The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-24
A DEMOCRATIC DOCUMENT.
A sturrilg Appeal of the Michigan Dem
crscy to the People.

the careful attention of every voter in this
a;;., Lob, u H.vi.v is ons who !.
mere ~ 'o Ao
attempt 10 Vihuica'e MS party lie must 90
it before he can receive the vote of any
bouss, man in the district.
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So Iou'"' 'oin "i''ee
"ahee az o"fhee' appeai 'h7' you careluuy
cohs'oef the lid Por'ahce Oh the ballot you
are 10 cast al Inc eiecuoh on me eth OF
November next. lhere Is involved In 1t
tue charSc'er VI the ao"ihistE6tion OF our
sta'e AFFAIRS LOT TWO more years, as well as
the innuence on federal AFFAIRS that Michigan
ought TO exercise. The lines drawn by the
two great parties OF the people are broad
ana distinct. Inc legislation OF the .asthve
yeas P'"niJ CUM oo'e1iHes 'has ot she re-
publican party.
mas cfea'eu oahhlhg ana raliFoao
monopohes at the expense of tax payers
IL mas prevented ana denied resumption
OF specie payments, and protracts a cur
rehcy system which Is only pfohtaole 20
nstlohe! oahks' sPecuistors ana brokers' and
Is detrimental 10 every other business OF the
country;
It's financial principles are false end i'm
practicable, existing IN promised instead OF
payments; many OF It's financial laws are
uhoohsN'n'iohl ana unwise; aud the results;
are want OF commence in business trans
actions, and want OF stability In values,
and Q largsadescription of the credit of the
country
II mas ios'ereo many xmas OF msnuiac-
turing companies ara corporations, and
ehrlcneu 'nem oy taxing the people through
ssrin laws 10 this emu
10 p'ainIy oeciafeo IN us s'ate Piauorm
III 'ne present cam psiRn, tnat large revenues
oe'hs NECESSARY, Tue '0fih shooiu oe 30 az
Jus'eu as W enlich so"e ciasses a' TIE eA~
pense Vi 'ne others
~ mas COM nueo MOST onofous III egsfs
'a''he iulerhs' revenue sy''e" VI '@Aa''oh
com phca'e1' I'm possioie ot UNIFORM con-
sTuctioh, or OF honest assessment anu
collection
1t has refused TO discontinue the income
tax
Is mas refused 10 eooilsh the ranking
privilege
1t has gwen away 10 fsiroad monopolies
mllilohs oi acres Vi sAe puohc JANUS
II mos enacted restrictive anu sFouoiesohs
haturshzaHoh laws
II mas interlereu Win anu euuea'e'eo 10
suoVerl the eAscu'''e anu Juoicia' uePafs
NESTS Oh tue government -'ahihs rom eacn
certain cohs'iIu'''hai powers, sha ehueaVor-
ing 10 perVer' them 10 peFtizan uses ana
purposes
1t has oeen corrupt ana damorahzing be
yond beief-exposing Itself to the world as
party represented in the Congress OF the
nited States and IN state legislatures BY
men who had to be expelled tor bribery,
ana IN ONCE DV ROBBERS anu DtulQerers.
1t has appointed and maintains IN office
and IN puoic POSITIONS men OF acknoWieog
co corrupt character ana acton-oeisuiters'
drunksrds' thieves and men who grow rich
on salaries that they more than e2pend III
the po'iucai canSasses 'or which tbey are
thus Ie"arueoi 40
III mas sent men 10 congress VINO, on ; ~.
O00 salary tor their term OF office, have re
turned nome rich ana able to build S'0'oVo
mansions
Inc knowieoge OF these things Goes not
orihg ihVes'leAtioh or the uiush Oh ahathe,
pu' appears 10 oe aequiesced III rs part Vi
'nis faulcsi system
i MS Is ackne~iedged, ana ITS oess men
and Journals see and admit the necessity Tor
chaEge' hese are not gencrslisms. Inc
fecoroS oi the legislation ana the crimes OF
the republican representative can De fesu
III us own Journals, and Will suostantatste
What we say. vote tor the republican
nominees Is vote for the continuance OF
'nese prAcrees ana po!lcles. lhey cannot
anu 90 ho' aeny II ihey efe III 'heif
pia'iorms anu speeches ei'her siien' on
mem VI 'ney seer % niue tnen' u'uei ue
.s'.us euos'es we noie'o 'No' Inc
VINE ioi chahPe HAS cohe.
iH'io parry oie''h''J pi".eA
'e'l ~ oppo'''ion " INC "iohs' '""' "io
unie'"'eu'
PROMISES fe'of" III 'h' ha''efS cohi
PIai"eu Oh
noius ina. 'aFih ior revenue means
30. 'n". ~ P'"""ee e'enuo' "nu "o'
one th"t pfohioits Importation, thereoy pre-
'eh'ins competition, anu only ehrlch'he
ihnnuiac'ures
IL hoiu that IL 10 an ihAeraht rieh' OF
the people 10 buy IN the CHEAPEST and sell
IN the best markets.
IL Is opposed to subs1dlzitg private enter
Prioes Or conceptions through direct or Indi
rect taxanon, or through the donations OF
the people money or lands;
IL opposes mohopoiies, made 30 by
government alc and favor:
L; iavo-s the most liberal and free natural
ivation laws, whereby this country may De
easily and promptly settled by those who
VIII becomp citizens, instead OF remaining
ior years slehs.
IL opposes unker'ng ssa'e Ut ieuerai con-
sIhus'ons to meet party emergencies or TO
authorize increased expenditures eno TAXA
ton;
1t opposes the continuation OF the income
tax, Thanking privilege, and tenure-of office
laws;
1t protests againsts the corruption and
generalization of the party in power, an