The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-26
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After calling attention TO the fact,
that the Radicals, Liberals, and Dem
ocratic- Liberal national convention in
1872 all declared in favor Of speedy
return to specie payments, the Chicago
Times" asks: I" Is it not time for
at least one Real Money party to put
in an appearance p and adds This
question receives additional significance
from suggestion which comes to the
Times in the shape Of a call for an
honest mems state convention, in the
following words:
CALL FOR A STATE CONVENTION.
All the electors Of Illinois, regard.
less of former party associations, who
accept and agree to the following pro
position Of the Cincinnati Baltimore
platform of 1872, namely:
go The public credit must be sacred
ly maintained, and we denounce repud
iation in every form or disguise. A
speedy return to specie payment is de.
mandcd alike by Its highest considera.
tons of commercial morality, honest
government, and national honor
and the following proposition of the
Decatur-Springtield (iarmers) plat.
form, namely
THE principle of tariff protection
and of subsidy-giviDg is that of mono
poly legislation for the aggrandizement
of the few by spoliation upon the many,
and is opposed to the true doctrine Of
liberty and to the spirit Of our political
institutions. We therefore demand the
repeal Of all protective duties and the
stoppage Of all subsidy giving, as alike
forms Of oppression and extortion. and
declare that taxation shall be for re.
venue, and for that only
to a state convention to be holden in
the city Of Springfield on Tuesday, the
LIST day Of September, 1872, to presen,
candidates for the support of the cleo.
tors OF Illinois for state treasurer and
superintendent of public schools, and
to take such other action as may be
deemed important to the common wei.
fare.
"for convenience, and to facilitate
the order OF business in the convention,
the delegates are apportioned to sena.
torlal districts, the above indicated
electors of each senatorial district be.
ing entitled to six delegates in the con.
Ventlon; every delegate present to cast
one vote"
signed (presumptively) by
Casper Butz, o NJ Hatch W CT
Renter, Herman Leib; { T Hotch.
KISS, W X Sullivan, Stephen l. Taylor.
A a Terrill, J w Olson, W T Whit.
more, Louis NJ Babcock, Thomas Graf.
iy, John { Bell, VIM Lynn, Isaac |
Keys, John T jenkins, w Davis W |
ID Alexander, II Buxton, Richard Row. |
EFT, James Irwin, John NJ Wilson
Executors and Administrators under
last will and testament Of CINCINNATI |
deiunctus.
a q Burr, John A McClernand c
II Mccormick, q S Kimberley. A c
storey, Tn. Schintz, I S Ticknor. w |
D Wright, @ Elwood, w T. Cook, T
Dowdall, W X Hamilton, A Glynn, Z
il Merit, Z ) Beeson, J II Cunning.
ham, + Barrett, W A J Sparks, S ID !
Wilcox, w ii Green, Charles Carroll
and Administrators under
last will and testament Of Baltimore
dciunctus.
Charles Lanphear, j d Cation, S d
Hammond, & A Kocrner Jr., John II
Oberly, Charles Hitchcock, Is f Aver
W + Coolbaugh, William c Goudy' A
I liesslng, George Vending, Leonard
SWEET, Henry q Mlllcy, Edmund Jus.
ION, W w Fuller, J V LeNIoyne
Francis l.ackner, W Il Morrison Vim
ocke, Charles II Reed, James Wnds.
worth 'T d F Tuley, T Lyle Dickey G.
|" Wall-Americus curip. i
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Z hen first dasc,;laJ L., Al n b |