The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-01
THE INDEPENDENT COUNTY CoNvEN.
TION.
Who Shall Represent This Coun ty on the 10th
Of June?

city county meeting .of representatives
from the various townships for the pur-
pose OF choosing six men to represent this
county in State Convention to be held in
the State House in Springfield on the 10th
instant, to lay down platform for the PEG
pies Independent Party of the State, and
to nominate candidate for State Treas
urer, and candidate for Superintendent
Of Public instruction.
The Springfield convention will be one
of the most important assemblages ever
convened in Illinois. Upon its action, per-
haps, will depend the future political COM
plexion of the State for some years to come.
That very large majority of the electors
of this State are, to-day, DESTROYS of a
change in the political character of our
State and of the United States, is general
ly believed. And on the action of the 10th
Of June convention will probably depend
whether change shall be effected or not.
1t is, therefore, of the first Importance
that the six men who are to represent
Rock Island county, should be men OF
wisdom. discretion, intelligence, good
Judgment and influence. They should be
men who can clearly comprehend the diff
ference between restricted commerce and
legislation for classes and monopolies, and
freedom of trade and commerce, equal
rights for all classes and special favors fol
none They should be men who can make
clear distinctions between honest money
and ''cheap" money; men who are not in
favor of reputation in any form; mer
who will insist that promises made shall be
kept; men who know that reputation Of
obligations is dishonest and dishonorable
They should be men who will
jealousy watch the spirit of Capitalization
and insist upon home rule g.; men who know
that all powers not plainly and expressly
delegated to the general government, il
the Constitution, are reserved to the States
and the people. We want six delegate:
who are in favor of Free Trade, No Mon
opoly, Honest Money and Home Rule
and who know how to insist upon, and t.
secure a recognition of these principles il
the platform. There are such men in tn
county-men of ability, men who are abb
to do something towards shaping the foun
dations of the new party in accordance will
tho DoadS nf tho Dao,,la
The new party is not composed of on
class The doors are open to all who be
lieve in the principles Of the Decatur plat
form, and who desire to aid in bringin
about a change in the State and in tn
General Government.
We ask those who will compose GU
county convention to make an effort to sc
cure such talent as will be felt in the delhi
erations at Springfield
Delegates are also to be chosen to on
Congressional convention. They, toe
should be men of high principle and int
igence.
1t is not likely that delegates to Senat
and Representative conventions will b
chosen now. We shall want another COZ
yention for that purpose, after the Stat
Convention, and also to nominate a cand
date for Sheriff and for Coroner.
But the convention on Wedncsda
should not omit to appoint County Con
mittee for the new party, to call future col
ventions; and also Town Committees, fC
each township in the county, to call tow
caucusses for choosing future delegate
and for the general supervision of affair
in their respective towns. All the M:
chinery Of the new party should be perfec
ed on Wednesday.
In another column Of this paper will |
found some remarks from the Aledo Bal
ner in regard to men and principles,
which attention is invited.
The Convention at Springfield should
Anti Monopoly to the back bone. 1t shoul
ever remember what men, in times of
nancial stringency, voted themselves an il
crease Of salary and back pay. 1t should ~
forget the cOrruptionlsts who tried to bu
themselves offices with brides. 1t shoul
keep IN view the vast tracts Of land give
away to powerful corporations by ven
Congress land that belonged to the PEI
pie; that liars and perjurers are the rule
and men Of honesty and truthfulness til
exception. 1t must not forget that I'll
States have rights independent of the Fee
eral Constitution and that an interference
with them, by federal executive power,
the act of monarch. 1t should be read
whenever 1t finds a party or a remnant
a party gangrened with party corruptio
and fostering with party rottenness, to al
ply the pumps Of investigation. and II
caustic of truth, and remove all proud fes
though death results. 1t must remembt
the needs Of the people-of all the peopl
1t must advocate FREE COMMERCE. III
people are really Tor it. Eastern manufa
turers and monopolists, assisted by tt
government, have wrung dollar after do
lar from the people OF the West Clothe
victuals, and the various necessaries of lif
have to be bought at double price. simp
to enrich few moneyed Eastern monop
lists. The people of the West have fe
the Eastern people long enough. Prote
ton is kind OF economy that makes tt
rich richer, and the poor poorer, and tt
iaborers life mere struggle for simp
: existence, The convention must not a.
( vocate entire or even partial repudiatio
1t must not, with Logan and Oglesby, bel
. the truth and advocate the issue Of mo
artificial, patent money. 1t must not 70
t get the railroads that they must be fair
but firmly dealt with In short, let Il
: convention take such action, nominate sue
;. men, adopt such principles, as will me
g the dem lnds of the times: and let II