Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-06-23

man by the Democratic party, viz
Grover Cleveland, in order that
Democracy may win at the next
election. 1t will not do to reckon
on disunion in the Republican
ranks because of any bitterness or
disappointments engendered be-
fore or during the late conyen,
ton. Those recently converted
Blaineites, Messra. Quay, Platt,
Reed & Co., will not come -over to
the Democratic ranke because of
dissatisfaction with their own
ticket, nor. in truth, 10 their access
sion desirable. Honest citizens
would rather meet defeat at the
polls than accept victory by the
open or secret help Of such men in
carrying the doubtful States which
they are supposed to own.
The platform upon which Mr..
Harrison solicits reelection is like
all such documents, made up of
sonorous declarations. 1t afirms
and reafirms the doctrine of pro-
lection and declares it beneficial
to both labor and capital ; it favors
bi-metallism, demanding "tlle nse
of both gold and silver as standard
money, with such restrictions and
under such provisions, to be de-
termined by legislation, as will
secure the maintenance of the par
ity of values of the two metals, SO
that the purchasing and debt-pay-
ing power of the dollar, whether of
silver, gold or paper, shall be at
all times equal" without specify
ing how the financial conundrnm
is to be solved, it. condemns South
ern outrages, ofrourse, and calls
for . free, ballot, more stringent
supervision of immigration, etc.
Trusts are Combined, though we
fancy that the rebuke will not i'm
pair their vitality, any more than
the platforms call for efficient leg
~islaton to protect the lives and
limbs of railway and other emf
ployees will secure such legisla>
tion or enforce it if passed. 1t says a
good word for Irish Home Rule
and the opposed Jews of Russia,
for the Columbian Exposition, the
Monroe Doctrine and the veteran
soldiers, and touches the public
school question as follow
"The ultimate reliance of free
popular government is the intel
ligence of people, and the NANTES
nance of freedom among men. We
therefore declare anew orr devotion
to liberty Of thought and conscis
ence, of speech and press, and aps
prove all agencies and Instruments
allies which contribute ito the eds
ucation of the children eff the land
but while insisting upon 1.-The fnlls
est measure of religious liberty, we
are opposed to any union, Of
Church and State" ~ :
}, The gravity with whichthe plat
form "commends the spirit. and ey;
idence of reform in the civil SER
vice, and the wise and eonsisten,
enforcement by the Republican
party of the laws regulating the
same," shows that this particular
plank was sawed out by Mr. Wan
amaker or Mr.. Clarkson,s rather
than Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt. who
has had some experience intryine
to enforce those laws. So, too,
there is the discreet sanctimony O
our pious Postmaster General in
the eminently sound and safe dec
laration: "In temperance we sym
patbize with all wise and legiti'
mate efforts to lessen and prevent
the evils of intemperance and pro
: mote morality"
Taken altogether the platform ii
/, a good one "if one could only live
up to it," as the old 81 otchwomar
said of the doctrine of total de.
pravity; but the prospects arr
; are that, with CLEVELAND nominal
r ed at Chicago and a creed of prin'
tcinfoc iSt tho Domoorot;