The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-08-25

GENERAL CHALMERS SPEECH
AT YONKERS, NEW YORK.
[sPloIAL pIsRArcn ro rns woRLI

YoNkERs, n. Y, August l0.-The campaign
was openep here last night with an enthusias-
tic mass meeting. Congressman Chalmers of
Mississippi, was the speaker of the evening
He was introduced by Waldo Hutchins who
said: "Ile comes before you one who after
fighting during the rebellion to promote the
Southern cause now IN good fSith accepts the
re -ults of the war and has come back into the
Union to stay. If in the future his services
should be required to defend the old flag no
more Jealous supporter of its honor and integ
rity would be found in the land He comes 10
speak to you words Of peace and friendship,
and | know you viii listen to him in the spirit
he addresses you. (Cheers.)
Mr.. Chalmers began his speech by saying
Il come to you not as stranger but as one of
the Democratic family who are striving to bind
in closer bonds the once dismembered sections
of this Union. / come to commune with you
upon subjects interesting alike to the North
the South, the East the West Having briefly
referred in turn to the public and privete
character of each of the Presidential candi-
dates, he went on to place :hem In the strong
light of comparison. Garfield, said Mr..
Chalmers, represents the exercise of un ligni-
ted and Unconstitutional power and the use of
arbitrary methods to accomplish his purposes.
Hancock represents the Constitution and the
enforcement of the laws. When Hancock was
attempting to enforce the law in Louisiana
and Texas, Garfield was attempting by an ar
bitrary method to reduce the number of Major
Generals to deprive Hancock of his command
Failing in this, Garfield not only attempted
Il
appropriation bill, which the Republicans pro.
fess to hate the devil hates hQiy water
the unconstitutional me2sHIe which took from
President Jch son she right to command the
ar{.y aad gave il to Grant, that he nj ght re.
woke the orders of Hancock. Again. G@rIe ID re-
presents the ancient idea Of republic, strong
consolidated government which he calls a ma
tion, absorbing local interests under central
CONTROL republic formed, Ike Rome, Of
crushed and conquered States which must fall
of its own weight and corruption or else end
in q Roman Empire. His doctrine would
strike from our flag its separate stars and
either blend them all into one or else leave
them as insignificant satellites revolving
around central sun, and his motto would be,
One, made from the ruins of many Hancock
represents the great American discovery in
government, An indiseostble union OF indie
street.-The States 4 complex system Of gov
eminent unknown 10 ancient times, in which
the States separate each has sovereignty over
all matters reserved to themselves, and the
States united sovereignty over all matters
delegated to l..em. Il is the doctrine of the
democratic party that man is capable Of self
Government and that eauh state should be
permitted to set,le 5 own domestic affairs in
its own way, subject on'y to the Constitution
Of the Union, and this doctrine has been fully I
announced by Hancock in all Of his writings, /.
and especially In his letter Of acceptance. i
The doctrine of the Republican party, like
the doctrine Of monarchs and tyrants all over
the world is that they know better how 30
= cavern tbeinseivez, Garfield represents
this doc r;ne and maintains thar congress
should pass laws to enable the freslaeht 70
keep the peace in the States,
THE Democracy Relieve that the people at
home whether lawyers, doctors bankers,
merchants, mechanics, farmers or laborers, are
lust as honest and just as capable OF holdlhE
free and fair elections as are yohn davenport +
and his minions appointed by Fedora power
and Hancock stands squarely on the platform.
The Republicans belive that Federal election .
laws should be passed, Federal marshalS an 4
supervisors appointed to oyerturn state laws +
set aside State officers at the polls, arrest state
voters without and lock them mp IN IRON cages 4
and Garfield boldly asserted this doctrine on 4
lieve that the laws shguld he executed and .
criminals punished by The civil power OF the
State and not only By he militrTy power OF
the United States, and this was the doctrine [
of Hancocks famous order No. 40
Garfield represented the Republican idea. !
When in the Forty-fifth Congress he was dis
cussing the army bill and speaking OF the use 4
OF lhe array 10 suppress the labor riot IN 10 :. 4
he said L am for government OF law win i
an army strong enough TO enforce It what;
ask Won IS law IN the minds of Radical
leaders Aaron Burr once said, Anything Is
law that is boldly asserted and persiSiehiIy
maintained With this doctrine established
with Garfield boldly TO assert the Ia" ana me
United States army persistently to MAINTAIN
it. tine liberties of the people and the rights Of
the States would all be overturned toge1 me-
the parties il in their treatment Of the SQ@th-
ern States; and here again The difference pc
tween the parties are mos. St4iklngly e1elhPh-
fed bv the individual opinions of their respee-
tive candidates. With the exception Of s slave
~ Hancock was for a restoration OF 4he = utoh
a. II vas Garfield was fer a destruction Of
the CONQUERED States and reconstruction OF
them for The benefit Of the Republican party Z
wbfoh would have placed intelligence ana VIZ
tue under the heels of ignorance and vice.
Hancock was ready to receive all men as {
EQUALS who obey the law and the constitution 4
IA ayten1 TO them all the blessings ee civil
liberty Garfield would treat as as Interiors,
as en- mics of th governments and as Il we
were in the Union only on probation Han
-ock extends the right hand OF feifoWship to
Ehe men of the South as well as tie men Of the
North.
which knows no sectional lines. GarAeld re- !
presents i party born of sectional agitation,
nlrrtured Ii seciioRal hate and which to-day
solid Democratic South, in the hope
hat it may organize selid Republican North