New-York tribune., 1874-08-13
THE Liberal CONVENTION.
CALL or THE STATE COMNGrTEE-A SUMMARY OF
LIBERAL REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES.


HEADQUARTERS LIBERAL STATE COMMITTEE.
Sr DENIS HOTEL, NEW YORK, Ang. II, lS74.}
To the Li6cr,IS Of the state of Ner-i -i0rf; You are
hereby requested meet IN your respective Assembly
Di-rlcts and TO choose two de!sgatGs tIhI Two s.tet
Convention to De held IN Albany on me second "ednes
day t9 Of next ytember at IL o'clock noon, for the
purpose OF nominating cddaes lor .'e StSte oiceo ~
be voted FOR at the November eleclo ana TO transact
whatever other business shall then be thought proper
Your Committee last Fall enjoined upon You the ne
cc-sity of perfectlnE your orsalzioh' me lr'nsils
sion to these Headquarters OF the names of many
thousands of Liberal Republicans shows how exten-
siyely this advice was adopted But satisfactory az Is
the condition your local organizations, the principles
to which they devoted appeal to the general Thought
The crowd Of political evils disclosed to public eye
are q sne pe3e % be2e. t ] ! RHyy
above the Government
crushed, and 20 brand as Infamous the polieans rule
that - to the victor belongs the spollN.'
To remove FROM the conflict Of selfish and hostile
factions the dearest rights oI the czen and to restore
them to the people.
10 remove tie freedom of the Press beyond the
oppression and unusual Jurisdictions, invented
for personal ends and bestowed local courts, 10
punsh offensive editors prop ictors and publishers OF
journals by dragging them from their homes ana sun
icctng then To t Dy Jurles neither oi the state nor OF
the district where, IN contemplation OF he Constitution,
the alleged crime having been actually and not con
svrctyey committed the rlal only can be constItu-
70 the intricate relations Of capital and labor
the wise uaXS which warn government against class
legislation and restrictions upon iree competition III
trade uat extend their lawful powers only TO the pro
lection OF the natural rights of person ana property.
a,L dcuOuuCe further interference win them
usurpatlOu AMI oppression.
To drag IN" public domain from greedy, cOnsIr-
ing railroad corporations.
To release Official spies aud piundcrers ;he life and
purse of states aud persons already burGcued with
excessive taxation.
10 stauch the Drain made upon private resources by
the capclous yacillations OF contracting ana expand
ing paper curIenc and restore the business or the
country the certain aud mmutabe laws Inherent III
the worlds specie sNhiem OF exchange.
estimate correctly tie false professions ny which
marty corruption nsdiuusly Saps the public weaTr.
and 10 hX their hopes on personal problty and public
faith a. the only security Of public affairs.
To repess the entertainments OF the Federal authority
upon HE rights Ot local selgoyernmeut aud to rerieSe
municipal rights from usurpmg Legislatures.
To and apply constitutional restraints upon the
guy eXcesses OF the present system OF railroad trans
pOrtatou between the producing anu consuming sec
lions OF the
To protect the farmer and his brother producers. the
aud the lahUrct, 20 cherish tner interests
To withdraw the elcctisn Of President anJ NcePresl
dent STATE colleges of irresponsible electors, and
refer 10 direct vote Of the people under tue restrc
ton of eligibility TO Dut "a single term OF Office.
To rebuke prOdlsauty IN the administration OF the
State finances, aud to subec them TO rs1d ccOnOsy
extend the state system OF canals TO the pressing
eXgences of interior commerce, and 10 support all
such Of the amendments proposed the Coustt
ton shall, upon careful scrutiny, appear u favor
simplicity and purity III government, aud the laI gest
personal freedom compatible with civil liberty.
Aud believing that the Necessity OF these reforms
requires the uuHed acton OF all their friends wherever
they he, 30 most earnestly invite the ndepend-
ent OF the State who coincding M them do not
perceive ANYTHING IN their attachment the the
other OF the Old partes to prevent joining tncir fellow
citizens n an enort for good government 10 unite with
choosing delegates aud their alternates By order
OF the Liberal STATE Committee,
JoHS CoCHRAHE Chairman.
BENJAMIN A WILLIS. Temporary Secretary.