The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-14
THE PARTY's OBJECT.


control 1t is in fact, principle OF
socialism and communism.
THE PARTY's OBJECT
It is TO pl emote a. healthy sentiment
and habit of self-reliance and manhood
thatsthe democratic party throughout. the
United States insist upon the fullest. de
greesf of individual liberty of consienct
and action consistent with public safety
and the rights of Others and for that rea
son we deprecate all unnecessary inter
ference with the rights of local self gov
eminent and all class legislation by tht
general government which assumes tho
guardianship and protection over the
business of the private citizen and the
| functions and control over matter of do
mestic and local interest. We must care
fully and jealousy insist that the true
geIm and real basis of greatness in ouI
country should not be obscured and over
looked, and public control allowed ovei
matters properly belonging in private
Jurisdictions. We need this to check up
on the centralizing influence of the con
soldation of wealth and power and the
tyranny of party organization. all OF
which tend to wither individual manhood
and conscience and absolve men from a
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Following senator Bayard's speech
Hon, William Henry Hurburt, edition. of
the New York JFortd with few perfa
toryiremarks, piesenteds the club with the
following autograph letter from Thomas
Jefferson, never before published
PHILDELPHrA, Pa March "a. 1888.
Dear Sir The delegates are sending
an express to Virginia with intelligence
received this morning, but as / do not
| know whether they will have leisure to
drop line to you [ will undertake TIA
communicate to you the general tenor.
A vessel arrived here this morning. eX-
press from Cadiz, with dispatches from
Court sDestaing and Marquis De La
Fayette, announcing that the prelimina-
ries of peace were settled between all
belligerent powers in January. Not hav-
| ing these extaFcts from the articles before
me, | cannot give you a minute detail of
them Their general effect, however as
to territorial changes produced by the
war is that the thirteen states are severed
| from Great Britain, the Floridas and
Minorca ceded to Spain, Tobago and Mi
quelnn TO Franee, and the French part of
| the New fonndland coast TO Great Britain
There may be some changes in the East
suggest, but they are trifing. This yes
sci was SCENTS n the bare possibility that
| she might arrive sooner tran the one foTn
| Brest which we may h curly expect with
| the authenticated documents. Peace be
ing made there is no further occasion for
peacemakeTs. [ shall therefore leave
this city in few days. but I am not Ger
tain whether mayor vsnay- not pay.
visit to Gen. Washing on al Headqnarters
before | setmy face sontlEaFCiiy. 8 Ibag
leave to present my respects 70 Mrs.
Pendleton and TO assure you of the sin
CERTIFY q q
q an, Dearsssit, your friead and servan t.
s. nfdsedAs JEFFERsoN.
The letter was addressed The Hon.
Edward Pendleton, TO be left at the Bowl
ing Green, Caroline"
After other toasts Hon. j. O. Broad
head. of Missouri. responded to Thomas
Jefferson" Col. ". j Villas. of Wiscon-
sin, z DEMOCRACY, Past, Present and Flu
sture, Hon. Lyman Trunbull .sof Illinois,
Tile Constitution" Col. w. G. p Brock
enridge, of Kentucky, Manifest Desti-
n.y." E. P. WheeleD of. New York,
Tariff for Revenue Only" William
Henry Hurlbut. of New York The
Democratic Press" Hon. John M. Palmer,
of Illinois, "The Great NORTHWEST" Hon.
William Springer.rof. Illinois, monopoly
Shall Not Rule" Mayor Harrison, Public
Office and Public Truss."
Hon. James o. Broadhead. of Missouri,
replied to the sentiment Of Thomas JEFF
ferson" in an eloquent eulogy. Col. y las,
of WISCONSIN, 4dwelt at some length in
glowing terms upon the Democracy of
the Past, Present, and Future" Hon.
Ly man Trumbul of Illinois, replied to
the toast, THE Constitution Judge
Trumbell favored checking the centrali-
cation of power and going back to the
principles of our Fathers. He claimed
the Repub'ic leans had overridden the Fed
eral Constitution by the protection, and
certain favored classes.
E p Wheeler, of New York, President |
of the Free Trade League, responded to |
the toast, Tariff for Revenue Only
The speaker took grounds in favor of |
Free Trade, the result to be achieved |
gradually. in order to avoid financial
shock. The first step in this. direction |
should be the election of pronounced |
Free Trader as Speaker of tire next House |
of Representatives. This would lead up |
to putting it in the platform of 1884. He |
asserted that no Protection Democratic |
tOT the EeSiueHty Coulu carry
New York. AS the President of the Free
Trade League he had evidence of the
growth of The Free Trade sentimentzes-
pecialiy in the North West. In the next
Presidential campaign there must he no
trucking to Protection interests, such ms
was experienced in 1880, when Barnum
was Chairman of the National Committee
Temperance a virtue. and Prohibition /
vice, was replied to by ]. G. jenkins of |
Wisconsin, extempore, in the place of |
Henry Waterson of Kentucky. THE |
Democratic Press" was replied to by |
William Henry Hurlburt of New York, of |
the World The great Northwest" was
replied to by Gen. J. G.. Black in the |
place of Hon. J. NJ Palmer 'Monopo-
lies shall not Rule" received an appro- |
pirate response from Hon. William A. |
Springer of Illinois. Public Offices and
Public Trust" was replied to by Mayor /
Carter A. Harrison of Chicago. He eon-]
trasted the position of the rulers in Mon |
archies and Republics and gave the news
papers severe rap over the knuckles for |
welding their great power for selfish |
rather than public ends This completed |
the programme which lasted until late |
hour. During the day the rooms of the |
Club were filed with visitors and the |
Presidential chances were canyassed at
length. The general drift of opinion
seemed to favor s.. j. Tilden fer the |