Rock Island Argus., 1872-08-17
RESOLUTIONS.

We, the Liberal RepUDlleans OF the nlted
Ststes, IN national convention Assem- bled at
CINCINNATI, proclaim the following principles
as essential to Just government:
/. We recognize the equality Of all men
before the law, and hold that i, 10 the duty Of
government, in its dealings with the people,
TO mete out equal and exact justice to all,
Of whatever nativity, race, color or persus.
sion. religious or political.
2. We pledge ourselves to maintain the
union of these states, emancipation and en-
frachise ment, and TO oppose any re-opsning
of the questions settled by the thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments of the
constitution.
3. We dem and the immediate and Abso
| lutte removal of all disabilities imposed on
account of the rebellion, which was finally
subdued seven years ago, believing that uni
versal amnesty will result in com pe;e paci-
fcation in eli sections of the country.
4. Local selfgovernment, with impArtia
suffrage, will guard the rig hts of all citizen,
more securely than any centralized power
The public welfare requires the supremacy
of the civil over the military authority, and
the freedom of person under the protection
of the hdbedS corpus. We demand for the
Individual lhe largest liberty consistent with
public order, for the state self-government
and for the nation return TO the methodi
of peace and the constitutional Limitations
of power.
5. The civil service of the govsrnmen
has become q mere instrument of partisan
tyranny and personal ambition, and an OBJ
iect Of selfish greed. II is a scandal ant
reproach upon free Institutions, and breed
q DEMONSTRATION dangerous to the perpetui
ty of Republican government.
6. We therefore, regard q thorough re
form of the civil service as one of the mos
pressing necessities of the hour; that hon
eaty, capacity, and fidelity constitute tn
only valid claims to public employm ment
that the offices of the government cease t
be q matter of arbitrary favoritism and pal
ronaRe, and that public station shall becom
again place OF honor. To this end it
. imperatively required that no Presider
shall be candidate for re election.
Z. We demand q system of federal tai
alton which shall not unnecessarily interfer
with the industry of the people, and whic
shall provide the means necessary to pc
the expenses of the Government, econom
, cAliy administered, the pensions, the intere
red uction of the principal thereof; an
recognizing that there are, in our mida
honest but irreconcilable differences of OPT
ion with regard to the respective systems
protection and free trade, we remit the di
cussion Of the subject to the people in the
/. congressional uistricts, and the decision
| Congress thereon, wholly free from executi'
y interference or dictAtion.
8. The public credit must be sacred
n maintained, and we denounce repudiAtit
iu every form and guise.
= 9. A speedy return to specie psymen
y !. is demanded alike by the highest consider
- tons of commercial morality and hone
.. government
20 10. We remember with gratitude I
heroism and sacrifices Of the soldiers n
n n sailors of the Republic, and no act of on
shaIl ever detract from their ustly earn
oe fame or the full rewards Of their PATRIOTS
to IL. We are opposed to all further graz
=. Of land to railroads or other corporation
~ The public domain should be held sacred
p- actual settlers.
on u. We hold that it is the duty of
ny government in it's intercourse with forei
nations to cultivate the friendships of pes
BY treating with all on fair and equal tern
regarding it alike dishonorabIe to dema
: what is not right or submit to what
wrong.
l3 For the promotion aud success
these vital principles, and the support Of
candidates nominated by this conventi
we invite and cordially welcome the coop
alton Of all patriotic citizens without reg
! TO previous political sfhliatino.