The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-14
THE MUCH TALKED ABOUT
STATE CONVENTION!
SHALL II BE HELD ,
Views Of the Chicago Tribune, and the Chi.
easo Times.

US The Chicago Tribune, of Saturday, COP
." les with complimentary head lines, our az
n. ticle on the subject of another state Con
10 yention, and comments upon it at som
E. length, closing as follows
y In the absence of anyOther authoritative
" declaration ON the currency question thai
that adopted by the Independent party
the abortion of its candidates will amour
o practically to an Endorsement Of the plat
u form of that party. 1t is that very plat
e form that has excited distrust and opposi
ton. and driven multitude of those dis
pusted with the Republican party away
S from the Independent organization. MOI
can these people be made to vote in any
way which will even seem to indorse the
e policy OF initiation and irredeemable curren
7 cy.
There is more at stake in this matter
than the mere election Of one set of can
= ddates and the defeat Of the other. The
character aud credit Of the State are in
volyed. The people Of Illinois cannot af-
ford to have their good name furnished bv
proclalming themselves the advocates OF
perpetual shinplasters. Both public and
individual credit would be impaired there
by, and this would be an expensive price
to pay for the election Of the candidates
nominated by the Independent Conven-
ton, 1t is not necessary that there should
be Democratic State Convention, nor that
a third ticket should be nominated, but
there is Il necessity, and very urgent one.
for convention which, even though it may
conclude to vote for Messrs Gore and Et-
! for gbqll aISp Gupak in / I1a or,,,,,
the language OF good faith to the public
creditors, and shall distinctly affirm the
| true financial doctrine that, there is and
can be but one standard Of money, and
that the standard recognized by the civil
| lied nations Of the world. There must
be firm declaration in favor Of resump-
ton Of specie payments and there should
be AZ firm a protest against interference by
| the State with the social habits and person
al freedom OF the people. Having thus
vindicated the character Of the people of
the State, the conclusion to vote for the
candidates Of the Independents will carry
with 1t no offensive, false, or Injurious i'm
pllcation OF sympathy with initiation and
with irredeemable, lying money. Such a
convention may be called, stating its OBJ
jet and purpose, and DO one, Democrat or
other, need attend or participate unless he
is in sympathy with that object Such ac-
ton would in no way emb arrass any pro
ceedings in local districts having for their
purpose an union to elect persons pledged
to reform
The Chicago Times Of Monday com
ments at some length upon our article,
speaks Of it as timely and sensible :"
says THE ARGUS is undoubtedly right
as to the result Of holding convention
without getting forth its leading purpose
in the call The Times says
There is, in the present emergency. an
! imperative call for one political organiza-
ton on the other side. One party repre-
senting the side Of honest money, liberal
ideas, and sound economic principles.
against two parties representing the per-
! petual shinplaster dclusion and other false
and iliiberal IDEAS Of political economy,
| Is surely not an unfair proportion. IOI
! BRING such party into the field IA conyen-
/ tlQn IS necessary. And to get conven-
! ton that will put such a party in the
/ hcld. it is necessary that the leading pur-
Of the convention shall be proclaimed in
/ the call else, as TIE ARGUS perceivcs,
and as every wellinformed person can
/ perceive, the undertaking will prove a
/ miserable failure.
/ Some weeks ago the Times published
such a call as it believed ought to be made
for a convention to meet at Springfield on
the lst Of September, aud there was at
tached to that call long list well known
names Abiding to that call in its com
ments upon our article, the Times closes
as follows:
Now just such a call for just such d
convention as Tue ARGUS desires, and |
such IS the perativcIy demands |
is already issued 1t is not issued by the |
democratic committee exclusively, nor |
Is 1t issued as Il call for an oId-tashioned |
democratic party convention. 1t is is /
sued and endorsed by a body, of citizens .
that includes the "democratic' commit
tcemcn, the liberal committeeman, and
forty volunteer committeeman who are
among the most CONSPICUOUS citizens of III
iuols, resldlnz IA different parts of the
state, and VINO afe IN earnest and sincere
accord with the purpose set FORTH Ii is
an invitation to All the electors of Illinois
regardless of former party associations
who accept aud gree to certain PROPOSE
tons, which some people hold to be dem
ocratic propositions, but which many
who style themselves democrats reject,
and which an exclusively democratic
party convention in Illinois would un-
refuse to proclaim 1t is an
to all electors, whatever they
call themselves, who agree upon true
principles, to send delegates to |
,tate convention at Springfield on the
Ist day Of September This is what tAe t
political situation impcratiyey requires I
It Is the only practicable way Of uniting I
~ honest opposition to two dishonest fac
ions On the political issue thai has arisen
t i, the only way Of fairly and honestly f,
the issue before the country. +
his is what THE ARGUS wants This Is
that all honest men desire. Let them,
Acn, look to the September convention. !
nd see to it that the honest adherents Of '
rue economic principles and liberal opln !
N IN every senatorial district in the
tate are represented in the convention. :
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