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Editorial
November 25, 1872
Rock Island Argus
Rock Island, Rock Island County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
The Daily Argus publishes its political platform on November 25, 1872, advocating against centralization, restoration of constitutional government limits post-war, civil service reform, specie payments, government retrenchment with revenue-based tariffs, and no reconstruction in 1876.
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The Daily Argus.
Monday, November 25, 1872
Our Platform
1. No centralization. No invasion of the
Constitutional Government.
2. Congress and the President to be deprived of
all excessive and unnatural powers assumed dur-
ing and since the war, and to be brought back within
the limits of the Constitution.
3. The recent central strong arm policy to be
principally hunted down.
4. Reform of the Civil Service.
5. Restoration of specie payments.
6. Retrenchment-revenue to be reduced to the
actual wants of the Government, the tariff to be put on a revenue basis.
7. Civil service reform.
8. No re-construction in 1876.
Monday, November 25, 1872
Our Platform
1. No centralization. No invasion of the
Constitutional Government.
2. Congress and the President to be deprived of
all excessive and unnatural powers assumed dur-
ing and since the war, and to be brought back within
the limits of the Constitution.
3. The recent central strong arm policy to be
principally hunted down.
4. Reform of the Civil Service.
5. Restoration of specie payments.
6. Retrenchment-revenue to be reduced to the
actual wants of the Government, the tariff to be put on a revenue basis.
7. Civil service reform.
8. No re-construction in 1876.
What sub-type of article is it?
Constitutional
Economic Policy
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Centralization
Constitutional Government
Civil Service Reform
Specie Payments
Retrenchment
Reconstruction
Post War Powers
What entities or persons were involved?
Congress
President
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Newspaper Political Platform Against Centralization And Reconstruction
Stance / Tone
Opposition To Centralized Power And Reconstruction Policies
Key Figures
Congress
President
Key Arguments
No Centralization Or Invasion Of Constitutional Government
Deprive Congress And President Of Excessive War Powers
Hunt Down Central Strong Arm Policy
Reform Civil Service
Restore Specie Payments
Retrenchment And Revenue Based Tariff
No Reconstruction In 1876