, 1874-05-25
NOTES AND OPINION.

axst Monday In December, 1875.
NOTES AND OPINION.
oandidates for nomination by the Illinois ne-
publican State Convention, juno II:
For Stats Treasurer-George 4. s1ndera, now
Deputy State Treasurer; Thomas 8. 1ldseway, of
slawneetown; Z. X. 1onos, Of Quincy; oonrad
s' IL snpsriatsndent Of Public MISUNDERSTANDING
Batotnn1 the present Incumbent; Fine. Baldwin, Of
ss' Coo; ssny T. Il " sa2x = SSsIs
0gla County
The inflation Iasue came too late in Oregon
to bo recognized in the regular platform way.
But ne observe that, While tie Republican nowa-
paporB and candidates. dodge 1t, tho 1ndepend-
cuts sustain tho President ION this question:,
aud tho Democrats, not liking to suataiu Grant
on any question, full back to the original Demo-
cratic dogmas OF hard money.
The Danvile Qll*) Times, independent anti
inf1ation, says:)
10th Of Juno will have splendid opportunities for
drafting tin outlines OF purity u whl.t all who
~ ana T may "0f
The Aledo Qu.) Banner, Independent anti
imitation, BayB;
we cannot tell what this doth Of June} Convention
WI d. and Of course cannot say wo VIII indorso ia
action In the future: but we bolleyo It can do good.
Tho Illinois s.ato journal {Ropubiican inAa-
tion) is busy discussing with anti-in1ation Re-
publican newspapers the, "Tosts OF Political
Orthodoxy and, in an argument Addressed to
tho "recalcltrant" COS It is pleased to term it)
Ltch1eld Monitor, tho State journal says:
Tho Republican party existed long h.fore rroadent
Grant member Of Il, and bus n,ats him Hlat hs
H. II tho creator IN superior to the creature tte
party haa certainly not surrendered eny right 6 thaa
fact to exprcss s opinions But IT, s. tic lioslto,
condsun Congress- or oondcmu tho veto und sustain
Congreas 1t il better TINT the breach lhould bs wi!n
QUE unanimous delegation in Congress-
Tho Marslalltown Republican,, edited by
| Capt. Neidig, Chairman Of tho Iowa Republican
| State Contral Committee, warns The Rcpubll.
cans to Is watch especially that no nrobrands bo
thrown into tho State platform" As Capt. Moi.
| dig is for intuition, would the thirteenth plauh
OF tho last National Republican platform 10, in
Ills opinion, firebrand? In this connection W
find tho following in the Keokuk Constitution,
The Des Moinss Sac Rtgister advises tue Iowa 10.
publican State Convention to Let tho currency question
tempt to pass resolution either for against
pansion Of tho currency will be aure tn breod li8cord
tho part Of tho Rtaisr would Indicate tint II
| does not believe it's assertion, repeatedly unu
Iowa are in favor Of expansion Of tho currency. II
this assertion wesa truo ths Rglssr ouht to ses thn
~ sxponsion plank IN the nennusan s.ate PLATFORM
ut the election In October.
| Alao, tho Keo1uk Cats City says:
The State Rsaster don't want any lnznrlant exnan~
Republican patforn. It th!nka fiaa.anSing I,ia.k
enoGh and aHa @ s can na Unite M Ra .t TIT n + ar M
geats t.: Ss IT,
tories upon specte-resurnption platform Il t. not
p%nS II ,Ga 9 r. III Rpnos1n
| The Carnvillo Enquirer Democratic anti
int1ation) thinks tue Democrats will not taka tho
| field in Illinois rs = party, F" II wisdom charac~
! terzes the action of the [fudopendent] Conven.
t ton to bo held on the 10th Of juno"
! THE Maeomb Eagle and tue Enangham Den,o-
| crat declare for straight Democratic nomina-
tionB.
| The Galona Industrial Press aayn:
Whether tie pGlioy {ot tue new ladepen lot rsry1'
s:hsms WSsh SRS @ as' tia
ourrsnsy or ratse tne pstee Of Go such sorso
lead to ttockganbing and speculation, and bo dtsas
trous 10 81 laSoring sn4 business clAasos we 4psas
and wish to see the new purity right on tho record.
The Burlington Haeok-Eye, In answer to n
contemporary, says Of initiation: !,
1tis not N intangible issue." but ono ot tho most
ss ~ hss sd any tp ", Ut
ut money National immortality national Dishonesty.
yidual diahouesty and corruption, widespread 1t
would be dlBggacoful and Destructive In our ttidg.
meut, tla gsRat question Ia tho moHt tmpornnt o1ls
solution. We are anxious to have it coma before ths
neaple, not baoauso wa desire nav purity deal, hut
that mny. haPly atrenghen purify and re-avrglzs
the Old Republican purity; and mora thRn Ill necausu
served, mud the peopls sayod from thu unnnnhered
evils which thpy viii cersQ1n!y call down upon them
nelycg u they plunge into tho vortex Of unlimited,
irredaomabe paptr-currenoy, which must Inevitably
grace aud ruin.
Tho Petersburg Democrat says:
Tbs platform adopted by tho atute Farmer Asao-
ciatlon laRt winter ut Decatur Ia sound D,mocrRtu
doctrine, but We san 500 no good roasDn why thu
| Democracy should abandon tGetr Organization aud
Convention honast'y roprcsento tho vpwa Of tho Far
and nlonopoists Of tue BtAtc, IN ths rrsou,
tons passed at that mcotiaq why not Join In anl hep
the Democratic party carry them Into efect7 ~.
Wo hopa that ~ tue opposltion to Republican OK
sa..ganeo aud dishonesty may By consolidated to thu
end that Illinois may Ia redooinod from til oluclcs
Of purity whose eyary act tentla to make thv yIct
sicher md tho poor poorer.
Tho Jacksonville Sentinel rooalls tho Demo
cratic traditions in fayor Of hartl-money and
spooe basis, iudorses tho Decatur platform II
"pnre old Jonfarsonian doctrine" and aaya:
Tho Demoorst'o nasues dseply sy1npatAlze w4ta ,A
obocta aud prpoaos Of 1ho Anti -toMopoly uoyeluet
ean Esarssly and eheosfally givs theis I'D ii sn
polls, without any sacrifice Of prnctpc.
Tho Iowa Talls EeHIiae1 sayH that strons
effort will bo made to have tho Iowa Repnblica:
Btate Convention commit tho party to the polic'
Of ofexpans!on. Tho Sentsnsl aays that "Yhia no
ton would be Noxsa thAn fol4y,-Auioidslt L" an
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