Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-25
REFORM OR REVOLUTION.
Meeting of the Independent Con-
VentiOnS in Illinois and
Indiana.
Full State Tickets Ominated-Declara.
ton of Principles.
ILLINOIS.
THE INDEPENDENTS IN COUNCIL.

| THE INDEPENDENTS IN COUNCIL
The Illinois Independent State Convention
assembled at Springfield on Wednesday the
10th inst, and was called to order by w. c.
Flagg. who nominated the Hon. j. M. Allen,
of Henry county, as temporary Chairman. Mr.
Allen was unanimously elected, and returned
thanks very briefly.
Mr. G. G. Schiller, of Stephenson county. was
elected temporary Secretary, Mr.. Thomas
Wolfe, of Ford county, was elected Assistant
Secretary.
The Secretary. on motion, called the dele
gates by districts.
When the motion was about to be put APP
pointing the Committee on Resolutions, Jere
G. Pattissn, of Stephenson, moved that the
committee be instructed to have 500 copies of
the resolutions, to be reported, printed for
the members. Carried.
Gen. w. b. Anderson, of Jefferson, moved
| that all resolutions be referred to the Com
mittee on resolutions without debate. This
J was adopted.
S. p Tuft, of Marion, moved the following
resolution
Resolued. That we recommend to the Com
mittee on Resolutions the favorable consdera-
ton of the Decatur platform.
AuOpIeu.
The Convention then adjourned for dim
ner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the absence of the reports Of the COM
mittees appointed in the morning, ex-Gov.
Palmer. at the solicitation of the convention,
addressed the delegates upon questions of the
day.
The Chairman called the Convention to or
der once more, and announced that a tele
gram had been received from the Indiana
State Convention, which was read as fol-
| lows:
| INDIANAPOLIS, June 10, 1874.
To the President of the Farmers Convention:
The brethren in council here on behalf OF the
! independent voters of Indiana, send greeting to
their brethren in Illinois, and ask word of cheer.
is represented, and the Exposition Building
crowded with delegates and friends
INDIANA CONVENTION.
A reply was sent as follows:
SPRISGFIELD, H., June 10. 1874.
To the Presto ent OF the Indiana Farmers conven-
/ ton
Every district in illinois FULLY represented and the
greatest enthusiasm a a harmony prevailing. We
have struck out for ourselves, and we shall fight it
out this line, with glorious prospects OF success.
All hail.
(Signed) JAMES ALLEN, President.
| A State Central Committee, consisting of
one member of each Congressional District,
was appointed.
1 Il. ,
offered the following resolution, which was
adopted, the rules having been suspended for
that purposes
Resolred, That this convention send greet
ing to the Governor of Wisconsin for the
manly and noble stand he has taken in pro-
tecting the people of his State from the OPP
preston and dictation of corporations.
| Resolced, That we hope two years hence to
have Governor of this State who will, with
equal vigor, assert and maintain the soyer-
eighty of the people over the railroad and
other corporations, which have thus far de-
fed the law and insulted as well as robbed the
people.
A. C. Hesing, of Chicago, being in the hall,
was loudly called for. He said he was much
obliged by being called on to address the con-
vention, but, as he knew he differed from
many of the delegates, he would prefer not to
speak until he knew what platform the con-
vention would adopt.
The Committee on Credentials then report
ed, by reading list of the delegates, repre-
senting IS counties, there being $50 delegates
in actual attendance. 1t was claimed that
Logan, Clark, Cumberland and other counties
had delegates present, and that the Thirteenth
district was entirely omitted. The report was
amended by counties. The only represents
ton from Cook county was those from the
Workingmen's Association, who were admitted
without question.
The Committee on Resolutions made their
report. The Chairman, Prof. Turner, stated
that an immense mass Of papers had been laid
before them. By courtesy they read them all,
but judgment compelled them to fall back
upon the Decatur platform. Loud and re-
peated cheering.] The ideas embraced in the
document were the same, although the Ian
| guage was somewhat different. He called
upon the Secretary of the Committee, Mr..
Clumpitt, of Lake county, to read the docu-
ment, which he did, as follows:
We, the farmers, mechanics laborlng men
and other citizens of Illinois in convention as
sembled, deening it needful for the best in
| terests of this State and nation that indie
pendent political action be taken by and in be-
half of the producing, industrial and other
business claims, and in opposition to the cor
| porate monopolies that are influencing and
controlling our Legislatures, courts and Execu-
tives, and Expressing our citizens, appealing
to the great fundamental principles of Ameri-
can liberty, and inviting the favorable judg-
ment of our corntrymen. do hereby
Resoice, That the preservation of our ma
tienal life imperatively demands that every
American voter should attend with care at the
primary nominations and elections, SO as to
insure the election Of competent and honest
men to all offices in the government of the
| people.
| 2. That the recent record of the political
parties of this country was such as to forfeit
the confidence and respect of the people, and
that we are therefore absolyed from all al
legiance to them, and will act no longer with
\ them.
3. That we insist upon severe retrenchment,
reform and economy in all branches of our
public affairs, and believe that with such
economy the tax now collected from the peo-
pie might be reduced at least one-half with
out impairing the efficiency of any branch of
the public service, State or national.
4. That we demand the immediate reform
of abuses in tile civil hervice through which
the patronageof the Government is dispensed.
as a reward for partisan service rather than
with regard to the public necessity.
| 5. That we are in favor of improving and
perfectlng the navi, alton Of our lakes and
| rivers and water connections as soon as it can
be properly done.
g. That wa are opposed to any further
/. grants of public land or loans of the public
credit and Of national. State or local subscrip-
tons in aid Of corporations.
T. That we demand the repeal of our Ma
tional Bal king law, and that the Government
should issue q legal-tender currency direct
from the Treasury, interchangeable for Gov
eminent bonds, bearing the lowest possible
rate of interest.
g. That we hold our patent laws are too
often made to subserve the int tests of mo-
| Dopoliafa and that fbov sbould h. o.--r-,1--