National Republican., 1880-09-18
he court. win what judges would Tho dcmoc.

| The circuit and district courts arc obnoxious
also. They ore still more easy to deal with, Like
the Judges Of the supreme court these judges hold
their places during good behavior. but legislation,
os has oiten been seen in states and in the nation,
has ways to ploT around this stump Aoolishing
circuit or district or adding to " another, takes
his seat ont from under Judge and gets rid of MIN
! finally; he Is "legislatod out"
| Thus the whole judicial establishment Of the ro.
public Is at the disposal of the law.inaking power
| with courts rcyoluuOniled TO conform 10 rcao.
tonery notions and dogmas, prcIudIces aud
affecting commerce among the several states"
| revonuo bank and legal ltendcr currency, the taxa
| ton OF government bonds. tho currency in which
Lhe.e bonds arc payable. cy-rights acts, election
| laws, claims growing out of the war claims for re-
| funding the war tax on cotton. tho late amend
mcntS aud many other grave matters no man can
predict.
OPPOSITION TO THE ARMY
Tho army, too Is cnyicd--lts "ontnso rs rank"
Less than four liuos of tho revised statutes are all
that denies commissions In the army to men who.
educated at the conntTys cost, aud presented with
thel country's sword. drew ihat sword against
their cOunirys life bill TO repeal those four lines
Is now pending IN the senate, already passed to
third reading by the solid democratic vote. On the
was relieved from the operation OF this exclusion,
and q senator from Arkansas moved ~ an amend
ment ils total repeal. The ayes and nays wero dc.
mandcd, and thlrty-sx senators, every democrat
who was present. voted aye. Ohio, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and New York contributed their
democratic votes to this southern proposition OF
reform subsequently tho m2yer and all con-
cluded 10 reconsider aud drop the amendment
a sagncious conclusion in ''preSidentia year
Mr.. Conkling continued at somo length to
cite acts of hostility to the army shown by the
democrats In tho two houses of congress and
also democratic hostility to the tariff aud
revenue laws. Tho
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
and the laws made in pursuance of them are,
he said, objects of umabated democratic wrath
ii wrath going to such excess as to cOtIpel
tho belief that free frau in elections Is deemed
tho only adequate means TO party success. As
thOy gained power in states which had already
ratified them in impotent passion, the farce
was enacted of formally resembling and with
drawing the irrevocabo assent which had been
finally given. 1t WAS TO get rid OF these laws
that the revolutionary plot was laid last year
TO stop the whocls Of government. With n
thoroughbred democratic president, whotcvcr
might happen in form TO the amendments
they would become moro dead letter than
u quiCkcming spirit, and tho laws TO enforce
them would be swept like leaves before gale.
SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS.
In regard to southern war claims, Mr. Conk.
ling proceeded to relute the argument of
Speaker Randall and other democratic orators
to show that they were barred by the four.
te0nth amendment, and said thcrG can DO no
doubt that the way is wide open to all the
southern claims which majority can be found
to vote for and president to sign.
The appropriation of money for tho so.calod
improvement of creeks, ponds and bayOus in
the soGth of no possible use a4 channels of ma.
tiOnal commerce was next referred to us hay
ing been put in the bills for the pccunury or
political advantage Of individuals and corpora.
lions.
Pretended democratic economy was next
considered and the trick of leaving appropria.
lions to be supplied by deficiency bills ex.
posed.
The subject of the finances aud the resump.
ton Of specie payments was thcme upon
which the senator dwut for some time with
great cHrnestness aud effect, showing what had
been done by the republican party in spite of
the determined aud often mdguanL opposi-
ton OF the democracy. lie said:
This all looks pretty wcll-vcry well by the side
of the exploits OF the last democratic administra
tion--Air. Buchanans--which increased the debt
tcnold in time Of peace, pnid II per cent interest
on treasury notes ana sold per cent. twenty year
bonds for 50 cents on the dollar II .s well TO add
that during the last five years of their coAgrcs.
slOnal control the republicans dismissed one nun.
drcd aud twenty millions of annual taxes, thirty.
one millions OF tarl duties, and eighty-nine mill
ions of internal revenue,
l hold up the rccordsnce 1860 when the bloody
drama of the rebellion opened, and say that the
democratic party has been wrong and beaten on
all the great T. sues OF the century.
STRANGE TIME TO CRY ron "a CHANGE"
4 triumphant naionaly--u rcgenclated const.
tution-a free republican, unbrOken country
untarnshed credit-solvent tiinUnGCS-unpamllcle
prosperiy-all theseare our, despite the policy and
|
Along with the amazing improvement In ma
tOnal finances we have aiunZIng individual thrift
on every side. In every walk Of life new activity
Is felt. Labor, agriculture, manufactures COM
mcrce, enterprises, and investments, all are -four
iShing content aud hopeful. But in the midst of
this harmony and encouragement comes a harsh
discord crying, give us "a changG-Nnything for
ehnngc.' This IS not bearing year for "a change
Every other crop IS good, but not the crop Of
change that crop is good only when the rest arc
bad. The country does not need or wish the change
proposed AMI the pressing Invitation oG our demo-
cratic friends Is much like will you walk into my
parlOrY said the spider to the lly' goo l.naturud
put firm NO, thank YOU" Will be the response al
the polls.
STRONG WORDS FOR THE CANDIDATES
The candidates we support besides being repub-
licans are largely fitted for the stations which await
them.
some service with him in congress has made mo
Well acquainted with General Garfield. That Inc
has the intelligence, experience and habits of
mind which fit a man for the presidential office,
ago achieved prominence among the leading men
In public life, and that prominence he has main
tGlned ever since In AZ ne collisions between ind
duties before him there seems to me no reason to
doubt.
OF General Arthur It seems needless here to
speak. Most of YOU know HIM, and all who know
him know hlgh.SOuled honorable man. honor.
able in every position in which he ever stood, II
man to be trusted in every relation OF life. II tho
character, the popularity and personality of can
didato can add strength to the republican cause,
General Arthur will add that strength wherever hO
Is known, and most where he is best known.
Upon its record ana It's candidates hGrGpubcan
party asks the cOuntrys approval, and stands ready
to ayOw its purposes for the future II proposes to
rebuild our commercial marine, driven from the
sea by confederate cruisers, aided aud abeted by
foreign hostility, II proposes to foster labor IN
dusry ana enterprise. II proposes 10 stand for ed
ucntOn, humanity and progress, II proposes to
administer the government honestly 10 preserve
amity with all tho world, observing our own obli-
cations with Others and seeing that others observe
theirs with u.s. 10 protect every citizen of whatever
birth or color IN his rgas and equality before the
law, including his right " vote aud to be counted,
to uphold the public credit and the sunctity Of
gdgcmenis and by doing these things, the republic
can party proposes to assure to industry, humanity
and civilization in America tho anplest welcome
and the safest home
Defdultiug Army Paymnster.