The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-07

meni, which should never be forgotten or TO
given, Many OF the men now in office wei
put there because of corrupt partisan service
IN thus defeating the fairly and legally expires
ed majority; and the hypocrisy OF that par,
in favor OF civil service reform was shown b
placlng such men in office and turning tn
=, whole brood OF federal oillcchOldcrs loose I
influence the elections. The money of tn
people. taken out Of the public treasury b
: these men, for services often poorly performed
or not performed at all, is being used, in vas
sums, with the knowledge and presumed sane
ton of the Administration, to control the cleo
ItiOns; and even the members OF the cabinc
are strVling about the country, making part
san speeches, instead of being in their depart
ments at Washington discharging the public
duties for which they are paid by the people
but with all their clcverness and ability, dis
terminating public will no doubt, read be
tween the lines Of their speeches. that thc
paramount hope and aim Is to keep themsclve
or their satellites four years longer in office
| That perpetuatng the power of chrome fcder
al otficehoders Will not benefit the millions o
men and women who hold no Office, but carr
their daily bread by honest industry, is what
the same discerning public Will, no doubt, full
" understand, as they will, also that 1t is be
cause of their own industry and economy, and
Gods bountiul harvests that the country is
comparatively prosperous, and not because OF
anything done by these federal olflceholders
The country Is comparatively prosperous, not
because Of them, but in spite Of them. This
contest is, in fact, between the people, endeav
oring to regain the political power which
rightfully belongs 10 them, and TO restore the
pure, simple, economical, constitutional gov.
ernment of our fathers, on the one side, and
IL. F. ,l,,y, ,l,n,r En,
pampered with place and power, and deter
mined to retain them at all hazards, on the
o.her.
Hence the constant assumption of new and
dangerous powers by the General Government
under the rule of the republican party; the
effort to build up what they call strong gov
eminent; the interference with home rule and
with the administration Of justice IN the
several States; the interference with the cleo
tons through the medium of paid partisan
federal olliCeholders, interested in keeping
their party in power, and caring more for that
than fairness IN the clcctlOns-in fact, the con
slant cncroachments, which have been made
by that party upon the clearly reserved 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 the fathers, and end in great, consolidat.
cd, central government, strong" indeed, for
evil and the overthrow of republican institu-
tons. The wise men who formed our COnst
tuition knew the evils Of strong government
and the long continuance of political power
in the same hands. They knew there wa,
tendency in tins direction in all governments
and consequent danger to republican institu-
tons from that cause, and took pains to guard
against 1t. The machinery of strong, cen
tralized General Government can Oe used to
the same SCI OF men IN power from
term to term until it ceases to be u Republic,
or Is such only in name; and the tendency OF
the party now IN power in that direction, as
shown IN various ways, besides the willing
ness recently manifested by large number of
that party to elect President an unlimited
number Of terms, Is quite apparent, ana must
satisfy thinking people that the time has come
when it will be safest and best for that party
to be retired.
But In resisting the cncroachments of the
General Government upon the reserved rights
OF the people and the States, wish to be dis
tinctly understood rs favoring the proper eXcr.
else by the General Government of the powers
belonging to it under the Constitu.
ton. Encroachments upon the constitutional
rights of the General Government or interter
ence with the proper exercise of its powers
must be carefully avoided The union of the
States, under the Constitution must be main
famed, and 1t is well known that this has al
ways been the position of both the candidates
IN the Democratic Presidential ticket. 1t is |
in everywhere now, and finally and
Orevcr settled, rs one of the results of the |
var 1t is certain, beyond all question, that
he Legitimate results of the war for the Union |
will not be ovcrthrown or impaired should the
Democratic ticket be elected. In that event
proper protection will be given in every legiti |
nate way to every citizen, native or adopted, |
n every section of the Republic, in the enjoy
ncnt of all the rights guaranteed by the Con.
titntion and its amendments; a sound cur
ency of honest money, of value and pur-
,has:ng power corresponding, substantially, |
with the standard recognized by the CONNER
'ial world, and consisting of gold and silver,
md paper convertible into coin, will be main
aimed; the labor and manufacturing, CONNER.
ial and bushes interests of the country will
Nc favored and encouraged in every legitimate
way; the toillng millions of our own people
will be protected from the destructive compe
itioD of the Chinese, and to that end their i'm.
to our shores Will be properly re-
trIcted; the public credit will be scrupulous.
y maintained and strengthened by rigid
economy in public expenditures; and the lib
rites of the people, and the property of the
eople, will be protected by government of
lw and order, administered strictly in the in
erests of all the people, and not of corpora.
ions or privileged classes.
| do not doubt the discriminating Justice of
ne people and their capacity for intelligent
eli government, and, therefore do not doubt
he success Of the democratic ticket Its sue
ess would bury beyond resurrection the sec
onal jealousies and hatreds which have so
)ng been the chief stock IN trade of pestiter
us dcmagogues, and in no other way can this =,
c cilectually accomplished. 1t would restore
armony and good feeling between all the sec.
ons and make us, in fact us well as in name {
ne people. The only rivaly then would be in
ne race for the development of material pros 4
Gritty; the elevation OF labor; the enlarge ,
lent of human rights; the promotion of edu
alton, morality, religion, liberty, order, and /
II that would tend TO make us the foremost |
alton OF the earth IN the grand march of hu. ,
IAN progress.
am, with great respect, very truly yours,
WILLIAM III. ENGLISH.
q Hon John " Stevenson President or tho ,