Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-08-12

men in Office, and turning the whole brood
of Federal officeholders loose to influence the
elections. The money Of the people, taken
services so often poorly p1ffor%ed, or not per
formed at all, Is being used In vast sums
with the knowledge and presumed
sanction Of the Administration to contro!
the elections, and even the members Of
the Cabinet are strolling about the country
making partisan speeches, instead OF being In
their Departments at Washington discharging
the public duties for which they are paid by
the people; but, with all their cleverness and
ability, discriminating public wiz no do ,no,
their paramount hope and aim are 10 keep
themselves or their satellites four years
longer in Office. Penetrating the power OF
chronic Federal officeholders four years longer
will not benefit the millions of men and women
who hold no Office, but earn their daily bread
by honest industry. This the same discrfm-
mating public will no doubt July understand,
they will also that it 10 because OF their
own industry and economy and Coos oounu-
full harvests that the country is comparatively
prosperous, and not because Of anything done
by these Federal ofiiceholders- The country
is comparatively prosperous, not because OF
them, but In spite of them.
THE CONTEST
is, in fact, between the people endeavoring to
gain the political power which rightfully be-
longs to them and to restore the pure, SIM pie,
economical Constitutional Government Of our
fathers on the one side, and O,0OO Federal
officeholders and their hackers, pampered
with place and power, and determined TO re-
tain them at all hazards, on the other. Hence
the constant assumption OF new and danger
Gus powers by the General Government
under the Republican party; the effort to
build up what they call a strong Government;
the interference with home rule and with the
administration of justice in the courts Of the
several States; the interference with the
elections through the medium Of paid parti-
san officeholders interested In keeping their
party in power, and caring more for that than
fairness in elections; in fact, the constant
entertainments 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 people
and the Government Of limited powers
created by the fathers, and end In great
consolidated, concentrated Government,
strong, indeed, for evil and the overthrow Of
framed our Constitution knew the evils OF
strong Government and the long continuance
of political power in the same hands. They
knew there was tendency in this direction
in all Governments, and consequent danger
in republican institutions from that cause,
and took pains to guard against 1t. The ma
chinery Of strong centralized General Gov
eminent can be used to perpetuate the Same
set of men in power from term to term until
it ceases to be a Republic, or such only in
name, and the tendency Of the party ~ow In
power Is in that direction, as shown In vari-
Gus ways. Besides, the Willingness recently
manifested by large number OF that party TO
elect President for an unlimited number of
terms is quite apparent, and must satisfy
thinking people that the time has come when
it will be safest and best for that party to be
retired.
THE RIGHTS AND POWERS OF Tue GENERAL
GOVERNMENT.
But IN resisting the entertainments OF the
General Government upon the reserved rights
Of the people and the States, wish to be dis
timely understood as favoring the proper ex-
ercise by the General Government Of the
powers rightfully belonging to 1t under the
Constitution. Encroachments upon the Con-
stitutional rights of the General Government
powers, must be carefully avoided. The
Union Of the States under the Constitution
must be maintained, and 1t is well known that
this has always been the position Of both the
candidates on the Democratic Presidential
ticket. 1t Is acquesced 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 oyerthrown or
impaired should the Democratic ticket be
elected. In that event proper protection will
be given In every legitimate way to every citi-
zen, native or adopted, in every section Of the
Republic In the enjoyment OF all the rights
guaranteed by the Constitution and its
1IEANCIALCTHE INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS
INTERESTS.
A sound 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 business in erests Of the 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 our shores will be properly re-
stricted. The public credit will be scrupu-
lousy maintained and strengthened by rigid
economy In public expenditures, and the lib
people will be protected by Government OF
law and order administered strictly in the in
terests Of all the people, and net Of corpora
lions and privileged classes.
CONCLUSION.
/ do not doubt the discriminating justice
Of the people and their capacity for intelli-
gent government, and, therefore, do not
doubt the success of the Democratic ticket
Its success would bury beyond resurrection
have SO long been the chief stock in trade Of
pestiferous demagogues, and in no other way
can this be SO cffectuaiy accomplished. II
would restore harmony and good feeling be-
tween all the sections, and make US i'm fact,
rs we'll as in name, one people The only
rivalry then would be in the race for the de-
velopment of material prosperity, the eeva-
ton of labor, the enlargement OF human
rights, the promotion Of education, morality,
tend to make US the foremost Nation of the
earth in the grand march Of human progress.
am, with great respect, very truly yours,
WILLIAM III. ENGLISH.