The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-18
REPUBLICAN STATE CON-
VENTION.
An Ambiguous Platform.
The Best Part Of the Finance Resolu-
ton Voted Down.
Somebody to be Cheated.

The platform of the Illinois Republican
State Convention, adopted on Wednesday,
is patched-up piece of political legerde
main worthy the initiation editor Of the Chi
cago Inter Ocean, who reported it. 1t is
an artfully worded and tricky affair, made
for the purpose of avoiding split in the
party, and so worded that the Loganites
and the GRANTEES can each derive little
comfort from it on the real question now
before the people-with leaning towards
the Logan side.
Look at it. They begin by saying eve
declare the following to be suJstan-
TALLY our political belief that is,
wherever we find anything in it which we
like we subscribe to it, and what we don't
like we don't subscribe to. In other words
we don think much of it any way, but are
willing to pass it in order to avoid split IN
the party But when the question came
up, as to adopting it, there was "a long
and exciting" and bitter debate, in which
the infationists or Loganites won a real
triumph by striking out these words in the
fourth resolution, viz
THAT we are opposed to any increase in
the amount of legal tender notes and ia
cor the gradual retirement of the same as
the volume of the national bank notes
shall be increased"
This sentence, if adopted, would have
been partial Endorsement of their Presi-
dent and his veto, and gentle censure Of
Logan, Oglesby, Hawley & Co. But the
convention, after "a long and exciting de-
bate, voted it down. and thus, by implica-
ton, said:
1--WE Joror an increase in the amount Of
legal tender notes and are opposed to The
| ''gTadt0l retirement Of the same as the
volume OF the national bank notes shall
''be increased. "
In other words, the contention, by impli
cation, declared IN .fdror ofinRation onc
repudtation.
The first sentence Of the fourth resolu
ton was adopted, -but what does it say
1t says: 1--WE are in favor Of leturn Il
specie payment at the earliest pr0ctjca
"6le day, but when is that? Is it whel
Logan, Oglesby, Hawley, & Co.. say i
practjcojIe2' or when Grant says
practic06ie?" This part Of the resolu
ton is an imitation of Folks celebrate
letter in favor of a jl0{jciOus tariff. III
resolution about return to specie pay
ments, as adopted, is a cowardly piece G
ambiguity and means nothing at all-wa
intended to mean nothing, 1t is no pos
tive expression of opinion, but its leanin
is towards the Logan side. for the reaso
that specie payments will never be resun
ed until congress takes the initiative in tn
matter,-until congress says it is practice
} bic TO resume.
The second resolution declares it unwis
and inexpedient to attempt policy Of in
mediate cancellation Of any portion Of out
j. standing treasury notes,-which is anothC
=, hit at Grant and n triumph for Logan.
r. As a whole, the platform, on the curreT
+ cy question, leans towards Logans sid
h and an indefinite postponement of a IT
X demption of the peoples promises to pay
an indefinite postponement Of return
specie payments
Logan made a speech indorsing ever
resolution of the platform, collectively an
! separately. 1t was reported by his leadir
supporter in the State, Palmer, former
a congressman from Iowa and now edit
Of a paper in which Logan is reported
: have an interest 1t was undoubtedly i
spired by Logan and will be taken as
: quasi Endorsement of the imitation co.
y gressmen from this State.