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POLITICAL PROSPECTS
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| A UNION OF DEMOCRATS AND LIBERAL RRPUBIIcASs
| RESOLUTIONS CALLING FOR JOINT COSyES'
| TON.
| fBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE
MILWAUKEE. Aug. 3l-The call for Convention
on Sept o. to be issued, tomorrow. jointly by tho
| Democratic and Liberal Republican State Commit
tees of Wisconsin, is regarded here as " new de-
parturer toward a union in favor OF reform OF all
the elements opposed 10 the party in power. III IL
| left to the Convention to give the new movement
name and declare platform. The Chairman OF the
Democratic Committee is George II. Paul. a member
of the National Committee. and every member OF
both the Democratic and Liberal Committees con-
ours in the call The following resolutions, adopted
| by both COMMITTEES, define the precise character
ard object of the departure:
Whereas The industrial interests OF the country mostly
complain OF the bad faith and forfeited pledges Of tho
party In power. and especially OF the enactment and
perpetuaton OF laws designed TO encourage monopoly
and unusty enrich special classes at the expense Oh
| the whole people; and
Whereas, The evils complained OF tacitly cor
coded to exist by the Republican State Convention ar
sembled Madison Wednesday last by the failure OF
hatConvention ndorse the Congress or the Federal
Administration Of Its choice, and by It's compulsory
condemnation Of the many faults OF its own party; and
Whereas, The Republican party Of today Is condemned
and abandoned by the liberal and intelligent mem
extinct. has failed in all attempts to reorranze
within ITSELF and is manifestly powerless 10 east Of the
dominion OF corrupt leadership or the alliance OF selfish
interests which the source OF Us present power
therefore,
Resored, That in the opinion OF those Committees the
time has come when all patriot and intelligent electors
of Wisconsin who seek the election Of honest capable,
and ineorruptble Office and complete and per-
manent reform In public affairs irrespective OF past po
litical association should unite in convention upon
platform and upon the candidates and assert
the sacred right of electng their own rulers ndepcn-
dent of corrupt party power and OF the dcaon OF all
professional politicians and political rings allied thero
with or apOlOgizing therefor.
Resolved, That in pursuance OF this opinion the State
Central Committees OF the Democratic and Liberal Re-
publican organizations Of the State OF Wisconsin. acting
as they believe in full accord and sympathy with tho
masses OF the intelligent people Of our
State, who recognize no virtue in any
political party beyond its power TO govern
honestly and well, do hereby call State Convention to
consist OF two delegates from each Senatorial and As
sembly District of the State to meet in the City OF Mil
waukee noon the Path day of September next Tor
the nomination Of candidates the State Offices and the
further declaration of platform Of principles and tho
transaction Of such other business maybe deemed
proper by the Convention when met and earnestly
invite all Democrats Liberal Republicans, and other
electors OF Wisconsin friendly TO general reform
through equal and impartial legislation, honesty IN
office, and rigid economy in the administration Of public
affairs, unite the election of delegates TO said Con
ventlon.
Resolced That the Chairman and Secretary OF the
Joint Executive Democratic and Liberal Republican
State Committee be requested to prepare call for said
Convention in conformity with the foregoing resod-
tions and to publish the same together with the sigma
lures OF the two Committees, and in connection there
with publish the foregoing preamble and resolutions.
BY order Of the Committee.
GEO II. PAUL, Chairman.
EMIL WALKER, Secretary.