The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-04
ALETTER WORTH READING.
THE TRUE PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
Home Rule and Good Men.

Most people in this State have heard of
Hon. David A. Brown. of Sangamon coun-
ty, so long president of the Illinois State
Agricultural Society, and one Of the fore
most farmers in the State Mr.. Brown
is at present the Democratic or minority
member of the Railroad and Warehouse
Commission. He is knsman of Hon F.
L. Cable, of this city. Being solicited to
be candidate for congress he wrote the
following letter to Gen. Mcconnell which
was read TO the convention
BATES, III August 9Th 1874
Ny DEAR SIR :-You letter Of the Odd
inst, soliciting my consent to a nomina
ton by the Independent Reform party as
their candidate for congress in the twelfth
congressional district, have received
| have also had the honor to receive 9TH
err letters If similar import from es-
teemed citizens in different parts of the
district,
These letters inform of very general
sentiment in the Reform party in favor of
my nomination have carefully consid-
cred all Of them.
Circumstances Of personal nature,
with which you and other friends are al
ready familiar, have determined me to de-
cline the nomination, should it be rendered
me. This decision, on my part hope you
will communicate to the convention that
meets in Springfield, on the LIST day of Sep
TENDER next.
should be doing injustice 10 my own
feelings did | fail to express to you and
others interested the emotions excited by
these manifestations of confidence and es
TEEN, coming, as they do, from people
in the midst of whom have lived for over
~ years, and for all that time, for aught
know without an enemy, The recoliec-
ton by me of these marks of favor and
confidence, must ever furnish new incen
tive to perseryering and untaltering dis |
charge OF whatever public duty | may
have to perform in the future. To the |
citizens OF one of the counties of this dis |
trict-the county of Meuard-l owe so
much that | cannot let this occasion mass
without making a special acknowledgement,
OF my obligations to her people When
poor bog my lot was east among them
they received and welcomed me: Ny tolls
have been cheered by their appreciation,
and my life has been Sweetened by their
open hearted inequalities. Their unsolic. |
tied action placed me in a position of indie |
pendence, allude to my appointment
through their influence By the late Judge
Lockwood as clerk of the circuit court of |
the county, and whenever an orportuni
ty has been offered them, the peopIe of
that county, over lookiug my errors and
over estimating my merits have given me
constant and generous support. | never
think OF them without heart filed with
gratitude
1t Is my disposition at all times to fulfill
as lar as possible the wishes of my fellow
ciazens, and my declining to be a candi.
date at this time is not due 40 anv want Of
agreement with the principles for which
the independent Reform party is contend.
ing. on the contrary, | am in hearty
sympathy with them in all their reforms,
tory~neasares. L believe that the go,
ing faiiread legislation of this state should
be sustained and enforced until theron oLI1
tested before the courts: and wouI 60,
any legislation by congress under the ~
Oh regulating commerce betweeDtbe sta,oS
which shall deprive the people of tbe;,
present controlling influence through s,sta
iegislanon, and that the claims of railroad
companies to the right to fix the rates .nd
fares independent OF the people. involyas
the highest attribute of soyereigntv-,ho
right OF coDquerer 10 levy coutribnt;ons
at VIII hp0n a subjugated pennle =. |
state, and as this power cannot co,ov;e.
with. q government of the people, il mn.,
be resisted.
l believe that the right of the lesisla.
ture 70 regulate and contrcl the RAILROADS
OF the state ought to be vindicated. estah- |
lished and maintained as an essential attri-