The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-05-02
Tho Liberal Convention.


The National Convention OF Liberal
Republicans commenced its session in
the city of Cincinnati Yesterday.
Wednesday, May 1st. The result of
its deliberations will be franght with
vital importance 10 the whole country,
and its proceedings will be watched
with intense interest by the people of
all parties. IT is but little over sixty
days since the movement had It's ORR
gin, when il was but small speck
upon the political horizon scarcely
larger than a mans hand. and the
Grant office-holders treated it with
derisioD, and endcavored TO poo-Poe
it out of existence, but it has grown
rapidly in favor with the people, until
now it has gained suoh- immense
proportions as to be acknowledged to
possess great power and influence, and
fills the hearts of The present corrupt
Grant rulers with consternaiion and
alarm. Z.
1t is useless to speculate upon the
policy that viii be adopted By, this
body, as It's doings will soon be mat
ter of record known to The whole
country. Appearances strongly in
dicate at the present writing, that the
Conyeniion will nominate for Presi-
dent, Charles Francis Adams, of Mass
achusetts, winch is nomination emf
nently fit to be made, and one which
could not fail to command the respect
of the great majority of the American
people. Still his nomination is not a
fixed fact, as the names of several
other distinguished statesmen aae sug-
gested. ~
As to the platform, to be adopted
nothing is at present known, though
ii is not likely that a wide departure
will be taken from the resolutions
adopted by the Missouri Convention,
at Jefferson city, which originated this
National gathering, which are as fol-
lows: - =,
-. 9. Resofced, That true and, lasting
peace can only come from such pro-
found lreconciliation, as enfrsnohise-
ment has wrought in this State, nor
can those governments be pure and
just in which the taxpayers have no
active part. We. therefore demand,
with equal suffrage for all, complete
amnesty for al, that the intelligence
and experience Of every State may be
welcomed TO active service for the
common welfare. .sfs;, *
Resoleed, That no form of taxa
tion is jnst or wise which puts need
less burdens upon the people. We
demandsa genuine reform of the tariff,
SO that those esdufies shall be removed.
which, in addition to the revenue
yielded to the Treasury, involve in
crease in the price of domestic pro-
ducts, and consequent tax for the
benefit of favored interests.
g ResolUed. That the shameless
abuse of Government patronage for
controlling conventions and elections.
whether in the interests of an Individ-
uaI faction of a party, with the con-
sequent corruption and demoraliza-
| Etion of political life, demands a
and genuine reform of public
service. Those who would suppress
inveftigatien forget that they owe O
higher duty to the country than toany
parity We honor those Senators
whose courageous course has COM
PEELED the disclosure of grave mis-
Deeds and they deserve the thanks
and the hearty support of all good
citizens. f.nfterua;l5 ,sis eIlgfsEsf
g Resotced,, That local self govern
ment, with impartial suffrage, will
| guard the rightso all citizens more
securely than any centralized authori-
| ty. 1t is time tostop the growing en-
creachmentslo of executive power, the
use of coercion or bribery to ratify a
treaty, the packing of a Supreme
Court to relieve rich corporations, the
seating of members of Congress not
elected by the people, the bristling OF
bayenets about State conventions, the
l,resortto unconstitutiona laws to cure
ku-klux disorders irreligion or in
temperance, and, the surrender of. in
dividual freedom to those who ask
that the pleasure, practice or creed oil
some shall be the law of all. We de.
mand for the individual the largest
liberty consistent with public order.
for the State self-government, and fol
the Nation return to the methods OF
peace and the constitutional limlta.
tions of power" ~ L.
= With a candidate of Acknowledged
character and proved capacity as 8
statesman, on such a platform, EN-.
bodying the questions at issue be.
tween the parties, a union of the
friends of the Constitution would
sweep for ever from, power the des.
potism that now rules the country
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