Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-08-03

| economical
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT
| of our fathers on one side, and hun
bred thousand federal ofliceholders and
their hackers, pampered with place and
power, and determined to retain them at
all hazards, on the other; hence, the
constant assumption ofnsw and danger
GUS powers by the general government
under the rule of the Republican party.
The efforts TO build up what they call
strong government: the interference
with home rule and with the admins.
tration Of justice in the courts of the
several States tho interference with
elections though tho medium of paid
partisan federal Office holders interested
in keeping their party i'll power, and
caring more for that than for fairness
in elections, in fact, the constant en-
croachments which have been made by
that party on the clearly reserved rights
of tho people and States will, il not
checked, subvert tho liberties of the
people and tho government Of limited
powers created by our fathers, and end
in great consolidated central govern
ment, strong, indeed, for evil and the
overthrOwn republican institutions.
Tho wise men who formed our con =
stitution know tho evils of strong
government and long continuance of
political power in the same hands. They
knew there was % tendency in this d.
rection in all governments, aud the
consequent danger TO republican insti-
buttons from that cause. and took pains
to guard against 1t.
Tho machinery of a strong centralized
general government can bo used to per-
petute the same set of men in power
from term to term, until 10.
CEASES TO he A REPUBLIC
or is such only in name and iii tendency
of tho party now in power in that d.
rection, az is shown in various ways,
besides the willingness recently mani
tested by q large number of that party
to elect q president an unlimited num-
Der 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 DO retired.
But, in resisting the enCroaChments Of
the general government upon the reserv-
ed rights Of the people and States, /
wish to be distinctly understood as
fayoring proper exercise by the gener.
al government of the powers rightfully
belonging to il under tho constitution.
Encroachment upon the constitutional
rights Of the general government or in
reference with tho proper exercise Of
its powers, must DO carefully avoided.
The union of States under tho consti-
tuition must be maintained, and it is
we'll known that this has always been
the positions of both candidates on tho
Democratic presidential ticket. 1t is
acquiesced in every where now, and
finally and forever settled as ono of tho
results of the war.
1t is certain, beyond all question, that
the legitimate results of tho war for the
Union will not be ovcrthrown or i'm
paired, should the Democratic ticket be
elected. In that event, proper protec'
ton will DO given in every legitimate
way to every citizen, native or adopted,
in every section of the republic, in tho
enjoyment of all the rights guaranteed
by tho constitution and it's amend
ments.
A sound currency of honest money, of
the value and purchasing power cores
pondiDg substantially with tho standard
recognized by the commercial world, and
consisting of gold and silver, and paper
convertible into coin, will be maintained.
Labor and the manufacturing, COM
morcal and business interests of the
country will DO favored and encouraged
in every legitimate way. The toiling
millions OF our people will be protected
from tho destructive
COMPLETION or lie CHINESE,
and to that end their immigration to our
shores will DO properly restricted.
Public credit will be scrupulously
maintained and strengthened by strict
economy in public expenditures, and the
liberties of tho people and the property
of tho people will DO protected by
government of law and order, adminst-
cred strictly in tho interests of all the
people, and not of corporations and
privileged classes.