Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-09
LOUISVILLE.

The Louisville Convention thought 1t
would not let of Mr.. 0'Conor so easily. In
spite of his unsltesabls resolution to remain
in private life, it nominated him for Presi-
dent BY acclamasion, and informed him,
in rather perempsory telegram, that it
SHIELD him bound" We don't exactly IN
derstand how but Mr.. Duncan held Mr..
O'Conor bound and all ths Louisville
delegates determined to vote for him,
whsther he likes it or not.
Andareally We don't ses why they should
not. If they mean to elect anybody, it
might be proper that they should have q
Candidate willing to accept the Office. But
the movement being nothing but = blind,
the acceptance 10 . matter of no ooase-
quencs whatever All they want is name
that will look we'll on banners and hand
biIls and if they had seen is to put up
Andrew jackson in place OF Mr.. O'Oonor,
and the late John Quincy Adams in place
of his respected grandson, they might have
voted for those departed celebrities with
ust ihs same effect as their votes are now
likely 10 have, and with great deal more
comfort. Indeed, dead candidate would
ON many accounts serve their purpose much
better than live one. The name Of Mr..
OConor, however, was the only thing which
gave the Convention an appearance Of re-
spectability, and it 10 not at all wonderful
shat the Convention should refuse to give it
up at the demand of the owner, The starry
ing thief excuses himself for the theft of
leaf Of bread; and Mr.. Duncan may Justify
the appropriation of Charles O'Conor's
name on the principle that self-preservstion
is law of nature.
The Convention also formally committed
itself TO the doctrines of Mr.. O'Conors ex-
sraordinary letter. These are
l. That Grant would make safe Presi-
dent Tor = second term, because the measure
of his ambition would then be full, and he
would have no temptation to continue in
his present lswless course.
g. That Bourbon Democrats ought to
vote for Grant because he has usurped su-
tbority, and decentralization is one Of the
leading principles of che Democratic faith.
! 8. The Government should do nothing
which can possibly be done by private in
dividuals, and therefore that carpet bsggism
should be continued.
| 4. That no money should ever be Dor
rowed under any circumstances by Federal,
I State, County, or Municipal Governments.
5. That the expense of all wars should
be paid instantly by the men who fight
them, and of all public improvements by
the men who build them,-whsther they car
or not.
6. That the Louisville Convention is a
fraud, which will do 10 good TO any body ex
cept Grant, and therefore those who caano
vote for Grant and do not like him ought t.
sustain it for the sake of promoting his cleo
ton.
,
Having thus adopted q platform whicl
disputes all the old Democratic doctrines
and expressly asserts that the Bourbon part
has no excuse for iss existence, and having
forced the nomination upon 3 gentle N al
who twice formally and perempt' rily refused
it, is seemed difficult for the Convention Il
do anything sufficiently grotesoue to sustsir
its high character for absurdiiy. But the
rose TO the level of the occasion, under tn
pressure Of Mr.. O'Conor'. second refusal
. and nominated for President q man 81
ridiculous that be could not himself escape
the eonviction of his own fantastic unftnest
Even James Lyons, locally known as tn
American Lamsrtine, declined the honor o
/ g candidacy from this distracted mob. From
, the moment when Mr. O'Conor peremptoril
= forbade the use of his name, the Couventio
D did nothing but fly around in the scceutri
fashion of decapitsted poultry. OF course
in accordance with the eternal relations {
things, Mr.. Gsorge Francis Train could nc
be absent from such q scene. Ths fast an
d furious orator appeared for only q moment
!, but his shrieks and struggles as he wa
: borne from the hall, shaking his eloqueu
arms and tossing his rh storical legs aboV
!, the heads of the euraged assembly, lent
4 picturesque aspect to the closing scene
What they may do to-isy, II they conclude
/ meet again, cAnnot be foreseen and IS
little consequence. They are capable
going back to Mr.. O'Conor, or of nomin
- ting Gen. Grant and Iaying thus loyalty fl
\ their free passes and their board bills. b
% there is danger in any longer delay. Brew
t ~ 10 the sou! OF farce, and If these 10
- comedians want to be kindly remembers
they would better get off the scene at one
D and let the Campaign go on.-N 7. TribuN