The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-09-10
Last Nights Dispatches.
The Wisconsin Democracy.

elected temporary Chairman, and made
] vigorous speech, claiming that the Dem
ocracy is and has ever been the party {
} hard money, and the convention adiourne
til O'clock, after appointing committee.
On re assembling the Committee 0
Credentials reported, after which the Com
mlttee on Permanent Organization pre
: sented the name of James Doo!ittle fo
President, and that of one delegate from
each Congressional district for Vice Presi
dents. On taking the chair, Mr.. Doo!ittl
! made lengthy speech, de0ouncing tn
hnauclal policy Of the Republican party
especially the demonstration of silver.
Ihe Democracy of Wisconsin in conven
ton assembled declare the following con
victIons aud principles of their politica
faith, and cordially invite th3 cooperation
OF all good citIz ms in the endeavor to es
tabllsh them as guides for the goVernmeD
OF the country:
L. The Democratic party was founded
oy lllGstrious statesmen ia the early day,
oI the republic to settle customs calculated
10 secure self government to the pa0ple
ana the largest measure of Individual and
2oEtlcal liberty and equality to every citi-
zen, regardless OF birth. rank or wealth
| ana IN express and untailing antagonism
20 all those politicians, by whatever party
name designated. who assert and support
the arlst0cratlc doctrine of Capitalization
OF political power in the hands of few for
the government of the many. and it main
talns against its adversaries now, as here
totore, the right of free citizens to local
government,
=. 10 Spptyra opJ
.nsS u such liberty aad equality, our sys-
1pm vi government was formed; that in
enat system the national governmen; is an
lrut'Soiuo'o nr union; that within the limit
OF tue powers delegated by the constitu-
eloh ana us amendments the national gov
efnmeht IS supreme; that all powers not
thereby delegated to the United S,ares
nor prohibited to the states are rcserve3
to the states respectively, or to the nenoIe
and that the preservation of the iYst
powers of the Federal Union aud rights of
states as vital parts of one harmonious
whole Is essential to the protection of Eb-
erty tor ourselves and its transmission "a
our posterlty.
5. The government Of the Union has
proven itself strong enough to cope with
and overthrow the most powerful attempt
at disruption By force which can b,
aimed against it. The danger to Demo
cratic liberty and self-government from
centralized power and oppression, shown
by all history to be most fatal, hss vet t.
be encountered, and we charge upop the
leaders OF the Republican party the res
ponslblIlty for the most perious stems to-
wards that end. They have sanctioned
the use OF The military 10 overaWe electors
and control elections; they have defended
hagrant 0utragts in the counting OF votes
by Illegal returning boards they have up-
held and supported fraudulent state gov
ernnent by military power; they have ~
tabIlshed Il horde of infamous partisan of
hclais stationed at the polls in divers
cities, chiefly in the northern states, at the
expense OF the national treasury, with
power to lnprIson tree citizens, their OPP
poDents, without warrant, in order to in
timldate electors and control elections;
they have unreasonable conspiracy defeat
ed the popular voice in the election OF
President and placed in the executive Of
fee defeated candidate, and they have
by forcing him to the unjustifabe exercise
OF the veto power defeated the will OF the
people, expressed by the decisive ma
Jorlues IN the Houses Of Congress 10 an eff.
tort to secure tho freedom Of the ballot
box from interference by central power.
while by various acts at different times
they have unreasoDabiy multiplied the
number of federal officials and uniusti-
fably increased and concentrated political
power in their hands and imposed erievous
burdens Gu the people
4. That the Inauguration Of Rutherford
b. Hayes into the Presidential Office to
which Samuel j. 1ilden was constitution
ally elected was he highest crime ever
successfully perpatrated against the spirit
OF the institutions OF cur republican liberty.
destructive OF confidence 10 free suffrage,
lmmIncntly dangerous to the life OF the
nation and shocking to all mora. sense. and
Wo solemnly declare that as that crime has
never been condoned, so it shall never
be forgotten and that the same spirit of
patriotism which forbore the contest
upon the first offense will resist anv
attempt at repetition. The Democracy
OF Wisconsin denOunee and condemn what
ever OF intimidation, violence or fraud has
been practloed by lawless and unscrupu-
lous partlsans on either side and wherever
done. They also stigmatize as wicked and
atroclous and demanding the summary and
condlgn punishment of all deeds of violence
on political adversaries. They would.
however. tor all such pursue the remedies
given by law, and they call upon the
authorities OF states and localities where
any such otfenses have been perpetrated to
justify the law and unre!eutingly prosecute
and punish otEendersi but alleged frauds
Go not warrant political conspirators 10
decide how state ought to have cast its
vote or SO to declare it by fraudulent count
In favor OF some candidates and against
others on the same ticket who received the
same 10 greater vote, nor do oooasio nal
deeds OF personal violence, though spring
ing from political animosity, authorize
usurpatlon or unjustifable interference
with local government by federal officials.
and IN the turbulence and disorder of some
portions OF some southern states we recog-
nlze the legitimate and natural fruit of
unlawful carpet bag authority and rlisrule
to which they baVe beea fraudulently sub.
jected by the leaders of the Republican
party. The Democratic party is unalter-
ABLY opposed to the assumption or pays
ment by the United States of any claim of
any character to states or individuals
engaged in or supporting the late rabellion
against the Union, resulting from or grow
ing out of the injury or destruction Of
property in the war, notwithstanding au
enormous amount Of such claims was
allowed and paid under the authority of
congress while in the hands of the Reouh-
iIcan party. That as the Democratic party
adheres to the financial doctrine which il
established when 10 power-that the con
stltuilonal currency of the country and Che
basis of all other should be gold and silver
coin-so We maintain that all national
treasury notes and authorized enrrenov
should be convertible into the same on
demand Thnk Tho Do...s-s..- 4 -