Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-14
Letter from the Hon. q. w. II oul.
ton.

ILLTToIs REPUBLICAN UEIoS STATE !
CEsTRAL COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERS,
l6 Congress street. Chicago, III.
Hon. S. W. MoultOn, shelbyville, Ill.
DEAR STR:-I am directed by the Committee,
and do it with great pleasure, to ask you how
much time you can give us in cSnyassing during
the pending campaign.
This bids fair to be very A'tive campaign
and as, in the past, your voice has been ever
be ard in the advocacy of Republican principles,
We desire the people to again hear ii,
Please give me some idea OF what time you
give US, and in what localities it would best suit
you to SPEAK. Yours respectfully,
DANIEL SHEPARD, Secretary.
SHELBYvILLE, H., Aug. 7, 1872;
Daniel Shepard, ESQ.,, Secretary State Repub-
licsn Central Committee
Ny DEAR SIR: Your kind favor of the
9th ultimo was not received BY me till Mon
| day, the 4th inst, on my return home from
visit to the Eastern States.
1t is always painful to separate, even
politically, from the friends any one has act
ed with for any considerable time, especially
if the relations have been pleasant and the
work Harmonious.
| If, however, the separation is upon an
honest difference of opinion, certainly there
ough. to be no scrimony on either aide.
| But, in Justice TO myself and In fairness to
the party with which have oo-operAted for
the past ten years, l am compelled to decline
your Committees invitation to enter into
the Canvass in behalf of the present Admin
istrstIon.
/ cannot support General Grant for the
high position to which he aspires
In my Judgment, there ia no fact that so
generally prsvades the public mind as the
sentiment that General Grant falls immeas
urably short of satisfying the intelligent
| American idea Of what an American Presl-
dent should be.
The apathy that everywhere prevails in
General Grants behalf is evidence of want
Of confidence in his craftsmanship.
The present Administration is q close cor.
porasion, and none but the favored few have
admission or power. 1t is class rule, and
hardly Government by the people at all.
The Government abuses, and the desire
of the people everywhere to arrest these
abuses, which they are legitimasely entitled
rave occasion for the Cincinnati Liberal
Con Vention.
The declaration of principles Of that
Convention approve.
Those principles are no departure from
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Republican principles.
The Democratic party, through their ables
representative men ct Baltimore, accepted
the prlneiples of the Cincinnati Convention
with q unanimity unparalleled in politics
| history / believe the declaration OF princi
pies there adopted will BE- adhered to II
good faith BY the party now supporting Mr.
, Greeley.
To aver to the contrary would be an im
! peachment of the honesty Of q majority o
the people Of these States.
The Animosi.ies Of the past ought to END
Universal Amnesty should prevail, upon tn
full and complete So ubmission of the peoPl
of the late Rebellious States TO the autbor
ty Of the Constitution au1 laws.
Seven years probation and subnissio
A ought to be sufficient test of good faith O
!, the part of the people Of the South.
Q g rejoice in the Liberal movement
E will purify the Government and give Il
power back into the hands of the peopl
where i, properly belongs. It will elevA
to the Presidency an honest and competA
statesman, who will administer the Goter
Y ment on principles of equity, fraternity, al
!, equal Justice to all.
With high consideration for you persona
ly, am yonr friend and obedieps servant,
S. W. MoULroS.