The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-04-09
FROM EARLvILLE.
REUNION OF THE HOME-GUARDs.

hE.ONlON OF THE HOME-6UAkDs.
Before this will go to press the republican
party proper of Earl will have been routed
"horse, foot and dragons" The republican
party proper met one week ago last Saturday
and put in no ninaton their ticket for our an
nual election for township officers. On last Sat.
urdsy the seeding republicans ana the demo-
Gratis formed union, which union is proposed
to be maintained in town, county and state, I'm.
| til the present scoundrels who are running town,
county, state and section are pushed from their
stools-choked otf-and their places filled with
honest men from both political parties. Our
caucus was the largest ever held in Earl Such
wheel-horses as A. j. Grover, Hon. Joseph Hart,
DR.. Wiley, o. J. Wilson, S. o. Carter, William
H. Lukins and William II. Robinson were pres
ent and earnest and active in the reunion A.
J. Grover, Esq, was chosen chairman, and War
rem Il. Norton, Esq, secretary. Mr.. Grover, on
taking the chair, introduced the following reso-
lutions, as q basis of our reunion and future
action, and accompanied them with the follow
ing pertinent and well-timed speech:
"Twenty.threc years ago pledged myself in
the cause Of negro liberty. No day, hour or
minute since then have been untrue to that
pledge, in thought, word or deed, as many of
you can testify. Liberty for the negro is now
an accomplished fact, secured by the adoption of
the fifteenth amendment. I have fought the
democratic party long and hard on this question
All the issues have now been tried out between
us, and decided by the nation for the negro All
parties acquiesce in this decision-they accept
the situation. As there is no euger any bone OF
contention between the two parties, why rs par
tizans longer contend Gen. Grant will shortly
proclaim general amnesty to all rebels in the
south. think, if it is safe to follow his lead,
we republicans can now grant general amnesty
to our democratic neighbors at the north Great
financial issues begin to arise and assume def
mite shape, and these issues must soon become
the dividing issues OF national parties. Western
democrats and western republicans generally
agree on these issues. The people all agree that
official corruption generally prevails, from con.
gress up or down. I am ready to unite with
anybody to elect honest and worthy men 70
Office and none Others. The resolutions which
have read embody my sentiments. If they dc
yours, adopt them; If not, vote them down"
Ressloed, That the ratification of the fifteenth
amendment has annihilated old issues between
the democratic and republican parties.
ReS9(ced, That since the bone Of contention is
gone, as partizans we will no longer contend
but will unite together to sustain principles we
hold in common and to elect honest and capable
men to office, and none Others, without regard 70
political antecedents.
ReS0lced, That what is called IrotcctiOn is
robbery of one man t. enrich another that We
insist upon the right to buy in the cheapest
Market and 10 sell in the dearest, and demand
the unconditional repeal Of all laws which hin.
der Us from SIS doing.
Hcso.ced, That we insist upon q reduction OF
taxation as absolutely necessary 20 preserve the
life of industry, and that we especially demand
the immediate and unconditional repeal of the
entire internal revenue system.
R,solCed, THAT we regard with unfeiyne1
alarm the gigantic combinations Of capital
against labor which have sprung into existence
within the last few years, which can and do
daily buy our representatives in congress and
the state legislatures like sheep in the market.
Hesolre6, That while this condition of things
exists we will know no party but opposition to
political scoundrels; that We will begin with
the little scoundrels at hsme, but will not stol
there.