, 1874-06-01
NOTES AND OPINION,

During tho past week several new candidates
for nomination Oh tho Republican ticket haYe
been developed in Illinois, aud we include them
in tho entire List, as follows:
For State 1feasmer-uoorge Il. Sanders, now Dep
uty stato Treasuror; Thomas 9. Riagoway, Of shsw-
ucttowI Juhn II. Eull unl Il. H. JONES' Of Quincy
Conrad TatYe, OF Joliet Dr.. CaujsAa, Of Auror.
Owen i. atilts, OF Mt. Carroll.
FOR Superintendent ef Public Instruction.
Datennp, tho present incumbent Elmer Baldwin, q
Lasaile County Herman y. Snow, Of Tazewcll COIN
ty; AARON Cove, uf Mclean County; Edward T..
Mss, Of ogs, ,. Comfy; Aisa Frances T. Willard, of
While tile Republican party preaB Of Illinois
is dovoius much space to oxtolllug the merits OF
fayortos in the above list, csrtan Of the as
pirauta arc porambulating tho Stats in their own
personal behalf, tbose is l. noticeable nbsence Of
ua,nos and lack Of wiro-pulling pending tho In
dependent 6tato Convention Of June 10. Az
illustrating, Indeed, tho temper Of Independent
press discussion, no quote from tho Rock Island
Argus:
Il III too eary to talk about candidates now. Let
walt aud wlat tho ssuen. platform, is to BE-
If 1t meets thu popular E.ewt the leopIs ~ s1on to-
yclop hoir wants to candidates II is uel!ri tas
any nun WHO nyurus for nomination will not Yet
Il, aud ought not to get It, Let tus psui's Indicate
tlclr wsshes uu1lAsad BY thu erHonnl wishts Of
bouy.
Also, tho Wilmington Adrocats (Indepondsnt)
says. on tho Barne aubject:
Tte loc.i psezs Is IooAsd upon to certain exsut ax
the e1Ionour and reflector Of public opnIon, Aance,
% much satten shoMa y Hasd in possoa| s'sios y
forostan IL far fro,n being honorable and liza ,r4.s
has much TO cnswcr for tn> a.ooping to tue rrAacs
Ltt the oios sock ths au Aud not tho tle otlce
Far uur lare w .ra III favor Ut \ naw deal I'LL
round far possible. Let barneclas, lo,X ssrcc
fat official pap tako buck seals. for while Ut least
Occupying tho independent position which
We hayo assorted Tor tho Free IraGcr for tho
last lalf-dozen OF yoars. to support whichever
party may no,Ainate good lnou, and base itself
upou u platform that niuat nearly nloats our a},-
proynl, MO stand rundy to cast Whatevcr innu-
anco we may llhye in the seale for tic Indo-
pendent" party, SO long, ut loaAt Az it atunIs
upon Al aonnd platform III lhat atopted last
fail Ut Decatur, md 10 loug, too, w ita orgRui-
cation sllall preksnt reasonable prospect Of
auccoss against that glgnnIio combination OF po-
ern llopublcan party. No other merit which
my opposition purity to that combination cau
proHeut just now is comparable to the merit OF
4 REASONABLE probability Of HuccesH.-0Hatoa
[IN.) Free Trader.
1T visa counsel prevails, aud platform Of
prinopleH that will raeot tho wants Of thu people,
without oquiyocation or Misunderstanding, IL
adopted, and II candidates OF ability ana nseS
rity uro placed III uoninafion, tie nav 1n,ty w4It
possess alcn,outs Of groa. strength. Wo aro not
alarlnistH. but concels tllat tho tlnlo ID upon
ua Whom tho American people demand rafortu III
every branch or tho Ciyil-Se:vce, both Slate
al.d i.Rtionat, ,and not only demand It, but will
layo it, peacoably, it II caa bo, forcihly, II It
must. Tho Augean stables or tho Goyerilinvnt
1nllst be cleansod. d.--FrecpoW (IN.) Bulletin.
On every hand Immense 1noneyod cou.btna-
tloua arc abHorbing tia wealth OF tho country,
while on all sdua aro to DO found thousauda atid
millions Of pnopla who aro becoming poorer and
pooror orery, 10y. while tho eontratizlus and
arc to 10 aeen it, tho newa Ut tile day. 1t llas
booon'a tue fathor, protector, and safeguard Of
proseut nntional policy ia not reaiaIol aud
changed will ultimately result in conlploto
al1bye.aion OF the Government. Wo
are glad to say that tue tyranny Of party chafns
arc fubt crntnbling away, aud that tho peoEle
aro asserting their inae pon.leuco, aud lixt tlo
outlook IL now moro favorable than ut any
other tinlo for the oonlplots overthrow OF tho
opprosaosH Of tAu peoplo, tLe combinations Of
capitai- i-Daauilla {N.) Ne.ps.
FOR ten yoosa ths demand Of tho people hsh
continually urged that parly to ,syhtoln of
Ut taxation @nd ,ncreaso tho public couadonos
ila our nutionai honor. l}nt tho spirit Of that
party, Which haa continually podKad !taelf to
aos according to tho wishes Of the people, ie hsa
bosn fully demonstrated, u corrupt, and no