New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-11
d,srace corruption at the balotbox, as during the
late elections,
FEDERAL AFrAIpa.

FEDERAL AFrATPa. ,. .
60 intimately interviewer have become Ino ot
government State and Federal, thai II u sf. pgs
bic to consider the welfare Of the one without IoSune
within rho past week lncontrovcTtble evidence mas
been furnished to Committee OF United s' and posi
atOrs, by witnesses OF the highest reputation ,Pni
fion so Slug that State legislators are on ~
mated ard aferward elected. under me ~ YORK
Federal o(ce-hoders and the great state OF re
pre- to-day the humiliang spectacle OF ia gvern
chief officer of its most popular bTanGn oi IN post
tion by tho patronage. Of tho Federal ~ y:
With such bald facts fresh 10 common gid mo-,
foolish or wicked to say that State Executives sho
endeavOr at least, 10 warn their pcppe % ovi o
them For reasons sprngng from Just stcn az
lated and hereinafter stated have deemed u appIO
rte 10 call your attention 70 euch aCt ", our
Federal action as IN principle or Pi"o~'o ""'''
II is not singular pcrhapa that no inconsidcrabe ppp
ern states should at the outset, have been based uP
the theory Of the doubtful hdety OF men %
atvey late day, the crude unjust anu ana ason
ana Dera PP 1Or TO he wrorgt out IN what
should be- and could be- an era or peace n h ad
mercloss Enforcement Of the unwse, II not llcga ana
unnecessary, KnKux law the apathy IN protectIS IS
lives and liberties OF citizens subject to foreign out
rage-these aud kindred acts and negligence upon inc
art Of Federal authority have aroused rcmon trahce
and demand that Republican rulers can pass unhc1drd
leading Journalists and public Of both th9 great
parties. unite in gecondng the pnbllc demand;
That there sbn hereafter be q strict subCfdlnaOn OF
the Military to the Civil power That no power under
any pretext shall DO lodged In the President o. ne
United States to suspend tho writ Of habe2s corpus In
time OF peace That all temptation to Tho abuse OF TX
ecutivc power or use OF Federal patronage for further
ing ambitious design be done away VIII by limiting re
necessary power 10 tho Federal Government, an in
dispensahle condition Of the true and proper relations
between the States and the Federal Government, no
power not expressly given by the one, SHAH be assumed
nc permitted 10 be exercised by inc ctherDeeVnga
jealous guardianship Of those rights by tue states 10 DC
the true and only protection from tho natural tcndency
lean government. THAT unequal tariH laws be made
by which branch OF Industry Is bnrdcned 10 totGf
and manufacturing and industrial enterprises
are compelled to Ray, GeDasTe u dm r 20
shall be framed with view t. the full and
equitable rights of labor, between which ana capital TO
labor 10 create and utilize capital beng acknowledge
tho hand, and the value and bene1cence or
righcOusyU,c9 capital being appreciated on inc Oti'r
That further grants be made or the pubic land 70
assist privute corporations and especially that no cei
on be had that may further Increase the vast ana
dangerous power Of corporate bodies. who make iegs
and whose tendency nVeTt the order OF their being,
becoming themselves the custOdan5 Of power, unOn
pesnnce should be made 10 all such schemes o. Nhio
Bureaus OF Education and Insurance or tle purchase VI
operation Of telegraph lines by the General
az not only being without tho truo scope ol ,t
puthority but contributing, by the creation OF gti.
additional patronage, TO dangerously III &c '~'
increase the already vast po~Sf5 Oh ~ ror NJ
IN }ees md VARYING political faith in the past, may
be properly added their sincere purpose 20 I"4s"tuy
or recent OrCin-tO defend the personal right
of ea IA member OF society ~ lie. religious and political
race colCrand, cOrOllary 10 this purpose, they
demand amnesty, fun and complete for all past political
ofcnses with corruption, Federal State, or municipal
they propose 20 deal Derccssl; FOR such DestOWd OF
the public Offices provide for fav0Tites and relatives
Of officials regardless OF fitness their ccn2u' Is that u
a people who kceny feel the Gisbonor PIT upon them
Thpt large maiOri OF the people OF the country hold
substantially to these md kudIed views, there Is 10
room Tor reasonable doubt