Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-05

republican government and its traditions
wisely limited the tenure Of Office, and in
many ways showed their disapproval OF leng
leases of power. Twenty years of continu-
Gus power is long enough, and has already
led TO irregularities and corruptions which
are not likely to be properly exposed under
the same party that perpetrated them. Be-
sides il should not be forgotten that the last
four years of power held by that party we're
prolonged by discreditable means, and held
in defiance of the wishes of the majority of
the people. It was grievous wrong to every
voter and to our system of self government
which should never be forgotten of forgiven
Many of the men now in Office were put there
because Of corrupt partisan service in thus
defeat ing the fairly and legally expressed
will eff the majority, and the hypocrisy of the
professions of that party in favor of civil
service reform, which was shown BY placing
such men in office, and turning the whole
brood of federal offceholders loose to in
luence elections with the money of the pee-
Pile, taken out of the public treasury by these
men for services, often poorly performed, or
not at all being used to vast sums with the
knowledge and presumed sanction of the ad- |
ministratisn to control the elections Even |
the members of the Cabinet are strolling |
about the country making psrtisan speeches |
instead of being in their department at Wash
ington discharging their public duties for |
which they were paid by the people. But |
with all their ceyerness and ability at dis |
eliminating, the public viii no doubt read !
between the lines of their speeches that |
their paramount. hope and aim is TO keep |
themselves or their satellites ii four years
longer will not benefit the countless thou-
sands of men and women who hol no Office, |
but earn their daily bread by honest indus
try and il what the same discerning public
will no doubt fully understand, as they will
also that it is because of their own industry
and economy and Gods bountiful harvest that
the country is comparatively prosperous aud
not because of anything done by these federal
officehoiders The country is comparatively
prosperous, not because of them but in spite
of them. This content is, in fact between
the people endeavoring to regain the political
power which rightly belong TO them, and TO
restore the pure, simple, economical constitu
tional government of our fathers on she one
side, and 100000 federal officers holders
and their hackers hampered with place and
power and determined 10 retain them at
all hazards on the other. Hence the
constant assumption of new and dangerous
powers by the general government under the
ule Of the Republican party. The effort to
build up what they call strong government,
the interference with home rule and with the
administration of justice in the courts Of the
several states. The interference with the
elections through the medium of paid parti-
san federal Office holders interested in keep
ing their party in power, and caring more for
that than fairness in elections in fact, the
constant encroachments which have been
made by that party upon the clearly reserved
rights of the people and the states will, if not
checked, subyert the liberties OF the people
and the Government of limited powers Great
ed by the fathers, and end in a great consoli-
dated, concentrated government, strong, in
deed for evil and the overthrow of rspubli-
can institutions. The wise men who framed
our constitution knew the evils of strong
government and the long continuance Of
politicians in power in the same handa They
knew there was tendency in this d. ton
in all governments and the consequent dan
ger to republican institutions from that cause,
and took means to guard against it. The
machinery OF a strong centralized general
government can be used to perpetuate the
same set Of men in power from term to term
until it ceases to be republic, or ia such
only in name, and the tendency of the party
now in power in that direction, as shown in
various ways, besides the willingness recently
manifested by a large number of that party
to elect President for an unlimited number
of terms ID quite apparent and mus. 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 enerosch-
ments of the General Government upon the
reserved rights of the people and the states
| wish to be distinctly understood as fsvoring
| the proper exercise by the General Governs
ment of the powers rightfslly belonging to it
under the consultation. Encroachments up
on tbs constitutional rights of the general
government, or interference with the proper
exercise of its power, must be carefully
wooded. The union of the states under the
| constitution must be maintained, and it is
well known that this has been She position of
| both the candidates on the Democrats Presi-
Dental ticket. 1t is aeQuiesced in everywhere
now and finally and forever settled as one of
the results OF the war. 1t is certain beyond
all question that the legitimate results of the
war for the Union will not be oyertAFown or
impaired should the Democratic ticket be
| elected In that event proper protection
will be given in every legitimate way to
every citizen, native or adopted in every
section of the republic in the enjoyment of
all the rights guaranteed by the CONSTITUTE ton
and It's amendments A sound currency of
honest money of a value and purchasing
power corresponding substantially with the
standard recognized by the commercial
world and consisting Of gold ana silver and
paper convertible into coin, will be main.
tanned The labor and manufacturing, COM
mercial and business interests of the coun.
try, will be favored aud encouraged in every
legitimate way. The toiling of our own PEG,
pie will be protected from the destructive
| Na4ff Of Ia Al
their immigration TO our shores will be prop
erly restricted. The public credit will be
Fcrupulously ma .ntained and strengthened by
rigid economy in public expenditures, and
the liberties and prosperity Of the people
will be protected by Government of law
and order, administered strictly in the inter-
i Of all the people, and not of corporations
and privileged classes. / do not doubt the
discriminating justice of the people and their
capacity for intelligent selEgovernment, and
therefore do not doubt the success Of the
Democratic ticket. It's success would bury
beyond resurrection the sectional jealousy
and hatred which have so long been the
chief stock in trade of pestifsrous dsma,
gogues, and in no other way can this be so
effectually accomplished. II would restore
harmony and good feeling between all the
sections and make US In fact as well as In
name one people. The only rivalry then
would be in the race for the development Of
material prosperity, the elevation of labor.
the enlargement of human rights, tho pro-
motion Of education, morality, religion, lib
erty, order, and all that would tend to make
US the foremost nation of the earth in the
grand march Of human progress. am, with
gre at respect, very truly yours,
(Signed) WV. II. ENGLISH.
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