The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-22
JANUs-FACED.
It Needs an Interpreter

The Illinois Republican State Platform
is fearfully and wonderfully made. The
resolution ''made to catch the Dutch was
cbristeped by one of the delegates from
this county as ''the social evil plank.
What German opinion is upon that plank
and upon the whole platform, may be
learned by reading an article in this paper
from the Illinois Stats Zeitung. The
Republicans seem to have succeeded in
disgusting the German-Americans more
than ever.
How the currency planks are viewed
may be Judged by the following:
The platform of the party stands in IA
vor of free banking and specie payments
at the earliest practicable day." The
National Republican platform Of 1872,
which is pretended to be reafirmed, says
"a speedy resumption of specie payments.
There is a material difference in the phra-
seology. The platform of 1872, taken in
conjunction with the Presidents veto and
his memorandum to Jones, would amount
to an Endorsement of those documents in
the main, whereas, specie Payments at
the earliest practicable day, leaves a gap
for the Imagination as wide as from July
to eternity. Chicago Times (IndepeRd-
ent)
1--WE take no imitation in ours" says the
Republican party of Illinois--and no CON
traction" neither Chicago journal { Re
publican pdper,)
This new programme Of the repudia-
~ anaraSlxy ~
the city of Washington, was carried out in
letter and in spirit by the Republican par
ty conventions of Illinois and Indiana, on
Wednesday last. Both of those conven-
tions pronounced for imitation. Both of
them enunciated an Endorsement of the
position of Morton, Logan, and
the rest of the Republican Pendle-
tonians. Both of them declared for q
further imitation Of an irredeemable credit.
currency for an increase and indefinite
extension of a forced debt upon the peo-
pie without interest, and secured only by
the silver tongued Oglesbys patent Gem
ent of blood" And thus, in Illinois and
Indiana, have the Pendletonan repudia,
tionists fairly opened their campaign
ChicogO Times independently
The Illinois Republicans declare for spe
Gle payment; the Indiana Republicans de
mand more currency LOlaS RepUbE
can (IRdepeadent
These two conventions illinois and In
diana) have, in the most emphatic and un
mistakable manner, approved and adopted
the policy urged by the representatives Of
those States in the senate-.S. L0Wjt
Democratic Republican poper.l
Messrs. Logan and Farwell were thor
oughly snubbed at Springfield. and they
deserved it.-N; Louis Gi0be,-( Republj.
can paper.
Mr. Logan, after his fight in the Senate
for imitation, has gone home to Illinois and
undertaken to convince his constituents il
the Republican State Convention that hon
esty is not the best policy. The Conven
ton has repudated him and his fnancia
trickery.-N Y. Tri6une,-( independent
The Republican State Convention in II
hnois has opened the campaign with plat
torn declaring boldly for free banking ant
inAation.-N J. Herold.-( independent
Grants party in his own State spoke
yesterday upon the only question that now
challenges much attention. The Republ
can State Convention Of Illinois denouncc;
the cancellation of a single greenback -
Cincinnati Eaqmrr,-( Dem0cratic.)
The above are samples of the great lati
tude of opinion inspired by this janus faced
double-meaning platform, platform
which nobody respects and which every
body regards as piece Of jugglery con
structed to cheat voters.