Tire Republican platform of 1.880 contained an antiChinese Plank. and its candidate for President indorsed that plank very specifieally and satisfactorily in his letter of acceptance. 2. The Democratic platform. in the same year. contained a sijilar plank. declaring against Chinese imnigration. but the Democrat ic ca ndidate for President failed to allude to the matter in any way. The result was that California and Nevada. seeing the lepublican party and its candidate pronouncing against Chinese immigration. and the Democratic candidate for President refusing to commit himself to an indorsement of the platform. cast their electoral votes lor the Democratic candidate. The fact is. platforms. as the gentleman from Ohio las said. are sentiments. They control caipaigns and direct tle tecli ngs of men in heated times. bit they do0 not hind inlCol P011 lli action.
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