Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-05-24

has too often been known to permit the growth OF
active vice below. The man to be intrusted with
the Presidency thif year must have deserved not
only the confidence Of honest men, hut also the
fear and hatred Of the thieves. He who manages
to conciliate the thieves cannot be the candidate
Every American citizen, who has the future OF
the Republic and the National honor sincerely at
heart, should solemnly resolve that the country
must now have = President whose name IL al
ready y watchword OF reform; whose capacity
and courage for the work are matters of record
rather than OF promise; who will restore the sim
plicity, Independence and rectitude Of the early
Administrations. and whose life will be guar
antee OF his fidelity and ftness-a man at the
mere sound Of whose name, even. the most dis
heartened Wall take new courage, and all man.
kind will say the Americans are indeed In earn
est to restore the ancient purity of their Govern
ment
- Therefore, fellow-citizens. the undersigned in
addressing you, are not animated by the ambition
to form or lead new party Nest of US have
long BEEN and sill gre, warmly attached to their
to us to see by party action. candidates put for
ward whose character and record answer these
requirements, which present circumstances rem
der imperative. We earnestly hope and trust it
will be 80. We shall gladly follow such a lead,
and make every effort in our power to render
Is successful. But while We ready to &C
we affirm that the moral reform OF our
public concerns Is infinitely superior in i'm
portance TO the interests OF any political party.
Glad to promote that reform through party &C
>.
Should party action fail, experience teaches us
that the habitual submission of good citizens to
choice Of evils presented to them by party organ
iza'ions lie one of the most prolific causes OF cor
people OF the argument that one party may be
pad and still entitled TO the support of good men
because the other party Is still worse, will induce
each TO consider how bad it may safely be- 1t
will strengthen IN each the most INSCRIPTIONS
elements and subject the will OF the people to
the subtitle tyranny OF organizations welded by
those who live by politics.
ITO break that tyranny by stern refusal to
submit to such choice OF evils is the first be-
ginning in the reform of our political life. With
out this all other steps will prove unavailing.
independent action avoided. We earnestly hope
that the efforts to this end, being made BY the
friends of reform within party lines, will be
crowned with success, and that the first expects-
tions OF the people may not be doomed to dissp-
pointment. Indeed we are confident that II all
those of our fellow-citizens who in their hearts
agree with what we have said, will only take the
courage openly to proclaim their convictions and
purposes, such . Manifestation alone would pro.
duce an effect sufficient to secure nominations
and sn election inaugurating better order of
thingr.
find their own sentiments expressed in this si-
dress, be they inside outside of party lines to
organize In their respective districts and COM
municate with the Executive Committee appoint
ed at this meeting, SO that efficient cooperation
may become possible. Let no effort be spared in
bringing the influence Of patriotic public
opinion to bear upon those who, in the
customary way, are soon to nominate the
party candidates; and then, in sny event,
let us b. ready TO do what the best interests
of the Republic demand. Our generation has
to open the second century Of our National life,
as the fathers opened the first. The,s was the
work OF independence. Ours is the work Of
reformation. The one is as vital now as the 9th
er was then. Now, Is then, every true American
must have the courage to do his duty.
CARL SCAURZ, Missouri, Chairman.
MARTIN BRIMMER Massach usetts
L. +. s. FOSTER Connecticut.
PARKE GOODWIN, New York.
JOHN W. HORT, Wisconsin"
Signed by Theodore ID. Woolsey. President the
Vice Presidents and Secretaries of the Confer