The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-07-25
GALL A CONVENTION.

Il NAV be regarded as settled, we presume
that there will bc no democratic convention
called this fall, either for this county or con-
cr.ssional district We are not aware that
there is either county or congressional ais
,rict committee in existence authorized 10
call sucl, convention; and if there were we
should greatly question the cxpediency OF
calling either 1t may be very true that the
peoplc have become disguised with the re-
publican party, and that on fair and iuii
count, a large majority OF the voters OF TINS
county and congressional district VIII he
found opposed to the republican party hu'
while the people have enquestionably become
disguised with Grantism and republicanism,
they have not fallen in love with democracy,
meaning by the term the old democratic par
ty The newly awsked disgust OF the people
refers to both the old parties, and the time
has come for the effective organization OF
that new party, better than either the TpuD'
|lican or democratic, lofticr in its asEra'iohs
w,serin ITS methods and holder in its en-
dcavors," whioh even the Republican Ma
tional Commttee, in their recent address,
admit to be unquestionaby desiraD'e''
Whether the nucleus of that new organiza
ton is TO be found in the " Independent y
party, which. held the recent state convention
at Springfield, or whether the real germ OF
the triumphant new party still lies hidden
We are not undertaking to decide. The only
way for that new party to deyelopc Its organ
ic growth is to call meetings, hold con'eh-
ttons, get up discussion and agitation, ana
then los naturally and Inevitably as water
finds It's level, the various clements of which
1t is1o be composed will rapidly crystalize
into homogeneous, compact, irresistible
body. "a. r..'h' 'aa s7a1e VS. Odd"
Ne believe there is an existence IN lhis
county q central committee of what one ana
two years ago was called the Independent
Reform Party The nameis an excellent
ore, and sufficiently descriptive OF the new
patty, the organization OF which even the
leaders of the Republican party admit to be
enthusiastically dcsrnble." Let that com
,nittee call county convention, and make
LAt Gull UlOSu " "'ih'' WY ~ |
posed to tue prescat republican organization
We believe such convention, properly call
ed with its objects thoroughly understood
beforehand by the wotcrs, would bring out
full attendance IN CHS county and go far
towards giving an active existence here to
that" uneues. io,raaely desirable " rev party.
We believe, also Mr.. Charles Snoad, of
viii county, is Woe president for this con
yressiona, district Of the "lndependcnt party
md that, as such, 1t is his function 70 call a
convention of this congressional district. If
his supposition ii correct, we suggest to
'ir, Snoad the callhiEg of 4 congressional CON
'ention without dGiOy; and let him also make
he call broad enourh to include the entire
ppositioG 10 reptsjIicansm. Wllen all these
dement's get together, it viii be their first
luty, as they will rss.ke it their first object to
lgree upon some common ground upon which !
III can stand and hold together. Ii Is in this
way only that the rev party can be consoli-
lated, and it is time TO begin the work in
arnest