Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-01-31
LIBERAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

held i'll Jefferson City on the Zith
inst. About 40 delegates from this
State and a few distinguished Libe-
rails from other States made up the
convention. Our neigliboring county
of johnson was well represented, bav-
in. nearly one fourth of the entire
delegation. The leading speech was
delivered by Hon. Chas. p. johnson,
of st. Louis. The convention was
alSoaddresscd by Gov. Brown, Hon.
JAS. Burns, Of Platte, and Hon. james
NJ. Scovel OF New Jersey. The reSo-
lutions adopted were wise, temper
ate, and Observation-Disclosures scope.
all the living issues OF the day. They
are as follows:
R~esolced, That we, the Liberal
Republicans of Missouri, faithful
now, as we were in the dark days oil
civil war, to the vital principles OF
true rcpublicanism, by no act or word
will cndanger rightiul sovereignty OF
the Union. emancipation, equality OF
civil rights, or acknowledgment; to
these established facts, now cinbcd-
dru in the Constitution. we claim the
loyalty of all good citizens.
ResolceI. That 4 true and lasting
peace can come only from such pro-!
found reconciliation us en!ranchise-
mcnt has wrought in this State. nor
can those governments be FurcDr
just i'll which the taxpayers have no
active part. We. therefore, demand,
with equal suffrage for all. complete
amnesty for all, that the intellect aiih
experience Of every State may be
welcomed 70 active service for the
common welfare.
Resoire'l, That no form OF taxation
is just II Wise which puts needless
burdens upon the people. We de-
manh II genuine reform OF the tariff.
so that those duties shall he removed
which, in addition 10 the revenue
yielded 10 the Treasury, Involve III
crease i'll the price of domestic pro-
ducts. and consequent tax TOR the
benefit Of favored interests.
Res0'rei, That the shameless
abuse of Government patronage for
control OF conventions and elections,
whether III the interest of all individ-
ual, Il faction, ora party, with the
>conScIucnt corruption and demorali-
cation of political life, demands Il
thorough and genuine reform of the
public service. Those who would
suppress investigation forge that
they " ahiGhcr duty TO the country
than to any party. We honor those
Senators whose courageous course
la, compelled the disclosure OF ~rarc
~nisdcchS, and they deserve the thanks
and the hearty support of all good
citizens.
ReSolred. That local self-govcrn-
ment, with impartial suffrage. will
guard the rights of all citizens more
securely than centralized authority.
1t is time to stop the growing III
croaci.mcnt OF Executive power. the
use of coercion II bribery TO ratitv
Il treaty, the packing Ola supreme
Court TO relieve rio: corporations,
the bri>tliny OF bayoncts about Strtc
conventions. the seating OF members
of Congress not elected by the people,
the resort to uucou>titutional.laws to
cure ku-kluX disorders. irrcligion or
incompetence, and the surrender of
of Individual freedom to those who
ask that the pleasure, practice Or
creed Of some shall be the law of all
We demand for tie Individual the
largest liberty consistent with public
order: for the atcS.sclf-gov"rnmcnt.
aud for the nation, return to the
methods of peace. and the coustitu-
tional limitations of power.
R3soirci, That trac Republican,
ism makes it not the less our duty 10
expose corruption, dcnOuncc ,u,Irpa-
ton of power, and work for reforms
necessary 10 the public welfare. The
times demand an uprising of honest
citizens TO sweep from power the m2n
who prostitute the maine of an honor
ed party to selfish Interests. We,
therefore, invite all Republicans who
desire the reforms herein set forth.
to meet in National Mas Convention
at the city Of Cincinnatti, on the first
"Wednesday in May next, al twelve
O'Clock, there to take such action rs
our convictions of duty and the pub
lie cNigcncy require.