The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-19
CONGRESSIONAL.

to vote for Mr.. Hawley for denomination
and those from Hancock county are under
stood to be in his favor. These, with Rock
Island and Mercer secure his denomination,
SO now that it 10 morally certain he wlu Do
the man The announcement will be re-
ceived with universal satisfaction by the
republicans of this locality-Onton Of has
morning
And by the democrats as we'll, who had
rather have . chance to shelve Lord Haw'
lev than any other man in the district. We
.re glad that the republicans are 80 univer-
sally satisfied with Hswfey, it win make the
cam paign ell the more lively and interesting
1t will be further satisfactory TO 'ne
epublicans to have Ha"ley for cano''
dat. an he is fresh from the halls OF con-
pre,s and, having been IN the commence OF
tho radical wing of that body, he can
defend the party on the record they have
made, for it is upon this record that the
Democracy of the district will make the
fight and not upon any issues that are dead
and past. There Is no installing the
position of the democracy of the
district. The record of the present party in
power is before the people and if Hawley is
nominated, they will then have one who
helped to make that record before them as
well His position on all of the leading and
vital issues of the day will be that of the
party he represents-will be what it has
been made and he must defend it.
The democracy will ask the people to
decide between the candidates as men and
as statesmen. To decide upon the princi
Piles enunciated in the following
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
WHEREAS, The present party in power
has subjected the people to an unnecessary,
burdensome, inquisatorial and unequal sys-
tenn of taxation and
| WHEREAS, They have exempted the inter
est bearing debt from its proper taxation,
| thereby increasing the burdens of the people
in maintaining the government, and have
enforced q high protective tariff tor the ben
eft of few monopolies which creates adds
| tionsl burdens on the west for the benefit of
the east and
WHEREAS, By partizan and class legisla-
ton for individuals and wealthy corpora
tions they have ignored the proper and i'm
portant questions that have been urged by
the united people, and have prostituted the
| high positions of government to the basest
of partizan purposes, squandered the peo-
| pies money, the hard earned taxes and the
public domain, and have hesitated at no
fraud upon the people to retain party power,
therefore be it
Resolred, That the Democracy of this
| fourth congressional district of Illinois unite
with the Democrats in all places in con
demning these outrsges upon the rights oil
the people, and this pervertion Of delegated
power, and that we shall ever oppose any
violation Of the constitution and every
attempt to msks one branch of our national
government subordinate to the other.
ReS0lued, That we condemn rs dangerous
TO the liberties of the people, and as a sub
yerioD of the constitutional government, ht
persistent efforts of the repu blicsn party Il
concentrate power in the legislative depart
nent of the general government by denyine
to the people of the state, and to othe
} departments of the government, their right
full prerogstives; and that it's repeated snt
shameful usurpations of power for the pur
pose of perpetrating its own domination
deserve, and should receive the reprobs,ioI
of every honest minded, law abiding citizen
RESOLVED, That the Democracy now a
heretofore, are opposed to q protective tariff
and that the present odious system is ont
dictated by the interests, and for the beneti
of few manufacturers against the gres
agricultural and laboring masses of GU
country; and we declare that the presen
tariff is unjust, unequal, oppressive, ane
uncomfortable, and that it ought to be revis
ed, modelled, and reduced, SO as to conform
strictly to a revenue basis.
Resolred, That the Democracy denounc'
the present financial system of the govern
ment as failure, and ruinous TO the inter
es.s Of the people, by compelling them II
support horde of tax collectors, who ar
eating out the substance of the land.
Resolved, That the Democracy now, q
they ever have been, are in favor of q,
economical management of national affairs
and that they condemn the present admins
. tration for its wanton expenditures of tn
public money, and it's wasteful donations O
public lands to private corporations; ant
be it further
Resolved, That In carrying out thes
principles we recognize the necessity o
. nominating an honest man who can com
mand the support of all classes for his abilit
) and states ID anship, and that do pledg
J ourselves most heartily to his support.
There is no equivocation, or garbled AM
uncertain statements in the above. The
positions taken upon the revenue system
land swindling policy, monopoly taxation
efforts of the radical party towards centrsli
cation, to subvert the constitutional power
of the executive and judicial branches
nf ho yrt,n nv
of official position to partizsn ends
and the despotism of the radical majority
are all plainly stated, and justly and tmel,
taken.
1t is to these issues that the democracl
will call the attention of the people, and thu
is the record the republican nominee
whether he be Hswley or any other man
will be called upon to defend. 1t will re
quire all the nerve and sudacity of tn,
hardest radical to face these issues and t.
dispute them. The democracy 90 into THU
can vass not to defend, not to excuse, but to
make an offensive fght-to call the radica
party to account upon these questions-te
AJAX Lord Hawley what he has done for the
district? How he has kept his promises o.
economy? How he has defended the rights
of his people? He cannot dodge behind the
snivelling cant of loyalty, cannot tag into
congress on the tail end of presidenta
ticket, and the Fenian promises of John a
Logan, which promises were never kept
He must come up to the front Stand gu,
on all these issues where all can have him
in full view.
The democracy mean business, mean
work, and do give the opposition fair notice
They have called their convention first
named their standard besrer-designated
the battle field, and will come before the
people of the district with the living, vital
| issuea of the day-ouestlons in which All are