, 1880-04-07
Definition of a National Prece-
dent-Washington and
Jefferson.
A Permanent Executive and q
Governing Class-How to
Perpetuate the Latter.
-. Does Third TORN Imply O Per-
mnnent Executive 2-Civil
Liborty.

spsetdt Dispatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
New folsS, April GA large audience
gathered in Stc1nway Hail Inst night, In
response to the Invitation of the Independent
Republican Association, wlicl, has flung out
its banners to the breczo iii opposition to q
third term, and has begun An active lecture
campaign already To make its principles and
opinions known and felt The speaker of
tho occasion was Mr.. Horace White, Prcsf-
dent Of tho Association, whose subject was
"Thira-Term Politics." The people hero
arc sufficiently familiar with Mr.. Whites
ability In the lecture fold TO insure ilim nh
apprcciatfvo audience whatever tho topic lie
treats, and last nights audience was cspe-
predominant interest felt In his subject. The
meeting was the moro interesting,
too, from the fact that DR.. Bel
lows, the eminent Unitarian divine,
introduced, tho speaker, tins for tho first
time publicly announcing his views on the
thlra-term question. Dr.. Bellows sn!d the
people were OIL the brink OF very Important
preparation for very Important election,
and certain members Of the community, some
young men, md, he was glad to say, sonic
Old ones too, felt 1t time to seriously con-
slider principles and not men merely In ol,r
governmental affairs. These men wero dis
posed to put their fingers into the political
pie and sec II It did not contain tic plum Of
sound aud honest principle. They wern tired
OF this cry Of available men in eaNlidaturcs
available merely as to being elected. They
wanted n man available to conduct a govern
ment rightly. They had been admonishcd
about scratching, but mcnht to keep right
on. [Applause.l Mr.. White wns received
with applause, and frequently applaudcd
durlng Ills address,
he SPOKE AS FOLLOWS:
FELtqw- CtrrzENs: Wo celebrated our con-
q Joy and NATIONAL pFde S.'' Wat a 1 ,ho eoa
q 4 nopu6lle l9o Years sil. Our iicHreaso Of
ndSnnce ID tho aris Of CIVILIZED ill., & wc @ osp wp
w., were 3'st!y proud, % we,o Merely tho ad]unots
WIS yoas @ SI q Res MS ea'PfS of tSs
pie14e & liz s ns Ss touching
This species OF government hns lived It's
hllnndred llG years in certain WY. Other ftepub-
III their several ways, but most Of thom hnvo
TIE iateina Processes By which ilopyiles havs
tfeatse and SSsa m R,S
my gratitude, hcro-worship, impotence, In
doloncc, permitting Rront persolml popularity
20 60, Gvsrshnaow s1 institutions aud laws. hntrc.l
h9aln6l 0pposlt pnrttes or classes, denial OF
proper power to tie Government, tho arrog,ltIon
ot U, more ana moro power, and the Kraduai tran-
love of glory and conquest, by pnsslng unWiso
laws nTlilnst 4 uagnltod and Irritating OWL
laws which afterwards serve to npprcss nil by
by ths wortiess use Of weith, ~ pSsnssy sensyay i
nnd that indifference which always follows in liz
Tho maxim TINT every form OF government
tends to degenerate Into tho form next below 1t
Is y M 9id as LyeurEus tho lnw.Kiycr Of sparta,
inanY centuries bus prodnced tho more moiocn
urs baa me- ao or F next t,i. b.
Louis Napoleon t'onnpnrto philosophical over
IN one OF tno dreariest books ever wrtton, and
1ts ccntral and controlling lieu is tint nm
SanG eay a Stn,g s9al tako chrge Of the
e sbSa %sS i sshtv ho H. II ss
suit Of his efforts wlss stupid md most corrupt
e, ue,espot'sm nnd FrAhco found ngatn, and not for
Scrty q aSy other M vrtoa Ssen sesis Is t ds
penso with Uni earthly Providence.
TInED OF TIE UNCERTAINTIES OF uoyEns-
Now, It ia not to ne don!cd that there Is n c,ass
OF rich people in the chief cittcs uf this cnilntry
M6o re ~ .tirod Of tho uncertainties Of govern
no eaoos nd NJ 'oro % spss pssaes
te N q aS YSsx ss s teE!strH tr
earthly pn2vst!ouco to atand between @ ton t and nd
every kind OF harm while thoy give themselves
IL ct % ~ aSoa S tss set ops #
,se ri an Say y to .ho
Hotlsm or to Insure its aonfintauco If
tthoy should onco gut Il, Nor do thoy point out
s :Rs 'qf ad t. Ss , y
government by the worst class ID tho coun,ini-
es:a.os g. ts nqw eaFs n BY tho
my hard ind fast line betwoc;1 cmases I IN % iSts
country. we may say that It ia carre, Of, by tho
aEainst each othor,-7thAt IL, by composition II
forces whorcby such u lnRi. rs Tweed iiny 10
spPs[1st s!, r. 1r.o t"ay Y: t a l. tas,ys
taInties e ,eoyor,ment, is to vithdraw fs them-
over 10 tho slums. They can eliminate thom.s
salyas "a political faoto!, hut they cunnot eini.
ae 9ass tha ss sa MS Il sor
Their voting power 10 not diminished by tho in
ttel!gcnt acspotism nor Is tho frequency Of eico-
stature lessenel:. nor wifi tho nppOtito Of TIC
R9nsnta nwa have abandoled tho ilea iu disgust
II Y not likely that universal s,iiirago viii bo
eartaiicd ta "a vt tue Instance Of those Who wish !
,nent Ia to continue 1t must hc creature of sono.
s3sy po3nsy ana nothing u inorc certau thAn that 1t
W n y, se,.eot the Gharaetor purposes. and dcs!ros
a
cs@me cln u cowartly eHphon,isln sgnfying es-
caipe f5otn tho tlaks and dutios Imposed BY d.
MIs Taas trovldsne0 on II. N In the social state.
imes0 i,a y no s4bstitpto fol v!gilaht and untir-
HHan,nsat BY the tn!tlvtdMul, ,-thoro never has
is,. anu never will be. Rushing Into dcspDt-
isd fs9a5 baattellgont 4nd unntelligent, has been
vn;,fe a oeinre nov % an csoane fr,m these neon.
SnttcS AMI h1s always cntlct in frtxhtfltl dis
aatsr: sa The homnn Mepnb!Io escaped from tho /
lu1eqs tns sluns Ii. this fashon Ia tho iilno Uf
nugsGs q pnly 70 tind her Imperial scoptro sold
~ pun.s ancti9n few years latcr BY tho preto-
nui,,xs xuarus; 3 The isFst and socond French lte-
ffa"aes f tt1ca tho Salne experiment with rpsllls [
man WopkinISW kR9Wp M "a 1ea9iro mention; Tho Atho
dMeaiiDy dsa e!asses weru too ndocut to luke theis
arntnn. H penPar Interest in public affairs and thu
r \ ~ no. t9e shnmetul fact
only 10 no,. Il to magnify this DANGER nut
q g! ,Sa 9eF wealthy dwolsss d cIes who
si,tsinna1 Wsnt change, but cannot walt for con
asas In fnynS Sna1nse; s1 Nevertheless the talk wo
soyJrnmen9 O. the same t6aughieansss slsons
7otstn. but In this caso ncaIs tfn asIH@ th1ns