The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-02-21

that the way you treat my minister?
Your minister. Well I'll be cussed
if | didn't take him for another book
agent. And he shut the door.
Reasons for a Strong Government.
"a strong Government is wanted
No wonder. As long as the Government
of the United States is too weak to pro-
tect its citizens, either against foreign in
justice or against domestic violence it is
not strange that this demand is heard.
But the Democratic party thinks it the
objectionable sin to desire strong Gov
eminent. This, again, is not strange.
The last great venture of the Democratic
party was undertaken in the full belief
that Il weak and halEtraitorcus Govern
ment under Mr.. Buchanan would not at
tempt to suppress rebellion. 1t was a
painful surprise, to rebellious Democrats,
when the Government of the kindly and
genial and patient Lincoln proved to be
one of the strongest the world had ever
seen. No doubt, another Government
like that of Buchanan, the last Demo-
cratic President, would give great pleas
ure to the Democrats. But the Repub-
licans want something else, and have the
pluck to say SO. 1t does not particularly
alarm them, either, if their utterances
are construed as proof of leaning
toward imperialism. They have full
consciousness of the patriotism of their
purposes. They neither want nor would
tolerate a Caesar. 1t does not enter their
thoughts that Cpsarism is possible in
this country. There was Il time when
the possible attempt to perpetuate power
them dangerous to the country, not be-
cause there was a chance of its success,
but because grave consequences might
be involved i'll that resistless uprising of
the people which the apparent success of
such an attempt might cause. But the
day has gone by, and the occasion. In
perialsm is dreaded by children, as
ghosts, visions of the night and bad
dreams are dreaded. The country sleeps
in peace, and knows full well that its
liberties are not going to be stolen from
it by any individual or clique. Indeed,
the country does not even fear the advent
of despotsm under the guise of Demo-
cracy-and of that sensible men know
that there is some real danger.
\ strong Government is wanted. first
of all, to put down Democratic revolt
tionists to make it certain that an at
tempt to override the Constitution and
to defeat the will of the people, like that
of Garcclon and his associates in Maine,
will not be permitted to succeed nor to
pass without adequate punishment
There is general feeling that Mexicani-
cation has gone far enough. 1t is the
conviction of conservative men that the
Democratic party is ready to resort to
any steps, however desperate and wicked,
in order to secure control of the Govern
ment The demand is for Government
rosolute enough and strong enough to
stamp out Incl ,,icnt revolution in every
form. without hesitation and without
mercy. There is needed, men say, Il
singing reminder that treason is Crime;
and such an example of the swift and
relentless punishment of revolutionary
attempts as may for a century to come
deter men from making them. If the
Democratic party should go a hairs
breadth beyond its lawful right in dis
putting the will of the people consttu-
tionally expressed, it would probably find
that we have Il strong Government al
ready. 1t may rest assured that the Re
publican party intends to nominate and
to elect a President who will have no
hesitation in dealing with such attempts
hereafter.
\ strong Government is wanted to give
protection against domestic violence in
every part of this country to every citizen.
1t has become u great scandal that
| citizens and even officials of the Govern
ment are liable to be assassinated, in
several Of tieatates, for the performance
of their duty, of the free expression of
| their opinions. The Government has
been weak and blameworthy, ever since
the war, in that it has not made its
authority and protection more fully re-
| spected. 1t was weak, i'll this respect.
during the eight years when General
Grant was President, and massacres and
| assassinations were never more frequent
| than at that time: it has been weak in
the same respect since the inauguration
of President Hayes. The people want a
President who will put a stop to assassi-
nation as mode of conducting 4 political
| campaign, and who will take care that
| the laws be enforced without unnecessary
exposure of the lives of unsupported Off
cals by mobs of law-breakers or rebels.
| We do not believe that the Republican
party will nominate or elect any man this
has in him the stuff to give the country
a strong Government in this respect.
! A strong Government is wanted to pro-
tect the rights of the United States and
! those of its citizens in other lands. This
country is tired of having it's flag treated
with contempt, and its citizens forced TO
fly for protection to British consuls or
/ British ships. 1t is tired of having
foreign companies, protected by foreign
Government $, establishing themselves in
the control of highways between the
Atlantic ard Pacific. 1t believes that
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