The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-11-29
POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
Some Recent Public Utterances Of Prominent
Democrats.

have seen and felt SO much of the evils which
men bring upon themselves by discord, that
cannot refrain from warning you. to whom
am Under, so many and great Obligations,
/ against dissensiuns In your own ranks. Men
are apt to think that the results of an election
chiefly affect candidates for high Offices This
is great error. They fall upon the mass of
voters in tenfold greater degree than upon
those who are called leading men. As rule,
these are advanced in life, In little while
they will pass away. Personal controversies
among the young and active may live for many
Years to harm and emharrsss them. Itmay be
prejudice or interest byiefeating those Of their
own political faith, but 1t never fails, In the
! course OF time, that such things come back to
harm and plague those who indulge personal
prejudices, New York Is by right, by tradition,
| by interest Democratic State. This county,
IN its better days, upheld the principles of
Jefferson and Jackson A majority
OF the citizens OF Utica hold to the same
faith IL the young and active members of our
party will be true to themselves they wiltre-
! cover that power which justly belongs to them.
II they allow themselves 10 fall into dissensons
they will destroy their own heritage, and when it
is too late will regrettheir folly lam now an old
man, and 30 far Withdrawn from active life
I hat don't think am governed in my views
! ny IutTb phfUishn pfc1Qufco. L feel deeply my
! obligations to my political friends, and l hold
! my principles assaered becausei believe them
| best fitted to promote the welfare of my coun-
/ try Yet respect the earnestness aud sin
/ cerity OF those to whom i am politically OBJ
! posed. 1t is uncertain if / shall ever again
stand before an audience inKUtica to speak
about public affairs. wish therefore, in the
/ light ola lifelong experience, to say that L be.
lieveparties are necessary for the prese vatioii
| of our form of government, for the education
of our people in political truths, and for lib
! eralizing and charging their minds. We hear
great deal of cant about the corruption Ia
poli6ns
There are no corruprons in public affairs
which are not generated and noutished by other
influences at work among the people as a peo-
pie. All efforts, all zeal for cause, if it is
worthy one, tend to lift men above nero personal
objects and by exertions for others and by
dwelling upon considerations outside of them
selves, tend to make men better and mofe
generous. We have selfish men in our public
life, but they were not made selfish in their po-
stions, for these, dealing with general inter
eats, tend to liberalze mems purposes
There are. corrupt men and bad men
in parties, but they have been made
corrupt and self minded in other rels-
tionships of life than those which
grow out Of their association with others in the
promotion OF common cause. There are
many ignorant men to be found in all political
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they would have been if there were no public
discussion Of matters which concern the public
welfare. AS rule, those who elamor against
selfshness Of parties are those too selfish
to perform the duties of citizenship.
Those who shake their heads at corruption are
noted for their greed of gold, gained by specu-
/ lative schemes, and who mourn over the cost
! of carrying out their own corrupt measures. |
have been an actor IN public affairs during a
period of great bitterness and excitement in the
.s,la 90 tha Anna I lax, fill
more than most men the warmth and kindness
of party support, and have felt, too, the sharp
and angry criticisms of opponents excited
| by passions and prejudice. | must in fairness
say that those opponents most active and earn
est in their zeal for their parties have been in
the end more ready to do justice chan men who
satisfy themselves that they are right, and that
| all who differ from them are ~wantonly wrong
and who are too selfish to learn in the sharp
conflict of parties that there are two sides to all
questions, and that honest difference of opinion
should always be respected by honest men. /
am believer in zeal, even in those who hold
views In conflict with my own, for never yet
knew an active, honest man, whatever his er-
rors may be at the outset, who did not IN the
| end become useful, just and liberal member
SPEAKER RANDALL ON NATIONAL AND Local
DEBTs Now let me show You what is expect
ed from taxing the people in this country TIE
Federal debt exceeds $4,000, 0O0, 600, the Stale
debts amount to s4O0, 100000, and the city and
county debts arc beyond 81 GOO, 000, O0oh Of
this enormous city and county debt Rhilsdel-
| phia has very large part. Here is IS, So -
| 0O0 600 upon which the people must pay inter
est You thus see the importance OF COM
polling public servants to pay not q dollar
unless there is absolute necessity for doing
3d. The tendencyof the Republican party has
been toward extravaganza ever since last
| had the honor to represent you in a public
capacity. Figures prove this beyond all con-
troversy We are led by history to believe that
| there are two great dangers to a republic-tax-
alton and a tendency to grasp power unduly
| The Republican party has moved in the direct
way of centralizing the Government-that is
it's tendency to-day--in opposition to the rights
of the people. We have seen how the power
OF the army has been used. The Republican
party, by sending soldiers to intimidate voters,
has given expression to its policy OF keeping in
force in time Of peace the laws that authorized
the sending of an army into certain States in
time of war. Not only in distant and adjoining
States has this policy been enforced, bnt in this
very district the use OF the marines has been
| Witnessed. Yes and ct one Of my elections
was sorrow-stricken to see that the votes of
freemen had to be given under the point of the
bayonet. We triumphed, but we should bear
| in mind that there are not many districts like
| this The Republicans have claimed the right
one side. a horde of unnecessary elecuoneers
paid out of the common treasury. There were
| 750 of these Marshals in the Eastern district of
Pennsylvania, not because any Republican vote
was in danger, but because it was the aim to
influence this Congressional district, and, thank
God! they got rebuke that they won't forget
in an increased Democratic majority. Repub-
lican extrayagancew was extended further thar
the public treasury Between the close Of the
war and the advent Of q Democratic House o.
Representatives the Republicans gave away moi
less than 130,000,000 acres Of the public do
main. Why, the thirteen colonies had only
218,000, 600 acres Think of it Territory
equal in extent to four States of the eize of New
York presented to six corporationsl The result
is that any of you who may be disposed to take
Horace Greeley's advice and &c. West will have
them so an acre for ground that might be had
for s1.50 an acre but for the extravaganza and
injustice Of the Republican party.
SENATOR WALLACE ON SECTIONAL HATE. :
Ought passion and prejudice tocontrol us il
our Judgment? Are we to be blinded by hate
aud sectional 1antagonism TO our oYnwrongi
and true interestss Is this the form of mind
in which we ought to approach consideration
Of the grand issues of 1880? What of the re-
public as . whole? Hae not your debt in
creased? Are not your expenses lessened
Are not economy and thrift the rule? Has no
crime decreased Are officials as cefrupt q
they were ten years ago? Do You long for tina
era Of corrupt rule and vicious administration
that the country saw from 1869 to 1887 n Ha
! not civil power replaced military in the who'll
land, and he mild and strong government o
law supplanted that OF the bayonet? Ten year
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