, 1873-08-05

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1sns rsosse .ad wose seossnssa Leaders a have Sfs
ar ho people, separate an dstnet rom e'hor ST
ncrly lnyo boon Identified, haa bccouo m imperative
necessity NJ tS gnly msas by which tho zoress wo
Second tho right ef te 1eg'sattro to regulate
md control thu railroads OF tic stato must 10
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control, have no Just appreciation Of o necessary
powers and rights Of FREQ government: and wo Will
y copo vncao @ an% e q tho
supremacy OF tho Atato Government In It's right,
through m San1 to parvse sa o
Taird- That tho iendoncy of alt political parties
a hefr disposal is Invariably towards extravaganza
fSnnai fs a.. # Psf Pss. tho pury sEr ntsy x Rast ant
ested IL rerporains and sustainne liz NONE monopoca
trol lilo old political ros It Il evident that hoao
suffering from tho eItorsioR and expressions Of rail-
the action Of hoso parscs but aro compelled to seek
III now combinations and nssoclatlons
FoMra-.rhat We havo Witnessed With oxtrcmo To-
Rret tho detection Of thoao pernona who, in months
Tnst, seemed u bo zcaous workers with US, but who
haYo recontly abandoned noblc and Just carso for
tho lovo Of parity to less worthy motive that they
hclfave thu chance Tor oncfal prcfcrmont ccrajn
III their own party organization.
FUfh-Thnt the rapid Increase Of our ordinary
rcnaes indicator want Of care a, economy In tho
agoment Of county nlntrs and demands investigation,
r"srsnelmeit ~ antl Iefot and IN order to show that
Of our county ofcera osh. to bo l.cd 1T rato COM
tho following amounts, viz: For County Clerk 000
for Judge Of County Court & 20o md wc believe that
s;1-That tue conduct Of our Legislature Ut its re-
sent for months and nearly qan1ter ot ia moss
Of aoilars Of The poopos money TO sccompliah what
@ nss r might 9g n and an@ s9 " yS ee i
the EXPENSE aud TINT tho adjournment Of the Legia
for The of nOd seGsoq IN 1g1
treasure, and Ia picco Of unjust6abo extravaganza
which merits and should DO visited with public dia-
ssre',th tho building q the State House It
sprngaoId at eost Of was not ns ihs
tho burden In tho prcsont eprcasod condition Of our
agricultural interest Is peculiarly oppressive upon tho
EtQh.h-That tho duties imposed on impora for any
Of right and Justice, and in principle no batter
that lircet robbery md o. American AL Citizens hGy.
Rs s e. n &c SaGsx sspa ss q al M% 1 assss
articles Of necessary and general to tho lowest
| tration Of tho aonoral Government.
Sixth-That demand repeal Of nll laws, Batnnnd
NATIONAL whereby anlht1ed occra hRve been increased
beyond tho amount that would reasonably compensate
tho incumbent for sorviccs actually rendered. md wo
dionay | ropes tho law oi It's last session increasing
their pay and that eyory person who refuses to return
public trust, md unworthy o furhef confidence Of
Tsnth-Thnt NO denounco tho Legislative Efts Of the
peoples money 1nd, or property to railroads or other
ss1s 1ess1asns he constitution Of tho
ties Of tho people, We insist strict adherence o
tho spirit construction Of ita letter iu all enact
menta made under 1t, and look upon oil attempts Of
thu exercise Of any power not clearly delegated through
1t by tho poorlco either OF tho coordinate branches OF
tion Immediately dangerous to tho interest Of The a
ton md the liberties Of tho poorlo.
Tsrclnh- Tint tho political power which We seek in
tho organization OF party ought only to be used
tho thorough reformation aud plricatlon Of tho ad
1nInistration Of our Government, Which, under tic
dlzement Of my individuals class, nna Do hero
mont than those set forth In our preamble nnd rcsolu
tons.
l 3Aff{EEH{h-IEAt Wo Atlhnt tho motto OK our State
Farmers Association: 'Eauai and exact jatlco to
I NIL: special privileges to none."
Tho resolutions were enthusiastically and
unanimously adopted.
| pedlent to mike nominations for county officers
| at this time. The call Of the Convention was
nude for consultation, and to mako nominations
if doomed proper. It was tho unanimous voice
day, but it instructed tho County Contral Com.
mittee to call delegate convention to meot on
the first Monday in September, for tho purpose
Of making nominations for county onloors. The
object Of the postponemont was to give tho
people Of the county O. full md doliborate op-
portunity to soloct the bost men in tho county
to fill tho various oilceH
1t has beon charged by tho opposition party
that tho anti-monopoly movement in Bureau
County was being run by ring and q few
playod-ont politicians who were trying to ride
into power on tho tail OF tho now party. The
facts arc: There was no ring or clique who had
any plot to spring on tho Convention, or no par
ticular caudldato or favorte for any Of the
county Offices. A. moro enthuaiastlo and llarmo-
niouB Convention uevor assembled III Bureau
County. Among tho delegates was large mum.
bor Of loading Republicans, who .aro determined
to submit no longer to tho oracls Of the purity.
is largely Republican, IT il confidently assorted
that tho anti-rnonopoly party will carry tue
county this full by 1arge majority.
Platform Of tho Leo County ua.
| Grangers.
| Special Dispatch to The Chtcago Tribune.
KEoKux, Aug. 4.-Tho Anti-Monopoly MaBE
Convention at franklin, on Saturday, was ont
Of tho largest meetings OF tho kind hold in Lee
4 County for years past Those in attendance
wore about equally divided between former I'D
horonts of tho Democratic and Republican par
ties. Delegates to tho Anti-Monopo1y Stats
Convention wore elected, platform adopted