, 1874-08-03
.ILLiNols : POLITICS. +.
The Meeting Of tho Democratic State
Committee.
Comments Of the Press upon Its
:, s"; Action, < 7,,G -

From fht Rt,u PORK Tribune :tFnd<pendenG.
"snonT, SHARP, AND pso,slyE.'
No doubt ox-dov. pa!tuor, Of Illinois, cx-
pressea the oppYtrtinnr M 1.roa hcdv =, votnru
WHO h.yc 1ithcrlo .o,sI tsi,I, 49, .ee nan,i,S.
W. ~. " -. n'sno1~ 4c'eu WIN tno Nopnolican
Phs'y' ~ tno 0ea1 cn'nB ofatlcama OF tho mana9o'
mont OF that party contained In his letter to tho
Secretary ot THO Illinois Democratic State Com
NAV mi IN h.vo raacted IL. al .s.-,..j.
st .,,st nus .s 80 % LII an unht eoao.a1.on
.nas Wv pal!S ~" Do,os ns"'n spon,t 10 tho
at1o e1uass N h0nes n1nsn, tsnh raa. an "odsn0a 5
i;usorInr % u bopa in tpo ae,a mp1s o ., S'
th,t tho n.rtv vbich haa nv t,,a ~. s nnsrs
se's ~ 1ne passy ".non a.,s naa tos !no nfat Yeara
Or, Q. Ms o.e1o1! eo'n an honorable record
rIrht Tn thja hono nart,v, and nrrtlv ttroun,
fa.r int .nv o.bor na,tv wou,d .1m,n,ssor -.
.ona 49, A.s S.uol r 4.s' ~
Lelrs ,nSi0 soGs1e19.y sna utanooea @ ssin tnoy
disgustod nay to their old political associations.
INV palrnor himualt haa onnu tn III, nro.riz,.
~, ~ ~ 1ono =. thare .ocr,od n lin n hs tna
t,oa ,, ~ WIS ~ 'o.e so. ,,s1 ~ ~ wv
sbado" OF hopo 1or what ID ca"ou "fofofm1ng
II from tho insade:n' Ho Ia strong, experienced,
honest nbfe man, and bis abandonment ioe that
hmm and J,s v,oorous. t1ouunctntion of tho aims
.a wv aos,;,,s. ~ 49, nsrt. ~ -,xor ..rna.
Anu 1noi >eoin1os' " wy pAis' :" Po"ol' e"anos
tatl to hayo positive eileos upon afse hnmbers
III tue party Whoae sentiments co'nclae Win nie:
II is ,unaonbtediy true tnhs oseiytnng hRe
statosmnnsmp IL ~ : nots Q. tac's egueoanent
among ne !eaaefh unaeihsoou 70 90 uon-ehsen.
tiai and lt IL III lust tn1s nhppy conal1lon OF
p2l,tca that eoY. 1almer Recognizes .i Hno ot sno
aihlcnlties OF tne Hstuhtloh. WIN MUMMY rosi~
tlvo N IT, ponoY o. ne party ID powof he5e y
gfent ditnonlt1 N nna'ng oasln upon WI Wnio1 hlA
Tho are ~ oap xor Ty s
Palmer lnolcateh ~ 1eW We bensoncss 70 , voIy aa,
tlnck h1u bupbL@uHA uAa'h u oDVu64ttoH4 Aun
the COMMITTEES 10 whom the letter Was ad~
arossed very nlsa,y nm %aoptea Hpns n1a enggos M
t.ons @ ~ ptopas'aE F.. snsss oaAs w
aa opposition PARTY 1s called npon 70 an announce
oponS ana fs .oso pIJJ sn's1 a1s th Ios sny
Or oompleatea. " tneac, Obviously me noah.
