The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-04


pressed with this belief; and, in order to curb
the tendency OF power to aggrandze ITSELF they in
troduced regulations of unexamped completely.
Rejecting two fundamental bases OF the pre-eXist-
ing system they yet adopted the English policy OF
checks AMI balances. However use.ul 1t may be In
n land OF three estates--king, lords ana commons
experience has shown that this policy is Inadequate
to the maintenance OF public order where absolute
equality Is recognized With us 1t has proven ey-
ceed.ngly mscnevOus by It's enormous mutiplica-
tiou OF Offices. Alone, it affords
No PERMANENTLY EtFEcTJAL RESTRAINT IRON
POWER.
To the inquiry hoy sscA Z! restraint can he I'M
posed in our country, ioitlc.aus have rosnnnded;
'By the virtue ana int igence OF the peorc - but
this is delusivc speech. Lahouoas attention,
constant valentines and combined action are
otherwise unaitainable. If our people were
handto hand connict for subsistence with mig
CARA Nature might qualify them for resist
smce 60 me oicla pundeer Their poverty would
fence. But In great and prosperous country such
popular guardianship cannot BE- hal, ard the Only
e'cient protection against orlcal msrule is IN
totally prohibiting those powers which cannot
be enectually regulated by law. Tns tact was
asserted in the puohc councils which gave bin tn
to our constitution; but its recognition was pre-.
vented by the want or prior hulHau experience
under just systems OF government. History fur
nished no precise parallels and, consequently.
that patriotism which saw and appreciated tho
right, was unable TO prove its statements Oh main
ing to engra1t upon the written law the lmta-
lions deemed necessary the democratic fathers
sought practical estahshnent OF t then BY
t1ne was never thoroughly enforced by any
party, and is row totally disregarded; hence our
present polite Il condition. Far reaching changes
are needed tn Obviate its evils. and it Ia only by
such changes that we can successfully inare urate
the second stage in that grand social reform which
was initiated by the fathers. free ana enlight-
ened people, with capacities maturcd under the
benign induenc OF ttelr cxperi ncnt, we can now
n pa III
THEIR GLORIOUS THOUGH UNFINISHED WORK
which experience has developed. Tney lad the
foundation; upon us Is devolved the duty OF COM
pleting the pestructHre.
The enormous growth Of Official malversation in
during the last year, Invited good men to acton
The discoveries made afforded IN opportunity or
stirring the general mind to a persistent effort FOR
reform. The opportunity was improved; and,
except so far as disturbed by the inopportune re-.
currence OF Presidential canvass, the current Of
popular sentiment has ever since moved steadily
in the right direction. desire has been eXten-
sively entertained that this povcment originating
in the nat on's metropolis, should be permitted to
run its natural course draw into harmony with
itself the honest masses throughout our country,
and thereby lead to the establishment OF eilicent
sel-sustanng and permanent barriers against
prevalent evils. Facts however, warrant an all
prehansion that the pending conflict for control or
the federal power has broken in upon the tendency
to reform, and may completely reverse it.
GOVERNMENTAL INrEHMEDDLiNG
with those conc rms OF society when un Ter Judi
cions laws ght benehcia'ly be let to individual
action Is the only real evil actually developed in our
system This eminence Is assigned to 1t because IL
is the fruitful parent OF all Others existing and be-
cause the measures required to correct 1t are pre-
cisely those which would extrpate the unrestrain-
able powers now SO mischievOusy exercised by
our officials. IT. instead OF p,onbitng or dimin-
ishrg this vicious practice, our people should i'm
part to IT new sanctions ana greater vitality. re-
form must become Impossible. Now, OF this pIac-
tcc, above all other living Americans,
MR.. GREELEY Is THE RECOGNIZED CHAMPION,
existed in tha country except the democratic
party. Yet, by the decree OF convention assnm-
ing to represent that party Mr.. Greeley has been
gazetted as its standard bearer
Opposition 10 that proceeding has IN my mind q
far deeper source than mere attachment to party.
That |, at least. am not unduly influenced by that
sentiment, may appear by the measures adopted
against the recently detected municipal nalciac-
tors. In organic mr. the forces employed equal OBJ
portunities Tor purRing Itself from completely were
conceded to each Of the great political parties and
to every class. Thus, innocence las been shielded
from the discredit OF evil associations inadver-
tently formed, Official villany stands literally de-
fenceess under actual or Impending Judgment and
all honest men in This great city and State
united as a brotherhood Tor common defence.
Aside, then from party sentiment my views Of the
public interest ana OF existing public necessities
COMPEL NE TO REPUDIATE THE BALTIMORE NOMINA.
TON
of Mr. Greeley. whenever speaking or writing on
the subject | have uniformly condemned IL and
declared my readiness to support "A democratic
candidate This circumstance has led to a suppCsal
in some quarters that had aspirations to ofricc,
offered to your acceptance AZ candidate. Tho
object OF this letter is to avoid misrepresentation on
these points.
If compelled to decide between General Grant
and Mr.. Greeley, as candidate for the Presidency,
the democratic eector must rely very much upon
mere conjecture Those incnng to The latter rs
a choice of evils, suggest that mitigation of OPP
presslons at the south would result from his
success. There may, however be equal ground 10
hope Tor that good result In either Issue Of this
rivalry. Once his second term shall have been
secured, General Grants only motive for INJECTING
misery on that portion OF his countrymen Will
cease. ~ ut ~ - f:tLDa -
An EFFORT TO sEcCRE THIRD TERN OR TO Es-
TAcIisH DICT sr0gSutP
cannot reasonably be apprchendcd; and, consc-
quently, comparison Of probabilities offers us
merely blank Ulympidd on one hand or four years
of unde'inabe activity on the other. That wise
people whose usagcs we have generally followed
had occasion TO pass through transitional period
somewhat similar to that now affecting Southern
interests. In their action at that time we cOnd
find safe precedents for course OF policy which
would promptly reiusate southern prosperity
But If there be one among the master spirits Of tho
age who even u inclined, could not adopt that
The success OF General Grant might involve no
important consequences, bnt that of Mr.. Greeley
would conscciate the practices referred to, which.
the pernancncy OF republican institui'ons In
saying this it Is not intended simply 10 pronounce
"r If hn n ea Of nr Is @
against foreign competition Is to he regarded ~
sound policy it can be afforded, us far as needrtl
by much simpler a less expensive and far less
demorazing process than our 0vergrown customs
establishment. The true policy is national rcivenG-
ration. II Is far more comprehensive Than ule,e
TO BREAK THE sCEprRE OF TIE TRADING poLiTI.
..s-'"- CAN
and emancipate The masses. Four-fliths Of the
governmental intervention now practised in car
ryng on the AFFAIRS OF society should be dispensed
with. Existing Indebtedness should, indeed, he
held sacred and to the last cent faithfully re-
deemed; but the power OF borrowing money on
the public credit, either by paper issues Or other
wise, should be absolutely annulled. Neither the
federal government nor any other, down to tnc
smallest civil division OF state, should possess it.
1t Is inconsistent with the perpetuity Of free re-
publican institutions; II Is the very lfcblood Of
arstocratic rule, for It letters labor the bond
slave Of capital. In modern times 1t furnishes the
alimcnt indispensable TO war: without it thai most
shocking oil all national crimes and caamities
would be impossible.
Such comprehensive advances IN civilization as
are here suggested may be as yet mlpracticable IN
the Old World. II so, the fact only proves That
ours Is the high and holy mission OF first making
them. Separated by wide ocean from any power
full nation. mighty In the numbers aud intelligence
OF our people, and through their dcep ard abiding