| Show A WISE EMISSION platforms of political parties have hardly ever amounted to much more than rilling the unoccupied columns of newspapers and the wa te baskets of politician the cheap shiigo thunder and lightning generally barc and coira up for a short w anle soon to collapse and leaving nothing beliinda than the lad odor of burnt sulphur and unfulfilled promises one of the few substantial planks of u platform ans in that of alie republican party in esix the binti clavery pledge in that political aloi 11 ment imo bcd the party up placed lincoln into lie presidential chair and rang tho ominous deatle knell of the bouthern tou thern conspiracy still the beauties dac of independence for four millions of enslaved hu mail being was marred if not obliterated lite rated by n pite ful declaration of war against a peace ful religious iou only offense ws the ebli acal and loyalty with which they livadias liv edias well ag professed alio tenets of their religion by tho appellation of the twin relics of barbarism tho the republican in platform coupled the lowest degradation of with alie highest exaltation of man celestial mar much ind right they possessed in their dignified onslaught ou iliin people and its ed was shown by the avants alio republicans have not missed a national out making the customary cu tomary bom aei after the cormons mormons Mor mons and to judge by their holy wrath the cormons mormons Mor mons ought to havo been wiped out from existence long ago again they have inserted the bloody shirt plank against the remaining twin relic in alie platform of the credit mo bilier and new york custom house combination we anticipate great pyrotechnic displays of virtuous oratory in alie letters of acceptance of the nomination of gen garfield and gen arthur they will endeavor to annihilate us with along winded tirade but that will be all it amounts to its all it ever amounted to for the last 20 years while the republicans had undivided and undisputed sway and supremacy besides we expect confidently that the republican party will be spared the temptation of executing its platform for the next presidential term it is elsos turn for a change the people of the united states must by this time have grown sick of imperialistic constitution and bogus reform presidents democracy has unfurled her banner to the caressing breezes and the oagle of victory hover auspiciously over it any thinking man need simply tau the two platforms while the republican document fulsome adf laudation and unmeasured vituperation of the opponents and makes hollow promises of ro forms and other measures which it never will attempt the democratic platform is c alra deliberate strong iti no mutual admiration in it it a plain of what alicy intend to in the or their honest purpose and full ability to it hence we jo not tee any denunciation of a harak acs self sustaining community no vilification of religious principles and practices have made a wise in not inserting an anti polygamy plank in their platform they once or twice in the past tried it with no more success alian the republicans they or at least one of their presidents bu oven sent an army out to utah to chastise or even eradicate elioe cormons mormons Mor mons dal not come to fights and battles there was another power using some strategy to gen johnston s and the army sent out to terrorize a peaceable people sull ered an ignominious defeat and biad to beat a retreat to that of napoleon from moscow this time the democrats have heeded the lesson of history and have let eliat alone which they cannot handle if this were the only pint of divergence between the two platforms it would make the platform of cincinnati vastly superior to tho chicago it will not hurt democracy to have ac the silent lut awful majesty of the first amendment of the constitution and to havo exercised that principle of religious toleration which a roger williama and dictated a george eton and thomaa jefferson wo hope they will abide thereby and give the Mor monn a further chance to work out what mi call their social experiment but what revelation has aud reasoning con vinel us to be the plan of salvation mor lias many tr lali democratic ami republican lightning have lashed and around it much and often and idill it lives boora vigorous iloie hopeful than ever the boner the of thin country come this undeniably alia for them and the country ct Is ono of alto uin iier bonx in london alio celebration of memorable originator of the sunday b gan on llie of JUDO and i to lt teu days alre are to b ducet ingi in guildhall ui st raulin exeter idill ia calier nacle will lo 10 concert iii alie crettal and in the koyal albert ddll and he greatest cartr toon of fall will lo 10 alio unveiling of atie lt alke memorial on tho thames it is to lo 10 regretted rog retted that alm centennial haa been allowed to iasa by unnoticed and uncelebrated iu our territory |
