Liberal Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1872-1???, 1873-09-27

their own, and are generally as ed of
success In all the States, under
whatever name or auspicss,.the move
ment has the same common aim. The
leading declaration of all the platforms
is, that neither the Republican nor the
Democratic party can be trusted to
reform the evils of which the people
Complain. The nominations are made
without reference to former political
associations. Projects for ascertaning
the political complexion Of conventions
according to the old division are
promptly voted down. Opposition to
to the grabs, and steals, and monopolies
of the day is expressed in no doubtful
terms. There is no spirit of mpromise |
intended to conciliate political fossils,
40 concessions to attract the co-opera>
ton of discontented Republicans or
influential Democrats. The people,
outraged BY the political frauds that
have been put upon them, and alive to
the realization that they must save
themselves il they would be saved at
all, have come together, and, with such
variations a. local interests suggest,
they aim directly at reforming political
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abuses, and at breaking down monopo-
| lies OF all kinds
The ground taken by the Minnesota
Convention of Tuesday is the same as
that already occupied by the Anti
Monopolists in Iowa aud OHIO, and the
same' also as that which the call for
the Reform Coa=ention in Wisconsin
DIS sns to cover. |, resolved that it is
uuwise TO continue the old party organiza
tons after their race as been run; that
the course of the moaopolies must be
checked; that taxes must be levied for
revenue aud not for protecting certain
| privileged classes that the public
servants of the neople must not be paid
of largely as to make Office holding
attractive to human cupidty; that the
corruption in the National Government
as illustrated " Credit Mobilier, the
Fort Smelling swindle, aud similar
transactions, and the corruption in the
| State Government, as found In the
the control Of the State Treasury, must
be held up to public scorn, and that
those who are guilty must be punished /;
that the excessive fees now enjoyed BY
State and county officials must be
produced that the people must take
politics in their own hands, and declares
themselves free from party servitudei
There is nothing in the platform that
is not new and progressive. There is
no alluson to the dead issues of the
past Party chains are broken; there is
new declaration of independence
and al, men who want to be free have
the doors thrown wide open to them
Minnesota has suffered more than its
} STARE of spoliation. Its Government
has been in the hands of a Ring
r The State Treasury has been system
a'ically despoilcd A certain class
) demands its control. Que of this class
, was q defaulte to the amount OF $40
} 600; bis successor cost the people
| 100000 and the practice has obtain,
ed regularly of loaning the public funds
to political spectators. When this
: state of things was exposed, Mr.. f. w
Dixie was appointed State Treasury
= and proved to be an honest man He
refused to cover up the fraudulent
transactions of his predecessors by
carrying them over on the books
For this the regular Republican Con-
: vention refused to nominate him, aud
took man from the very same class
that had already furnished two corrupt in
cumbents of the same office. The Anti.
Monopolists have nominated Mr.. Dixie
for the position which he has honestly
E filed, and thereby have brought the
, issue of honesty as corruption directly
before the people. 1t is for them to
decide whether they desire to have the
State funds honestly handled or not
The other nominations made on Tues.
Q day are equally indicative of homes,
administration, Mr.. Ara Bartan, the
candidate for Governor has never been