The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-25

the people, irrespective OF past part aniiia-
tons, to join us in the holy war. i
"Fourth-Much will depend on thename
chosen for the new party. Farmers par
tv' will not do at all it is too narrow, and
would nut us at once on the defensive
against the charge of inconsistency, because
the farmers, as such, are class, as much
so as the monopolists themselves. 1t
should be short, comprehensive name.
THE Peoples Anti Monopoly Party ex-
presses about the right thing, but is too
long. | would suggest either Anti Mo-
nopoly' or the Peoples party. 1t is alb
solutely essential that the plan of action
should be agreed upon in the main before
! the Convention meets, or, at least, well
thought over; and that its adoption be
assured in outline beforehand. This can
be done by the timely efforts and thoughts
of all the members. If the Nav Conyen-
ton finds us all at sea on these points, moth
ing short of miracle can save us from de
struction.
So says our friend, | need not say
that concur most heartily in these senti-
ments, and will only add that, if we can
only manage to organize our new party 50
that it can naturally grow, like the cedars
! OF Lebanon, from the bottom upwards, all
ages will have reason to bless our memory.
But, if we go on to organize it on the old
caucus-system, to be manipulated from the
top downwards, we shall, in the end, have
the most corrupt and dangerous party that
was ever on this continent.
II Yours truly, j. Il. TURNER.
JACKSONVILLE ILL.,, April II, 1874.
i SIR: | have read with pleasure the let
ter of Prof j. B.Turner, Of our city, in re-
gard to the coming Bloomington Conven-
ton, in your issue of the 18th.
! 1t the Republican party is to go on from
bad to worse if it has determined to re
pudiate most of its promises looking T.,
honesty and reform in the administration
of national affairs if Butlerism is to usurp
J the place Of Republcanism if the party
in Illinois is to indorse the financial views
promulgated after careful and deliberate
study, by Logan, and Oglesby, and their
} friends in the Senate if Ciyil-Service re-
form and all other reforms are to be stan
gled by the leading politicians of the dom.
inant party, and our Congresses are t.
spend their time wholly in Investigating
gigantic swlndles and corruptiOns, theI
there must be some new party for the
J young men of the country OF noble ambi-
tion TO unite their fortunes with; and that
: party must not be composed Of any ont
class of citizens. y new party, to be sue
cessful, must be broad and liberal, and EN-
t brace all classes who earnestly desire hon
e esty, purity, and ability in the administra
, ton of the affairs of the Government Al
: Prof Turner says, the new party must no
be organized on the old caucus system, bu
e in opposition to it, and in harmony with in
} dependent free action.
/ The party of the future, or its members
+ will never question the right that Free
man Clarke cOntended for last year ia tn
i Massachusetts, Republican Convention
e the right to bolt all corrupt nominations
d and to defy all forms of Butlerism in GU
t politics.
I agree with Prof Turner that tn
B Bloomington Convention ought not I
I christen this party the Farmers party
e for then some of us, though we may hav
= tDiled hard for years on poor farm il
Egypt would not be able to cO-operat
with it. if we desired to, for we may not b
J farmers now while Others, who have mad
= their money by selling dry goods or grocer
c les, or dealing in ward and State politics
/. can easily cooperate if it will pay suffi
GENTLY, by purchasing suburban residences
e doffing their city clothes, aud coming GU
t 6rstclass farmers. If We are to have ncN
I party, let it be one that any who please t,
can work and vote with,
e ResnecttuIly, JAMES VI. NORTH.