Rock Island Argus., 1872-04-18
Dailp argus.
LIBERAL REPUBLICAN GERMAN
RESOLUTIONS

The following resolutions were unani.
mously passed by the Liberal German Re
publicans of Chicago who bled to the
number Of two thousand to listen TO an ad-
dress delivered in that city on Monday evet
ming by Col. Frederick Hecker the eloquen-
German orator of ST. Clair county.
REVOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Max Eberhardt, on behalf of commit
tee on resolutions, presented the. following:
HhTeds, 1t 10 the sense of this meeting,
that it 10 the duty Of every true citizen 10
declare himself in times Of great political
commotion and public discussion in
mpathy with all friends of reunion and re-
form be it therefore,
ResoIred. That whilst we are, and shall
be, in favor Of all true reforms which the
biddings of q free and enlig htened common
wealth demand, and encourage every
genuine and lasting tendency towards that
mode of government which secures to
every one amenable to its laws, the rights
and immunities of free citizen, We condem
all Rc;S of those whom the people have
clothed vita the powers Of government,
those very powers are founed, and 10
subtitute partyism for public sdministration,
the enactment Of arbitrary rule, couple
with corru p.ion and fraud, for genuine legi-
lation, and body of political dupes for a
dignifed and Independent Judiciary; acts
which 20 fer towards bsnishing from the
memory of the sons the solemn incubation
of their fathers that ours shall be & gov
erumeut of laws, and NOS of men. When.
ever administration, as at present, subverts
the great ends for which republican gov.
ernment ID sstab!ished, it is time to renew
the original spirit and forms Of the con.
stitution itself by which alone q free and
civilized people consent to be governed.
Resolued, That in order to carry out the
true spirit which the founders of our gov.
eminent intended should pervsde oil
branches and departments Of public life, We
advocate and mean to support the following
principles of public policy.
l. The maintenance of our fedora
constitution as it is, ard the true
CORES pondence between the powers of the
general government and local self-gov
ernmsnt, wherein we recognize the true
principle of our nationsl unity.
2. Reform of our civil service in accord
snce with our republican views of govern
msnt, . comparative examination so ths
real merit Aad not system of patronage
may determine the qualifications of an ap
piear for public Office.
3 The abolition of all simply protective
duties which serve to enrich the nonopolists
and the substitution of a tariff for revsnu,
only; the greatest possible retrenchment il
the making of protective and compulsory
laws in which we perceive the Wors, enc
mics to personal liberty and the spirit Of ou
republican Institutions.
4. Genesrl amnesty to that class of on
population who are now disfrsnchised, q
we believe that large body of the peopl,
to whom the legitimate means Of bein,
heard in the affairs OF the government sr;
denied are perpetual sore which eats NJ
the life of free commonwealth and estah
fishes in place Of sound constitutional con
ssruction, the mandates of force as the So
preme arbiters between coutending factions
Resolped, That We herald in the forth
coming Cincinnati convention the insugurs
ton of new era Of reform in our nations
policy, aud tender il our hearty support.