The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-08-05

CHANGE NEEDED.
Not only Is he the right man for the place, but
he time has come when the best Interests Of the
,onntry require that the party which has monop'
Dlized the Executive Department OF the General
Government for the last twenty years should be
relieved. The continuance of that party In pow.
er four years longer would not be beneficial to
The public or In accordance with the spirit Of our
public institutions. The laws of entail have not
been favored in cur system of Government. The
perpetuation Of property or place in one family
or set Of men has never been encouraged In this
and the great aud good men who
formed our Republican Government and Its
traditions wisely limited the tenure Of office and
in many ways showed heir dlsapproval OF long
leases Of power Twenty years OF continuous |
power Is long enough and has already lead to ir.
regularites and cOrruptions which are not likely |
to be properly exposed under the same party |
that perpetrated them; besides 1t should not be |
forgotten that the last four years Of power held |
by that party were procured by fiscredits BILE |
means and held In defiance Of the wishes OF |
ms jOrity Of the people. 1t was grievOus wrong |
to every voter and to our system of self govern |
ment which should never be forgotten or for |
given.
AN ARMY OF CORRUPT OFFICE HOLDERS.
Many of the men now in Office were put there
because of corrupt partisan service. In thus de-
feating the fairly and legally expressed will OF
the majority and the hypocracy of the proies
sions Of that party In favor Of civil service re-
form, was shown by placing such men in office
and turning the whole brood Of Federal office
holders loose to influence the elections. The
money Of the people taken out Of the public
treasury by these men for service often poorly
performed or not performed at ALL is being used
in vast sums with the knowledge and presumed
sanction of the admin istrati0n to control the
elections. Ard even the members Of the Cabi.
net are slrolling about the country making par
tisan speeches instead of being in their depart
ments at Washington discbarging the public du'
ties for which they are paid by the people, But
with all their cleverness and ability a discrimi
mating public will no doubt read between the
lines Of their speeches that their paramount hope
and aim ia to keep themselves or their satellites
four years more in Office. That perpetuating the
power of chronic Federal office holders four years
will not benefit the millions Of men and women
who hold no Office but earn their bread by
honest industry is what the same discerning pub
lie will no doubt understand, as they will also
that 1t Is because OF their own industry and
economy and Gods bountiful harvests that the
country Is comparatively prosperous and not be-
cause Of anything done by those Federal office
holders
WHY THE COUNTRY IS PROSPEROUS
The country is comparatively prosperous not
because Of them, but In spite of them. This
contest Is In fact between the people who
endeavor to regain the political power which
rightfully belongs to them, to restore the pu-e
simple, economical constitutional Governm ent
OF our fathers on the one side, and hundred
thousand Federal office.holders and their bae k.
ers pampered with peace and power, and de-
termined to retain them at all hazards, on the
other. Hence the constant assumption Of new
and dangerous powers by the general Govern
ment under the rule OF the Republican party,
the effort to build up what they call ST. ong
Government the interference with home rule,
and with the administration of justice In the
courts OF the several States, the interference with
the election through the medium Of paid partisan
Federal of1ce.holders interested In keeping their
party in power and caring more for that than
fairness In the elections.
DANGEROUS ENCRoAoHMENTs,
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 subVert the liberties Of the peo-
pie and the Government of limited powers
created by our fathers and end in great con.
solidsted central Government, strong indeed for
evil and the overthrow of Republican institu.
llOubs luo WISE uGu WIN lOIlnbu Jul OOubllu-
tion knew the evils of strong Government and
the long continuance Of political power In the
same hands. They knew there was tendency
in this direction in all Governments, and COnse
quent danger to Republican institutions from
that cause and took pains to guard against 1t.
The machinery of strong centralized general
Government can be used to perpetuate the same
set OF men in power from term to term until 1t
ceases to be q Republic, or such only In name,
and the tendency Of the party now in power as
shown In various ways, besides the Willingness
recently manifested by large numbers OF that
party to elect President for an unlimited num-
Der of terms, Is quite apparent, and must satisfy
thinking people that the time has come when 1t
Will be the safest and best for that party to be
retired,
HOW TO RESIST THE DANGER.
But In resisting the encroachments of the gen.
eral Government upon the reserved rlgh is Of the
people and the States, wish to be distinctly an
derstood as faVorlng the proper exercise by the
general Government Of the powers rightfully be.
longing to 1t under the Constitution. Encroach
ments upon the constitutional rights Of the gen.
eral Government, or interference with the proper
exercise OF Its powers must be carefully avoided,
The union Of the States under the Constitution
must be ma iniained, and 1t Is well known that
this has always been the position OF both the
candidates on the Presidential Ticket 1t Is
hCqulbCeu III everywhere uOW huu uuhlly anu
forever settled as one Of the results Of the war.
UNDER DEMOCRATIC RULE.
1t is certain beyond all question that the legitl
mate results of the war for the union will not be
overthrown or impaired should the Democratic
ticket be elected In that event proper protection
will be given in every legltim ate way to every
citizen, native or adopted, Ia every section Of the
Republic in the enjoyment Of all the rights
guaranteed by the Constitution and Its amend
ments, sound currency Of honest money OF a
value aud purchasing power corresponding SUBJ
stantially with The standard recognized by the
commercial wurld and consisting Of gold and
silver. and paper convertible into coin will be
maintained. The labor and manufacturing,
commercial and business Interests Of the coun-
try will be favored and encouraged In every
legitimate way; the toiling millions Of our own
people will be protected from the destruslive
competition Of the Chinese, and to that end their
immigration TO our shores will be properly re-
stricted The public credit Will be scrupulously
maintained and strengthened by rigid economy
in public expenditures, and the liberties OF the
paOnIa op1 Tho ~ tho nnnuln will hn