The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-03
DAILY ARGUS.
THE PLATFORM OF THE ILLINOIS DE-
HOCRACY.

Resolred, That the happiness of the American
people ana the protection of their liberties are
not to be found in . splendid government sup
ported by powerful monopolIes and aristocratio
estaofshments, but, in the language of our great
leader Jackson q plain system. devoid of
PomP, protecting all, and granting favors to
none, dispensing its blessings lie the dews of
heaven, unseen and unfeit, save in the freshness
and beauty they contribute to produce :" that il
10 the mission of the democracy, in accordance
with its time-honored principles to reinstate the
adin lnlatration Of the government in these its
ancient ways, and, by the restoration of the prae
tlee of the virtues of frugality, honesty and de-
votion to the ublic veal, to place the country
again upon that oourse the pursuit of which can
alone render it for the ages 70 come united, pros
porous and free.
Rssotred, That we are in favor of free trade
on principl e, and while concedng the legality of
n tariff for revenue simply, We den0unce q pro-
tic:ive tariff IS not authorised under the federal
constitution, as destructive of the best interests
of our people, and a. enriching the few at the
expense OF the many;
That we are op osed to monopolies and to
subsidizing corporations by the use of the peo-
pies money and the peoples lands;
That the bonds issued by the federal govern
ment should be subjected to the federal t. xation
except when otherwise explicitly provided by
iaw
nation al banks and all legislation of every kind
which exalts capital at the expense of the people
and I be government
That the national debt should be paid at the
earliest practicable moment consistent with
such reduction of taxation rs the necessities OF
our people req aire, and to this end we insist
upon the strictest economy in public affairs, the
careful outstanding of the public resources, and
the rigid accountability of ali public servants.
Resotued, That we demand the overthrow OF
the party in power-because it stands committed
to the destruction of the legitimate rights Of the
state, to the subversion of the executive and
judicia departments for partisan ends, and to
the ruins of the federal system because it is
pledged to the policy of protection, which it has
enforced by oppressive legislation for the last
ten years, to the con tinusnce of an enormous
and AggrAvsting system of internal revenue
taxation, to the postponement of the payment
of the national debt, to the wholesale surrender
to the specu ators of the public lane to the
fostering of schemes of private aggrandizement
because 1t is extravagant wssteful and corrupt,
sustaining and sustained by ring legi lat ion, it's
most distinguished leaders unbius hingly open TO
briber, and using the power of their official
positions for private purposes because, desti-
tute ofpr nciple, it is held together solely by the
cohesive power of public plumber.
Resolved, That, in view of the administration
of our state ats rs we declare that the pres
ent administration has been mOrs reck less in ex-
penditure of the public money than any that ever
yet exercised the power of the state, and proof
OF this we need say nothing more than call the at
tention of the taxpayers to the fact that the APP
preparations of the last republican general
sembly have forced the auditor of state to raise
the levy of state taxes from six mills and five
tenths TO thirteen mills on the dollar, to meet
those corrupt and orofigste expenditures that
all this is done by the party in power while pro
fpn N hs mi n yem of tho m h.
lie business;
That are opposed to the present manage
ment of the state peniteu tisry, which declare
has cost the taxpayers of the state for the last
three years nearly, If not quite, s 900 per day,
and which enor nous sum we believe to have been
either squAndered or stolen by the persons in
charge of the same; that this expeL diture and
should be avoided, and the prison made self
supporting.
kesolred, That the democratic party now as
ever profoundly sympathizes with the efforts Of
the people every " here to be free;
That the great republic of the United States
necessarily occupies position of perpetual aniag
onism toward the despotism of the world. "a
position which the democray have no disposition
to dissvow, but which, on the contrary, they
openly acs novledge, and will INTERESTINGLY
maintain;
That the republic of France receives our hearty
welcome into the family of free nations that its
people, endeared to us by traditional ties, have
our sincere sympathiss In their release from
tn lldom; that We commend the administration
of the federal government for the recognition SO
far accorded to the French republic, and demand
that the moral aid of its support be given to the
fullest extent in beh alt of the rule of the people
upon the overthrow of all imperial
dynasty;
That the inh lbirants of Germany have our
hear test good wishes in their endesvor to bring
about united country that we congratulate
them on their gallant conduct in the pending
war, and trust that the liberty whch the defeat |
of the emperor has given their sister state will |
be indicated in their own persons, and grand |
German republic be the glorious result of their |
efforts
That the island OF Cuba has long languisbed |
under the incubus of foreign despotsm, and |
every effort of this country should be bent the
attain ment of Its liberia ion that its people Az
part Ike of that freedom for which they long, |
and share N fortunes if they so elect;
hat are not unmindful of the people of |
Ireland. and, fully recognizing the wrongs they |
ave been called upon to endure, We trust that |
the tocsin of liberty now sounding has st uck |
the hour of their redemption;
That, while thus declaring our unalterable |
deter N ina ion to require the whole weight of the
to be thrown in behalf of republican !
ing drawn into takin sides in the quarrels of
iespots, and condemn the leaders of the OPP |
position for their desperate attempts. from IN
worthy motives. to commit nation to the |
cause any potentate claiming TO rule peo- |