO MALONE. posing in the character Of
cisil-service reformers! Well, We trust
che Democrats win ct least not be civil
service reformers Of that sort.
Is the party which thus seeks 10 re-
viys tbs bitter memories Of the war
and 70 prcscribe oil unrspsntant re-
bells I" the party for viryinisns to ally
themselves with! Those Ohio Rspub-
l;~eaa hoAst that thev hayA sounded thu