The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-01-31
ANTLGRANT MOVEMENT IN mis-
....r SOURI,

The Liberal, anti-Grant Republicans
OF Missouri, after adopting a platform
of principles at the late convention held
at jefferson City, voted unanimously
for holding a National Convention OF
their wing of the party, to meet in
Cincinnati, on Monday, the 9Th May
next one month before the meeting OF
the regular Convention in Philadelphia.
In their platform of principles, they
announce their adherence to the vital
elements of true Republicanism-the
sovereignty of the Union, emancipation,
and equality of civil rights,-and de-
mapd with equal suffrage for all, COM
plete amnesty for all. They denouiice
nil forms of taxation which impose need
Jess burdens upon the people, and hence
demand genuine reform of the tariff
which shall remove those duties which
merely increase the price Of domestic
products, forthe benefit of favored in
teresta. They denounce also the shame
less abuse Of the Government patronage
ssr the control of conventions and cleo
s3ons, with all it's attendant corruption
snd generalization, and urge thor
,ough and genuine resormof the public
service.
They declare Sthst loyal self-gov-
.ernment, with impartial suffrage, Will
guard the rights of all citizens more
securely than any centralized authority.
1t is time to stop the growing encroach-
mentsof the Executive power, the use
of coercion er bribery to ratify treaty,
the hacking of the Supreme Court to
relieve rich corporations, the seating OF
menbers of Congress not elected by the
,,eople, the resort to unconstitutional
lave, to cure the Ku-KluX disor-
Isrs. irreligion or intemperancc, the
surrender of individual freedom to those
who ask that the practice or creed of
some shall be the law of all. We do
anand for the individual the largest lib
arty consistent with public order; for
the State, sclf-government, and for the
nation, the return of the methods OF
peaee and the limitations of power"
"rhat true Republioanism makes
It not the less our duty to expose cor
ruption, denounce usurration Of power,
and work for reforms necessary for the
public welfare. The times demand the
uprising of honest citizens to sweep
from power the men who prostitute the
lame of any honest power to selfish in
terests. We therefore invite all Repub-
licans who desire the reforms herein
set forth to meet its national mass con-
vention at Cincinnati, on the first Mon
day of May next, at noon, there to take
such action as our conviction OF duty
and the public cXigencics may require"
This early move in Missouri, seems to
have a two-fold object in vicw-tirst to
cnil out and develop the strength of the
anti-G Grant faction, and second to deter
mine the action Of the Democratic pow
er. The tinid and vacillating brethren
of the party must not be allowed to
await the action Of the Philadelphia
Convention but must be forced to define
their position, and take their stand in
advance of the meeting of that Conven-
ton; and thus under the lead of Sum-
ner, Trumbull, Schurz, Fenton and
Greeley, an anti-Graut movement be
inaugurated which shall either defeat
his nomination at Philadelphia, or with
the aid of the Democratic party, insure
his defeat in the coming election. An
early movement like thatproposed seems
also necessary to determine the course OF
the Democratic party. What that party
demands is that the Liberal Republi-
cans show their hands. It the
movement shall be attended with SUBJ
stantial detection in the Republican
ranks, and promise of ulterior success,
then the nominations of the Cincinnati
Convention will likely he adopted by the
Democrats, and coalition oe made for
the coming campaign. Should these
however prove delusive and the move
ment at Cincinnati end in smoke, then
we may expect the Democracy to make
as of old an independent nomination,
and fight under the old banner; whilst
Grant shall succeed in Turing back to
the official fold, and to all "tho green
pastures of patronage, the great body OF
malcontents.
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