The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-08-21
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In rrpIN tn Your communication OF YES
t,l'dtN. notifying Inc OF my nomination by
the Democratic State Conventions a. their
candidate for Governor at the coming
election, | hereby signify my formal ac-
coplanrc of the same am deeply sen>i-
VT" Vt the high honor conferred. and take
inns occasion to express my thanks to the
convention and to You, gentlemen. for the
Very tlattcrin@ terms III which Nou have
uadr known their action,
The resolutions adopted by he conNcn-
t'"n meet my hearty approval.
ihi~ is not the time for Us to finch in
lA,- bold :lYoWal and firm maintenance OF
lAc principles we hold vital to the safety
:uI honor of our country. When we see
lar growing corruption in places of pow
err. the numerous investigation of corrupt
practices ending in the WhiteWashing Of
lhr guilty. the paldonin@ of deiauters the
"tl~ and the hrihes,to those high in office,
lhe huymg and selling OF Offices, senator
Ships disposed OF to the highest bidder
Judges appointed that they may change
The decision OF courts and make law TO
-ull In" rcignin@ powers, the books and
papers of honorable merchants seized that
spies and mioTmcrs may secure their
uoitie~ needless offices created and main
tanned that partisan pockets may be filled,
lne Shares and bonds of plunderlng cor
,ualion~ distributed s.Whrrr they Will do
Ihr mIu>t good" the enormous increase III
Jlr pay OF officers and representatives
u~U1ing state government upheld by fed
oral baNourt when we all see this il is
TIME for u- to speak and to act Arc we
tpld that these abuses must be reformed
hN the party in which they exist? an
~Wrr: II is powercS~ for this purpose.
Ihc reform must come from without, n all
history will prove
Add to these abuses. the artificial and
oppressive system Of raising the revenue,
under which the burdens are unequal Y
anG unjusllv distributed, the rich favored
nj tine expense Of the poor, some pursuits
ruincd that others may reap golden harvc~tS
"a system under which the State Of Maine
ha~ been more crippled and crushed than
amy other state, it may well he n wonder
T., those without the sublime patience
With which She cndurcs the burden. scarce
II uttcring a protest. (eXccpt rs il has
come through minority pIlty,) nj the
oppressive system under the operation of
which sister states have outstrippcd Us !.
when l} our past history. our position,
oar resources. we should have been first
among our equals. imperial rather than
provincial Strike off the letters and she
-huuld rise spontaneous. TO her proper pc
ition OF dignity and power Ii We must
have 4 tariff let it he for the revenue and
Aot for protection, and rs little of il A.
possible at that
Equally prrniclouS TO the country at
large is that system of subsidies and grants
whether Of lands, or money, OF privileges
~ which are erected and lo~ttrcd into
"Ncr@roWn proportions those gigantic
nonopolics. which in their turn become
powerful enough 10 corrupt and rule the
government Let Us have no more OF it &;
out let the peoples land he for the pco-
plc's use; the peoples money for the peo-
pies Service
More dangerous than all are the central
iliu@ tendencies of the times. We can
endure. if we must, unequal tariffs and
oppressive taNuion; we can bear a CON
siderable amount of corruption: but these
-tridr9 towards imperialism. if not arrest
tl. may end in or ruin. Are we aware
how the oycrshadoWm@ power and pres
cuct Of a great central government is alb
-pbmg into itself the rights of States the
freedom of municipalities. and the midi
1idullitN of citizens? Once the States
furnished their quotas OF troops at the
pill of the general government: now it
can take them without 80 much us saying,
-'nl Your leave" Once the States chartered
their own banking institutions; now the
government Indirectly and Illegally. |
think. lanes them out Of existence, and
puts i'll thciI places agencies of its own.
II ~cizc~ the sword and the purse of the
ultiou. speak not of the right Or policy
ut these mcasulrs, in themselves consid-
cred. or of THEN necessity ~ War meas
Dlrr-. but only rs showing the tendencies
the fine. and assumption, OF power after
the EFFICIENCY has passed away.
We hear Of the design Of making the
government general educator. taking
This office from the State and school dis
lrictS and further Of the purpose Of tax
hug THE tclc@raph~ and, perhaps, the cA-
presses under it, charge, giving its officers
ID perfect system of espionage over the
business and social life of the people.
Fine party IN power viii never arrest these
Tendencies. 1t is poWcIlcss to do so. If de
-irou,. Let the iial 90 forth for Il third
presidential term and there Will not be
enough Of the momentum of resistance in
The party to prevent ii. If a third term,
WHY NOT Il fourth and fifth? Why not a
life term? Why not make the office hered-
ituY
We are not Il homogeneous people, and
the attempt to force the same habits and
institutions and local laws upon a people
ot such varied origin and character and
faith, of such differing customs and tastes
Jnd soclal relations, can result only III one
Of TWO things, -dcsp otism or dissolution
Let the States have control of all local
matters: let the little dcmocracies, til,
towns. the only pure dcmocracies, have
uIl liberty to meet together and discuss
thcir own affairs and act their own pleas
urrs: let Neli-gOveImlcnt be brought
home to the people in their school districts
und towns and families and there is ne
danger. however much the country max
expand. But take away these privileges
ctllc all questions in II far of seat OF GOV
eminent. and execute all laws through
agents appointed by that same far of
power, which the people can only get at
once IN a series of years, and perhaps
then to no practical extent, and they will
soon lose their interest in public affairs.
and will easily become n prey of the poll
tician and the usurpcr
1t is to avoid these results, To reform
these abuses, that we are ready again to
buckle On our armor and make another
attempt 1Or reform and in arrest of these
tendencies. We will never despair Of the
Republic
viii only add, that accept the nomin-
alton in no partisan spirit. While strong
ly attached to the principles which under
lie our party forms. have less attachment
to the organizations themselves, These
are but the means to carry out our primer
piles and would welcome to the support
Of our principles and our measures all
WIo have faith in their soundness, of what
ever party or name.
am. gentlemen,
with the highest regard,
very truly yours,
JOSEPH TlTCOMB.
To Messrs MAnCELLus EMERY, c. =. KIM
FALL, and w H. SIMPSON, Committee.