, 1874-03-19
Farmers Convention in Tho E|ehfh
Illinois Congressional Dis
trfct. -
The Platform Of the Decatur Oonyen.
tion Fully fndorBed
Anti-Monopol1sts' Convention IN the
Twelfth congressloaf Dtuttict.'
War Declared on All Special
Privileges

JAoHsoS7t1tkt Ill., h'roh lo:-Ilo following
a1o tho RESOLUTIONS adopted by tho Anti
Monopoly convoutioh Of tho Twelfth congrea-
S'onhl District, hold in thia city yeatordas.
wnEnEAs, Tho great practical political issue Of to
ciyi.cd world, il tho isnt,e, ,iot nannst cAisl Of
wealth rs such, but against al unjust 1nonopoos of
whntoser 5,.s, sort mud
organIsud conbic!, III ohS for, or smother, Wiz
s'' s Of r IT, IT, Ct onss wa ss Hs y I % ss
l!lo1iobolicb, wo desire 10 throw o,r burner to
tho breo1o on tho Side Of tho attl-nonorusts, THAI
ourseves In favor of a just md equal oil sair uud
10y no1, t,sst, ssnnao ~ M a. wealt o utfIc usefulness
Setoad-We believe thnt all men layo liz Inherent
right y tlo nat sy pleane with tDir owl, wi,oeSer
public weal, and ii cuHe whatever ,n which They do
.is matter. tho pcopte themselves md not individuals
IHita-I9e belavatlat tho ehest wsf.Seine of thu
N:r,ino nd of ths race teares TINT ali th,ustdd i'm.
u Il ot she ar staSai .aeni
le ~ estsst lraatlta6lo ,oinent, AUDI ahoatd this
nocted reform like all other RETURNS. involve trim.
silent losHcs and nronYoniouces 10 nividual or oyyn
10 corporations or whoc communities # men, tho re-
atice nlready perretrntcdj aud we declare thut In
riEahg tfcge eyi b. Tho real f1,danlbnn' principles
Il H. o l,s9 somnon a. applied without ptejadlco ard
LILO BlBet-anchor d[ OUT hopes.
catlons Of tie common INV as tnjdst and, hica!dl
r Principles aeove % Il Tits gra ns sofRRis f1isRii a IT,
reoey eoSey yanaossgs niss n yse ~ js I'iss Ct e 5
.nco. hit wo hope to tcr,nlnae ihis present struggle
egal hud peaceful Helms. -
Ft}Ah-No dcclaro ourBevest therefore, pbtbs6u to
so s 1sas1b %2asbs s1a IL t nsaas mGnGgos r. ~ ,o e ssF
whether by private greed public rnclise; who.lof
Of o''se power or wealth, obtained q hol used
%Holhef they Srghaie viii sonbna T sass Is rni fi5 Il
stoFcrs or caalIss es Of eaenssa Il o,eoacghers
courts md laws; whether they rcse to raiiroads. Of
bauhs Of tarIB, Or any other ittres eitNet tub!is
lion and DISQUALIFICATION, Of wliatcvpr surt; and
Nc inyoko all the combined rcao,irces Of 'both
n e eommon sa tue satute law to forever put IN end
ststh-MotloInly by indisidtihis, obtained by In.
gro:ss,ns or by mstng III tlls narkot i
lieu By 1siW. Hnt f1an Las by natural tight tno ex
elusiye power ot vending his own rroduse Or mhn.
this, ~ cl nb oil ohet fundamental rrintipo. 81 ht
comnlon latT should 10 vigorously administered and
ssrenth-Whilo wp admit tho absolute necessity and
extremo utility Of our ratroa. aia other corporations,
m a Wg w assfS s 70 deal WITH them Ggn on tsfns
plate with PECULIAR solieulo tho r|ae Of power IN
tho Rophbio that according to Mr. Frunk Gilbert anl
from tie nophDis, pesde thrir rtsta Of way. tlan
there y III tho ak New England Suites, with Now
xa1rh pcnnsyyana Aew Jersey Ohio, lndsna In a,1d
Or money yoIed ns FREQ gift from this stao alonct
btsldrs lights of ay, ind untold ossca lii STICKS,
power capable of sdsost nstanaiieous eon,5ihati6h
nnu cooperation under tho unEcrupllous leaaer-
sp o. g sono s o ,vo Or thTe9 mo poEfr already