Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-09-29

harshly criticise. He may be OBJ
jectionable to those who believe in
prohibitory legislation and who
would fain have a Governor who
would place himself as an obstacle
ia the way Of legislative attempts
to regulate the liquor traffic but
Mr.. CASTOR was elected as an avow-
ed license man, and tlei. fore could
not be expected tn plea the pro-
hibitory element in the Republican
party. But no citizen of Massa-
chusetts, Unaffected with any par
ticularism, who only desires that q
Governor shall be capable and hon
est and scrupulously perform every
duty required of him, can withhold
unqualified praise from Governor
CASTOR. The success of his adj
ministration is a guaranty that,
with complete executive and leg
islative power in the hands of the
Democracy, there win be no neg
ligence or remissness, but that
everything will be done with an
eye single to the best interests Of
the Commonwealth it is a proof
Of the sincerity Of Democratic
professions, and viii go far to con-
vince the people that, having done
so well with the experiment of
Democratic Governor, they can
safely engage in similar expert
ment on a larger scale. The Dem
ocracy promised that by the cleo
ton of Mr.. CASTOR the people
would have man in the Guberna-
torial chair who, so far as lay in
his power, would aid and not OBJ
struct satisfactory settlement of
the agitating question with regard
to the liquor traic; who would be
just fearless and incompatible, and
who would fill the Gubernatoral
chair with dignity and credit
That promise has been kept to the
full. Now the Democracy promise
the people a reduction in State
expenditures, rigid economy, and
the utmost limitation of the prac-
tice of mortgaging the credit of
the future for purposes of doubtful
expedieDcy. In the light of their
experience with a Democratic Gov
ernor, and of the faithful fulfill
ment OF past Democratic promises,
the people have reason to place
confidence in this declaration.
The fruits of partial Democratic
success last year will perhaps go
futher than any mere platform
conld TO contribute to a complete
Democratic victory this year
But those who will be guided in
their action by party platforms can
find nothing defective or unsound |
in that which was constructed at |
Worcester on Wednesday. On the |
subject of the respective powers of
the Federal government and the
States it is clear and explicit; and !
while its expressions may be IN
satisfactory to outrage-mongers
like Morton and to men like Ames,
who believe Federal troops ought
to be marched into a State on the |
strength Of a telegraphic dispatch
from a Governor, there is nothing |
IN it to which any person who con-
ours in the views on the Constitu-
ion as admirably set forth by At !
torney-General Pierrpont can take
The resolution on the
question Of the currency is sound
to the core. There is no division
Of sentiment in the Massachusetts,
Democracy on this question. They
have no Buffers and Phillipses who
ont-Kelley in demanding irredeem-
ahle currency, nor Boutwells aud
who know no way to
meet financial crisis but by water
ng the currency. The arrange
nent of the Republican party for
Extravaganza, maladministration
md corruption is pointed and Wig
,rous; and it will trouble Repub-
leans to show why sentence of con-
lennation should not be- passed
lpon their party for the crimes of
which it has been accused.
The Massachusetts, Democracy
ave opened the campaign in a
,old, aggressive manner. They
ave nothing to defend themselves
gainst, and everything upon which
o place their opponents upon the
defensive and vigorously push the
ainpaign against them.