The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-01-07
OFFICIAL CITY g. COUNTY PAPER
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The little Boy of the Union is thus
snubbsd and handled by the Chcogo T-ib-
uRe.
In the recent republican state convention
there was delegate from Rock Island who
was in favor of . protective tariff. He was
member OF the committee on resolution.
upon which committee there were twelve
other members. This Rock Island member
land We wish to speak of him with entire
respect, for he cond ucted himself rs a gen
slemsn,) was exceedingly anxious TO have
protective tariff plank put in the platform,
but could not get . single member to agree
with him Failing in this, he wanted to get
q resolution adopted that would be suscep.
nole or two constructions, and in this he
could not get single member to agree with
him. Finally. the sixth resolution, as it
appears in the platform, was adopted BY the
affirmative votes of all the membs of the
committee, except the gentleman from
Rock Island, and one other who being the
temporary presiding officer of the conven-
son, was not present at the meeting of the
committee, and did not vote at all.
And now the Rock Island Union under
takes to say that the sixth resolution does
not represent the sentiments of the republi-
cans Of Illinois We undertake to say that
there will never be . republican state con
vention 10 Illinois that will take any lower
ground on the tariff question than the sixth
resolution tskes-none that will come one
hairs breadth nearer to endorsing what is
falsely called protection. We un
dertake to say that, without that
resolution, or something of the same tenor,
Mr.. Hswley would have been defeated in the
Rock Island district by from three to five
Thousand majority, and the Republican State
ticket would have been defeated by fifty
thousand. 1t would have been Just a. easy
for the Republican party in Illinois to have
crnn bled to pieces this year on that issue as
for the party in Missouri. That it did not
so crumble, is due to the fact that it declar-
cd, in unmistakable terms, its opposition to
the policy of taxing one man for the benefit
Of another. The Rock Island Union will
not live long enough 70 see the Republican
party of Illinois take any different ground,
or adop: platform less decided Chicago
Tribune, Dec. 6.
The following is list of the delegates re-
ferred to BY the Tribune. viz:
John A. Jordan, J. NJ. Bradley, L. NJ
Haverstick J. NJ. Gould, s. F Baker, and
j G. Browning
Which of these was the man who was
green enough to suppose that his party
would honestly avow its principles, before an
election Don't he know chat the policy of
his party is to resolve what it does not mean,
in order to get votes ? Don't he remember
that the convention which first nominated
Mr, Lincoln, adopted strong resolution in
favor of State Rights, and after election and
up to the present hour has done and is doing
all it can to destroy the reserved rights Of
the states? Don't he know tina. the con
vention which nominated Grant, adopted
Carl Schurzs resolution in favor of general
amnesty, and still refuses to fulfill the
Rock Island delegate didn't seem, at first,
to understand that resolutions, in q republi
can convention, are not adopted to show
what are the principles and policy of that
party, but only to deceive men into voting
their ticket. After he got this idea thorough
IL into his head, be then wanted q resolu.
ton so worded that it might mean either
protection or free trade, in order to humbug
his readers. What paragon of honesty the
Rock Island delegate must be But his
leaders, according to the Tribune, knew that
no such " 'alf au' 'alf'' would do. Thsy
knew the only wav to save the state was
to resolve, ont and cut, for free trade
though they knew, at the same time, that
their party was, and is q protective tariff
party, and that the principles of their reso
luton will never be carried out by them.
They argued in this way: "The knowing
ones, the protectionists, will stick with US
any yhow, for they know that the republican
party can be safely trusted to keep up high
duties. Blu. the free trade republicans will
go over to the democrats if We don't pass
free trade resolutions. The only way to
keep them In our traces and save the state,
is to pass free trade resolutions. When
we have got these votes we'll take mighty
good core that congress never carries the
resolution into effect" That's the way they
will act. And the Tribune now admits
tina, ",rithout that resolution, or something
ofMe same tenor, Mr.. Harley scould hare
been defeated in the Rock Island district by
from 1000 to 5000 majority, and the Repub-
Hcan State ticket .could hare been defeated
by 5O,OOO" This is frank confession of
the Tribune, and we are glad to be able to
place it on our record, in its own words. 1t
may be useful to refer to in the future.
Again we ask who was the Rock Island
delegate who wanted his party to avow its
real principles, snd thus beat Hawley 5000
and Logan 5O,OOO2 Was i. the little boy of
the Unio1?