Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-06
tie administration of justice in the

the administration of justice in the
courts in several States.
The interference with the election
through tho medium Of paid parti.
san federal Office holders inter ested
in keeping their party in power and
caring more for that than the fair
ness in elections, in fact the con-
slant encroachments which have
been made by that party upon clear
ly reserved rights of the people and
the States will, if not checked, sub
vert the Liberties of the people of the
government of limited powers created
by the fathers and end in a great
consolidated, concentrated govern
ment, strong indeed for evil and the
overthrow of Republican institutions.
The wise men who formed our consti-
tuition knew the evil OF strong power
in the same hands. They knew
there was q tendency in this direc.
ton in all governments and the con-
sequent danger to Republican insti-
tutions from that cause, and took
pains to guard against it. The
machinery of a strong centralized
general government can be used to
perpetuate some set of men in pow
or from term to term until it ceases
to be a republic or is such only in
name, and the tendency of the par
ty in power in that direction as
shown in various ways, besides the
willingness recently manifested by
large number of that party 10 elect
President an unlimited number of
times is quite apparent, and must
satisfy the thinking people that the
time has come when it will he safest
and best for that party to be retired.
But in resisting the encroachments
of the General Government upon the
reserved rights of the people and
the States, l wish to be distinctly un-
derstood as favoring the proper ex-
ercise by the General Government of
the powers rightfuliy belonging to it
under the Constitution.
Entertainments upon the Consti-
tutional right OF the General Govern
ment or interference with the proper
exercise of it's powers, must be care
fully avoided. Tue Union of the
States under the Constitution must
be maintained, and it Is known that
this has always boon the position of
both candidates on the Democratic
Presidential ticket. 1t is acquiesced
in everywhere now, and finally and
forever settled 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
over:hrown should the Democratic
ticket be elected. In that event,
the proper protection will be given
in every Legitimate way to every citi-
zen, native or adopted, in every Sec
ton OF the Republic, in the enjoy
ment of all rights guaranteed by the
Constitution and its amendments.
A sound currency of honest money
of q value and purchasing power
corresponding subst ntially with the
standard recognized hy the CONNER
cial world and consisting of gold and
silver and paper, convertible into
coin will be maintained. The labor
and manufacturing, the commercial
and business interests of the country
will be favored and encouraged in
every legitimate way. The toiling
of our own people viii! be protected
from the destructive competition of
Chinese, and to that end their immi-
grafton to our shores will be proper.
ly restricted.
Public credit will be scrupulously
maintained and strengthened 10y
rigid economy in pnunc exp.ndi-
lures, and the liberties OF the peo-
pie and the property OF the people
will be protected by the Government
of law and order administered strict
ly in the interests of all people ana
not of corporations and privileged
classes.
l do not doubt the discriminating
justice of the people and their capac-
ity for intelligent self-government,
aud therefore do not doubt the sue.
cess o. the Democratic ticket. Its
success would bury beyond resur-
rection sectional jealousy and hat
red, which have so long been the
chief stock in trade of pestiferous
demagogues, and in no other way
can this be so efectually accom-
plished. 1t would restore harmony
and good feeling between all Sec
tons and make us in fact, as we'll as
in name. one people. The only riv-
airy would be in the race for devel-
opment of material prosperity. the
elevation of labor, the enlargement
of human rights, the promotion of
education, morality, religion, liber-
ty, order and all that would tend to
make us the foremost nation of the
earth in the grand march of human
progress. am, with great respect,
very truly yours,