The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-07

duty ot every branch of the government
10 entorce AMI practice the mo-, r,g,d
economy IN the conduct of public aft ,irs
mat we dtnrunce TIE essu'pp tion - tho
ver-inhkinS power by G-n. Grant in t.,
: ~ DIN ngo question as gro,, v. olatJo
Of tht c ,nJltu'Ion.
\, tn elise # the r,a ling. NJ. Home
/ moved the previous question.
NJ Merritt diJ nJt think The Gag SHOULD
be applied IN that way.
Aid. Montgomery wished TO make IL
President instead Of "Grn." Grant.
! [Crirs of vote down the previous cues.
| ZION
NJ. Hoyn. said h. made the motion .,
the request Of the committee.
Mr.. Allen sad the WAS the first that
be had heard vi the previous question
Mr.. Hoyne withdrew HIS IN ton.
THE TARIFF REsoLUr oN
Mr.. Me,r,,t JHen otf-rei hi resolution,
| gwen above, a. a sub.iitu f,r the repott
of { re comm ttcc on the question.
! T. W. Nc Neeley was ia favor OF sbsr-
ute iree-trade If ioss.tle, and the dism,s-
sal of ali customhcuse., aud The le,y,ng
IF a direct tux. He WAS opposed to
tariff winch took money from The people
bus under the present state of affairs W.
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have an import duty. II was no. the dot
of the convention to declare in favor o,
absolute frer-trade. Ne would .nuunce
tue tariff fer protection. The resolutions
laid down the broad doctrine that the,
were opposed to transferring the pr"pert!
oil one part of III people to another. w,
mus hav. n tarif Tor revenu, oniy.
Z, A Keys offered resolution favoring
| \ tsrriH for ray.ntIa ,,plv
| Mr.. Merritt proposed TO have free
| trade through amendments to the consti-
| tutIon.
Mr.. Buckingham could not see much
difference between the resolutions and
those Of the republicans. A tariff for
revenue was for protection unless
on articles not produced IN
this country. The resolutions of Mr.
Merritt represented the spirit of the dem
ocratic party 1t was time for. the demo-
cratic party to say 1t WAS in favor of free
trade.
Mr.. Edwards, Of Hancock, bad ever
been IN favor OF free trade but we must
raise a revenue by tariff. We could not
adopi free trade without injury to the IN
terests of the west until the constitution
is amended. He would have tariff equal
upon MI things until the constitution
could be changed 50 Ms TO bring about free
trade.
Mr.. Oberly said the democratic party
had always avoided declaring oprnly for
free trade. We should meet the issu,.
now. He believed the resolution Offered
by Mr.. Merritt might be mod lied, 80 Ms To-
meet the a, provsl of every member Of
the convention, and moved to strike out
the word nation and insert after that
word the words "is soon as it can be lc-
gally reached by the government" and
| tbst the resolution as thus amended b.
| added ~ the resolutions of the committee
after those referring to tariff and taxa
| ton.
| Daniel Cameron said the question wa
not one of principal, for on 1t the democ.
racy has never gwen any uncertain sound,
Out it was question ol policy. He NOV.
ed NJ a sub.t tute for Mr.. Merritts re.olu.
ton the following:
Resolved, that the democracy Of Hi
nois are in favor Of free trade on principle
NJ. Merritt could see no use in dudg'
ing the issue ahy longer, aud ne hoped tn-
democrats woild So! 81 what they the ut
He would acc'It As a. amend neat III.
word. as soon n, the constitution of IN,
Uni.ed States can be so amend d That d.
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states in proportion to "eallh instead -
populs
Mr. L i'm nds offered the followi z a,
substitute for TIE wnule tuuS:
Il 's"ivei, Thai We nre IA favor Of ;
an nding the constitution at ms unIt
> ate, that the revenue cces.ary 70 be d.
Hv-i f,r the support Of the gov rum"h
will b. ar eqIa y upon Tie property OF Ia
c,uutry. aud ina, urt til" c"nsltu inf
al re nended, the tariff laws tie
tmsnl,d hit it suai he tariff for rev
rre, not for prottcllon, as now formed
Chsrlr- VOORHEES, wanted the conven-
IN peak out pldiniy. So ihst the pe,'-
pie ecu Il See where the der, era ic part
TODD. lie would adopt The Ieso utlon o
| Mr.. Mrrrltt, and n 81 itrmant III / IN
! ,arty would support tue Institution.
A m,Iirr. to rrcomni, WAS mad.
Nm Springer would ad pit the report
y the committee.
! Col. Warner moved TO lay the severa
amendments Ard Tue motion 10 recummi
On the lable. A ripa rOee vote showed II
very equal division. A call was made fol
the roll call By counties.
Samuel Marshall was allowed to speak
in support OF the report Of tue committee
VII CHI he regarded as setting forth the
rrIncipe of free trade. lie thought tn
.apdiicillon OF Mr.. Merrill's resolution ~.
ccsp.ej by him might be adopted, but he
you'd prefer one tor revenue tirit onl -
| Mr.. Merritt, IN order TO save furlhe
discussion, accepted the modification OF hi,
re.oiution suggested 10y Mr.. Ooerly, and
moved that it be added to the report oil
the committee The motion WAS carried
and the resolution adopted.
CORRUPT RINGS DENOUNCED.
Samuel Ashton offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That We are opposed 70, and
hereby Cenounce, any and ali combinations
nr rings Tamrn,ny or otherwise, for pc.
ntcal or partisan purposes, whether fed
ersl, state, county, or municipal, and de-
sire . thorough abolition of the abuses vi
federal and safe patronage.
PROTECTION OF LABOR.
Mr.. Hinchclirf offered the following as
an additional section to the platform:
Resolved That we call upon con sress t,
establish II separate department of govern
u ent by law, which apartment shall b'
Snovu MS the department of labor, III,
functions OF which shall be the promotion
f the material aud social welfare of al
classes Of producers of our country.
Adopted,
| Tn. rannrt of tha commit % nm nlo, Co.. ~,