The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-08-06

and in the full meridian Of ripp and
Vigorous manhood, he IS in my judg
ment fitted for the highest position on
earth, tho Presidency Of the United
States. Not only is he the right man
for tho place. but the time has como
when tho best interests Of the country
require that the party which has
monopolized tho Executive Department
of the general government for tho last
20 years should be retired. The con
tinuanoe of that party four years longer
would not be bene6cialtothc Eepublicor
in accordance with the spirit of our
Republican institutions. Tho laws of
entail have not been favored in Our sys,
tom of government. The pcrnetuation
of property or place in ono family or
SGT OF men has never been encouraged
ia this country, and the great and good
men who founded our Republican gov
ernmcnt and itstraditions wisely limited
the tenure of office, and in many ways
showed their disapproval of long leases
of power Twenty years ot continuous
power is long enough, and has already
led to irregularities aud corTuptions
which are not likely to be exposed un-
der tho samo party that perrairatod
them. Besides, 1t should. not be for
gotten that he lnst four years of pow er
held hy.that party We're procured lay
iiscredi;ablo ueans aud held in defiance
of the wishes of the majority of the
people. 1t was a greyious wrong to
every voter and 10 our system of self
government, which should never be
forgotten nor forgiven. Many of the
men. now in Office were put there be
cause Of their corrupt partisan services
in thus defeating tho fairly aud legally
expressed will of tho majority, and the
Hypocrisy Of the profession of that patty
in favor OF civil service reform was
shown by placing such men in Office aud
turning the whole brood of federal Of
fee holders loose TO influence the cleo.
tions. The money Of the people, taken
out of the public treasury 10y these men
for services often poorly performed or
not performed at all, is being used in
vast sums with the knowledge aud pre-
sumed sanction OF the administration
20 control the elections, and even mem.
bers Of the cabinet are stroliing about
the country making partisan speeches
instead of being IN th,ir departments
at Washington discharsipg the public
Iuties for which they ara paid by the
people. but with all their clcverne,s and
ability a discriminating public viii no
loubt read by the lines of tleir speech
IS that their paramount hope and aim
is TO keep themselves or their satellites
four years longer ia ottice. Tie per
netuntionof power Of thechrouic federal
oficcholders four years longer will not
benefit the millions Of men ard women
who Go not hold office hlt earn their
laily bread by honest industry sill no
loubt fully understand as they will, al
20 that il is because Of thrir own indus
try and economy and Gods bounti-
iul harvcsts that The county Is compar-
ltigely prosperous and not Lecaas. Of
any thing done by these federal oiIice-
holders. The country is comparatively
prosperous not because of them, but in
spite Of them. This contest is in facl
between people endeavoring 10 regain
political power which belongs 10 them,
and to re tore ,he pure, simple and eco.
nomical constitutional government OF
the fathers on ore aide, and ono hundred
thousand federal Office holders and their
hackers hamprreI with place and power
and determined 90 retain at all hazards,
On the. ether Hence the constant as
sumption OF new aud dangerous powers
by Gen. Grant under the rule Of the
Republican party, in lis efforts 70 build
up what they call "s.rong
government, interference with home
rule and with the administration Of
justice in tie courts in several States.
The interference with the elections
through the medium OF paid partizan
federal oiiiceholders interested III keep
ing their party in power and caring
more for, that than fairness IN elections.
In fact the constant encroaclments
which have been made by that party
upon clearly reserved rights Of the peo-
pie and the st~tez viii, if not checked,
subyert the liberties Of tie people an the
government Of limited powers. eraated
by the fathers viii end ia great con-
solidated, concentrated government,
strong indeed for evil and the over
throw of Republican institutions. The
wise men who formed our Constitution
knew the eYils % strong government
and the long continuance Of political
power in the same hands. fhey knew
there was a tendaney in this direction
in all governments and the consequent
danger to Republican institutions from
that cauee and took pains to guard
against it, The machinery of "A strong
centralized general government can be
used to pe9etuete same setor msn in
power from term to telH gnlii i6 ceases
to be republic or il gaeh only in
name, and the tendency Of the party
now in powerin that direction as shown
in various ways. besides the willingness
recently manifested by large number
Of that party to elect president an un-
limited plumber of times is quite appar-
ent ard must satisfy the thinking
pc5plc that the time ags come when
it would be safest and lest for thet
party to be retired But in resisting
the encroachments of the general goy-
ernment upon tlie reserved rights of the
people and the states, ! wish to be dis
tinctly understood as favoring the
proper exercise by the general govern
ment of the powers TighGully belonging
to 1t under the constitution
Encroaciiments upon the coastiEu.
tional rights Of the general government
or interference with the proper exercise
Of its powers must be carefully avoided.