, 1874-07-29
He Opposes the Nomination Of a DEM
/; ocratic. Ticket; Fayors tho
independent Move
ment;
And Tenders His Resignation II the
Committee Shall Decide to
Put q State Ticket ,''
in tho Field. 4,
Nominations of tho Republicans In Dcla-
miscellaneous Items.

n Letter from mr.. Edward fBRrrctt, n
Member OF tho liatn0is Dclnocratic
State Ct,n3Ir,t1tcc~ i.
Nrooa, Cumberland Co.. ILL.,, July At. 1871
{. II. Mccormick, Rfq., Chairman Of IL Democratic
State Ctstfat Coustnittes:
DEAR Sir: Your lettor Of tho 10Th inst, inform
ing mo that there will be Is meoting Of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee hold in Chicago
on the 9Th inst. and asking mo to DO present ut
said nooting, as thoro will bo questions ofvital
importance to tho party submitted forconsidora-
'tion, iB received. In reply. have to Say that +
caunot conceive my question Of importance TO
the Democratic party that can be presented to tho
Committee for confederation, but that Of docih-
ing whether to cnll Convention to put State
ticket In tho fold, or not. Inn opposed 10 tho
Democratic party making nominations to 1ll tho
various State Offices to be Allod this fall. CON
zoe no reBults to bo attained by such procedure,
but to enable tho Republican party to elect itH
candidatoB, and to hnlp so1no Democrats, IN
districts where the Democratic partJ ia In tho
sacendoncy, to retain control Of auoh districts.
l,ayc tho first Democrat to eco who is not satls-
hed with the platform adopted by tho 1ndopond-
ents. Why not thon, leave tho contest hetween
thom and tho Republicans? It docs Boom to mo
thatsnuud Judgment as we'll las good policy. would
dictate such cottrBo.
There aro q few gentiornen who think Con-
.vontion ought to bo held, in order to give Tho
party an opportunity to define. iteen moro Ok.
pliclt!y OH tic currency question than tho Indo-
dependenta have done. Tho only improvement
that Gun bo mado upon tho financial policy Of
,tha Iulapondonts ia to declare tn favorof stecie
assumption ut nj carly day, and to favor afree-
banking system on apccie-bnsB, all Of which
tho independents will undoubtedly do whom It
h practicable provided they have tho power. It
ia folly TO talk about immediate resumption.
How can we redoo1u saQ1, ,100, 900 OF paper-cur-
tenoy, now in circulation, with $3.50, ,G00. 900 of
gold and oliver, said to 10 In lilo counsrY7 But
It is time We commence to prepare for resnml,-
ton aud daahiug ourselves against tue ahoro
Of uncortan irredeemab!e currency, longer than
Justice to tito dobtor.oass, and tho varioua In
dnstriea Of tho country, will dictate. The In
dependent party. like honest men, havo rosatyod
to do all that is immediately practicable to 10
dono. They propose TO relieve tho people Of tho
hardship imposed on theu through tho monopoly
OF tho National Banks, and TO give thom currency
direct from tho Government, sufficient to Moot
tho needs Of the people, and upon basis that
will make It approximate nearly, II not quito, to
par with gold.
Cannot DO present at your meeting, Int
hope each member Of tho Committee will banish
from hta mind all considerations Of q local na-
ture. and act for tho general good Of the people
OF tic entise State. AM yours very respectful
1y. . EDWARD BAn1Krr,
Gomrntteoman for tho Fiftconth Congressional Dis
trict