The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-13


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encouraged In this country, a60 the great and
good men Who formed our Republican Gov
crument and lts traditions wisely limited the
tenure OF oface, and n many ways showed
their disapproval of long leases Of power.
Twenty yesrs Of coutinuous power e 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.
Reatdes. II ahould not Ia forgotten that the
| last four years Of power held by that party
were sec1rei by discreiitabIe means and held
in de6snce Of ihe vishes at the maioFity Of
| the neonIe. n "a = crievous vron9 10 every
voter snd to our avsfem az self-eoysrme1t
which should never be- forgotten or forriyen.
Many of the men now in once were mt there
becanse Of corrunt nartisan services in thus
defeafinS the fairlv ami le0aliv exnreased
will Of the msioritv' and the hynocrisv OF the
| prOfessions of th:t nartv in fayor Of civil
seryice reform vas shoxn by placin1 such
men in of1ice and tnrnin~ the vhoIe brood
of Federal officeholders loose toin6uence the
elections. The monev of the people. taken
ont of the nnblic Treasury bv these men Tor
| services often poorly perf0rmed. or not per
| formed At ali 10 hejn0 ,Ised IN wat anna
with the knovIedSe and nresnmed
sanction of the Hdminiatration 10 control
the elections, and even the members Of
the Cabinet are strollin0 ahont the cnnntrv
MAKING nathan sneeches instead of hein1 Il,
their Departments at Wsshinotnn iiischarcin0
the public duties for which thev a. naid ~
the people: but. with All their cleverness and
ability, q Discriminating public Vill no doubt
read betveen the lines al their sreeches thek
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themselves or their satellites four years
longer in Office. Perpetuatino the mower Of
chronic Federal oficebolders four wears longer
will not benefit the millions of men and woman
who hold NO office, but earn their daily bread
by honest industry. This the same 9iscrim-
mating public will no doubt 1ullv understand.
as they will also that il ia because of their
own Industry and economy and Godss honnti-
full haryests that the country ia comnaraf;veIv
prosperous, and not because of snvt6inp done
by these Federal oficeholders. The country
is comparatively prosperous. not because II
them. but in spite of tnem.
THE CONTEST
Is, in fact between the neonle endeavorino Il,
gain the political power which rightfnlly be-
longs to them and to restore the nure. aim nle
fathers on the one side. and 1,al0IO Federal
oficeholders and their hackers namncred
with place and nower' and detarm;ned !" -
tain them at all hazards. on the other Hence
the constant assumntion Of new and danger.
GUS powers by the General Governmsnt
build up what they call strong Government.
the intarfaranoa y;th 49, ~. oOteI.MeMt,
administration of Justice in the courts IF the
several States; the interference with the
elections through the medium of paid parti-
san ofiicehOlders interested in keenino their
party in power, and caring more for that than
Harness in elections; in fact, the constant
encroachments which have been made bv
that party upon the clearly-reseryed rights Of
the people and the States will. If NOT
checked, subvert the liberties of the people
and the Government of limited bowers
consolidated, concentrated Government
strong, indeed, for evil and the oyerIhrow ~
republican institutions. The wise men Who
framed our Constitution knew the evils of a
strong Government and the long continuance
of political power in the same hands. Thew
knew there was tendency in this direction
in all Governments, and conseouent danger
in republican institutions from that cause.
and took pains to guard against It. The mo,
chinery of strong centralized General Gov
eminent can be used to perpetuate the same
set Of men in power from term to term until
name, and the tendency of the party now In
power is in that direction. "A sbnvn IN v.r -
GUS ways. Besides, the willingness recently
by large number of that party to
elect President Tor an unlimited 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
THE RIGHTS Avn powrpa n, ,
aovERNMENr -'A"
But in resisting the encroacbmenta of tn.
General Government upon the reserved riohts
Of the people and the States, wish to be aiis.
timely understood as favoring the nroner AZ.
ercise bv the General Government 6f H.
powers rightfully belonging to f. under the
Constitution. Encroachments mon the Con-
;titutional rights of the General Goyernme"t
DR. interference with the proper exercise of ~