The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-23

LET US SAVE THE COUNTRY
The great cry now Is to save the party, and II
the party can be saved all Is well, the country
may 60 Let US try TO save the country and pre-
serve 1t In It's original FORM In It's original shapc
as handed down 10 Us ny toe founders OF Inc
Republic. l warn my countrymen here to-day
upon the constitution OF their fathers Inc EN-.
pre- will come n there Is not a return made 10
these great principles, these great truths which
are recognized IN The constitution. tell you tnis
government Is overthrow and It's character
changed. 1t is unfortunate then that we have
been divided INTO parties. Let us not
government, as mas been the case sometimes.
great clamor is made against the government,
when IL Is the rulers OF tue government who are
to blame. Let us make tue proper DIS lnctlon.
The government Is good enough. the organic la ~
is all ignt, speaking In general terms, ana, II car
ried out according TO It's design. would produce
happiness and prosperity to tue people and resalt
in making US the greatest government In tue
worlo. we should make tue distinct non between
the government ana the administrators OF the gov
ernment Let us BRING the hearts OF the people up
corruption, against the pro1igacy, against the
usurpations OF this administration.
THE ADMINISTRATION Is TRYING TO OVERTHROW
THE GOVERNMENT.
Let every efort ne made To sustain the govern
ment and eject from power the corrupt ana usurp-
Ing rulers. do not belong TO one party or au-
otner. have certain great principles laid down
for nv guidance II our principles are correct we
can never reach wrong conclusions. The consti.
tuition Is my guide. / intend 10 follow H. ana
when IL Is encroachcd uDon, according 10 my
judgment, with all the ability may nave Will
so much then Tor the LOUISIANA portion OF the
question and the Arkansas part OF IT, Now the
ARKANSAS government Is going along nut II Cou-
gresS should nave passed the Force oil there
seems to DE some little doubt what .overnme mt
they would nave had there now. See the power
he mas asked for. We see him gathering power Ia
every move. In every phase OF ms administration
there Is deslre TO get beyond the control OF the
people, TO get from under The cons ttution, which
Is nothing more Or less than the combined and eX-
pressed VIII OF the people, anu, II 1t sna Oe vio-
lated, 1t Will overturn the government ITSELF Then
W a tha mons ttrf A IN
winch says expressly That the United States sntl
guarantee to each state republican form of gov
ernme mt. We see, first, as we travel along IN the
discussion OF tns subject, now party zeal ano party
interests may carry us. We see that these Gu
croacnmeuts are being made ana the query then
comes up "What Is republican form OF govern
ment ~ We know what the constitution SAYS,
"lnat ali powers not delegated TO the
FEDERAL government are reserved to the peO-
ple or the states respectively shall not ais
cuss The question OF state sovereignty. IL Is one
about winch there has been mucn DIVISION oil
sentiment, and about wnicn there has been mucn
controversy. shall not discuss that now; but
shall pass to the point wnere think sovereign y
resides IN a free government here we fad that
ali power ~ derived ron the people; the PEG Gle
wear the crown They are the source OF power
they arc the sovereigns. The state governments