The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-17
paitp ARGUS.
THE PLATFORM OF THE ILLINOIS DE-
KOCRACY


Hesotoea' Ihs' tne happiness OF the American
peoPie ana tne projection OF their liberties are
n"s w W io~no ~ spiehoio government sup
ported ny powerful monopolies and sristocr.tis
oisamohts' Out, Id the language Of our great
ie~osf' 'acAsoh'-'ln PLAIN system, devoid OF
PomP, pfotecung ali, and granting favors to
noae, die 2ensing its blessings liAe the dews OF
heaven, unseen and uDfeit, save III the freshness
and beauty thoy contribute to produce :" tina, i,
| 10 the mission of the democracy. in accord. nee
with its ume-bonored priuei ples to reinstste the
administration Of the government in these its
ancient ways and, by the restoration of the prsc
tise of the virtues of frugaiItY, honesty ana de-
votion to the ublic veal, to place the country
again upon that course the pursuit of which ca
alone render it for the ages 20 come united pros.
porous and free.
Kssotred, That we are in favor of free trad g
on princip g. and while oonceding the legality OF
a tariff for revenue simply we aensunce a pro-
tie:iye tariff rs not authorised under the federal
oanstirution as dsstrnctive NJ m. bast in,a,.s,s
of our people, and ~ eurichipg the few at the
expense OF the mnny.
That We are ON osed tn monopoIies and tn
subsidizing COMBINATIONS nv the uss of the mao
PIES money an d the peoples lands:
That the bonds issued by the federal govern
ment should be subjected TO the federal tn xation
except vhsn otherwise explicitly proviosd by
law;
That we are opposed to the present system of
nation al banks and all Legislation of eyery kind
which exaIts capital ut the expense of the people
and the government;
That the national debt should be paid at the
earliest practicable moment consistent With
such reduction of ak alton as the necessities of
our people REQ ire, and to this end we insist
upon the .trictest economy in pu blic xffairs the
careful outstanding of the pu bic resources, and
the rigid accountability of ali public seryants
kesotred, That we demand the overthrow of
the party in pouer-because it stands committed
IN the ,estruction of the Legitimate rights of the
.tate. 70 IN. subversiou ofthe executive and
iudiciaI d.nartnents for partisan ends and to
he erection of a copsolidated government upon
the ruins of the federal system because il is
MED . sd tn the poliay of protection which it has
enforced nv oppressiye legislation for the last
tan year. To the continuance of an enormous
and .gpr.vating svstem of internal revenue
taxation to the postpone ment of the paw ment
of tbs national debt to the wholesale surrender
to the spectators of the public lands, an to he
fostering of schemes of private Acknowledgement
because IL is ex,rayarant. vsstefuI and corrupt.
sustaining and sustained by ring lepis on it's
most distinguished leaders unblusbinely omen TO
posit ions for private purposes because. desti-
int of nrncipl, il is held togetbsr SOLELY nv the
cohesive power of public plumber.
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of our own stats If. 70 We deeiare that thu nrss
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