, 1876-12-15
FREE TRADE.
Proposed Organization Of q Branch of
the Illinois League in This City.
A Committee Appointed to Set the
Ball In Motion.
An Instructive Speech by the
Hon, Charles Hitchcock.

An fnstrt,ctive Sneech hv the
HON. Charles Hitchcock
7,,a.
msetsne was nelo a. tae "Eauu fae,hc iast
evening ior tho purpose Of organizing tho Chi.
number Of uromIncnt citizen, xrro ,rescnt.
Tho mcc,tuv ,rss ra,loJ ~ o.,yor h. H. E1word
,,a" .E, "Aa ,s eae" -. ~ '.ues y ~. tN'"a.a
. isham, VINO atated that tbef had come 10
Eethcr IN The interest OF frcc-tFadt prtncIplea,-
perhaps ono Of the best known principles in
tolitIrat cennonv. Tia movrf, IN r,cc. thc linn.
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SuA!ss u,., ,'sNe''~ '" "es'oe' Hno 'A' "'''''u
~as carried
Alr. Hitchcock, on taking the chair, read
rather exhaustive trcattse On tho subject OF
frcc tyadc Tim Asaocfntion ,rhirh thcv mn.
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character, aud be considered that II would
attract tho attention OF the people from the
political muddlc at present existing In tho
,nun,rr rbors,r .,,o n,r,r a.. :. ,sos
cheated at tho polls. I and tho other ri that N
attempt was being made to count ou. !ts candi-
.lates. II Ind been asserted tllat, whichever
candidate wos elected, l,ls party was virtually
hare somc broad question Of national political
economy, such ~ the question Of free trade,
10 occupy the attention of the public. The
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