Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-08-06

Of them, but In spate Of them. This contest
is,dn fact, between the people endeaHorfng
to regain the political power which right
fully belongs 90 them, ana to restore tho
pure, simple, economical and constitutional
igoyernmentgof Our fathers On the one. aide,
and loo, 600 federal Office holders and their
hackers, hampered with place and power
and determined to retain them at Ill haz-
yards, on the other. Hence the constant -.
sumption Of rss .x S.z =. =.
{. / EsstIAnw AND p1Nartaous powE1s IN
by the general government under the rule Of
the Republican party, tie effort to build mp
what they call q atrong government, the in
tterterence with home rule and
with the administration of Justice
in the courts Of the several States the In
reference With the elections through tho
medium of paid partisan federal Office
holders interested in keeping their party in
power, and caring more for that than fair
ness In elections. In fact. the constant en-.
' croachments which have been made by that
party upon the clearly defined rights Of the
people and the States will, if not checked,
subvert the liberties of, the people and the
government Of limited powers created by
tho fathers, and end in great i sTtjg~g
CONSOLIDATED, CONCENTRATED GOVERNMENT,
strong indeed for evil and, the oyerthrow:ot
republican institutions. The wise men who
framed our constitution knew the evils Of q
strong government and the long continu-
ance of political power in the same hands.
They knew there was q tendency in this
direction in all governments and consequent
danger to Republican institutions from this
cause, and took pains to guard against it.
The machinery of D. strong, central.
zed government J., can, be used
to perpetuate the same set Of men in power
from term to term, until it ceases to be re-
public, or such only in terms. The tendency
of the party now in power in that direction,
az shown in various ways, besides the willing
ness recently manifested by a large number
of that party to elect President an unlimit-
ed number of terms, is quite apparent,
and must satisfy thinking people
that the time has come when it will be safest
| and best for that party to be retired.
But in resting the entertainments of the
general government upon tho reserved rights
of the people and States, I wish to be dis
tinctly understood as favoring the proper
exercise by the general government Of the
powers rightfully belonging to it under the
constitution Entertainments upon the con-
stitutional rights of the general government,
or interference with the, proper exercise
of its powers, must be carefully avoided.
THE UNION OF TIE STATES
| under the constitution must be maintained,
and it is we'll known that this has always
been the position of both the candidates on
the Democratic Presidential ticket. It is
scquiesoed in everywhere now. and finally
and forever settled as one of the results Of
the war. It is certainly beyond all question
chat the legitimate results of the war for the
Union will not be overthrown OF
impaired should the Democratic ticket
be elected. In that event, proper protec.
ton will be given in every legitimate
way to every citizen, native or adopted, in
every section of the republic, in the enjoy
ment OF all the rights guaranteed by the con-
stitutien and its amendments.
| SOUND CURRENCY OF HONEST MONEY,
of value aud purchasing power correspond.
ing substantially With the standard reooe-
nized by the commercial world, and consist
ing of gold and silver, and paper convertible
into coin, will be maintained. The labor
and manufacturing, commercial and business
interests of the country will be favored and
encouraged in every Legitimate way. The
toiling OF our own people will be protected
from the destructive competition of the
Chinese, and to that end their immigration
to our shores will be properly restricted.
The public credit will be scrupulously
maintained and strengthened BY rigid
economy in public expenditures, and the lib
critics of the people, and the property of the
people, will be protected by government OF
law and order, administered strictly in the
interests of all thepeople, and not of corpo.
rations and privileged classes.
| lido not doubt the discriminating Justice
of the people and their capacity for intelG
! gent self government, and therefore do not
doubt the success Of the Democratic ticket
Its success would bury beyond resurrection
the sectional jealousies and hstreds which
have 80 long been the chief stock In trade o.
pestiferous demagogues, and in no other wa,
can this be so effectuall,
accomplished. 1t would restore harmony
and good feeling between all the sections
and make Us in fact, as we'll as in name, one
people. The only rivalry then would be il
the race for the development of materia
prosperity, the devotion of labor, the enlarge
ment of human rights, the promotion
Of education, morality, religion, liberty, or
der, and all that would tend to make Us thu
foremost nation OF tho earth in the grand
march Of human progress.
I am, with great respect, very truly yours
tSigned) WV. H. ENa1sH.