Washington telegraph., 1849-11-14
Correspondence Of the Bsltimere Amer,,,-
THE ELECTIONS AND THE
ADMINISTRATION.
WASHINGTON. a,

THE ELECTIONS AND THE
ADMINISTRATION.
WASHINGTON, Oct l3. 1910
The Opposition is very busy Just now in ,s ~
10 make it appear that the Administra,;o!'ng
been defeated ns all the elections that hav. nas
place since its advent to power Ths is no, aea
The Administrator is not in the field, has rue
been in it, and will not be. IL came into ever ~s'e'
upon the expressly avowed principle thai ,hp r'se'
ministration of the Federal Government, .s :, Ad.
not interfere in any way in the elections ~ 'uia
people, no matter whether for local or vsna ~.
officers. The crying evil of all the Adm;n4efa
tons from the close of Mr.. J. Q. Adams. ,0 ID
down to the close Of MIR. Polk's was, that ~. 'm
ministratOn OF the General Government int u'
hict with The freedom of elections This o,,e .0a'
evil it was proposed by the election of Gen rug
to cure, and, his Administration has in a or..,! !%
gree cured IL, by reIigiousiy abs,ainny, as f,,e,
it could do SO, from bringing its power to be,,;A
favor OF the party to which il belongs in po,;..,
point Of view. The Opposition cannot po;n, nSa !" -"
single case where the Wing officers of the c.
raj Government appointed by President IT,.
have gone into the field aud exerted their uan.nS
or The influence of their office to control tho "g,
oil the people or give IT direction in any os a..
elections that have taken place since the a,b J,
March last But, while the Administra io, "
its Wing officers have faithfully abstaiued fa.
bringing the influence Of their position n,o .S-
hict with elections, it has not been So wrb ,b
Democratic officers whom General TayiOr h..
c'ht'nued IN oihce. These latter have ever,
where oeen busy enough in promoting. by eyet
means IN their power, the success of the D.a.
cratic ticket. In this particular they have i,
grantly violated the principles Of the Admip;s,,,
ton, that the power OF the Federal Governn.,
should not be used 10 influence or control The s..
tons Of The people The allegation, therefore. A.
the Opposition, that the Adminisi ration has h..
defeated in the recent political contests is p,n,
bly, untrue; for II has not sought to sway. or M
hueuce, or control the public voice; Il has M,
been ia the held. What the duty of the Admin.
istration is towards all those Democratic otSc.,
holders who haze brought The influence of ,b.;,
Offices into the arena OF party politics in order 4,
forward the interests OF the Opposition is obvup,
to all The Administration has ALREADY A
great public good by executing faithfully lis plrd
To the Notion not to Interfere in elections and :,
only remains now TO complete the REFORM so pobr
begun, OF conh,iiug the execution OF the FEEDER,
offices 10 those only who will assist in good FAM
IN carrying out this correct aud truly republics,
doc; rius.
Ii is true the Democratic party, a political
body, contends that it is the duty oi the men whom
| II shall place IN power to lend all the weight of
that power 10 sustain the exaitaton of tha, pscv
IN The possession OF office. It's leading men oprn,
proclaim that no party can k.ep power unless |,
shall look to It's representative in the highest sea,
OF oce, and that 1t is the duty OF that representa-
tive TO bring the whole machinery OF government
To bear so TO advance the interests and Promote
| the stIii closer union OF his party.
| The Wings have denied TINS dcctri, e in oil It's
| parts and their representative, now at The head
/ oi the Federal Gov rnment, is faithfully Carving
out aud reducing to practice the opposite prnclpe
They want no President King or King .Presdsa,
I" bring the vast power of the Federal Govemmea,
int" conflict with the eedom of elections; 10 nsur,
the power Of ongress IN framing aud inchoatny
laws TO promote miserable party purposes aud IN.
terrsts; TO proclaim series of mini terln mas.
ures hy which Wing Administration shall b.
sustained or shall fall; TO corrupt the baiiot.bo,
oy operating upon mems ambition sordd feel
| ings-to do any Of the things whic! made all the
| Presidents, from jackson to Polk. the mere tool,
| oi party and usurpers OF power which the Cousl
| tuition never gave them. The results, Therefore,
oi line electiuns since the 4th of March las, have
been the results os the unin1uenced opinions Of
! the people, and that thry have been adverse 10
the Wings political body, it is not the fault If
| the Administration OF Gen Taylor, unless it be q
iaut for 1t not to have entered the contest and
practised o'-r again the anti republican practices
OF The Jackson-Pok dynasty. II the free, uncou.
tro'ied, and unint1uenced exertion Of The pupaIar
VIII be IN favor of the Democratic party, no man
should say nay. Wing principles not worth
sustaining f they canIot commend themselves 10
The appreciation of the people without the aid Of
Government power exerted to force them upon
the acceptance Of the voter. ifthey cannot
tam themselves they ought not to prevail The
trial has been made, is now making, and will con-
tinue to be made, to give the people of the United
States purely constitutional admin straiOn Of the
Federal Executive, by carefully abs;ainng from
brin; ing its influence into conflict with the free.
dom of elections. What Jackson promised Tay.
lor is performing, and will continue to perform