Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-13
Daily ARGUS.
ADDRESS AND RESOLUTIONS
OF THE
Liberal Republican Convention,
HELD AT
Cincinnati, May /, 2, and 8.
OFFICIAL coPY.l
To the people of tie United States

To the people Of the United States
The ADMINISTRATION now in power has
rendered itself guilty Of vsn,on disregard OF
the lava of the land, and of usurping pc Eers
not granted by the constitution it has act.
cd as if the laws had binding force only for
these who are governed, and not for those
who govern. Ii has thus struck . blow ..
the fundamental principles of constitutional
government and the liberties of the citizen.
The President Of the United States has
openly used the powers and opportunities OF
hls high Office for the promotion Of person
81 ends.
He has kept notoriously corrupt and
unworthy men 10 places of power and res pom
sibllity, to the d.triment Of the public inter
ssts
He has used the public service of the gov
srumenI as machinery of corruption and
personal influence, and has interfered With
lyranical arrogance in the political affairs Of
states and municipalities.
De has rewarded with influential and lu-
crative othciss men who had acquired his ia
vor by valuable presents, thus stimulauns
the demoraiizalion of our political life BY his
conspIcIous example.
He has shown himself deplorsbly unequal
TO the task imposed upon HIN by the neces-
sities of the country, and culpably csreles,
of the responsibilities Of his high Office.
The partissns OF the adm InIstration a.
suming TO be the Republican party, and con
Irolling its orgAnizstIon, have attempted t.
Justify such wrongs and psliiate such abuses,
20 the enc OF maintaining partisan ascend
ancy.
They have stood in the way of necessary
Investigations aud Indispensable reforms
retendIng that nV serious fault could be
found with the present administration oil
public affairs, thus seeking 10 blind The ey=l
Oft the people.
They have kept alive the passions and re.
senImerts OF the late war, TO use them fol
.hsil own advantage they have resorted to
arbitrary measures In direct conflict with
she organic law, instead OF sppeshng 10 the
better instincts and latent patriotism of th,
sou bern people by res1orlng to them these
rIghts, the enjoy menI oil which Is iadIspen
sable to 3 successful administration of theu
| local affairs, and ~ouid tend 10 revive . pa
trIouc ana hopeful nstiunsl feeling.
They hive degraded themselves and the
name of theiI party, once justly entitled tC
the confidence of the nstion, by q base syoo
pnancy TO she dispenser OF executive pVwel
and patronage, unworthy OF republican tree
men they azve sougnt to silence the voio,
of lust CRITICS On, and sufe the moral sense
of the people, and to subjogste puolIC
opinion Oy tyrsnnIcal party discipline.
| They are STRIVING 60 maintain Ihemseivei
in suInonty for selfish ends By an unscruPu
Ious use of power the which nghrfuiil
belongs to the people, and should be en-
ployea only In the service of the country
| Believing that an organisation thus lee
and controlled can no longer be of service Il
the bests interests Of the republic, We hav'
resolved TO make az ind pendent appeal Il
tho sober Judi ment, Conscience, aud patriot
Ism of the American people.