The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-08-12

under the Republican party; the effort IA
build up what they call strong Government:
the Interference with home rule and With the
administration Of justice in the courts Of the
elections through TIP medium 81. bid parM,
party lh power, and caring more Tor that than
fairness In elections; in fact, the constant
s e. which have been made BY
the people aud the States win, Il not
checked, subvert the liberties of the people
and the Government of limited bowers
created by the fathers, and end in 4 great
consolidated, concentrated Government,
republican institutions. The wise men who
framed our Constitution knew the evils Of q
strong Government and the long Continuance
Of political power in the same hands. They
knew there WIS tendency in this direction
IN oil Goyernments, and consequent dapger
and took pains to guard against it. The ma.
chfnery OF strong centralized General Gov
eminent cah be used to perpetuate the same
pet Of men 10 power from term to term until
1t ceases to be Republic, OF such only in
power IL III that direction, as shown in vari-
bus ways. Besides, the willingness recently
manifested by i large number Of that party to
elect President for an unlimited number Of
FERNS ID quite apparent, and must satisfy
thinking people that the time has come when
1t will be safest and best for that party to be
retired.
THE RIGHTS AND POWERS OF THE GENERAL.
GOVERNMENT.
But In resisting the encroachments of the
General Government upon the reserved rights
timely understood as favoring the proper ex-
erciSe BY the General Government Of the
powers rightfully belonging to it under the
Constitution. Encroachments upon the Con-
stitutional rights of the General Government,
must BE- % sSoded q rS 's
Union Of the States under the Constitution
must be maintained, and It is well known that
this has always been the position of both the
candidates on the Democratic Presidential
ticket It is acqtiiesced in everywhere now,
and finally and forever 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 overthr,wn or
impaired should the Democratic ticket be
elected. In that event proper protection will
zen, native or adopted, in every section Of the
Republic in the enjoyment Of all the rights
guaranteed by the Constitution and its
amendments.
FINANCIAL-THR INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS
INTERESTS.
A sound currency of honest money, of q
value and purchasing power corresponding
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 business in erests of sAe country will be
favored and encouraged in every legitimate
way: The toiling of our own people will be
protected from the destructive competition
OF the Chinese, and to that end their immi-
grafton to ottr shores will be properly re-
stricted. The public credit Wilt be scrupu-
lousy maintained and strengthened by rigid
in public expenditures, and the lib
critics of the people and the property of the
people will be protected by Government of
law and order administered strictly in the in
terests of all the people, and not of corpora
tions and privileged classes.
CONCLUSION.
I do not doubt the discriminating Justice
Of the people and their capacity for intellt-
gent self-gOyernment, and, therefore, do not
doubt the success of the Democratic ticket
Its success would bury beyond resurrection
the sectional iealousies and hatred which
have so long been the chief stock in trade of
pestiferOus demagOgues, and in no other way
can this be 30 efectually accomplished. It |
would restore harmony and good feeling be- |
tween all the sections, and make us in fact,
rs well as In name, one people The only
rivalry then would be in the race for the de- |
vel0pment of material prosperity, the eleva-
ton of labor, the enlargement of human
rights the promotion of education, morality,
religion, liberty, order, and all that would |
lend to make us the foremost Nation of the |
earth in the G. and march of human progress.
I am, with great respect, very truly yours,
WILLIAM III. ENGLISH.