The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-31
GOV. PALMER'S VIEWS.
Letter From s. S. HAYS.

The following were among the letter
read before the Democratic State Commit
tee, at its meeting on Wednesday, at III,
Sherman House in Chicago:
CHICAGO, July 30 lS74.-HoN. c. II
MCCORMICK, Chairman Democratic Cen
trail Committee. -Dear Sri have re
ccived your note Of last evening, INVITING
me to a meeting of the State Democratic
Central Committee and other gentlemen
at the Sherman house to-day. While |
have strong sympathy with and attachment
for my old Democratic friends \ do not feel
at liberty to attend the meeting referred
to, holding as | do an Office of ii ron. poliri
cal character by appointment and unani-
nous confirmation of a mayor aud com
mon council consisting Of members of both
the old parties.
As long as | shall retain nav present 20.
sltlon, my views Of propricty and rood
faith will prevent me from taking part ia
politics further than to exercise the eli
zen's night Of suffrage.
With great respect for the committee
and yourself personally, | am trniv your
friend. : : i(,ys
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 2S, IS74-Deay
S,r 1t will be impossible for Inc 10 be
10 Chicago on the 29ri inst, ana PERHAPS
1t Is quite proper that [ should not make
an effort in that direction. unless that | was
better to prepared 70 express the views Of
the Liberal Republicans With whom / act
ca ~ 49, and hope to cooperate with in
the canYas OF the present year.
1t seems to NE, IT | may take the ll-
erty OF making suggestions TOR the consi!-
Grafton OF yourself and your friends who
may meet IN Chicago 10 morrow. that the
work which lies before you is that OF con-
tiibutlng to the organization aul cansolida
u'h. OF the elements vi the opposition t.
The party which admits OF no other defini.
non than that ii holds possession OF the .
government.
This parry is now SD COMPLETELY under
the control OF mere political uaDagers and
their adherents that hereafter its fprmsl
platforms will declare any form Of D,litiraI
doctrine to he ''republicanjsm which Will
catch votes and ~repudiate the sounJ,st
and best established truths whatever. and
wherever they taay happen to be unpopu-
lar. fN
1t cannot, aud will never acai, .ubmit
to the country an honest. frank. aud we'll.
dehned platform of principles. 1t waula
have gone to pieces during the last Session
OF Congress, but for the tarit agreement
OF the leaders that everything in states
manship and polite, should rhenceforth be
regarded as nunes>entisi.
And 1t must be apparent that what is
known as the opposition have A. yet de
teTniuied upon Do comm n ground of Ar
u'n nr dol supposc It To he possible now
to prtsent the country a declaration al.
pfineiples upon which ali opposed 10 the
parry III power san agree.
IL Is trae that every citizen must per-
ceive "a The reckies,ress and extravaganza.
OF Congress. aud in the corrrntion which
disgrace almost every d-parluent of thr I
public service, and ia tue nr-,achman,s
Uf Congress and the federal is6ic;srv-n,on
the rights of the people, aud ,ba;y -
tempt for the limitati,n us Of the c.ps,;,,
iiUn occasions ground or alarm but ,hedif
i:eaity to be ~surmounted is t. lind some has;s
I'll union which will enable the people tacl-
operate for the public good.
In my judgement this end can be secur-
ed in but q way. aud that is, to 60 be-
fore the country upon a declaration of
principles that shall be frank, unevasiye,