Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-08-05

speeches, instead of being in their depart,
tncnts at Washington, discharging tho
public duties for which they arc paid by
the people. But with all their clcverncss
und ability, discriminating public will no
doubt road betwcon the lines of their
speeches that their paramount hope aud aim
is to keep themselves or their satellites four
years longer in offioo. That perpetuatiug
tho power of chronic Federal ofioeholders
four years longer will not benefit tho mil
lions of men and women who hold no
Office, but earn their daily broad by honest
industry, is what tho samo discerning
public will no doubt fully understand as
they will also that it is because of their
own industry and economy ond boun.
tiful barvests that the country il ,.npara-
tivoly prosperous, and not because of any
thing doue by these Federal Office holders.
Tho country is comparatively prosperous
not becauso of them but in spite of thom.
This contest is in fact botwecn people
ondoavoring to regain tho political power
which right(ully belongs to them and to
restore the pure, simple, economical cone
stitutional government Of our fathers on
one side, aud hundred thousand Federal
Office holders and their bnokcrs, pampcrcd
with place and power, and determined to
retain them at all hazards on tia other.
Henco, tho constant assumption vi new
and dangerous powers by tho General
Government under tho rulo of tho Repub-
loan party. Tho effort to build up what
they cpl a strong government, the Interior
cnce with homo rule and with the admin.
istration of Justice in the courts of tho
several States, the interference with clcc-
tons through the medium of paid partisaus,
Federal oiiccSholdcrs interested in keeping
their party in power and caring moro for
that than for fairness in elections; in fact,
tho constant oncroachments Thich have been
made by that party upon the clearly re
served rights of tho people and of the
States will, if not checked, subvcrt the
liberties of the people aud tho government
of limited powers created by the fathers aud
end in a grout consolidated central govern.
mcnt, strong indeed for evil mud the over
throw of Republican institutions. The
wise men who framed our constitution
knew tho evils of strong government aud of
long continuance of political power in the
same hands. They knew there was tens
dency in this direction in all governments
and consequent danger to Republican in
stitutoDs from that cause and took pains
to guard against it. The machinery of
strong centralized General Government can
be used to pcrpctuatc tho samo set of mon
in power from term 10 tern, until it ceases
to be republic, or is such only in name,
and the tendency Of the party now in
ways, besides willingness recently mani.
tested by large number Of TINT party to
elect President for sn unlimited number
of terms, is quite apparent, and must satisfy
all thinking people that the timc has come
when it will be safest and best for that party
to be retired. But in resisting the en-.
croachmcnts of the General Government
upon the reserved rights Of the people and
the States, [ wish to be distinctly under
stood as favoring the proper exercise by the
General Government of the powers right.
fully belonging to it aud under tho con-.
ssitution. Encroachmcnts upon the consti-
tonal rights Of the General Government or
Interference with the proper exercise of its
powers must be carefully avoided.
The Union of States under the Constitu-
ton must be maintained, and it is well
known that this has always been the posi-
ton of both tho candidates on the
Democratic Presidential tickets. It is
acquicsced in everywhere nov and finally,
and forever scttlcd as one of the results of
the war. 1t is certain beyond all question
that the legitimate results of the war for
the Union will not be ovcrlhrown or im.-
paired should the Democratic ticket be
elected. In that event proper protection
will be given in every legitimate way to
every citizen, native or adopted, in every
section of tho republic in the enjoyment of
all the rights guaranteed by the constitution
and its amendments.
n sound currcucy of honest money, of
value and purchasing power corresponding
substantially with standard recognized by
the commercial world, and consisting of
gold and silver and popcr, convertible uto
coin, will be maintained; labor and tho
manufacturing, commercial and business
interests Of tho country will bo favored and
encouraged in every legitimate way. The
toiling millions of our people will bo pro-
tcctcd from the destructive competition of
the Chinese, and to that end their cmigra.
tion to our shores will be properly restricted.
Public credit will DO scrupulously maintain.
cd and strengthened by rigid economy
in pu lie expenditures, and tho liberties Of
the people, and the property Of tho people
will be protected by government of law
and order; administered strictly in the in.
,c,,s ,osts of all the people, and not Of corpo
rations aud ,,:'v,'loscd classes.
[ do not doubt tho c!lsv,'!.m Eliminating justice
Of the people and their capacity OF i""telll-
gent self government, and therefore do not |
doubt the success of tho Democratic ticket.
Its success would bury beyond resurrection
sectional icnlousies and hntrcds which haya