Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-16
Dailu Argus.
ADDRESS AND RESOLUTIONS
OF THE
Liberal Republican Convention.
HELD AT
Cincinnati, May 1, 2, and 8.
lOFFlC1AL COPY.
, the people of United States

To the people Of the United States
The standardization now in power has
rendered Itsef guilty of wanton disregard OF
the laws of the land, and of usurping po Eers
/ not granted BY ths Constitution /; it has act
ed as If the laws had binding force oaly for
these who are governed, aud not for those
who govern. Ii has thus struck blow 81
the fundamental principles OF constitutional
govern ment and tns liberties of the cIlizen.
The President Of the United States has
openly used the powers aud opportunities of
ms high office for the promotion OF person
al ends.
| He has kept VIGOROUSLY corrupt and
unworthy men 10 places of power and res pon :
sIDAIIy, 70 the dstrImenI OF the public inter
sBts
II. has used the public service of the gov
srnmeDt as "a mschnery Of corruption ano
I personal influence. aud has intertered with
! y rsnicsl arrogance 10 she poiIIlcAl affairs OF
states and municipalities.
! He has rewarded with influential and lu-
crSlivs otfcles men who bad acquired his ia
vor by valuable presents, thus sIDulAung
the oemorAuzssion Of our political life by nIs
cOnsplcIOOs example.
He has shown himself deplorably unequA,
to the tack imposed upon hun by The neces-
Stiles OF the counGry, aud culp1bly careless
of she rer pOnaIuliIGIes OF bis high Othce.
| The pSrusAns OF the administration So
suming 10 be the kspu 0lioan party, aud con
lrollIug TIA organisation, have attempted to
Justify such uroLgs aud pAliizte such abuses,
20 the enc OF maintaining partisan ascend
sncy.
| They have stood ia the way of necessary
In vssIIg 4liOns and Indlsps BsiGle reforms,
attending that NO serious tAulG could be
found with the present standardization OF
pubic affairs, thus seekIng TO blind The eyes
( of the people.
They have kept alive the passions and re-
ssntnerts OF The lAle War, TO use them for
1hotr own advantage they have resorted 10
arbitrary measures In direct cODhIci viii
Ehe organic law, instead OF appealing 10 the
better Instincts and latent patriotism of ibt
sOu hern people oy res-OrIGg to them these
IIghts, the eLJoy menI oil which 10 ladIspeD
sable 10 = successtGI Ad ID InIstraLIon OF IneIl
local affairs, and would tend 20 revive = pa
IrIotic snd hopeful nstiunsi feeling.
/ They hive degraded themselves and the
name OF tbel. party, once Justly entitled Il
the Confidence OF the nAuoB,by a base syco
phanCy ~ Ihe dispenser oi executive PUWel
aud patronage, onworthy OF rspuOilcan iree-
neD they oSve sougGt 10 silence the volc'
OF lust CRITICS. G aud sI,he tie moral sens,
ut the people, aud TO suoJGgate puoh'
opinion DI tyrGnaIcsl parry discipline.
Iney are strIvIUR 80 pAIuLAIH nUmselvr,
10 sasnorIJ fOr selfish eDos BY al uuscFGpu
ious use vt power Ihs which ughGfuiI.
belongs TO the people, end should De en
plOyeo only 10 he service OF the couotrJ
Belevi.x that an organization thus LEI
aud controlled eau no longer be ut service u
the bests Interests OF the republic, We Dav,
resolved 70 lbAke al Ind pendent app-ai q
Tue soOsT a * neuI, Conscience, aud patriot
Isn OF Lhe AneTIGau people