The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-11

.rument Of the limited powers created
by our fathers, and endinSa great con:
solidated central gov6sa msDt, strong
indeed for evil and The Overthrow of /
Republican institutions. gHiss 'meel
who formed our Constitution knew
the evils of a strong government
and the long continuance of political
power in the same hands They knew
there was atepdepes~in-this-d direction
IN all governments and consequent
danger to Republican institutions
from that cause, and took pains to-
guard against it. The machine of a
observation-disclosures Govern
ment cen be. used to perpetuatc the
same set of; men in power from term
to term until it ceases to be Repub
lie, or such only N narle and a ten,
dency . Of the party now ID power I'M
that direction, as shown in various!
ways, beside the willingness recently
manifested by large number Of that
party to elect President for an un-i
limited number Of terms is;quite appa-;
rent and must satisfy thinking people,
that the time has come when it will;
be safest and best for the party to be.
retired. But iniresistiDg theencroaeh-,
ments of General, Government. upon
the reserved rights, of the people and
States I wish to be distinctly under
stood as favoring proper exercise
by the General Government Of all
powers, rightfully ; belonging toHit
under; the .Constitutiop- Encroach-
ments upon the constitutional rights
Of the General Government, or ,ipter-
ference with the proper exercise ofits
powers nust be carefully avoided.
The union of States under:the Con
stitution. must be- maintained, and it
is well Known that this has always
been; the position Of both candidates
on the Democratic Presidential ticket.
1t is aquiesced ia everywhere now and
finally and foreversettled as one of''the
results of the war. g., It is certainly be-
yond all question that the Legitimate
results of the war Of the Union will
not be overthrown or impaired, should
the Democratic ticket be elected. In
that event proper protection will be
given in every legitimate way to every
citizen, native or adopted. 10 every
section of the Republic in the enjoy
ment of all the rights guaranteed by
the Constitutions and its amendments.
\ sound currency of honest money
value and purchasing power, CORES
ponding substantially with the stan
dard recognized by the commercial
world, and consisting Of gold and sill
yer. and paper, convertible intoeoin,
will be maintained. Labor and man
ufacturiDg, commercial and business
interests of the country will be favour
ed and encouraged in every legitimate
way. The toiling millions of our own
people will be protected from destruc.
tive competition Of the Chinese, and
to that end their emigration to our
shores will be properly restricted.
Public credit will be strengthened by
rigid economy in public expendi-
lures and the liberties and the prop
erty, Of the people will be protect
ed by a government, of law and order,
administered strictly in the interests
Of the people, and not of corporations
and priviledged classes. [ do not
doubt the discriminating justice of
the people and their capacity for in,
telligent self-government, and therefore,
do not doubt the success of the Dem
oeratic ticket. ItPsuccess would bu.
ry, beyond resurrection, sectional jeal-
ousies and hatreds which have so long
been the stock in a trade Of pestifer-
Gus demagogues, and in no other way
can this be so efectually accomplished.
1t would restore harmony and good
feeling between all sections and make
US, in fact. as well as iu name, one
people. The only rivalry then would
be in race, for the Development Of ma
terial prosperity, elevation Of labor,
enlargement of human rights, promo
ton of education, morality, religion,
liberty, order and all that would tend
to make US the foremost nation of hu-
maa progress. I am with great re.
spect, truly yours, =. j.. .,.' 80
e.. ~. WIN. Fl. ENGb1sH: