Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-22
are reserved to the States respectively to the peo

ple."
The government of the United States is supreme
within its sphere because the constitution expressly
provides that rhis constitution and the laws OF the
United States, which shall be made In pursuance
thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be
made, under the authority of the United States.
shall be tho supreme law of the land and the judges
in every State shall be bound the, eby, anything in
the constitution or laws Of any ate to the contrary
Notwithstanding" The constitution ia the supreme
law. The laws made In pursuance of it are likewise
supreme. The laws made not in pursuance of it are
not supreme. They are null and void. They are no
laws The duty and the power to execute the consti-
tuition and laws have been confded by the con- THU
s R R oSs @ i6s
by the States or If YOU prefer It, by the people OF
the States. They exist by virtue of that delegation
and the instrument delegating, defining expressing
the extent and limit of he powers is the titu,ion
by the government and the people of the States are
inherent in them as political communities The
States delegated some of thor powers to the fedora
by themselves absolutely and of others without the
consent of Congress. The constitution defines the
powe de1egated the powers prohibited and e1-
pressy declares that the powers not delegated to the
United States nor prohibited to the States
| ed to tho States.
If question arise as to tho power of the United
States you must look to the delegation of powers by
the constitution If the power is not found there it
does not exist. II question arises to the power
OF state, you look to the pswers delegated to the
United States, and then to the powers prohibited to
the States. And if the power is in either category it
does belong to the State. If difference of inter
probation as to the power de egated and prohibited
ARISE and case involving the question can be made,
then the judicial tribunals, and ultimately the SUI
preme court of the United States become necessarily
the hna arbiter. II case for judicial interference
can not be made that great public opinion-that en-
ghtened public conscience which seeks the highest
sources OF WISDOM which always aspres to be right
will In one way or another give decisive juagm Mt
Ihat opinion may ebb and flow like the tides the
ocean at the bidding of the tickle encore But il
Will attain steadness like the ocean from which all
neight is measured. This is the doctrine of State
rights, as maintained by the Democratic party It is
the dociipe of the constitution It is the doctrine
OF local government, of home rule, of Union A is
the doctrine OF simple government of few powers,
as unconstitutional secession; unity of govern
ment is as unconstitutional separation and both
consolidation and unity tend certainly in the end
to dlsupion. If 1t be said this theory can not be
strictly correct for that tweny-four new Suites have
bee carved out territory belonging to the Union,
the is that it is strictly and entire true
the original thirte States, and that every new State
has been admitted to the Union expressly On the
same terms as the or ginal States.
know it 8 fashionable i'll these days to decry
State rights, to hold them as the origin OF the war
ana the cause OF 81! our sectional tr ubes They are
COMPOUNDED WITH SECESSION,
with nullihcation with denying or dwarfng or par
ayzing the federal government, and they are made
the staking horse Of all that shocks the Union SEN
lment OF the people. Even the fear of them is
INVOKED to aid the scheme using the military
Eo"ei 1h't tAe CIVIL OuCer5 OF the FEDERAL cover
ent TO IN erfere with cleo ions. protest against
his syst m OF argument, Iprotest aga mt his con-
fusion of ideas, protest against def ing tho doc
trne wrongful and then a tack ng it as our doc
| trire: 1 wi quarrel with no man abo terms,
| about names he may cal this governmental nat on
or ora co feder ton, "a federal Uni n If he b
leVes the 1eder government is supreme within it's
| 8 here and tho States are supreme wi hin their
heres, and that neither may rench on the overs
OF tn other II he believes that all powers not de O.
gated nor pronbled re reserved to the States re-
". E-rjuI To mo ,o1>r
lie asserts the true, co st tutiona conservative doc
trine; conservative of our government of onr
freedom. VIVA
THE FINANCIAL. QUESTION
The Democratic party il Ohio demands s'the full
reStOratiO of silver as money metal the same cs
gold,' OPPOSES ':the perpet alton of the pres
ent ational banking system means of control
or dual substitution of treasury notes." Gentlemen
publicans, yon in favor of the restorat on of
silver as money metal the same as gold2
This is the alternative. 1t IS not O
question OF detail or methods just now appeal to
4ard-m0ney Republicans. Are you for gold a;one7
J. appeal to Greenback Republicans, and three wears
ago You professed that faith, every one of YOU Are
you willing to give up silver ono of the money
metals OF the country? Your platform is silent as
the grave Do you agree with the Cincinnati Com
naercidt or with the 'Gold Bugs,' as it elegantly
calls them? Or have you opinion? Or have you
agreed to truce? That was favorite policy of Mr..
sherman when the great battle, whether resumption
meant redemption and redemption permitted rels-
sue was fought Are sou i'll favor of the perpetua-
ton OF the national banking system? the question
is not Of its sudden violent destruction; not of
injury to Investments; not of on
collation. Of credits; not even necessarily
OF disturbing their present existence.