Sih angss'on ~ cme, s.iu ' sno nses. pnaso e.
i,,Snn,snt @ ope n XII nn. ,a.. ~
wy ralo !uus9uS; a; edoio !, y T.. out jug WY
70 aaSconlpnnn 'uo ouI nu"red & ~ ~ ~" en;s
ol tae plosens .no'poncy ponof u tno pa.ty IN
powoe ana sass ,o;',"s e. e, sps so nonnsLy
nPon uocaaea.on " paaneaplgI0 LIN; tnaS nnam la 70
Its pla[nnoSs carry tllo proof with which 1t I.
prehented.' Such platform IN ~, these days Of
platform platitudoS, Of pointing with pride to the
IoooIa OF ano pass Q. espRigsn aheaolia n a aha
It must be confessed would be somerhat n. re-
ffeshang. ihe i!linola Demootatio etste oona,
mtte bad the VI 70 M sco thi1, and have sounded
tho key,n note OF = IN thelr cali. ;, .,.
mhather she tonvont,oh' Hnon ~ sH1;o"nies. i; ..
will 10 ~ Tiso "a tue a. COMMITTEE, is quite
another question. In tno,f annonncoment OF
tho purposes 70 10 promoted by tho convention,
the Committoe gro no uncertain souha. Espe-
ciallJ distinct ana ompnaHo Ii i!a ptscrnnco IN
tho basis Of tue currency OF tbs country, tho
| speedy roHumpton OF apeco paymeut. anu the
payment OF ~ national tt M1taop;eaness y ~, the
money recognized ~ lho ct'1lIea ~, "otH. 1neIo
no uge o. uaslsss s morda n n 'ns
nor anything thas can Do mlacon6eSuoo
or mishhdeihtood- unARe 1uo empty
| stun on thus Hubtece which many 49, OF
| tho political conventions o. tho. West
have put in the shape Of solemn rosolyee, It
IL no installing 1t. With regard to TUG second
proposition. Free Commerce" NO Btill hold to
the belief taat tho issue u not as present prac-
tical, and that IN tho evident impoHaibtlity OF
the issue, Of FREQ Trade. tho policy adopted at
paopIo Of tho Goneressopal Diatricts, WA emi-
nenty wiae. 1t was tho only honoat Or consist
ont utteranco any national III party Inns mado on
the hubiect TOR yearB., Ihe othor purpoBe eul.
blacod IN tue ;, cal tho fehtfictfon o.
Government to tho legitimate domain q
political power. Opposition to lana-gfants, and
protection fr1m chartered =! m,onoR}ollea ars
limo Of polio, indicated by the Committee
adopting suoh platform ~ Cor. Palmer recom-
menas amnoaylhe : aoclAin!aoh ol P!1ncll1ea
frank, uneyssiyo, and truo' wlll accomplish one
good purpose at least In CLEARING tue political
atmosphere OF great deal of fogglncss m End
foulnets And yet "e hayo 10 remember atte!
81 that there 20 platforms snd platforms, \ end
that Ne hayo haa great tn multitude a Of thom! ion
aud that parties which Iso them TO get lnte
power have very often kicked thom dow down altor' M
Ine gfsss aps gsehGo Ss o II noa
orsts IN that 1t IL short sharp, and dac'siyo. and
and thero Is NJ fog IN It. .,
"FREE TRADE, HARD MONEY. AND HOME RuLE.
| t7os" the Aeo Hort HerM (Democrasiel; ,,,-,-
The D9moerasio no ssat9 COMMITTEE a. q 1taolt
have rendered mnmoFap!e service 70 tno pemo
cratic party Of the United States. Following
hard upon the Indiana Uonyent,on, they ropudi
ato ite hlortoniem. and, ltke the Democracy o.
Now York ono year ago, they summon to State
Convention Democrats, Liberals, and I'll otho'
opponents Of the Republican part, who desire e
promote tho following purposes. lHore follows
tho call:
This is tho Froa Trado. Hnrd Money. aome
Rule platform OF tho Worid 10 tho Inst syllable
| It Ia the platform which, adopted at Utica las
fall, induced Nav York to commit her deatinio
a. Nntr = x&- -4nnr n%7htSfx