, 1874-05-21
THE REPUBLICANS OF ILLINOIS.

tion On tho currency question grows foverlsh. |
Tho Currency bill WAS ponding when tho stato |
Committee mot. That Committee is composed |
principally Of poraons holding Office through tho |
proonration or by the permission Of Senators |
Logan and og.eaby, and the Committee wes car
most, enthusiastic, and zoalous In favor of an
expansion Of tho onrrenoy,-in favor of /
champ money aud an indefinite post |
ponoment OF specie payments. Since then |
tho President Inns vetoed tic bill and declared |
his determination to protect tho country agninst
any legislation for an imitation OF the currency.
Tho party In Illinois, therefore, must meet the
question directly. Shall 1t take sides with tho
Senators, md ropudiato tho doctrine Of tho veto
message, or shall it indorao tho doctrine OF that
message, and thereby repudlato tho imitation
policy Of tue sonators7 Tho central organ Of
tho party ut Springfield, wools or moro ago, do
o1arcd that tile Convention would unhoBtatingly
indorse tho Senators, and austain tho policy OF
imitation, and could novor approve the policy got
forth in tho veto message. nouonstrances
against this attempt to commit the party to tho
ahlnp1astor policy hnvo been presented by mn
tority Of the Republican papers Of the State. and
tho meeting OF tho Convention ia looked for
with more than ordinary interest.
Tic plans Of action proposed are: /. To In
dorao tho veto and its hard-monoy platform.
2. To indorso tho policy of imitation. mud sus-
tain Logan and Oglosby as against the preAi-
dent. .. TO avoid tho subject mud gay nothing,
OF adopt some meaningless resolution. 1t Is
well that Republicans should understand their
position. That party has absolute control Of oil
the branches of tho National Government. II
has control Of tho Exocntivo; 1t has a two
thirds majority in each House Of Congress-.
AL tho Judges OF the Supreme Court, with
single exception, wore appointed as Repub-
licana. Under these ctroumBtanceB, tho party is
10 completely responsible for all tho acts OF all
branches Of tho Government that 1t may DO sud
with atriot truth that It is tho Government.
This responsibility tho party cannot ovade
or put aaiao. It must meet the issue fairly
and squaroly: Tho President, as tho head Of tho
Government and tho chiot Of tho party, has
stamped tho life ont Of one inf1ation measure
has declared that ho cannot approve that policy;
has shown that such policy is opposed to the
declared principles OF both tho Republican and
Democratic partioa, and opposed to the best In
terest and to tho honor and credit Of tho coun-
try. Tho Republican party In tho State Of Now
York and In the six Now England statos llays
declared that tho President is right, and tnc!r
support Of him is cordial and unanimous. What
position, therefore, will tho Republican party OF
Illinois aaaumo7 Can It afford to dodge. oyato,
Or ignore tito only practical question now
boforo tho country, and tho ono which
ia ongrossing tho thoughtful attention OF
! every man in tho Union2 Is the
Republican patty Of Illinois moro tribo Of
| cowardly dependents that daro not express an
opinion7 Docs the purity that "put down the
Rebellion " not dare to say whothor It favors y
return to specie payments, or fayora m increased
iaauo Of currency, declared BY Senator Og1osby
| to DO 'acaled with tho boat blood Of tho M
tion u? 1s it to stand like m ass between two
bundles Of hay7 Is 1t so oraYon In spirit tint
1t dare not o1prcss an opinion? Tho President
las declared policy which prohibits iulatlon or
expansion In any form, an1 particularly OF tho
tho limit fixed In 1862. What ia to bo accom-
p1iahed by compromiso? Whnt is there that
can be offered by the innatoniats thnt in not in
flation? Tho st. Louis GloJo tells tho truth and
points out the WY whom It says:
lind Mr. Logon even temporary advantage to offer
might stop to dickcr. but when 1lo usks ,s to
Gull 1t on aud dea tho carda nga!n because he has
nary pair while hold four aces, we n,1st decline
tho seductive and generous ofor And repent Cur
advice md sarllIng to tho Republicans Of Illinois, to
have no halfway neaauros In Junc II God bo God,
aervo um; II paat, then scrvo him. but don't lot us
Elijah for Treasurer and tic high prlcat Of Daal
for superintendent OF public Instruction.
| This moaus TINT 1t will not do FOR tho Conycn-
ton to indorse tho President by resolution md
nominate blr. soammon for stnto Tfoasuror, nor
to reatlirm tho platforms Of 1868 and 1879, and
then inaorso tho financial policy OF Logan and
oglosby. The party which holds the power to
decide tho question cannot dodge. It must do
| ono thing or tho other. 1t must declare for in
flation or for spoolo paymonta--for an expansion
Of tho currency or for ita carly rotiron,ent and
capco!lation-for tho ProHident or against him.
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Tho most damaging testimony that has yoi
| bcon elected by tho District Investigation WaA
givon yesterday by Adolf Cluse, member Of tue
Board of Public Works. and ostonHlbly tho Chief
Engineer Of tho District Government. Tie
toatiaod that tho fraudulent measurements oi
iurroyoments, Which wero shown to be
such by tho evidence OF an expert om.
ployoa by tho memorialistH, wore made
by Ills aubordiuatos contrary to AiH wishes
ana III many cases Without Ills knowledge
Gov. Shepherd, the witneas alleged, was nc
oustomod to send out tho Assatant-E Engineers
with private instructions, and to conduct tho af
fatrH OF tho Enginoor's Office without consulting
tho ohlot. In tho 1nootlug Of tho Board, Mr
Oluas swasgonerally ignored, while tho otlor Nom
bors put things through In corners OF tho room
not oyen giving tho poor gentleman tho oourtos,
OF vote. Ongrand occasions Gov. Shepherd, thar