Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-03
Our state Ticket Commended Every
where.

where.
"Well done in Illinois is the wsy t. e
st. Louis Republic heads leading edi-
torial relating to the ticket nominated by
the democracy Of the state last week and
then it goes on TO say:
The democratic party in Illinois is left
IN commanding position by the action
OF its state convention. Its state ticket
has all the elements which command sue
cess before the people. It's platform
makes clear and bold statement OF the
state and national issues on which the
campaign will be decided. The follow
ing resolutions show how coursgeously
the party enters the state campaign:
1--WE are proud of our common school
system, and pledge ourselves to uphold
and improve it, for free institutions can
not exist without universal education.
We denounce the republican party for
enacting law which tends to bring the
cause of popular education into disrepuie;
law which takes from the parent the
right TO educate his child according 10 the
dictates of his conscience; law which
creates state inquIsiti0n over schools
toward which the state contributes moth
ing; law which gives absolute power to
every local sch ol bosr1, no matter how
ignorant and spiteful, to harass and perse-
cute large class of people who are
among our best citizens and who do their
full duty both toward the state and their
Children, and who, by their labor, their
patriotism and intelligence, have con-
tributed very much 10 our prosperity and
greatness. Such law is further to be
condemned as an invasion of that re-
ligious liberty guaranteed by the consti-
tuition and which in effect amounts to an
interference with the christian church
This law is antsgonistic to democratic in
situations, and we demand its uncondi-
tional repeal. and we pledge our candi-
dates for the legislature to vote and work
to that end.
1--WE favor the election of the Unite d
States senators by a direct vote of the
people"
The demand herein made for the uncon.
ditional repeal of the repu biican compul-
sorry education law with It's provisions for
political control Of private schools leaves
the republican party no room for evasion.
1t must either repudiate its record and
consent to absolute freedom of education
in Illinois or lose the state Having m 4de
pledges heretofore only to violate them,
it must now indorse the democratic de-
mand for educational freedom, and after
having done so must stand its trial before
the people for its acts of opposition.
With the ticket nominated, and en- a
platform thus strong in its preservation
of state as we'll as of national issues, the
democrats ought to carry Illinois by a
plurality of over 10000. This allows tor
loss of 15. 00O from their plurality of
1890, and they now present ticket Ger
tainly not less strong than the ticket OF
1890, while the pl ,tform is much stronger.
The possibility OF discussions over the
choice of presidential candidates is hap
PLY avoided by instructions which
indorse Senator Palmer and call
on the Illinois delegation to Chi
cago to use all honorable means to secure
his nomination in the event the conven-
ton finds it ad vissble to come west for a
candidate. This is definite enough to
express the wishes of Illinois democrats,
and at the same time it shows them I'M
willing to put their deleg alton in straits
jacket. Expressing preference of Its
own, Illinois. will be able to consult with
other states in convention and Join them
IN whatever action is shown By mature
deliberstion to be best for the party and
the country.
The Republic cOngratulstes Illinois on
Wednesdays work at Springfield 1t was
so well done that it would have been hard
to improve it.