The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-08-06

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eaEsa ability ~ civil NJ we'll NJ military
affair, and his pure and blamelcss life, all
f. point TO him re- a man worthy Of the conf.
Z dence Of the people. Not only Draw
I soldier, great commander, a vie states.
/ man and a pure patriot, hut prudent,
painstaking, practical man, Of unquestion-
ell honesty trusted often With important
public dn'ie-, faithful to every trust; and
in The fall meridian Of ripe and vigorous
manhood, he Is in my Judgment eminently
fitted Tor the highest office on earth, the
Presidency Of the United States.
Not only !. he the right man for the
place, but the time has come when the best
interest Of the country require that the
party which hiss ronopolired the Execu-
Department Of Geaersl Government for
the last twenty year. should be retired.
The continuance " that party in power
four years longer would not be beneficial
10 the public OF in accordance With the
spirit u republican institutions. Laws Of
entail have not been favored in our -ys.
TEN Of government the Teipetualion Of
property or place in one family or set
men has never been encouraged In this
county, and the great and good men who
formed our republican government and IL
traditions wisely limited the tenure Of Of
fee, and in many ways showed their dis
approval Of long leases Of power. Twenty
year- Of continuou. power Is long enough,
aud has already led to irregularities and
corfuption-, which are not likely 10 be prop.
erly exposed under the same party that
perpetaied them. Besides, Il should not be
forgotten tina, the last four years Of power
held by that party were procured by dis
crrditable means and held in defiance Of
the wishes Of a majority Of the people II
was a grevious wrong 10 every voter, and
to our system Of seligoyernment, which
should never be forgotten or forgiven.
Many Of the men nov in Office were put
there because OF corrupt partisan service
in thus defeating the fairly and legally
expressed win OF the majority, and the
hypocrisy o, 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 Federal office
holders loose 20 influence the elections.
The money Of the people, taken out Of the
public treasury by these men for services
often poorly performed, or not performed
NJ ALL is being used in vast sums, with the
knowledge and presumed sanction Of the
Administration. to control the elections,
and even the members OF the Cabinet are
s,rolling about the country making par,i-
san speeches instead Of being in their de-
pariments AT Washington di-charging the
public duties for which they are paid by
the people but with all their cleverness
and ability discriminating public will no
doubt read between the lines Of their
speeches that their paramount hope and
aim is To keep themselves or their satellites
four years longer in Office. That perpetu-
ating the power Of chronic Federal Office
huhler- four years longer will not benefit
the millions Of men aud women who hold
no Office but earn their daily bread by
honest industry, is what the same discern
ing public will no doubt fully understand,
A. they will also that il il because Of their
own industry and economy and Gods
bouniiiul harve-ts that the country is
ocmparatively prosperous, and no. because
Of anything done by these Federal office
holders. The country is comparatively
prosperous. not because Of them, but in
spite Of them.
This contest is in fact between the people
endeavoring to regain the political power
which rghtfully belongs to them, and to
restore the pure, simple, economical, con-
stitu,ional government Of our father, on
the one side, aud hundred thousand Fed
eral ollice-holders and their hackers, pam
pered with place aud power, and determin-
ed TO retain them at all hazards, ON the
other Hence the constant assumption of
new and dangerous powers by the General
Government under the rule Of the Repub-
lican party. The effort to build up what
they call a strong Government, the inter-
ference with home rule and with the adj
minisiration II Justice in the Courts Of the
several Stale-. the interference with the
elections throagh the medium Of paid par
tisan Federal office holders interested in
keeping Their party in power and caring
more for that than fairness in the elections
lin fact, the constant encrouchments
which have been made by that party upon
the clearly reserved rights Of the reople
and the States, will. il not checked sub
vert the liberties Of the people and the
government Of limited powers created by
the fathers, and end in great consolidated
eentral government, strong indeed for evil
and the overthrow Of Republican institu-
tions.
The wise men who formed our Consti-
tuition knew the evils Of a strong govern
ment 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 to
republican institutions from that cause,
and took pains to guard against il. The
machinery Of a strong centralized general
government can be used to perPe,uate the
same set Of men in power from term TO
term until il ceases to be a Repablic, or is
such only in name, and the tendency Of
the party nov in power in that direction
as shown in various ways, besides the will
ingness recently manifested by large
number Of that party to elect President
an unlimited number Of terms, is quite
apparent, and must satisfy thinking PEG.
pie that the time has come when il will
be safest and best FOR thai party to be re-
tired.
But in resisting the encroachmenls of
the General Government upon the reserved
tights Of the people and the States, wish
10 be distinctly understood as favoring the