Year: 1878

A GOOD PLATfoRM.-The platform adopted by
the Illinois Republican State Convention, is the
best we have seen. 1t goes to tiepoint in every
particular. 1t wastes words on Hayes; express
es the pith of the labor business places itself on
record as Setween Union and Rebel soldiers and
is sonnd on the finances. Here it is:


''The delegated representative of the Republican
party Of Illinois, in convention assembled, hereby de-
clare unfalterng faith in the principles and pat
riotsm of the Republican party, State and national,
and in its permanent fitness and ability all other
parties to administer the government of both State
and nation, wisely and successfully; that the Demo
cratic party being largely composed of recent rebels
and their sympathizers can not be safely intrusted
ment; that the partial success Of the party in Con-
gress in several ofthe States only sows its grossly
partisan character and general ncapacty, and lack
of honor and patriotism.


"FOr the financial system created by the Republican
party during the war, and in spite of the violent op
qualified admiration. By its provisions the people
have been supplied with a larger amount of paper
currency safer and more uniform in value than they
have before enjoyed The credit of the nation
has steadily improved while both the principal and
interest of the public debt, well the burden of
national taxation, have been steadily diminished
Such results only lie produced by honesty
my, and wisdom in the management of public af-
fairs.


1--WE are opposed to any further contraction of the
greenback currency, and in favor of such curren-
cy be maintained at par with, and convertible
into, coin at the will of the holder. We favor such
currency being received for import duties and depre
the defeat of the bill for that purpose by
the Democratic House of Representatives. The per-
manent pacfeation of the southern section of the
Union, and complete protection of all its citizens in
all their civil political personal and property rights,
is duty to which the party stands sacredly pledged.
In order to redeem this pledge it placed the recent
amendments in the Constitution of the United States,
and upon the righteous base of said amendments il
Will forward in the work of paeicatOn until peace
shall come through right doing and contentment
through justice


THAT the criminal code should be amended for the
protection Of dep0sitors in savings banks, by provid
ing for the punishment of dishonest bank managers.


And finally be it resolved, that those who preserv
ed the country should govern it instead of those who
attempted to destroy it"


1t strikes the blatant leaders of the Greenback
movement a centre shot. When the Republican
party created Greenbacks to save the country,
such Greenback leaders as Brick POmeroy, Henry
Clay Dean, and hundreds Of Others denounced
them as Lincoln Abolition rags; refused to
ceive them and made practice of printing in
sulting and obscene sentiments on all that came
into their hands. A Republican Supreme Court
decided that the Greenback was legal money,
and then these same fellows denou need the
Court, as being packed and bribed to do the work.
But now the same crowd are bowling themselves
hoarse for Greenbacks, and neglect their work
in order to 90 around abusing the Republicans
as enemies of the Greenback.