Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1884 — More Opposing Views. [ARTICLE]

More Opposing Views.

[From the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin.] The first Republican National Convention ever held (in 1856) adopted a platform in which occurred the following: That as onr Republican fathers, when they had abolished slavery in all our national territory, ordained that no person should be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, it becomes onr duty to maintain this provision ol the Constitution against all attempts to violate it, for purposes of establishing slavery in any Territory of the United States. * * * It is both the right and the duty of Congress to prohibit in the Territories those twin relics of barbarism—polygamy and slavery. In the national convention platform adopted bv the Democracy in 1856 are found these resolutions relating to slavery, which were also adopted by the Democratic National Convention of 1860: llexolted, That all efforts of the Abolitionists, or others, made to induce Congress to interfere with questions of slavery, or to take incipient steps with relation thereto, are calculated to lead to the most alarming and dangerous consequences. Revolted, That the Democratic party will resist all attempts at renewing, in Congress or out of it, the agitation of the slavery question, under whatever shape or color «the attempt may be made. But Slavery is a dead issue, says the Democratic objector to these quotations from his party record. True enough. Y’et the old attitude ot the national Democracy toward slavery is exactly reproduced in its admitted attitude toward polygamy to-day. Mb. Alexander Mitchell, the Milwaukee railroad king, who is now in New York, ridicules the chums of the Democrats of Wisconsin that they can carry that State for Cleveland. Mr. Mitchell sayii there has been some defection from the Republican ranks among the German-Americans of the State, but this is compensated by defections from the ranks of the Democracy. ExCongressman William Pitt Lynde, also of Milwaukee, says that Blaine is the strongest man the Republicans could have nominated. He is particularly strong among the young men. Ex-Secret art Hamilton Fish, who was reported by the Democratic organs to have declared in favor of Cleveland, is out in a card announcing that he shall vote for Blaine. Mr. Fish critieised Mr. Blaine’s foreign policy as being too aggressive, but, notwithstanding, he cannot bring himself to support a mediocrist like" Cleveland. He will vote the Republican ticket. , ;;