Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-11-27
DESERVING ITS DoornaxI.
The present position Of the Der


The present -osition Of the Dem
.ecratic party 10 one Of strange anam-
oily. IL principles have from the
very earliest date been those Of op-
position 20 centraliked power, to the
blending Of the States into one grand
national Individuality. The utmost
liberty to States, extending 30 far
that the particular interests Of vari-
Gus sections Of the country might be
served 40 against opposite sections
has all along been the foundation of
Democratic principles. Limiting the
power of the Federal Government is
what the party has necessarily hsrped
upon.
Republ,canism since its birth has
meant, aud means still, grand CEN
trail organization which shall look cut
for the welfare of the whole people,
without regard to State lines; which
shall see that the fundamental prin-
ciples, the vital forces of free gov
ernment, are maintained, whether i,
be the will Of the States to do so or
not; which shall support system OF
education throughout the land that.
in its turn, will render the govern
n,ent indls soluble; which shall in
terposs its power in any State to
render free expression N will at the
ballot box possible. AT the same
time that republicanism means these
conditions and things, it guarantees
the individuality Of the various States
IS far Is the same may not interfere
with the welfare Of the central gov
eminent. In short, it implies that
State government; shall always be
held as secondary in Importance to
National government, and that it
shall yield and conform to the latter
when occasion shall demand it.
The Democratic party has held aud
now claims to hold the reverse doc
trine. or that State liberty, home rule,
and great individual Freedom (spe-
Sous and somewha: captivating
terms) are the prime considerations
in our system. This is the issue now
between the parties. But mark how
the Democratic party suddenly adj
vances until 1t stands fairly abreast
of its opponent. Now that the doc
trlne which it has adhered to so long
IS abou, to operate against ii and
cause its defea, if strictly carried out,
it quickly becomes iconoclastic and
deliberately smashes all the idols be-
fore which il has bowed in the past.
For Congress to assume and exercise
the power TO throw out the vote of a
State in the contest for the Presiden.
CIV is TO exercise the most ultra fuuc-
tins Of centralized power. 1t is to
sink the State into entire insi2nitic-
ance when considered alongside the
nation. II is ten fold more arbitrary
Capitalization than .he sending of
troops into a State to inaugurate At
the point of the bayonet set of
State officers, or than tue recent or
der directing AN arm ed force into the
South. And yet the whole Demo
cratic party, every mouthpiece that
it has, prociaims the inherent right
of Congress 10 tins final judgment.
In . former issue us stated the
reasons Why Congress should not ex-
ercise such powers. Those reasons
were drawn from the logic of the
Electoral system, which is essentially
in accordance with Democratic doc
trine-a proper coordination Of the
branches of government. This trans
formation on the part of the Demo
erats is interesting TO witness, ~ be-
Ing an entirely new feature in our
politics.
II is just possible that the Demo