Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-16
RESOLUTIONS.

We, ibe Lioersi he pu bIcsus OF ihe | 4Ised
SIstes, IN nGIIouAi couvenuoB Rsse G. s,ed 81
CIuc nDaA, proclaim the following principles
As ess.utlAt 10 Just government:
l. We recos nIze Ehe eg 4iiIy of all men
before the law, aL1 hOid Ihxt II Is The duty Oh
government, IN lis deal .ngs With the people,
To mete out equal and exact Justice 30 ali,
OF whatever nAuvIty, race color or persus
sion. TehgIous or ponIiesl.
z We pledge ourselves 10 mSIntaIn the
uUIoE OF these states. emancipation aud en-
frAchiss nenI, and 10 oppose any rs-opeulns
OF The Questions ssIIieu by she thirteenth,
fourteenth and fifteenth amendm snIs OF III.
CONSTRUCTION.
3. We dem md the immediate and ahso
luIe removal OF ali dIssDlities imposed Oh
accouns OF The rebellion, winch was hnSliS
subdued seveG geaTs ago, oenSvIng Ih4I ubI-
versAi annesty SIii result 10 Compete pscf
tuAuon Ia all sections Ut ne cDuary.
4 Local seli- gOVerhm eut, WITH IUpsrIiAl
suffrage, will guard the rig hts Of all cIGIzens
more securely than any centralized poser
Inc public welfare requires Lhe supre macy
of the cIvI over tue MILITARY AGsnurltJ, AID
The freedom vi p rsOn ander the protectIoL
of The ha6eGS corpus We demand tor Lhe
,Dd ,vIoual he iArg 81 liberty cOGslst1at wItb
public order, FOR the state s-it-gUverhDeut,
ana Tor Ine n4tI4n u return tU the methods
vi peacs aud Ihs conslItulI0ual limitations
vi power.
3. Tue civil service of the gOVernDeB,
has b-oume . mere instrument vt psEIISaL
tyranny aud personal Au blslOn, and an OBJ
Ioct OF seln.h greed. Il Is q scandal aDc
reprosch upvu tree instructions, and breeds
! u dsmurailz Axiom dangerous TO the perpeIu'
+ ty OF Re pu piIcA1 government.
| D. We therefore, regard = thorough re-
| form ot the cIvli service one OF the mos
| pressing necessities OF the hour that hun
.sty, capacity, aud hdslIty constitute tn,
only valid claims 70 pubic employment
| that me otiices of IDe government cease Il
De u matter of arbitrary tAvOrItism and pat
rUnHRe, and that public station shall become
again = piAee OF hunor. To this end Il II
ImpeEsuvely required that no Presiden
| snalI De candidate for re elecuon.
| Z. We demand q ssstem OF federal ia
alton which shall not unnecessarily Interior'
~tGh the ILdussrs Of the people, aud which
shall provide Inc means neeesSary to pa.
the ex pouses OF the Government, economi
ieally ad mIuisIered, the pensions, the lnteres
on the dubllc oebI, and . moderate sunus
reduction OF the principal thereots HpC
recognIz nE that there are, IN our midst
honest buI lrreConoiiable differences OF UpIu
lou with regard 10 she respective systems q
proIec tivn and free trade, Ne remit the dls
eussiun of the subject to The people in lheI
cougression al uistrIcts, and the decision c
Congress thereon, wholly free from exeeuIIv
Interference or dIcIaton.
(. The pubic credit must be sacrtdi
maintained, aud We denounce repudiaIlo
10 every form aud Ruise
g. A speedy return to specie psymeni
is demanded alike by The highest consider
tions of Commercial morality and hone
governments.
10. We remember with gratitude Ii
heroism and sacrifices Of the soldiers an
sailors of the Republic, and no act of oul
shall ever detrAcG from their Justly earns
fame or the full rewards of their patriotism
IL. We are opposed 10 all further gran
3 OF land 10 railroads or other corporation
The public dvmain should be held sacred
actual settlers.
IL. We hold that it is the duty of Il
government In its intercourse with foreie
\ asiiOus to Gu tivs,e the friendships Of pea,
l BY treating With ell on fair aud equal term
regarding it alike dishonorsble to demar
shat is not right or submit to what
wrong.
al Is For the promotion and success
I these vital principles, and the support OF q
~ candidates. nominsted by othis eouveusiu
ws invite aud cordially welcome ths CO. opt
u Ation u alt patriotic citizens sithou, req
-, 70 previous political sfflistion.
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