The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-09

The resolution should De SCruck VuI 10y
we're bound as body to enact suen laws
as were needed. He wanted maximum
N" Mr., Durham, Of Henry, explained that
rates could be fixed by amending the law.
Senator Youngblood, of Franklin, fav,
ored the original resolution, and believed
the neonle should be relieved from the OPP
nression of monopoly. He said if
the nresent law was valid at all,
If was in the best possible condition.
The country was complaining OF of lack
of legislation. Original Republicans he
believed to be as good as the Democrats.
IF they made liberal, comprehensive
platform they would carry the State next
election.
Senator Casey, of Jefferson, thought they
should expunge the resolution. 1t was in
the interests Of corporations, because, ne
feared, the law was. He would prefer to
declare the principle that the sovereign
people had right to control railroads
He preferred that Mr.. Morrison resolution
should be enunciated in this platform.
They were not in the interests OF corpora
tons, but under the organic law would con-
troll corporations.
Mr.. Durham, of Henry, would not care
| if the original resolution was stricken out,
but he was decidedly opposed to the sub,
stitute offered by the gentleman from Mar
ion. 1t seemed to him that sound policy
dictated to them that, having enacted
law, they should abide by it until it hac
been fully tested. The law referred to By
the resolution was well known to be in thu
interest of the people and against monopo
lies.
i Mr.. Ballow, of Adams, was not prepared
to give up the old Democratic party, comin
as he did from strong Democratic coun
Ity. He was in favor of striking out no
lonly the resolution under discussion, bu
all the resolutions reported by the com
lmittee, if that was to be State platform
:, He wanted a State convention to construc
. platform.
r A substitute offered for the resolutio
by Mr.. Morrison was lost, and the resolu
ton was adopted.
! The last resolution was adopted.
wTPING OUT THE DEMOCRACY.
e The question was on adopting the pr,
r amble and resolutions. Senator Casey,
e Jefferson, understood the preamble to rea
Tile DSIIlOCEdtiC party OuO VI OAAoSShSSs 49,
Z he didn't want to 60. He moved to recol
: slider the vote by which the preamble WI
! adopted A Democratic army OF 5000, o.
!; men was not to be mustered out In 81
! gle night.
@ Mr.. Shumway, of Christian, moved
l. reconsider the vote by which the resol
e tons and preamble were adopted. He d
), not think the meeting represented tt
', Democratic party of the State, and no ne
~ departure should be taken except by
d State Convention Several of the resolr
lie tons were obnoxious. The shippers, me
chants, and grain-dealers of the State d
h not favor the Railroad law, which was al
a. distasteful to competing points, even IT
he does satisfy the grangers. He protest
u against the adoption of the resolutions, a.
y" if the caucus did anything at all, merely d
es liver an address to the old party.
y Mr.. Geo. Walls, of Duquoin,a gentlem
a. who last fall was defeated for congress
the Liberal ticket, and who was presel
er next spoke. There were gentleman
,r- over the country who were recognized
ne ne standard bearers. For one he was oppos
to abandoning the old party. If th
ly adopted these resolutions they ga
n. it out to the country that the Democra
he party of Illinois should not longer be s.
ms tanned They might have great deal
IT. gain by maintaining the Democratic par
;es and mil ht lose great deal by abandoni
en- it. Let them maintain the Democra
ats party until they got something bett
sct Applause. They had nothing bet
ale now. In 1872 the Liberal candidates
in fewer votes than they would if they ST
~ Un on straight Democratic platform.
Mr.. Harrington, of Kane, said when
gentleman spoke of the Democratic pa
ed he spoke of something that had no e.
DE tence. lApplause.l
IT, IT, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DIED AT BAL
"a MORE.
err. There was no Democratic party in MI
igan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, or q
an where in the west. The principles
I'D forth in the preamble and resolutions W
* Democratic. Those who came from SoI
ern counties might have Democratic
lat CARNATIONS, but there were none in
no North. The Democratic party was '
a dead.
vas Rogers. of Mclean, was opposed
tn dissolution. and Mr. Marsh, of Adams,
other way.
Mr.. Stroud, of Logan, inquired wi
he would go if they gave up the party
Senator Brooks, of Will, was not
pared to vote on the resolutions, as he
n not know the wishes Of his 1900 Democ
D. ic constituents.
DC De Mr., Moore of Adams, said it was
Oe- portant they should unite and harmon
Before abandoning the old party, had t
. not better pick out some place to go
self Was it wise or best to abandon the
e to party now?
,T PSr Senator Murphy, of Perry, insisted