Year: 1874

PREVIOUS CONVENTIONS OF THE YEAR-A SERIES OF


sURPRIsEs-NO BOURBON IN THE DEMOCRATIC


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MEN on THE TICKET


JUDICIoUs PLATFORM on TEMPERANCE AND A


SOUND CURRENCY-sAIIsFACTIoN WITH THE


WORK OF THE CONVENTION.


rFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.


INDIANAPOLIS, July 15.-This is proving to
be season Of surprses and disappontments in Conyen
tons Friends and foes of Convention have been
mistaken as to what each would do. First camo the
Farmers with their Independent" movement, June TO-
IL was to be something deeisve-a grand success or
fat failure Il went through its proceedings with such
o Wifi that for time 1t was quite doubtful what 1t
really had done, whether it success or fall
ure. This doubt still fingers. 1t nominated good
ticket ON the most marvellous plltform Of the age.
Nobody could or can say what support 1t would receive


Then came 1.-THE Republican Convention, June II.
Nobody could tell what 1t could or would do for GER
tainty Yet all the politicians had arranged pro-
gramIne 1t was markedly surprise OF the worst kind
Following custom, It nominated the men elected two
wears ago. and Outdd the Farmers IN the folly and
mendacity OF its platform. II began 10 point with
pride" to history and acts OF the Republican party,
and cot into glow in tins business that everything
and everybody pointed at in this way. Even
Richardson aud SanbOrn and Moses and his kind, Sbep
herd and Butler and all the latter day saints may fairly
CLAIM, 10 have been pointed with pride 1t doubt
less an unusual sensation 10 them. Senator Morton
and hc President are made to balance III the same pair
Of saddie-bags each being approved THIS a dis
cusnc sort OF surprise. Better things had been ex-
pected. Nothing the intense and self-satisfylng
respec,abnity OF that Convention saved 1t from con-
tempt after such platform.


To-day we have had the Democratic State Convention,
and IL gives US its little surprise Tne party had become
SO elated with the OF that all the
worse elements OF ID had come TO the front and seemed
10 be strong enough to do great damage by forcing
obnoxious men upon the ticket and enacting foolish
hatch OF resolutions The ancient odor OF Bourbonism
tainted the air The methods OF political charia-
tans became apparent. The prospect for Bourbon
ticket on a free whisky imitation platform, or row.


Tue result is not so. The Young Democracy made them
selves felt There is Bourbon OH the ticket. The
natform is firm for judcious legislation the temper
apce question: 1t would repeal the present law, which
s cumbersome and the cities especially, wholly un
enforceable and substitute license system which shall
return revenue Considering the fact that tho blatant
element of the party-in common with that element
in all parties In the West-ls for Imitation,
IL was triumph OF sound currency to have the plat
form say We are In favor OF return to specie payment
a soon es the business interests OF the country VIII
hermit" Although the platform also has some pay-on-
greenback utterances the wonder Is that IL
did not GO further ia that way considering the camor
and the tendency TO yield to that sort OF demand There
WAS no disagreement In the Convention, so IL gave
third and very gratifying surprise, Toe Convention
was presided over by Gov Thomas A. HendilSk'' 10