The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-10-18
MORGANTOWN, W. Va SATURDAY. OCTOBER Is 1879


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are there-old friends and now friends; old
mon aud yourg men; some 20 cast their first
aud some their last ballot They argue and de-
bate; they joke apdylaVsh.r Il is election day.
and thai rovlvss old inenorics aud many a
story Of the early settlement is told Somsold
gent euien are talings about their first votes,
that thes we're cast for Jackson. Just then a
smooth faced lad offers his vote and il is chat
lenged The debate aud the story stop. All
attention is given TO the question of the vote
me Idr,, 9l d, men consult lhey compare ,heir
recolleeu"ns -whee the parents We're rnafried
aud the child was born Some are very positive
for he went to school with their own boys. Tits
soon settled, and the right decided And 20 the
day goes on until in the eyel lug the window
ls shut doyynsnPon the ambition Of Ill the eail-
shdAtes Upon such elections, and upon such
men our Institutions must rest AT the next
election shadow is over the scene The
Deputy Marshal aud the Supervisor are there
as. the paid. agents and bull ,dozers for the
pNe, why are thsy afrestng nensapd drag
II Is to excite fear, and thereby keep men from
voting The law of force and violence has
taken the place of local elf-government
Good cheer and confidence among tho neigh
bors is gone. Anxiety, distrust, and haired
have taken their place.
10 you Jusuly tne vetoesE Inc DIS were
carefully considered by Congress, and. after
great elaboration, were passed Theyihvb}ved
no question of constitutional power on tlio part
eef-Songyess, her, nearlysl 90 years thes6lec-
tons had been frea from Fedefa lssupervi 6iop
slt.was not questioned HAT Congress bad the
question Of judgment and discretion, and that
question Congfees decided blythe repeal euch
legislative discretion beiohgste Goneress and
not TO tho President The veto power Was
given not To defeat and DESTROY, hut 10
protect and preserve; to preserve tho
protect the rights and powers Of the
legislative encroachment at
ia not q swori but'a shield" The men have
taughtss ibis who made the constitution. And
an infcc Qsdtncs With usage almost uniform.
consept ~ the Rsel dent may defeat the pop
uiar Nill Mexpr48 by Congress, merely be-
causo3t d0de notS &c With his individual wish
and prefetence 1tNould enable him to stand
n tlielwa&p f all Isforms and to defeat whole
ssonsS esdlstions WINE public service
1t is intolerable that the will of one man
may defeat the will of the majority of Congress,
upon question of JUDGMENT and discretion.
Aud 1t becomes indecent and an outrage upon
public rights, when the power is exercised to
continue party machinery that Is used to do
feat free and fair elections
Coming In as the present Executive did, II
would seem that he should wear the robes OF
Office modestly. He and his countrymen know
that he WAS not elected. Full 30000u majority
OF the popular vote we4 against him. and a de-
cided ma joriiy of the electors duly chosen In
his promotion, by agente and agencies the most
detestable, the rights OF the people were detied
and trampled under foot Must that be fol-
lowed by the repeated defeat of the will OF the
peoplefn the exercise II the veto? On what
side Willy standP ! appeal to you stand for
free legislation, and against such an abGso OF q
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elections, and against all party Supervision for
Mycouu,rs mep, are YOU prepasd for ma
teraI change IN our system OF government?
We are in the habit of speaking of II as the
best Government in the world On fathers
lived under it and were prosperous and happy.
Under it we have grown TO BIO numerous, rich
and pow erful people, A large class of parti7
Sans are how dissatisfied with IT.
They want stronger government i
suppose that is a general Tendency. 1t was 80
with the Jews when they asked King. The
proposition TO change Our Institutions fills me
with great anxiety. do not want to see the
States broken down. ] fear for our liberties
when all the powers Of Government shall be
concentrated In a central authority. We have
loved the States They have been to us home
governments. They protect our persons, our
characters, our children, our property, our
homes and our graves In their courts our
wrongs are redressed and our rights vindi-
Gated. Under their guardian care and support
our free schools exist, and our highways are
consttpcted and maintained And 10y their au-
thority. s'jnetice ehall be administered freely
ana without purchase; completely, and with
out denial speedily, and without delay"
Whoever advocates the rights Of the States
and the importance of maintaining them is
charged with holding The. doctfipe that the
may secede at their pleasure That charge il
one of the means used to prepare the public
mind for the overthrow of State authority
Now, wish to denounce it inthe most positive
manner. h the lgfh d the constitution tbere
il no conflict of authority between the States
and the United States. Each is sovereign with.
in its sphere.
The United States is a Government, with its
powers defined. IN the constitution; entitled TO
the allegiance 81 every citizen, and having the
right to enforce, against each individual, ODE
dience tois authority. The constitution Of the
United States, and the laws of the United States
made in pursuance thereof, and the treaties
made under the authority of the United States,
are the supreme law Of the land. Each State
is also Government, to which it's citizens owe
allegilnce, and possesses the right n enfofce
obedience TO its authority IT has all the powers
that properly belong to free State, which have
not been delegated to the United States, nor
ufohjbited to the States by the constitution.
4 Rack State is member of the Federal Union,
and las no right to secede therefrom, nor has
it any right to disturb the harmony OF that
Union. To promote the Union, and to seek to
make it perpetual, is the duty Of every State
as it is OF every citizen. Speaking upon this
subject to the people of my own State, last
year. ! said:
I'll is not true that our Government is weak
and incapable Of giving us the most complete
protection. II we but maintain the authority
of the Federal Government, as defined and
limited by the ycohsntution, and preserve the
States in1l2 en- iovr4eat of their rights accord
ing to thesconstituhon, and in the absolute con-
troll Of their domestic affairs, and il our laws be
| 80 honestly administered as to command the
approval Of the people, our political structure
will become the strongest In the world In
times Of peace IL has been over the people to
protect and bless them, and in periods OF war
It has been adequate to every necessity and
emergency"
Upon this would desire to speak more earn
essly than upon any othersu'leeH whatever.
Up6nthe tafi6, the revenue andthe bankswe
may make mistakes, and afterward recover the
LOST ground. .Butip respect 70 local self-gov
ernfnept any miehfe isa disasfer HOY
IN respect to That, lost ground is never reeey :
cred. The power that is strong enough to take
from us the management of ourf domestic at )
fairs; to Yrss& fppf ouf nejghteIhooa and
county courts and juries their rightfuI juris-
diction; and to strip the State Legislatures Of
their legitimate authority, is powerful enough
to hold and keep them Already grest add :.
tionai powers have been given to the Federal
courts, and have seen parties 60 away from
those courts stripped of lands, and ehattels,
ald homes be the oYerw helming .cFts and ex-
penses, when the matters in controversy GOULD
as web have been settled in the local courts
without impoverishing either Every consider
alton affecting the rights and welfare Of the
citizeu reqtires that we maintain our system
Of government, with all the rights and powers
unbroken and intact