The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-02
This is n n a q on.

! = The people have decided tina, this is
4 Nation, with big N. The party OF
4 revolution has carried the day, and
nenceforih this is to he a "stroug gov
ernment." The theories for which the
Republican party has conteDded, and
1 .gainst which the Democratic party
mas batiied, have been approved by
the people at the polls, and all mnst
,e content TO abide by that decision.
[ The Significance of the recent cleo
l lion is not appreciated by. superficial
| observers. The Republican party, for
everal years past, has persisted in
| ,ggrandizing the authority Of the eX
ecutiVe and demeaning the powers oi
| the legislative branch of the gov~tn-
| Inent. The judicial power has been
deprived OF it's judicial character, and
| is now. only Q plant machine in The
hands OF interruptions politicians of
| the monarchical school. Within two
| wears it has been openly declared by a
| fraudulent executive, that Congress,
| the representative OF the people, had
no right to alter or amend the laws OF
its own creation, but that the execD-
tive was sole judge OF what was right
or expedient. In pursuance of this
declaration the most Onerous OF laws,
admittedly passed for partisan pur-
poses, have been kept upon the statute
books in defiance of the expressed
will OF the representatives. of the peo-
pie.
Under the new regime the mo :
archiai idea will no doubt have full
swing. The first movement will prob
~ he In 6anriun Tho tof nf 10
few powers they have reserved TO
themselves and that had been left to
them by the aggressive policy of the
monarchial party in the days when it
was in the ascendency. A law OF
Congress assuming control of the in
ternal affairs of the States-their rail
roads, manufactures and industries,
will meet with no opposition from the
incoming executive, for he is pledged
by his party to make this Nation in
stead of confederation of States, and
to do all in his power to centralize all
authority in the federal government.
1t would surprise no observing man
If in the near future an attempt would
be made to wholly revolutionize our
system of government. 1t is folly to
controvert such q statement by saying
tudL tuc bOeChto 1houPCl-
able barriers to such plan. With
reyolutionists constitutions have no
honor. Louis Napoleon had no re-
spect for the constitution OF the
French republic when he effected the
cOuD Tetat in 1S4S. His uncle, the
great Napoleon, allowed no law to in
terpose between him and his ambition.
Their imitators in Mexico and South
America exhibit a similar disregard
of both written aud unwritten law.
Their imitators in the United States
will not scruple to overturn both the
laws and the constitution Of the cOun-
try In order to accomplish their revo-
luti0nagy designs.
If this is not q nation at present, 1t
soon will be. 1t will be government
strong enough to suit the most exacf-
ing, and the chances are that it will
please those who have been clsmoring
for q strong government altogether
too well. 1t will be q government for
the rich; the iron heel for the poor.
But the people have made their bed,
and be 1t ever so uncomfortable they
must lie in it.-[Globe.