, 1874-08-28
POLITICAL
A Calm Review of the
Illinois Opposition
Convention.
Taken All in All, It Was q
Remarkable AS
semblage.
4 Rebuke to the Old Congress
sional Democrats.
The Basis of a National Reform
Party in 1876.
The Party Of 10 Ledlie and Two
Other Men Dies Away.
It Is and Has Always Been a Voice
Without a Body.
The Missouri Democrats Gall for
the Payment Of Bonds in
Greenbaoks.
Congress Has Usurped the Right to
Issue Currency, Hence the
Justice Of Robbery.
The Pennsylvania Democrats De-
- feat the Philadelphia Ring.
'Ra1l for Grant by the New Jersey
Republicans.
Zen Butler Announces Himself as Can
didate for Congress.
Congress Has Usurpcd the Right to
Issue Currency, Hence the
Justice Of Robbery.
The Pennsylvania Democrats De.
. feat the Philadelphia Ring.
'5a1l for Grant by the New Jersey
Republicans.
Zen Butler Announces Himself as q Can
didate for Congress.
THE ILLINOIS OPPOSITION.
.Sptctd{ U,spUtcb to The Ehicaao Tribune.

Sptetai Dspateh to The Chicaao Tribune
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 27.-The Convention yes
torday was taken all in all, remarkable assom-
bage. It was q gathering OF tho brains Of tho
old Democratic party. met for the purpose Of ro-
voltlng against tho old and somewhat suporannu-
ated chiefs, who layo for twonty years regularly
taken possession OF tho Btato Conventions and,
oblivious Of tho progress Of ovonts, have Bought
to porpotuato their own ascendanoy, md to pro-
eeryo thoir own consistency. Tho bane Of tho
Democratic party has been for many years its
e1-mombora OF Congress, and tho cowardIy men
who are In Congross. Tho ono claaa insist That
things shall 10 as thoy wore in their day tho
other oppose progress or any change lost it may
interfere with their chancoa. At tho Convoution
yesterday tleso mon were all present. Marshall,
Richardson, Crcbs, Alton, Robinson, Eden. and
Rico, aud an, while acknowledging that
deprecated paper money waa q curse,
and All swearing that they wero for
hard money, woro too pusillanimous
to say What they thought. Some Of those men
nero in Congress aud voted for groenbackB: and
they 1efor to this fact and confidently ask,
"What position will / be iu II the party now ro-
joct tho papor form Of money, and 50 back to
coin ?" Col. Richardson insists that il is al i'll
suit to him. aud, while ho would favor hard mon-
oy as au original proposition, he
WOULD SoT sunM1T TO DE 1SsuLTED.
Hence ho was for paying bonds in papor. Crebs
told tho Convention that all tho bonds we're, by
thoir e1press terms. payable in gold except
by new bonds. would bo in the aamo condition.
no said there was bat little robin to doubt that
all the bonds would bo payable in gold: Still, ho
would not go back on tho old leadors by Baying
80. Josh Allen insisted tat ho bad opposed in
Congress- tho contract to Pay gold and he
thought tho Democracy should Htand by him.
These men have boon as 1nlllstoncH around the
nook Of the Democratic party in Illinois foryonrs
and on Wednesday tho struggle vas whether
they should bo thrown overbonrd or not.
The younger aud rising mon resolved to do 10.
They united in an invitation to all WHO wanted
All honost declaration Of honest principles to
meet with them, and tue result was Tho grand
victory, accomplished The whole. grcenback
waB repu0lated; upon it waa stamped the brand
Of raprobatlon, and an open declaration matlo
that ITO more papor 10 insucd; that tue present
paper DO made equal to coin, md that tho ma
tionn' dobt be paid in the Only money known to
1t is bnt just to say that nlr. Morrison. tho
Democratic motnber Of Congress from the A[ou-
roe District was foromost in the fight for tho
! NEW TOL1cY;
iu this he was sustained by GOV. Palmer, and by
score Of Democratic editors who have passed.
| beyond the aetvltndo OF acting AZ more personal
| organs for members OF Congress. At tn8t tho
NM, ~ 1 ioa presa ot tno @ a,e - u ,
nma as ~ mnIn ,Sneer t5G moro ecnD Of Tue
held by tbeso @ n ieaep. aa aJ ut ~
vItiort u,r,,n, ~ iuels mas ny ..
had yot,a uas hcoloh o. aGIoesseh WHO
nIesshv raenn ant,aS .o chan6e o. pooy 1ot mex,
frank1y roin;cod t%at - "" IT, dna ILL., wa oaos s ill.,
;,nnrooahIc roo ~ tr,t ~ iant snny s.ooo oA 'no
;hn y;etorv Will, tIn t4 iaa,n,; rnu nong9ss:
aidni nv lin HAL .Ia>a.,t ~ @ patJ "ao
Th;a oemc,,t IN ah"ua, hv'uu. snIt W. ca,inE ~.
nartv sot ont with ~" w f i, oeea, a,,,
viii sucl nareo,a as ,nm "5eo W ~ a'tE on'
manly declaration that tho nation,1 pn ann n
shal bo romoyol frnnn liza fa,t, ~ una,,,atin'
se' nt ~, " ,oti"nai ,on Ae tol Of spoonlatloh
mancnt inatoaa of tnc.,oI'n 1I,m at ~ gwen PET
the nntnmsl crnit sha'l ns5a sans tnst @na III.
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