The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-08
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
CONVENTION COMMENTS.
THE PRESS OF THE COUNTRY ON THE
CLAIMS OF OHIO AND ILLINOIS.
ALL HAIL ILLINOIS.

CLAIMS OF OHIO A
ALL HAIL IL
(New York World.
The act Of the Illinois d.
hands with the New for
Utica platform OF free ira
home rule, which ever sine
mined the capitalization o
the most important event
the murder of President Ii
Southern States to a costlie
war of secession, took the c
can party from its states
and staked its futur
coalition of Nor hern
with Southern negr es,
thieves. For this union
the Empire States OF the Il
common platform which,
legiance, maintains the pr
the enthusiasm of every u
also satisfies those, who du
left our ranks, that the res
longer challenged, and Ill
men of integrity. intelllgeD
rescue of the government
spoilers, and to that wise
policy which our gigantic
our suffering industries der
event. II Is big with the (
Union itself. 1t set les nm
what the timidity OF CO.
Indiana democrats, the tel
Thurman and the Ohio dc
to put in doubt, to wit, the
Gratis. Like the Utica pl
York democrats, the ;
of the Illinois democl
democracy bold and
simple. Like that, IL estal
cation of the democratic 7
ing and disbanding its elem
ing foreign elements, attr
ones and crystaiizing then
with a cutting edge. Like
whole democratic doctrine
money and home rue. Lii
promising sincerity IL sets
alive principle with which
ing issues o state ana fedel
no favoIs and no votes of u
to these principles Their fir
glance:
/. Hard Money. The rep
ceded step by stem fri
steadily during the admin
Grant. To $3.50, 00O, 900 OF bro
it has added s44, 0OO, 900 sine
Cong ess taking hand in
path in the closing hour'
The democracy of New Vol
for specie payments
NEW YORK.
eve demand Specie "
Payments; for in theltio
Language of the Su- as
preme Court, before its REL
bench was packed 10 re- lsp'
verse a righteous feci- las
sion, IAN act making asst
promises to pay paper ter
dollars a legal tender in by
payment of debts pre- fla
Viously contracted, is ms
prohibited by the Con- in'
stitution.' The coinage me
power conferred upOnlwC
Congress is an explirtt
denial of the power TO-
curse the people with a
currency incOnvertib e
with coin.
1.-The honest paymentl
of our debts and sacred
preservation of the pub
lie faith"
2. Free Trade. The repuI
verted the custom house III
into an anti-revenue mac
the exchange of American
and for plundering forty m
for the benefit of a few h
ducers. The democracy of
nois unite for free trade.
NEW YORK.
ave demand revenue
reform, to-wit, that our al
custom house revenues eel
shall be got from low pc
and therefore produc-
tive duties on a few ar
ticles, not from high,
and therefore less pro
ductfve duties, on 800
articles: that the need
less burden of a high
protective tariff shall
no longer be added 10
the necessary harden of
a huge pub ic debt; and
since the power gra ted
to Congress in the con-
.stitution is limited TO
the collection OF reye-
noe for general uses
only. we demand q rev
enue tariff wb ich sha i
, sto , enriching one sec
ton at the expense OF
other sections-a few
monopoIists at the ex-
-.pense of all the people,
1 3. Home Rule. The re
steadily enlarged the era a.
! jects of political ontrol. ii
government, federal, stat
sets up by the bayOnet in
!. not chosen by the poop
,sfYork the autonomy OF thi.
dies in Illinois with the 70
J, The democracy OF New 70
for individual liberty and
NEW YORK.
Special legislation
favoring private inter- lit
ests and all laws in : 10
ringing upon individ-
nal rights are inimical
tot le public welfare.
+" We point the coun-
try to the tried and his stI
torical principles of the M
old democracy, appli- ma
cable throughout our m
national, State and ca
municipal life, which n
limit and lccalize most IN
jealousy the power 10
intrusted to public ser a
wants." n
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