New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-31


The continuance of that party in power four years
longer would not be beneficial to the public or
in accordance with the spirit OF our
not been favored in our system of government. The
perpetuatcn of property or place in one family or
set of men has never been encouraged IN
this country, and the great and GOOD men
who formed onr republican government and Its
traditions wisely limited the tenure Of office and IN
manv ways showed their dlsapproval of long leases
OF power Iwenty years of continuous power IS
long enough, and has already led To lrregu-
larltles aud corruptionss which are not
that perpetuated them; besides, it should
not be forgotten that the last four years of
power held by that party were. procured by
discredtabe means, and held in defiance OF the
wishes of a majority of the people. Ii was griev-
ous wrong TO every voter and to our system of self
government which should never be forgotten or
forgiven.
Many of the men now in Office were put there be-
cause of corrupt partisan services in thus defeating
the fairly and legally expressed will of the majority
and the hypocrisy of the professions Of that party IN
favor of civil service reform was shown by placing
such men in office, and turning the whole brood OF
the elections. The money OF the people,
taken out of the public Treasury by these men
formed AT all is being used in vast sums, with the
knowledge and presumed sanction OF the Adminls-
tratiOn, to control the elections, and even the mem
bers of the Cabinet are strOllng about the country
making partisan speeches instead of beng IN their
departments at Washington discbarclng the pubic
duties for which they are paid by the people. But
discriminating public will no doubt read between
the lines of their speeches that their paramount
hope and aim is to keep themselves or their satel-
lites four years longer In Office.
PerpetuatinG the power of chronic Federal Office
holders four years longer Will not beneht the mil
lions of men and women who hold no Office but earn
their daily bread by honest industry. IS
is what the same discerning public VIII
no doubt fully, understand, as they
and economy and Gods bOuntiful harvest that the
country is comparatively prosperous and not 3 be-
cause of anything done by these Federal obce-hoid-
ers The country is comparatively prosperous not
| because of them but in spite OF them.
This contest is in fact between The people endeay-
oring TO re gain the political power which right
| fully belongs To them, and TO restore the pure,
simple economical constitutional government OF our
! fathers, on the one side. and hundred thonSahd
| Federal Ofce-hOlders and their hackers panpered
with place and power and determined TO retain
| them at all hazards, the other Hence the CON
stant assumption OF new and dangerous powers by the
General Government under the rule OF the kepubn-
can party The effort to bnild up what they call a
strong Government the interference with nome RUE
and with the administration of Justice IN
the courts of the several States the inter
ference with the elections through the medium
of paid partisan Federal cerholders interested In
keeping their party IN power, and caring more tor
that than fairness In the eectlOnS III TACT the con-
stant encrOachments which have been made by
that party upon the clearly reserved rights
of the people and the States will, If not checked
subvert the liberties of the peop and the Govern
ment of limited powers created by the fathers, and
end in a great consolidated central government
strong indeed for evil and the overthrow OF Iepub-
| lcan institutions
The wise men who formed our Constitution knew
| the evils of strong government and the long con-
fln%ha'0 Sands. They knew R' there was tendency
| in this direction in all governments,
and consequent danger to republican institu tions
| from that cause. and took pains 10 guard against
it. The machinery OF strong centralized govern
ment can be used TO perpetuate the same set OF
! men in power from term to term until
il ceases to be Republic or Is such only In name,
and the tendency Of the party now in power IN that
|
| Willingness recently manifested by a large number
| of that party to elect President an unlimited
number of terms is quite apparent and must satisfy
thinking people that the time has come when II
will be safest and best for that party TO be retired
But in resisting the encroachments oil tne General
| and the States, wish to he distinctly understood
as avoring the proper exercise by the General Gov
ernment of the powers rghfully belonging TO IL ana
| under the Constitution Encroachments upon the
Constitutional rights of the General Government, or
interference with the proper exercise OF It's powers
| States under the Constitution must be MAIN
tanned, and it Is well known that this has
| ALWAYS been the position of both the candidates
on the Democratic Presidential ticket, 1t is ac-
quiesced in everywhere now. and finally and for
ever settled as one of the results OF the war IT Is
certain beyond all question that the
legitimate results of the war for the Union
| will not be oyerthrown or impaired should
| the Democratic ticket be elected. In that event
proper protection will be given every legitimate
! Way to every citizen, native or adopted, IN
every section of the Republic, In the, enjoy
|
Constitution and its amendments; sonnd currency
| of honest money of value and purchasing power
corresponding substantially with the standard
| recognized by the commercial world, and
! consisting of gold and silver and paper
| convertible into coin, will be maintained;
! the labor and manufacturing, commercial and bnsI,
| ness interests of the country Will be favored and
encouraged in every legitimate way.
The toilng millions of our own people
will be protected from the destructive
| competition OF the Chinese, and TO that end their
| immigration to our shores Will be properly re-
| stricted. The public credit will be scrupuously
| maintained and strengthened by ngid econ
| omy in public expenditures, and tine hber-
| ties of the people and the property
| of the people will be protected by government OF
law and order administered strictly in the interests
! of all the people and not OF corporations ana PRIV
| ileged classes
| i do not doubt the discriminating justice of the
| people, and their capacity for intelligent self
government and, therefore. do not doubt
| the success of the Democratic ticket. Its
| success would bury beyond resurrection the
sectional jealousies and hatreds which have long
been the chief stock in the trade of pestferous dem
| agogues, and in no other way can this be 80
harmony and good feeling between all the
sections, and make, us IN fact az wei
as in name one people The only rivalry then
| wOuld be in the race for the development of ma
| largement of human rights, the promotion
| of education. morality, religion, liberty,
order, and all that would tend to make us the fore
most Nation Of the earth in the grand march of hui
man progress. am, with great respect, very truly
yours, WILLIAM H. ENdllsH.
| To the Hon. JOHN w. STEVENSON President Of
| the Convention, the Hon. JoHE j. STOCKTON,
| Chairman and other members Of the Committee Of
Notification.
HANCOCK'S LETTER TO SHERMAN.
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
| WASHINGTON July 30.-Upon his return from the