Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-10-18

stituencies and elected upon diuerehl
principles. They sought to give the
minority a control in certain branches
One-quartcr of the people elect ma
jority of the United States Senate II
YOU elect a Democratic President and
House, and leave a Republican Sen
ate, YOU make the very state OF things
that our fathers aimed at in our Con-
stitution. When one party controls
for any length Of time all branches OF
Government it becomes demorallzed.
1t was this unchecked power that led
the Democratic party into its errors.
1t was this unchecked power that cor
rupted the Republican organization.
Those who diligently study the con-
stitution Of our government will see
that they sought to multiply checks
upon the despotisms Of majorltles.--
Its great distinguishing feature is the
fact that it ties to protect the rights
of minoritics. Nay, more than this,
it has by its declarations and its Or
ganizations so guarded the rights OF
each citizen that the humblest man OF
our land can then defy the whole body
Of our people if they seek to 'rample
upon the right Of person, property or
conscience, Elect, then, TiIden and
Hendricks. to the high executive OF
fees. choose men like Mr.. Lord for
Congress, and make the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES Democratic; leave
the Senate, with its vast power OF con
troll and appointments, in the hands OF
the Republicans. You have then the
checks upon arbitrary power designed
by our fathers. You place both po
l;tical Oh CARNATIONS under conditions
where they have the highest motive:
to commend themselves to the Amer
can people by exhibitions OF virtue
! wisdom and patriotism.
THE STATE GOVERNMENT.
t At this election we are to choose
+ Governor of this great State, an othc'
e second only in Importance to that 0
+ President Of our Union. The station
1 demands man of Intelligence, virtu
$ and patriotism-one who has Il thol
d ouch knowledge Of the great an
a varied interests of New York, in ad
t. dition to thorough business habits
\ patient industry and strict economy
IS He must have firnmness and vlgor t
r. carry out to the letter his ideas c
If duty. In the whole range OF m
1t acquaintance | know Of no man VIII
y more fully meets all these require
al merits than Iucius Robinson, l hav
O. been associated with him in buslnes
is affairs and / always found him tank
at clear and decided. He needs Il
it. heightened commended commentar
of to tell OF his fitness for the office tc
II which he is nominated. He had a
- wavs acted with the Democrat
1r party. At the outbreak of the war
or was said party distinction had ceaSf
le to exist and a ticket was placed
re nomination, made up OF those WI
of belonged to each of the old polite
ho organizations, and Mr.. Robinson WI
he made Comptroller of this State.
ss MIR ROBINSON AGAINST REPUTATION
by Under the enormous issue Of pap
he money, a wild spirit of extravagan'
ire was engendered men who nc
r. charge that weare unsound upon Il
he currency question, then declared tn
Try paper was better than gold. 1t W
in put out in slch vast volumes that
ty. 6, weakened the credit Of our count
tAat our currency rapidly lost Its val
ON as a purchasing medium. At one tlr
,sa it sunk as low as forty cent on t
;vo dollar. The Government could II
of buy as much with its vast amount
,es paper money as it could have purch
or ed with one-haf its sum had it he'
Re- kept up to its par value, TO aggrevi
bot the evil, the Government was fore
,ds to sell in the markets Of the world
of bonds bearing high rate OF intere
,se Mr.. Robinson foresaw the evils
n|v now feel. lie battled boldly fol
ent policy which should uphold the hor
ver of the State and the Union. NJ
its York had borrowed money for
70 construction of canals, which made
usi. rich and prosperous. For the bon
4 it it issued it had received gold or
the equivalent. With inconceivable mi
en-, ness and folly, the Republicans h
90 determined to dishonor the State a
ney to violate its faith by paying the
YES terest on these bonds in paper VIII
so was not worth one-half its face. \