, 1880-05-31

WASHINGTON. May $50 II. Browns
ing, If Qninry. III i"rmerly Secretary
- 9Th. Interior. has addressed a letter TO
S na,nr DAVIS p,opouml,ug a numhrr ol
q !. stiu,s. which he prrf,cr> 10y ."mp;i-
n~ntary illusions :" 80 St tesma"likr
qnali1ts Of DAYS ;h- s-Jstnr's .arr
w"rs t" the qu. rice a:r ifund II, hrs Ie-
ply. which was ts follows:
U :. SENATE. WASHINGTON May IA.
M Dear Sir have had the pleasure
10 receive y"ur ie Ter Of the 6 !, inst. AS
n constituent. Il trtnd and an houorch
cit z,u Of / lir"is y"n have IL rri,cI
r.h, 10 ssk i"' my views on pubic q"es
tinns. and hnv, )" IL station in sxprc-s
ing them. t.klns. ih, tpqur!r> IN tEe or
DIR presented Peace III tie Union, pci-
,n.nrnt prn-,n riy and lratcrn"l iel o.
ship are uniY tu he attained tx s s!ouc,ns
sectional stii:e. ia,iniu adh' renee /"
the Constitution ard all an en,'ments. n
strict 0t,s.rvauc, IT laws in contnriaity
Ihrrrwith, AMI equal rights nn'' qusl
l.rnt-ctiUn h.r every CT In M e'crt
part nf the II ,uI,lt will >unn end tii'
q .s',nrl> that h V" To" lon. v"x'd the
country and injured it> material welfare.
Til peSi.le nrr ~cs;y OF a9iiat!"n and
~anl p,ace.
Crhtrallzatina--Tn C"nstituuon WIS.,
" defines the respective limits q! Fe1orsl
snd State Gov, rnnr,ui> III DIR II happy
and iIiinoninus :, ST.. wherein each IS
in dependent in iis appropriate >pmrt.
ard h",.. operate c"nrnrr'ntiv t" pr"
lrct the IN egri'y sd STA 'llty "i tie
Union. ANY ,nc O.c.ln"nt "n the DIS
,inclive domain nt the other necessarily
di.lncxtes tie machinery of HE Whole
body polite. H. tact. every par'ure
ti"m the great Carer Of l-'i"rty and
law !. attended win peril The d'm"nd
made nv the adhnr nt> OF r'r IT III"
great parfi "f s'i"n. G'v"rnnr NJ
, mean. sui.stanii.l ' Ccntra'iZ q G"v-
rrnmeut deSt ructivr oI h,ur rule IN the
States and the very reverse "f ~hat Mr.
/ Lincoln well ursrr,l"ri aS IA G",rinmcni
Of tn people l'y The pop" aud FIR the
people carried +" lis I"g cal c'nr'u.l"n
| suck u change would finally overthrow
the r pu lie.
| The tn,rl trrm-An Innovation upon
sanctifi-d tad; IONS at the Presidehcy
frs. -si al.lisied bv the example "t Wa>h
| in,nn, is urgently i..man isa i. power
| iul interest in tn r ul"an purity II
the Limitation at Nv" tcrm-- tti~t"i'fe
universally ace ptrh. IT, ''' 'str"N"d. i''''
way to y Sll-i,erprin.rln9 Pres''Ien'y
will he opened by the l>e '"d *h"s'' VI
cnnrmon public patronage. bf ak """n
this inr,irl AM an rn % iii" exp r.
m.nt "i Rrpui''ican Government looms
up .Iarkly IA. the cost at IA tata: roncr>>
sion.
Gr-a, Corp"ra'ions-'rhe rapid gro" IN
o. corporate p'w.r and the nal'Yn m
flu. nee which .xer,s ~ c"nh'nat'""s
ON N ,tionul and State l., sisinlures is n
we'll ground, q ca,l>r "t alarm.
s-ru.gl- is iMl., ding in tie nr' !
fmute hetwrcn ms Ovcrgrown power
w.th it's vast ramiti ai:"nS all over the
Union and h.rd grip On much OF the
political machine Y -" one h N !, amt
the people in All un"rganiz' c"nd''lon
On the Other Tor cnn;r T.. the Govern :
mrri. Ii will IL. watched b! every patriot
with intense anx'e'y.
Civil $ rvlcc-Nrithei :hr laws nOi
the Commissioners GRATED under then
will ctt,c,ually rtm"ve the many an'
yiariny abuses If tue Civil Service. Iht
former hay,. been constantly evaded an'
the latter are powerltss tor good. Al
honest Executive, bent ON real ana mo-
simulated reform, has abundant authority
to make it effective everywhere II he ha
capacity to see his dnty and courage t.
perform It,
Subsidies Experience has demonstrat
ed that subsidies in any form are source
of corruption and ought to be forbidden
Private enterprises that depend for sue
cess upon Legislation procured by vena
agencies do not deserve public favor.