The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-05-22
GRANT AND coLFAx.

GRANT AND c0LFAx.
The Chicago radical convention, after a
two days session, nominated Grant for
President and Colfax for Vice President
The nominations were received here, BY the
radicals, with perfect indiference-net
flag was raised, not ben rung, MOI snn
fred, not a single harrah fem Anybsdy.
The radicals generally aeted very mncn as
if they had heard Of the death OF soms o.p
uncle, and were getting ready to attend ms
funeral. The signs of the times are no. en-,
couragine for a further reign OF radicaiism.
The a,oruou. taxation of people of small
nronort,. the exemption of the property of
H. r;.h. rom taxation; the wiekedness and,
corruption of congress; the dishonesty of
radical Office holders the loss Of states and
towns heretofore regarded as sure for their
party; the failure of their shameful impeach-
nlent scheme the quarrel and split in their
party; the loss of many of their ablest and
best men, all combine TO show that the peo-
pie are going for change, this time. Eight
years of lawless, tyrannieal and corrupt rule
of radiealism is as much as the people de-
sire, and a change they will have.
Their platform is q sure Indication of the
dissolution of the party. Itcontains not one
single positive assertion as to the live issues
of to-day, but is CLOSED over with glittering
generalities. 1t covertiy sides with the
bondholders and lodges the tariff entirely.
Having lodged these issues, and smothered
several efforts to denounee their senators
who voted against the conviction of the
President, they smoothed the rest over with
mere nothings, using fine words to cover up
ideas and fool the people. Here is their
platform, in full. Read it, and see if you
can find out where the party stands on the
tariff, or the greenback question, or the tax.
alton of bonds, or the national bank issues,
or anything else, except the spread-eagle
things which no one cares q fig about, or
which everybody approves, as matter OF
course. s
szz REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.
The Union Republican party of the Unit.
ed States, assembled in National Convention
in the city of Chicago on the Goth of May,
1865, make the following declaration OF
principles $50
I. We congratulate the country on the as
sared success of the restoration policy Of
Congress, as evinced by the adoption of al
the measures of Congress for the reconstruc
ton of the States lately 5n rebellion-the
Constitution securing equal civil and poht
cal rights of the people-and we regard it as
the duty of the Government to sustain these
States, and to prevent the return in them OF
anarchy aud misrule.
II. The guaranty by Congress OF equal
| suffrage to all loyal men of the South was
demanded By consider ations of the pub
lie safety-of gratitude and of justice, and
| must have meaning. Still the subject o
suffrage in all the loyal States properly be
longs to the people of those States.
III. We denoence all forms of Reputation
| as national crime. The nation requires
| the payment of the public indebtedness witt
| the utmost good faith TO al the creditors
both at home and abroad, not only accord
| ing to the letter, but the spirit of the law,
! under which it was contracted.
". 1T is due 10 the labor OF the nation
th at taxation should be reduced, as far as
the public interests viii permit.
V. The national debt, contracted as it ha
been for the national salvation. should
I UE cANEnuSu over EhiE pcEipu tOE EeutfDp
ton, and it is the duty of Congress TO re
daee the rate of interest thereon, wheneve
it can honestly be done.
VI. The best policy 10 diminish our bur
| den of debt is to improve our credit, so tina
capitalists shall loan US money at lower rate
| Of interest than that now paid-a most i'm
portant beueft-to PAP as fast as possible
consistent with our agreemenss--to war;
4 aI III phr1n faral nx eN&xs
] VII. The Government of the Unite,
| States should be administered with the strict
| est 5ecenemy and the eorruptions which
have been so shamefully nnrsed and festereC
| By Andrew johnson call loudly for radica
reform f s.
VIII. We profundly deplore that the an
timely and tragic death Of Abraham Lincolr
should require the accession Of Andrew
Johnson TO the Presidency; he has acted
trescherouly TO the people who have elected
him and to the cause be was pledged to sup
port-has usurped high Legislative and indi
cfal fanctfons he has refused TO execute
the laws, and has used his high Office to In
'fluenee other officers 10 ignore and violate
the laws; has employed his. Executive pow
er to render insecure the proper peace, hber
ty and life of all citizens he has abused the
tional Legislature as unconstitutional has
persistently and eorruptly resisted, by every
means in his power, every attempt at the res
toration of the States lately in rebellion, and
has perverted the public patronage into an
engine ot Wholesale corruption, and has been
justly impeached of high crimes and uisde-
smeanors, and properly pronounced guilty by
the united votes Of thirty five Senators.
3 IN. The doctrines Of Great Britain and
other European powers, that because man
is once subject he is always so, must be
resisted at every hazard by the United State:
as relic Of feudal times not authorized By
the law of nations, and at war with our ma
tionsl honor and Independence. Natural
ICED citizens are entitled to be protected, in
all their rights of citizenship, as those who
aresnatIve born, and no citizen of the UniteC
States, native or naturalized, must be shablt
to arrest or Imprisonment BY any foreigf
power, for acts done or words spoken in thi:
country, and if SO arrested and imprisoned j
is the duty of the Government to interfere il
his behalf n e IS. s8 saAa
x Of all who were faithful. IN the trials O
the late war, there were none entitled tt
more especial honor than the brave, soldiers
and seamen, who endured the hardships o
! campaign, and imperiled their lives In tht
service of the country. The bounties and
pensions provided by law to these brave de
tenders, are obligations never TO be forgot
| Ten. ihe widows and orphans of the galian'
aead are the Wards Of the pe1ple-a sacred
iegacy pequeaihed TO the nations protecting