The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-17
THE INDEpErDErr STATE CON
vENTION.



The Illinois state convention, at Deca-
tur, on Tuesday, was largely attended and
its proceedings harmonious. Candidates
for state Offices were nominated Whose
names will be fonnd in our telegrams) and
platform adopted
AS telegraphcd. the platform reads as
follows:
RESOLVED, That the preservation of our national
life im2eratively demands that every American
voter shall attend with to all the primary nom
nations and elections of competent and honest men
to all offices IN the gift OF the people.
Resofged, That we demand the immediate reform
Oh ABUSES In the the civil service through which the
patronage OF the government is dispensed as re-
ward Tor partisan service rather than to the public
necessities
Resot0ed, That we favor improving and perfect
ing me navigation Of our lakes and rivers and
wafer connections, as soon as possible.
fesotoe0, That we demand the repeal Of specie
resumption and national banks, and the substitu.
.on OF legal tender paper money for national bank
clrcuation; perfection OF the monetary system on
the faith and resources of the nation and adapted
he demands of leg innate business. which money
snail be legal tender IN payment Of ali debts, pub
lie and private, duties imports included except
that portion OF interest and principal of the present
publ debt that is by the express terms Of the law
creating it made payable in metallic money, this
money to be interchangeable, at the option OF the
holders with registered government bonds, bearing
rate OF interest not exceeding IS per cent per
annum.
Resotved, That we demand the reserviug of the
pubic lands as heritage to the people for actual
settiers-not another acre for railroads or specula
| tors,
Resolved, That we demand the abrogation of all
laws That do not bear equally on capital and labor
the removal of unjust technicalities and discrmi
nations in the administration of justice, and the
adoption Of measures providing for the health ane
safety Of those engaged in mining, manufacturing
ResolUed, That the right of the legislature to
regulate and control railroads and other corpora
tons by states be indicated and established
and maintained as an essential of state govern
ment.
Whether the foregoing covers the whole
OF the platform or not we are not inform
ed. We publish it with hesitancy, because
of the VIGOROUSLY false and careless tele
graphing on such occasions. Telegraph
operators, printers and proof readers
either through carelessness or design
when an Independent convention is held
mangleits proceedings horribly. But oul
readers OF to-day can get some idea of tn,
principles enunciated, by the report, an,
when we get correct copy we will repub
lish the platform From present indica
tons the platform and the. ticket will b,
popular with the people. With perhap
one or two exceptions we do not now, from
the imperfect report before US. percei "
why the Democratic state convention can
not indorse the platform. AS to the ticket
those Of the men that we have a kno wi
edge of we could support, and We hop,
they are all such ulen as can be indorse,
by the Democrats, A few weeks disc us
sion will tell.