Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-10-02

to accept the nomination.
This reluctance arises mainly
from my inability to go Into the
campaign with the time and mean,
that seem to be necessary, but you
may be assured | will DO all in my
power honorably, to promote or as
sure success,
la becoming the standard bearer
of the Democracy of this district
1t is but proper and just to myself
the party for whom you act and al
my fellow citizens seeking change
in the administration of public at
fairs, that | should state the prin'
ciples upon which shall act should
this nomination result in my elec-
ton to the honorable position of a
member Of Congress. In these
principles | may differ from some
members of the party, but there
can be no difference in our belief
as to the great fundamental princi-
pies upon which the party was
founded, and which have governed
it in all its history, as well in adj
versity as in prosperity.
/ believe in maintaining intact
and undisturhed all the rights of
the people and of the several States
as guaranteed by the constitution.
While secession, an unnatural and
unwarranted outgrowth of the doe
trine of State rights has been
rightfully--gloriously crushed 10y
the valor and patriotism of brave
men of both parties, never again
to raise its horrid head, the doctrine
of State rights still exists, and like
truth cannot be crushed until the
constitution shall he ohliteratcd,
the Federal Union destroyed, and a
central despotic government estab-
lished in its stead, with suhjugated
provinces in the place of free
States a time apparently threat
ened 10y those who urge the cleo
ton of "the man on horseback
a military chieftain for third term
of Presidential power and misrule.
| believe that the Republican
party originally formed for the adj
vancement of human rights, long
since accomplished its mission, and
has long since ceased to represent
the opinions, or TO carry out the
wishes Of the mass Of its members.
1t has become recreant to its name
and principles. The great and
good and true men who formed and
gave its character, who are not
dead, have abandoned it because Of
its abandonment Of every princi-
pie it once upheld; because it has
only the name and none of the vir
tues of the early Republican party;
because il has fallen into the hands
of ambitious and corrupt leaders
and been made the cloak for their
corruptions, perjuries and betray-
ais of the people. These false lead
ers instead of seeking the good of
the people have only sought means
of prolonging their personal hold |
upon place and further unhallowed
gains from office. To that end,
ever since the restoration of peace,
when good will and brotherly fell
lowship should have prevailed they
have sought to keep a continual
feeling of distrust between the
North and South have aroused |
false alarms representing that the
humbed South only awaits the OPP |
for open rebellion and
that its quiet submission is only
the cover for actual enmity. They
have tried by every unholy means
to keep the fires of hatred towards
the South perpetually burning in
the northern heart, and they spare
10 pains, and refrain from no false
hood or fraud, to keep alive the
bitter sectional feelings that were
engendered by war; and all this to
blind the eyes of the followers to
the wrongs they are constantly
committing. Such party so led
and so controlled is no longer
worthy Of confidence or respect.
| maintain that the leaders and
managers of that party are directly
responsible for all the wrongs that
have been inflicted upon the people
by unwise and class legislation, and
that in their reckless and partisan
legislation that party gave birth to
the financial distress that has over
whelmed the country.
1t opened the door to the enorm-
Gus Southern claims that they now
insist are unjust, and received and
allowed them, until checked by the
Democratic House, and now 10y
false assertions that they are OF
Democratic origin, use the monster
Of their own creation as threat OF
danger unless they are kept in
power.
That party is the fruitful parent
OF all our financial woes and ought
not to be allowed to deny its Off
spring.
| believe in strictly honest money,
one and the same for the govern
ment and the people; that a dollar,
however represented, whether in
paper or coin, should be worth 10O
cents in all places, and for all pur.
poses; that it is a Fundamental
wrong for the government to Issue
or authorize currency in payment
} of its own debts, for the use Of the
people, that is not of equal value