The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-08-03

q Document From the Pen OF an
Eminent Statesman.


GOvERAOKs lsLAXp. NV YoKK CITY,
July y, lSSO.-Grotleme0 ! have the
hOoOr TO .eknowlsdee the recrip, OF you,
letter Of July Is. lssO, .ppsisins me form.
ally OF nv n"m,nai,On lO The Office vi pres
id~nt Of the United State. By the national
democratic conveniion lately assembled 90
Cincinnati. scc~pi the somin.,ion vi,h
grsiihrd appreciation ii the Confidence re-
posed in me. The principles enumerated
By the convention are ibu.~ I hsve cher.
ished in the pssi, and shall endesvor q
msinisin in the future. The thirteenth
fourteenth and fifle~nth amendment. tn the
constitution of the United States, emb.siy.
ing the rr-ui's ii the gar for the union
are inviOiable. u call q In the presidency
] shsuid derm IL my duty Ia resist sith all
my powrr any si,emp' To impair or ~ssae
The full force aud effect ii the cnn-titu-
iion. vhirh, in every article, section and
amendment, IL the supseme Lac IL the
land. The constitution forms the bs-i. al
The government 81 the United S,st~- rhs
Euvrr granted ny !, tn the l-yi.I.iiv-, exc
cuiive aOd j.,dicisi departments ds fine end
limit the su,h"riiy of the general govern
mrnt- The power. not delegated Ia the
United States by the Constitution, nor pro-
hihiiesi By IL To the ssssrp, belong to the
states sr-s. ctively. or to the people The
general and state governments, each acting
in it, o~n sphere. without iI~nchinx upon
the lawful Jurisdiction of the other.
CONSTITUTE THE UNION.
This union, comprising . general gov
eminent With general powers, aud .,xis
governments with state powe,., for pur-
lssss local tn the sta,er, Is = Ioliiy, the
foundations ii which w~se laid in the pro.
foundssl wis1om. This u the union Uu
isihess made and which h.s Le~n so res-
l~cisd stc"ad snd ~ hen~6cient nj hame
Tried BY blssod End 6S~, IL stands To- dsy 9
model form u free popular government, q
political sys'em which, rightly administer.
ed, hxs bsrn and will continue 10 b~ the
sdmissiion of the world. Nav ve not say,
nearly in the words of Washington, the
unity al the government which CONSTITUTES
~ one people j. justly dear Ia n.. Il, j. the
main pillar IN the edi6ce Of our real ind,
prnsience, the airport ii our peace. safety
and prosperity, and of that liberty sc 81
highly psis. and intend ut every h-x,rd Ia
preserve But no form ui government
however carefully devised, no principles
however round, will project the rights oi
the people unle-s the admin istr alton is
faithful and efficient. il IL q vital princi-
pie IN cur sysseW ihst neither fraud moi
f'srce must Be allowed tn subver, the right.
al the people. When fraud, v;ol-ncs OF
Incompetence controls. the nobI~-f run<,i,u.
ton nnd wise>, lsvs are useless. The bay.
Oiset u not u lit Instrument t"r collecting
81 Of Ia l. a.
vote. fre~ ballot and fair count that the
p-oPi. can rule in fact, n required nv the
theory III our government. Take the
foundation away aud the whole structure
fsli-.
PUBLIC OtFi-E H. A TRUST,
not ts,a0ty bestowed On the holder NJ
incompetent " dishonest persons should
ever he entrusted wifh il or IL appointed
they should DE promptly rj-ciesi.
Our material interests, varied and pro-
gse.sive, demand our CONSTANT and united
ehorss. 4 sedulO0s and acrupulous care OF
the public credit, together With wise and
economical management of our govern
mental expenditures, should b. main, aimed
in order that labor may he Lightly burden
ed, and that ali peT-ous may b. protected
in their rights and the fruits Of their own
industry.
The time hss come to enjoy the -ui,-ian-
tial benefits Of reconciliation. A. one
people We have common interests. I.et u
encourage harmony and . generous. rivalry
among our industries which will revive our
lsneui~hing merchant marine, extend our
commerce viih foreign nations. assist our
merchants, manufactures and producers In