Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-23
record her vote for him in November
next.
The first subject the speaker touched
upon was
Capitalization

the principles Of the Republican party,
their centralization tendencies, and their
favoring the consolidation of power into
the hands OF the executive head. He
spoke OF the doctrine of the Demo.
cratic party, as to the rights OF the
states and the nation, respectively. 1t is
simple and easily understood by all who
do not wish to obscure it. 1t is this:
Ihat the people are supreme and the
source oi all power under our form OF
government; that they have delegated
to federal government the exercise OF
certain powers, chiefly of national
character, in the exercise Of which it is
sovereign; that all powers not SO dele
gated by the United States constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the States, "are
reserved to the States, respectively, or
to the people" The United States are
sovereign as to all powers granted, and
the States as TO all powers not granted,
and from the exercise of whicn they
are not prohibited. Each is sovereign
within its own sphere.
The United States
can alone make treaties, regu-
late commerce with foreign nations,
and SO ON, but it has no power to pre-
scribe the qualifications Of voter for
even member of Congress, though it
may prevent discrimination between
voters on account OF race or color. The
Federal government can not determine
when man or woman shall become OF
lawful age in any State of the Union,
the mode OF conveying property, what
shall constitute legal marriage, or the
cause of divorce. In all these matters,
and all others OF domestic nature, ii 9
as powerless to interfere as the grand
mogul, while the State possesses SOW.
ereign power as to them all. The
Difference Between Parties
in this respect is this: The Democratic
party believes that both the National
and State governments are sovereign
within their respective spheres, and
that the confining OF each to the exer-
else of the powers properly belonging to
it is essential to that balance OF power on
which the endurance OF our political
fabric depends. The Republican party
on the contrary, magnifies the sover-
eighty of the United States, and is con-
stantly drawing to it more and more
control over domestic concerns. In
fact, some OF the advocates of Republi-
canism have gone so far as to deny the
sovereignty OF the States in anything.
Our
System of Government
is complicated. There is, first, the divi.
sion OF powers between the national and
state governments. Then the subdivi-
sion OF these powers into departments,
executive, legislative and judicial: In
the exercise o. these powers, federal and
State, and by the different departments
OF each, it sometimes requires forbear-
ance to prevent collision; but no one
who properly understands our frame ot
government doubts that each govern
ment and department thereof is sover-
eign in the exercise Of powers properly
belonging to it.
The pledge to the
Traditions of the Fathers,
therefore, means nothing more than a
return from the centralizIng tendencies,
the extravaganza, prohigacy, and cor
ruption OF modern Republicanism, to
the Constitutional rights OF the states
and the nation; and to simplicity, hon.
csty and purity in the administration oil
the government.
The Democracy OF to-day, in view oil
the reckless extravaganza which per.
yades every department OF the Federal
government, as shown by the starting
Developments OF fraud and corruption
at the Federal metropolis, never so
alarming as under late years OF Repub-
lican rule, demand, as did the Repub'
licans of 1860,
An Entire Change of Administration.
The speaker next recalled to the
minds OF his hearers the great fraud OF
rs, and he was convinced that in this
wear OF 1850 it would be rebuked by the
lree-born, liberty-loving people OF this
county. "Have you heard the news
from MaineW For the last twenty
years the average Republican majority
in that State has been 10 600. This year
if We have not carried it, an official vote
will be required TO settle the result. 1t
is an astounding revolution, and the
whole political field undergoes sudden
and surprising change. 1t means-it
can mean-nothing less than the certain
election OF Hancock and the defeat,
probably the destruction, OF the Repub'
llcan party.
Reference was made at length to Gar
fields speech in the House, in which he
said: 81 believe, Mr.. Speaker, that the
fame OF Jefferson is waning and lame
of Hamilton is waxing IN the estimation
OF the American people, and that we are
gravitating towards stronger govern
ment, and am CAD OF II"
He spoke of Senator Sharon's speech,
portion OF which was published in the
Wheeling REGISTER ol Tuesday last.
These sentences from Sharon, he espec.
tally dwelt upon: "ro avert fearful
blOodshed strong central government
should be established as soon as posi-
bic. Without bloodshed, and rivers
OF it, there will be no political change OF
administration"
The wealth of the country demands a
stronger government says Sharon, not
the labor and interests Of the poor man.
He spoke of the wasteiul extravaganza
OF the Radical party while IN power ana
OF the economical administration OF al
fairs that had been carried on under
the Democrats since they gained controi
OF Congress. The speaker read that ter
rible arraignments OF the Republlcan
administration made 10y Senator Hoar,
OF Massachusetts, during the Belknap
impeachment trial and commented IN
most forcible and telling manner upon
| it.
He reviewed the great panic OF -, Its
causes, the destruction resulting from
it, and the bringing on OF good times
| again by the Democrats by tneir wise
| legislation in Congress.
Challenges John A.
Col. Wilson then demanded that ms
opponet, Mr.. Hutchinson, say TO these
good people in frank and candid man
ner whether he endorses the action Cl
Garfield in voting against the proposi'
ton to pass the bill remOnetiz!ng silver
over President Hayes veto, or is he in
accord with his distinguished party
leader and President Hayes that the sill
yer dollar never should have been re-
monetized, ami is he with them now o.
the opinion that the silver dollar should
be wiped out OF existence. He alsC
demanded Of Mr.. Hutchinson to know
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