The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-04-05

Greeley and other Prominent Re-
puOiica"s at New York Declared
III IA or of Liberal Republican,

NEW YORK. VI lrch %.
The following will ap car in to NOR
rows Tribune:
/ SIR: We. Republicans Of trw York,
wish To express our coli, arroice in the
principles lately. act forth by the Lib
ettl Republicans OF Missouri. We make
Tins departure from the ordinary meth
obs OF party action from deep convic-
non that the organization to which we
belong Is under the control Of those who
Will use it chiefly for personal purposes.
and obstruct a free expression of opin-
ION on the impoNant:matters. which the
gentlemen who you represent have laid
before the people of the Cnitcd; States.
We believe that the time has come when
political offcndsss in the past should be
protected in the enjoyment of the rights
guaranteed to them by the Constitution,
that Federal taxation should be imposed
for revenue, and SO adjusted rs to make
the burden on the industry Of the coun-
try as light as possible, that a reform i'm
the civil service should be made (which
will relieve political action from the influ
ence of political patronage, that the right
of local sclf-government. the foundation
OF American freedom, should be re-as-
serted, and the encroachments of Fedc-
raj power checked: and we also believe
that at this time special duty rests on
the people to do away with corruption i'm
once. The exposures recently made in
this State have brought to light evils
which are not confined to one party nor
to single locality, and disclose dangers
more formidable than any which the re-
puDiic mas yet encountered. With the
hope that the movement begun i'm Mis-
souri, may spread through all the States
AMI influence every political party. we
accept the invitation to meet in national
mass convention at the city of Cincinna-
Il, on the first Wednesday of Nav next. (
and we invite all the Republicans of.
New York who agree with us to coon
crate in our action.
To Colonel VIM. NJ. Grosvener. Chair.
man Executive Committee of the Lib
eral Republican Convention of Mis-.
souri,:
Henry IL. Seldom, Horace Greeley,
r: A. conkling, VIM. Dorsheimer
Iousey, Sigismund Hoffman,
Z. Crackowizio, Ira O. Miller,
=: X. reynolds, VIM. NJ. Briggs,
1has. ". GODDARD, Henry ID. Lloyd,
VIM. ii. Goodrich, Waldo Hutchins.
Hiram Barney, Freeman j. Fithian.
Geo. =. Bradford, Beni. A. Willis.
horace Bemis, Lewis LOwenthal.
TIE TRIBUNE's EDITORIAL.
The Tribune's editorial on the call says.
The letter Of certain New York Re-
,ublicans 10 Colonel Grovesnor. here
With presented, is the first uneouiyocal
'espohse from the East to the overture Of
he Liberal Republicans of the West for
consultation at Cincinnati OH Wednes- i
lay. May l. Others will soon follow. !
There is no longer excuse for doubt that +,
he convention will b. held. and be re- !
pectably attended. We presume that !
Mould any Important action be taken at
present from each State
would designate portion Of their num- :.
'er TO cast the vote of that State in the !,
But no one is excluded from
attending, and the invitation is so broad
hat many donbtlcssi be present who
ave not been invited. Cincinnati prof. Il
ers 10 all generous welcome. Whether q
he Convention will determine to nut il
orth declaration of principles, TO pre- $
enf national candidates or to adopt some u
ther form OF appeal to the country no Il
ne is entitled to forecast. Whatever il =
oes or propounds will necessarily de- a
I've all its force from its accord with
ublIc sentiment. This Convention v
peaks with no authority. and claims no
over but that which may be accorded Il
the intrinsic worth Of its acts and its G
celebrations. t,