The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-08

ment, violent In language. and given e
exaggeration. produces absolutely no i'm
preston upon other men. except to make
them set him down for a fool. These re-
marks are strongly suggested by the
| Platform which the New Hampshire Re-
| publican State Convention has just adopt
ed. We quote the greater part Of 1t. which
| f. as follows:
Eighteen months OF Democratic. con-
troi Of the executive and the legislative
| brought upon the country only disaster,
| dismay. and disgrace. 4 foreign policy
! which has asserted itself most conspic-
| uously in conspiracy TO destroy
| friendly republic and enthrone upon its
! ruins cruel and barbarOus queen a
| fiscal policy which has created distrust
| abroad and apprehension at home; pen
| sion policy which has. without hearing
| or investigation, branded thousands OF
| Union veterans as frauds: civil service
policy which, while constantly mounting
reform. sells foreign embassy Tor &VVv;
an election policy 'whicht proposes 10
overcome honest majorties by violence
and fraud. a revenue policy which re-
mits 10 the foreigners the amounts they
have been compelled 10 pay for the pnv-
ilege OF selling In our narkets, and pro-
poses TO balance the resulting deficiency
by picking the pockets Of every man,
woman. and child who has n dollar in
which strips legitin ate Industry Of pro-
lection and forces home producers into
competition with the pauper labor Of
the old world, which binds all classes Of
consumers that they may be constantly
plundered by trusts and monoDolIcs
which the President. by whose assent IL
has become the law. denOunces as party
per1dy ana party dshOnOr
The Republicans Of New HAMPSHIRE are
In no way responsible for the calamitous
change which has brought upon rs these
Iohcles OF infamy and destruction. But
they recognize their Obligation to unite
with those Of other States IN a supreme
etort3 n wrest the Government from
those who have 50 msused the power
tthey obtained by falsehood. force. and
Iraud, ana restore 10 the people the
privileges they enjoyed for a third Of
a century under Republican rule.
II the Trainer Of this instrument had
been more governed by his Judgment
than by his passions he would never
have put these cxtravagant and absurd
statements upon paper. because he would
have seen clearly that they were extrav-
aeant. that the public would perceive
them 10 be extravagant. and that the
proclamation Of this state convention
would. therefore, fail TO make any i'm
preston whatever upon the minds Of
reasonable men. except to create sus-
picion that it was composed Of very
hasty Incorporate. thoughtless. and reck-
less men
Did these men really think they
could make the people of the United
States believe that eighteen months Of
Democratic control Of the executive and
the legislative departments Of our GOV
eminent have brought uTon the country
only disaster, dismay, and disgrace?" We
do not believe they thought they could
make the American people believe any
such extreme statement. They did not
believe it themselves. and why sboulJ
they have supposed they could make
other men believe what they did not
themselves believe? The country has nm
doubtedly passed, within the last eigh-
teen months, through period Of I'M
paralleled depression and distress. com
mencing in a very short time after the
Democratic administration came into
power. But no man. even I'm that conven-
tion' believes that the panic and its SUBJ
sequent ruin were caused by the fact that
the Democratic party had elected the
President and had a majority in both
branches Of Congress All men know
that the causes Of our economic distressos
lay far deeper than this All men know |
that they proceeded from ,auses that
neither party can be held wholly r,spon- |
sible for, and that they would have come |
upon the country under the conditions |
That years Of agitation had worked Up. |
whether the Democratic oarty was in |
charge OF the Government, or whether |
the Republican party was i'm charge Of IL.
they were the Inevitable result Of causes |
that had been long at work. that were
far beyond the control Of either political
party, and that were destined TO run
heir course ana produce their rim How
foolish. then. for men, who. in common
with all other men, know these facts to
seek TO blind the eyes Of people about
hem, and saddle responsibility Tor the
situation upon shoulders that they know
all the world knows are not under any /
'bligauCn to bear them.
Just as eXtrayagant as the foregoing ie
very other averment of this Indictment
bid not the people who frameI it know
hat they would make no sort If in.prcs-
ion upon the public mind bv Swim, thar
Ir. Cleveland and Mr. Gresham were i'm
conspiracy in the Hawaiian matter "to
lcstroy friendly republic, and
'nthrone upon its ruins cruel
md barbarous Queen" These pco-
pie knew perfectly well that all the
american people know that the course
pursued by the Administration I'm this
natter was the one which Mr. Cleveland
md his Cabinet believed the country's
lonor and good faith required Of n.
>ow. II they had confined themselves 10
he question whether this was or was
OF So they might perhaps, have salts
ed some intelligent minds that Mr.
levcland took wrong view of the case.
hough We think ne took the correct I
lew of ii. But when they intemperately J
lace their case upon the ground Of
9rrupt conspiracy, destitute as the case /
of any sort of supporting testimony.
hey make absolutely no impression upon {
ne minds of impartial men, except that J
nose who put forward such an indict- !
tent are rash, unrehcctng, and reckless n
Zen, whose counsel it is dangerous TO :
eed in any event that may arise.
We have taken these two particulars r
$ specimens Similar remarks might bo Is
iade on every other averment of this {,
ocument but We forbear, as our mr. l.
ose is fully served by the two we have b
marked on. We care nothing what
yer for what the Republican conven-
ons of New Hampshire may proclaim
bout public events. All We wanted was
pertinent illustration from them thai T
st judgment and moderate Language 5
'e what influence men. and that hastv q
nclusions and violent expressions affsct 4
me but those who utter them, and the G
ew Hampshire platform illustrates that |
we'll as nnNfhinc we haun rocnntl,. -. y