The New York herald., 1874-09-18

the telegraphs; it Is claiming jurisdiction Of An
railroad corporations chartered by the Stares anI
amenabe 10 me Just authority OF the states. 1t "
ieges, stretching It's dragnet over the whole coun@
try. and forcing editors and publishers from their
free press Of the whole United States io fos
the criticism OF the administration to trial.
by the creatures of the administrator
acting under the eye OF the administration. 10
dared to enforce this tyranny against free man
must be stopped or before We know II the whole
Tl Character OF our government VIII be changed,
Ihe simple and lree institutions OF our fathers Will
have become the worst government that has ever
ruled over civilized people. 1t Will be the most
mean Senator Conkilng) lately told me that
more than 5000 bills we're before Congress at It's ass
there Will be 10000 and nobody can know what's in
saem. m We have country eighteen times largo
as France with population OF AZ 000, 900, doubling
every thirty years, and full OF activities and in
terests centralized government, meddling
thing could not know the wants or wishes of the
people OF the different localities aud would be tsit
the most irresponsible and therefore not Oniy the
most oppressive, but the most corrupt with which
any people have been cursed. To-day the ad-
vances which We have made towards this system
are maturing their fatal fruits. The federal ad.
ministratoD is tainted with abuses with iobpery
and with corruption. In the dominion which it
maintains over the reconstructed Southern
states organized PIage, On scale tenfold larger
shame OF the country. Civil liberty is endangered.
1t Is now certain that President Grant nourisAes
THE BAD AMBITION OF A THIRD TERM
If the sacred tradition established by Washington
Jefferson. Madison and Jackson can be broken the
President may be reelected indefinitely, and
welding from the centre the immense patronage
which will grow out OF such vast usurpation OF au-
thorities by the federal government. he would
grasp the means OF corrupt influence by which to
carry the elections. There will be no organized
thing in the country OF sufficient power 10 COM
government may remain but the spirit and
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llshed. Roman history in the person OIL Augustus
Caesar win be repeated. Thoughtful men ara
turning their minds TO the means OF escape from
these overshadowlng evils. The republican party
cannot save the country. Ideas OF governmental
interests hold II firmly to evil courses Throngs Of
otlice-holdeis, contractors and joobers VINO have
IN four years OF war and during OF paper
money-are too strong in the machinery or the
the republicans The republican party could con-
tribute largely to maintain the Union during the
civil war; 1t cannot reconstruct civil liberty ana
Tree institutions alter the peace change Of
men Is necessary to secure change OF measures.
tack the administrator. The democracy, with the
TRADITIONS OF ITS BEST DAYS,
braces mostly the larger bod9 Of mem Of sound
ideas and sound practices IN political lie. 1t must
remove every faint which has touched it IN evil
times; It must become compact and homogene-
ous mass; 1t must gather 10 Its alliance all who
think the same things concerning the interests OF
our Republic. 1t Is becoming an adequate and
effective Instrument to reform the administration
and to save the country. 1t reformed itself in
order that it might reform the country, and now.
Ia your name and in the name OF the
that in this great work we will tread
no step backwards. Come veal or come woe we
VIII not lower our nag; we VIII go forward until
principles OF JEFFERSON and Jackson shall rule in
the administration OF the federal government.
Let obey the patriotic maxim OF old Rome,
never to despair OF our country. Actual evils can
be mitieated bad tendencies can be turned aside;
the burdens OF government can be diminished:
productive industry will be renewed and frugaIity
will repair the waste Of our resources. Then shair
the golden days OF the Republic once more return
and the people become prosperous and happy.