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this. Not 30 la republics. In q republic
The President III elected by q party, WHO
laws down q platform for his guidance. not
based upon the Constitution. hut on the
suggestions OF their OWN party rancor ana
fnarrowness Then the longer the party re-
mains In power the mere corrupt and domt-l
neering it becomes, so that II the President
be not q man OF great strength OF vii! his
administration will coon only reflect the
worst instincts 81 his party dictators.
nc ia fIlI.tirne, I think, for reasonable men
OF all parties to turn away from the hates
of the past and hethink them OF the duties
OF Che, future. And while they consider
the propriety of doing so we will refer TO
one other case, taken from English history.
not unlike our own, and from which we
may take courage. refer to the case or
England under James III. and William Ill.
Here, indeed, we might put our military
President in the place OF James, and let
Mr.. Hayes occupy the place OF William.
not that would put Mr.. Hayes in comparl-
son with William as to merit, for, in SOBER
truth, William III. is one OF those few noble
citizens OF the world that am wont to ii1t
far above the measure OF ordinary mortals.
England. under James, presented as per.
feet a chaos, MS to parties, as could well De
IMAGINED. There was Catholic party and
a Protestant party, "a party for Divine rights
and constitutional party, party for james
and a party for William. Each OF these was
subdiyided into moderates and ultras; and,
singulariy enough, each embraced some OF
the best and some Of the worst men in the
realm in its membership.
There were two things for which james
had an ardent regard. One was the silly
political nonsense Of Filmer; the other was
The still more silly religious nonsense OF his
conessor Under the influence OF these ne
supposed he might hrow-beat the Hottest
man in the kingdom and still claim the af-
fectionate loyalty OF all bis people. In such
state OF things constant tendency from
bad to worse must necessarily result.
When William came over he came for the
relief Of suffering people. The British
| crown he valued mainly as means to an
end; and that end was the promotion OF
civil and religious freedom. Not as lover
OF England, not as a lover Of his own coun-
try, but as benefactor of mankind, he led
that heroic life which has bestowed meal
cuiable blessings on the British people and
given immortality to his name. From the
necessities Of the circumstances he some
times mistook brutal wretch for lover
OF his country, and did few things we
might wish otherwise; but with the present
lights before us we must suppose that every
act OF his public life proceeded from wor-
thy and patriotic motive, and we may be
amazed that his errors were 80 few.
With what pleasure may we not turn
from the narrow and contemplate james
brow-beating his best friends and con-
stantly reminding Parliament OF his dignity
and rights-to contemplate William, whose
strength OF will was not inferior to that OF
Cromwell or Napoleon, promptly assisting
Parliament in curtailing the powers OF the
Crown. The difference lies in this: that
James was narrow-minded despot, who
supposed that men were the natural slaves
OF Kings; William regarded kings as the
servants of the people, and supposed that q
,oritten constitution IS the true citadel OF no
erty. >. X. II.
HoPEwELL, HANOVER.