The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-03
ROCK ISLAND ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, JULY 5 IS


hat reform is necessary ia the sam and /
modes Of federal taxation. to the end that
capital may be set free from distrust and
labor lightly burdened We denounce the
high protective tariff maintained for more /
than twenty years BY the republican |
party, substantially as now exists. which
is levied upon nearly 1000 articles. as Q /
masterpiece or Injustice, inequality and |
false pretense; ii has Impoverished many
industries to subsidize few. It pros
hibits imports that might purchase the |
products Of American labor II has
degraded American commerce from the |
first TO an inferior rank upon the high
seas. II has cut down the sales of Amer |
lean manufacturers at home and abroad
and depleted the returns of American
agriculture. an industry followed BY half
Of our people. II costs the people five
times more than Ii nroduces to the treas
ury: obstructs the processes Of production
and wastes the frnits Of labor. II pro-
motes frand fosters smugolinp. enriches
dishonest officials and baaRrupts honest
MERCHANTS We demand that All custom
honsa tavat;ons shall he oniv for reve-
nne and inns demanding The delegates
from this state 10 The democratic nstianal
Convention "a he held 81 GhicaDn the
oan,;na uaaL ara harahu ;natrnetad q
vote as unit and use their utmost en-
ieavors in favor Of an emnhatic deelara
f;on hv that hodv in favor If = tariff forl
rauan,a o,lv
We danonnce as fa,ae and utterly.
unfaunded the, ,charoe made hv the adyo.
oa,es ~ nro.ootad mononol;oo ,hot tariff
~ rasar., i has,;ls ~ nnfr;ana,r - hon,a
ishor ar homo i,a,,s,r;es. os, fba eoatraru
!. i tr,,a and clearly damnnstratad hv tho
historical fact that labor and aericulture
have nrosnered most nnder ,he oneration
of low tariff legislation.
S, We heartily approve and cordially
commend the co,lrse If the Hon. William
r. Morrison. as chairman Of the commit
tee ON ways and means. of the present
house of representatives. in the congress
of the limited States and each Of the ether
democratic representatives from this state
as well as that of the very large majority
OF democrats in the lower house of con
gress, in their earnest and faithful efforts
10 bring about reduction of the present
ruinous high tariff taxation ia the direc-
tion Of the actual necessities Of govern
ment and the restoration of the constitn-
tional princiDies In levying duties and
imports.
6. That the investigations recently
made by the congressional committee OF
xx-t.,., a. L. yU:,l;ax,. IL Cnr.uoar ;e
chairman, having developed the commits
sion of gross frauds tn the office of United
States marshal for the southern district OF
this state, we therefore urge upon that
committee an examination into the
administration of other departments oil
the national government, not enly in the
southern. but also in the northern districts
of the state. and we heartily commend
Mr.. Springer for his active efforts in fer
reting out the frauds which have been
committed by other officers of the gov
ernment in the department of Justice.
4. We demand home rule. homes,
money, consisting of gold and silver ant
paper convertible into coin on demand
The strict maintenance of the public faith
Estate and national generous recognition
of the faifhfnl soldiers and sailors of tn,
republic and their widows and orphans
Ithe subardination of the military to tn,
civil power. and a general aud thorough
| reform of The civil service.
The nomination of Blaine an,
lIagan made hv the recent republica,
| national convention for the high Office
4 ~ proe;aan, ona V;oa pros;dant of m