The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-04-13
Manifesto OF the Liberal Republicans.

Manifesto OF the Liberal Republicans. :
TO Col. William NJ. GruS vciior. Chairman of
tho EXECUTIVE Committee of the Liberal
Republican, Conventional Missouri, Wash
ingtOn, u. c.: ~
,Su'-Wc, Republicans of New York,
wish to express our concurrence in the
principles lately set forth by tho l.ibc-
raj Republicans of Missouri.
We make this departure from the or
binary methods of party action from Il
deep conviction that the organization
to which we belong is under the con-
troll of those who will use it chiefly for
personal purposes, and obstruct Il free
expression of opinion upon the impor-
tant matters which the gentlemen
whom you represent have laid before
the people of the United States.
We believe that the time has como
when political ofIcnscs Of the past
should be pardoncd ; that all citizens
should be protected in the enjoyment
of tho rights guaranteed to them by
the Constitution; that Federal taxation
should DC imposed for revenue, and so
adjusted rs to make the burden upon
the industry Of the country as light as
possible; that Il reform Of the civil ser
vice should be made which will relieve
political action from the influence of
official patronage; that the right of local
Iself-gOVernmcnt, the foundation OF
American freedom, should be re-asscrt-
cd, and the entertainments of Federal
power checked; and we also believe
that at this time II special duty rests
upon the people to do away with cor
ruption in Office.
The exposures recently made in this
State have brought to light evils which
are not confined to one party, nor to Il
single locality, and disclose dangers
more formidable than any which the
Republic has yet encountered.
With the hope that the movement
begun in Missouri may spread through
all the States, and influence every l'u-
litic:,l party, we accept tho Invitation
to meet in National Mass Convention
at the city of Cincinnati on the first
"Wednesday of May next, and we in
Vite all Republicans Of New York who
agree with us, to cooperate in our !c-
ton.
IL. X. Seltlcn, &. W. Goddard,
Horace Greeley, IL. ID. Lloyd,
+. A. ConIlIing, w. W. Goodrich,
W. Dorsheimer, Waldo HutchilH,
Sinclair Tousey, Hiram Barney,
S. Kaufman, T.. j. Tithian,
T.. * rackoWlZcr, Geo. i. bradford,
Ira O. Miller, Ben. y. Willis,
T.. X. Reynolds, Horace Belnis,
VIM. IT. Briggs, Louis I-nw"nthal.
Commenting upon the above, Mr.
Greeley says:
We presume that, should any impni-
! tant action be taken ut Cincinnati
! those present from each Stat" would
designate Il portion Of their number t.
cast the vote Of that State in the Con.
ventiOn. But no one is excluded from
attending, and the invitation il SC
! broad that many will doubtless b'
present who have not been delegated
Cincinnati protferS to I'LL q generous
welcome.
Whether the Convention will deter
mine to put forth Il declaration Of prin,
ciples, to present national candidates
or adopt some other form Of appeal tc
the country, no one is entitled to fore
cast. Whatever it shall do or PROFOUND
will necessarily derive its force from it
accord with public sentiment. This
Convention speaks with no authority
claims no power but that which may
be accorded to the intrinsic worth Of it
acts and its declarations.