Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-10-07

The precedent must alwaa s greatly oserbal
| ance, in permanent evil any partial or tran
/ yield"
If 1 had not stated that these were the words
OF george ash1ngton, 1t would be thought
was 1nduiging in a personal attack upon Mr..
Garfield, so severe are they upon his methods
ana the precedents he would make. Promi
| nent as a Republican speaker is MIR. Schurz.
| When he told of the state of affairs at Wash
ington we looked for demand for strong and
stern dealing with public evils. But he gIides
| on INTO suggestion more hurtful to Mr.. Gar
| field in the minds OF thoughtful men than any
attack made upon him by his political oppo
nents. He intimates that, as Mr.. Garfield has
| been at W ashingtOn, where these corruptionS
have grown mp, he has become a statesman
| and Is the best man to deal with them.
Another member of the Cabinet, Mr.. Sher
man, Secretary OF the Treasury, takes differ
| en- by his colleague. He dwells upon the bust
ness prosperity of our country. Overlook
Ing the industry OF our people, the favorable
| seasons that have rewarded their labors with
| ample haryests, the demand for our products
| from other countries, he claims for the Adj
| ministration the gratitude of our people for
all their blessings. l have no unkindly feel
| ing for Mr.. Sherman; regret that he does
himself wrong when he is
UNGRATEFUL TO GOD
| and unjust to the laborers of the land. 1t is
not the craftsmanship of the Cabinet, but the
craftsmanship of the pillow, blessed by fruit
| full season, that gives US our growing wealth.
OF mechanics and manufacturers, that make
the springs OF our prosperity; not the talk in
fields. In another respect he does himself a
| wrong. He does not warn our people OF the
danger which the change OF seasons may
make. He does not, as he should, admOniSh
them that at this time, when money is abund-
ant, men should throw off the burdens of
debt and extricate themselves from positions
of peril ii times should change. He teaches
the false and mischievous doctrine that gov
eminent poiicieS and not honest toll and fru-
gal care, that the schemes of the brain, not
the sweat of the brow, give competence to
men. Much has been said about the absurdity
Mr.. Sherman's teachings of fiat prosperity. In
this direction MI. Sherman outstlips Dennis
kearney.
NATIoNALIsM.
The points most conspicuous in the speech
es and journals OF the Republican party are,
first, that this is Nation and next, this cleo
ton is q contest between the Northern and
Southern States, in which a victory will be q
great gain to the former party. We charge
that the denunciatiOnS of the South are used
to mask their designs TO get jurisdiction over
all the Union, and mainly over the interests
important and varied that the term Nation is
selected because it is Il word of obscure and
indefinite meaning, and if it is substituted for
the legal and proper title OF Government, it
will enable them to make changes in its char
acter hurtful to the rights of the people and
disastrous TO the prosperity of their business
and industrial pursuits; that the mischief it
will create will not be for the remote future,
will be left In their full force from this time
ON unless they averted by the results OF
the pending elections.
lltical discussions the past four years that the
Republican leaders have sought to bring into
use the words Nation and NatiOnalism when
speaking of our country. These have been
heretofore used without any special signifi-
canoe, as terms generally applied to different
divisions OF the human race into communities
governed by some forms of law, and in this
sense we have used them to avoid the repeti-
ton of the term Uuion, United States, or Gen
eral Government. But they have now become
the shiDbOlethS of the Republican party and
of all who have schemes for which they wish
fn rnia 1oprIll In lnrf fho f,Y
Government. While the men who use
these terms never define them, their very OBJ
scuIity serves the purpose OF covering their
ultimate objects, ana at tne same time allow
ing all who have political theories inconsistent
with our Constitution to feel that they favor
their views. In its primary sense tue word
Nation means those of common origin, and
applies most APPLY to the smaller divisions of
tribes of those of common lineage. In this
more correct significance it is certainly not
applicable to our country, whose population
is made up of mixed races from all quarters
OF the world. In its more common use it sig
mites political divisions, ranging from the
lowest to the most elevated political organi
Nation the term gives no idea of the charac-
ter OF our own Government, but it leaves
cry one to infer what he pleases of its signif-
OBSCURE AND UNMEASlSG AS IT Is,
it was adopted with the solemnity of a Con
gressional resolution, as a term which told of
the power of our General Government In
1876 a resolution was offered which declared
among other things, that the people of the
the Republican members voted for this, as if
it threw some light upon the character of our
simply tends to make that obscure which was
clearly stated in our Constitution. There is
something in the words United states, the
Union, the General Government which is in
conflict with the purposes of Mr. Garfield and
his friends. They do not tell us distinctly
what they aim at, but find that those who
seek for more jurisdiction use the term Ma
ton, or Nationality, whenever they have &C.
casiOn to speak of the jurisdiction at Wash
the woodland many like senator Blaine love
to call it a sovereign Nation-are in favor of n
different construction of the Constitution than
has heretofore prevailed. Mr.. Garfield openly
states this when he says that the views held
by Mr.. Hamilton are growing in strength, and
he reJoices that ourGovernmentl grav1tatlnS
to more power. We find, too, that they favor
the plans of that distinguished statesman of
gaining jurisdiction by constructions put upon
the words of the Constitution As they do
not like, at this moment to develop all their
plans which would excite alarm particularly
at the North, to mask their purposes and to
divert attention by exciting passions and
prejudces. they use the word AS far as they
sizes so that it may be felt they only have in
view the strength of the Union. 1t is this idea
which gives their phrases measure of favor
with the Republican party They also take
great pains in their discussions to carry the
idea that Nationality means something favor
able to the interests of the North. We charge
that the purposes of the Republican leaders
ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THE CONSTITUTION;
that they endanger the peace, the order, and
the safety of the Union. They draw TO the
National Capitol hordes of men who have self
ish and corrupt objects, who tempt officials to
violate duty from motives of ambition and
greed for gold. They impair the interests and
prosperity of different sections of our Union,
by laws framed by men ignorant upon the
subject upon which they act, and by legisa
ton not only in conflict with the letter of the
Constitution but with its spirit and the genius
of all our political institutions, both local and
general. have already briefly sketched the
history and features of the Constitution l
have set FORTH in the language of Mr.. Schurz,
the evils which now prevail about the Capt.
toll, growing out of the various and compl-
Gated subjects which are improperly carried
there for legislation. | have stated that the
Republican leaders seek to increase this evil
state of things by widening the jurisdiction
still more, SO that the increase of our popula-
ton, the growth of all its business interests,
SO far from giving US greater security, will
only create more complication, more disOr-
der, more difficulties. We charge that those
who seek covcrtiy to bring about these results
are animated by selfish purposes of ambition,
love of power, or lust for gain, which make
them indifferent to future consequences if
they can reach the object of their desires.
Good Republican friends, we pray you do
not indulge in sectional hates; but ii you will
be led into such warfare at least look and SIC