Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-08-12

through the medium of paid partisan
Federal Office. holders interested in
keeping their party in power and car.
ing more for that than fairness In the
elections; in fact, the constant en-.
croachments which have been made by
that party upon the clearly reserved
rights of the people and the States will,
If not checked, subvert the liberties of
the people and the government of linn.
tied powers created by the fathers and
end in great consolidated central gov
ernment, strong indeed for evil and the
overthrow Of Republican institutions.
The wise men who framed our Consti.
tuition knew the evils of q strong gov.
ernment and the long continuance OF
political power in the same hands.
They knew there was tendency in this
direction in all governments and con-
sequent danger to Republican institu-
tions from that cause, and took pains
to guard against it. The machinery of
strong centralized general govern
ment can be used to perpetuate the
same set OF men in power from term to
term until it ceases to be Republic or
is such only in name, and the tenden.
cy of the party now in power in that
direction, rs shown in various ways be.
sides the willingness recently manifest
ed by large number of that party to
elect President an unlimited number
of terms, is quite apparent and must
satisfy thinking people that the time
has come when it will be safest and best
for that party to be retired.
IN FAVOR or THE CONSTITUTION.
But in resisting the encroachments
of the general Government upon the
reserved rights of the people and the
States, wish to be distinctly understood
as favoring the proper exercise by the
general Government of the powers
rightfully belonging to it and under the
Constitution. Encroachments upon the
constitutional rights of the general
Government, or interference with the
proper exercise of its powers, must be
carefully avoided. The union of the
States under the Constitution must be
main tanned, and it is we'll known that
this has always been the position of
both the candidates on the Democratic
President tial 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 overthrown or i'm.
paired should the Democratic ticket be
elected.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS WILL DO.
In that event proper protection will
be given in every legitimate way to
every citizen, native or adopted, in
every section Of the Republic, in the
enjoyment of all the rights guaranteed
by the Constitution and its amend.
ments. A sound currency of honest
money, of value and purchasing pow
er corresponding substantially with the
standard recognized by the commercial
world and consisting Of gold and silver
The labor and manufac.
turing, commercial and business inter.
ests Of the country will be favored and
encouraged in every legitimate way.
The toiling millions OF our own people
will be protected from the destructive
competition Of the Chinese, and TO that
end their immigration to our shores
will be properly restricted.
The public credit will be scrupulously
maintained and strengthened by rigid
economy in public expenditures and the
liberties OF the people and the proper.
ty of the people will be protected by
OF law and order, admins.
tered strictly in the interests of all the
people, and not of corporations and
privileged classes.
do not doubt the discriminating
justice of the people and their capacity
for intelligent selfgovernment, and
therefore do not doubt the success of
the Democratic ticket. Its success
would bury, beyond resurrection, the
sectional jealousies and hatreds which
have so long been the chief stock in
trade of pestiferous demagogues. and
in no other way can this be SO effectu.
ally accomplished. IL would restore
harmony and good feeling between all
the sections and make us in fact, rs we'll
as in name, one people.
The only rivalry then would be in the
race for the development of material
prosperity, the elevation OF labor, the
enlargement OF human rights, the pro-
motion of education, morality, religion,
liberty, 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, WILLIAM II. ESGLIsH.