Are you in favor of general ewal of their Gu ~
tiers, and of perpetuating the system? On this point
also, your Republican platform is silent. Surely your
aders were not lodging the issue before the people
In order that they might for this year least get the
aid and support Of the banks.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
TIL, argument on the silver question is In a nut
she'll Silver has been from the beginning ono Of
our money metals. With whatever variation in value
between itself and gold has maintained its DO ition
and satisfactorily and honestly performed the func-
tons of money. Debts, public and private, we're
contracted on basis of silver az one of the money
metals The refunding act Of 1870 declared that the
bonds Issued under should be ayahle when due in
the coin Of the United States of the date of the law
Silver was then our money metal equally with gold
Inc mines OF our country produced more silver than
England found her Indi n possessions and their
eastern neighbors-her misunderstanding liver ex-
cusively and she exacted tr butte from them by re-
quring all their Indebtedness to her be paid in gold
Alone Germany, made imperia and rejoicing in ths
payment of her great war indemnity, commenced to
demonetze silver. The Latin Union, Influenced not
only by their example, but by the results of their
Obey, limited the coinage of 81 yer. If silver could
be demonetzed in the United States, so, half or
more Of the coin currency would be dest Dyed. The
value OF gold currency would be increased. The
| value OF the gold mines would be increased Tho
prices of all products and Prop rty would fall Money
would command more labor, more of tho products
| of labor Debts would be payable in 20 d. The
bonds of the United States would be payable In gold
| The of al debts wouldsbe increased The
creditor interest would be benefited. The bond
| holders 1utere would To greatly advanced This
was the secret motive. OF pubic argument there
was mono.
Silver was secretly and surrephtiously demone lied.
! say secretly and surreptitousy, because MEM
Der of tho Congress which passed tho law will avow
that no knew OF the srovision Nor did the Presi-
| dent, who signed it.
The result was exactly that which WAS sought.
Silver fell in va ne as compared with gold and other
property and remains depressed. Tho great L ineral
product OF our country was shorn of its function
and therefore of its full value. Gold roso in value
1t commanded
MoRELA AND MORE PRODUCTS OF LABOR
Private debts payable In coin, eyel those PAYABLE
in greenbacks, which were to be ally redeemed in
conn., Sc in value. It was asserted that the bonds
issued under the law of 1870 were payable in gold
only and they rose in value. All the credit interest
was benefted-all the debtor interest suffered
Shall we restore silver money metal? Shall we
do what justice is still possible to the producers the
laborers, the industrie the debtors of the r1try9
| Shall we do what justice yet can do to the tar.
payers OF the country by holding to the option of
paying the public debt in either gold or silver coin
| according to the terms of our contract? Demoneti
cation depressed liver, as compared with gold. Re-
monetzat on will restore 1t. Eugla d and GERMANY
are suffering for their folly. They are looking
|
rest the progress of our misfortunes and be in adj
| vance of . movement among the atoms which ia
surely on foot? We need not palter about terms. or
the details which may hereafter become necessary or
advisable. The great question is, shall gold and
silver or gold alone constitute metallic currency?
| 1t Is something new under the for hard money
| men TO assert that We have too much hard money.
! THE NATIONAL BANKS.
am ready to admit that, in point of stability of
value, facility of circulation and safety of the note
holder, the national bank cure cy is the best ban
! currency we have ever had I run no reckless tin
| against the system. vii, not deny its merits T
would not do injustice to either its owners or chs.
gradually abolish ii. "ouiu
| II Is expensive. The only advantage the peon1a
derive from it the existence and use of currancy
But Tor this the people have to pay an amount enna
to the interest on the bonds less the small taI On civ;
cuaton, and this is quite too much whe, thev a1o
pay interest Tor the loan of this currency which at
last 10 redeemable in the notes of the neon tha,'
serves: 1t Is already; it will become moro and moro
great political machine, the ally and supporter and
money-!ender aud master of the party which snsa;ns
It.. Two thousand bank the number capabIe Of IN.
definite a, expans!on-wth capital Of more than
S4IoOU,0oO with deposits of than 300 nm mn,
with loans reaching $3.50 ,00O with man fnJ 49,
ests depending ON ca h borrower contro led nv nv
shrewdest men Of the country, affiliated by son m
combination which must be powerful 'nl = :
they are made Repositories of public MONEY
II by the favor OF secretaries they can use hundreds