The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-24

ton were ne longer to be entertained.
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.
The whole platform was unanimously
adopted amid hearty cheers. p /
aiar4-sG HEPLATFoRM. ''
The Democrats and Liberal Republicans
of Massachusetts,, assembled by their dele
gates in convention, to consider the public
exigency. and organize for the great work
of political reform. appealing to all honest
men for cooperation in their efforts, de-
clare and affirm as the basis of this action:
l, We reiterate the declaration compre-
hensively made by the national conven-
tons at Cincinnati and Baltimore, in 1872,
accepting the recent amendments to the
federal constitution as full. final, and
permanent adjustment of the political con-
troversles incident to the late war.
2, We demand for the union the sup
port in full vigor of all its constitutional
powers, as the supreme authority, utterly
repudiating all claim of right by any state
to secede from the union, or to nullify its
laws; and we demand for each state, as
equally inviolable, the right to govern it
self at its sovereign pleasure, subject only
to. the limitations and obligation of the
federal constitution.
8. In the interests Of public morals, the
nations credit. and the common welfare,
we oppose any further issue by the gov
eminent of currency inconvertible with
gold, the worlds recognized measure of
value, and we favor a speedy return to
specie payments as essential to the revival
of the commerce, business, and credit OF
the country, and to the welfare Of the la
boring masses. ra-rgs
4. We arraign the Republican party for
its extravagant expenditure and profigate
waste of the peoples money; for its cor
ruption; for its populations; for its con-
tempt Of constitutional obligations; for its
extortionate increase of sinecures and Of
salaries of our public officers; for its OPP
pressive, unjust, and defective system Of
taxation, finance, and currency, which
have degraded public and private
morality, and brought upon u:
the present depression in the com
mercial and industrial interests of the
country; for its Capitalization Eof power
and its encouragement of monOpolies ano
corporate corruption; for its continuance
of incompetent and dishonest men in Office
and for its general Encouragement Of bott
the state and federal governments.
5. We view with alarm the increase IL
this commonwealth, under Republican
administration, of the public debt, by
prodigal appropriations for objects not de
handed by the public interests. w
denounce unnecessary taxation as grea
crime. . We demand reduction of the stat,
expenditures, rigid enconomy, and the ut
most limitation of the practice OF mortgag
ing the industry of the future for purpose
of doubtful expediercy.
6. The interests of capital aud labor ar
Identical and any attempt to produc
antagonists between the two mus: be in
furious tc both. We favor such Legislation
as will secure to both an open field and fai
play, and to both equal rights and just re
wards under the law.
| 7. We congratulate the good citizens O
the commonwealth upon the removal o
the odious prohibitory law from the statut
books. and we confidently exnect that tn
present law, with such notifications as ex
: perinnce shall suggest, will tend to rromot
! public order and morality, AID ne bes
interests Q" empe-ance.
, s. The Dem q attic pLrtv believes in .
, government of the people, by the people
, and for the people" and therefore oppose
} any constitutional amendments which lin
/ or restrict the election ofTpublic officers :
! the. people.
g. We take an honest pride in the cord
5 al aud enthusiastic approval by the peopl
4 of the whole country, on the 18th (
. June, 1875, of the policy of reconciliation
], peace, and fraternity, advocated by II
e Democratic and Liberal Republican pa
ties in 1872; and we welcome with especi
3 satisfaction the assurance that that polio
: will be inauguiated by the administratic
. to be placed in power 10 1876.
The remaining resolutions commend
the people of the state the nominees of Il
convention.