Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-22

The following Geographic letter,
through miSdrcCtion, did not reach
MIR. Holloway III time to bc read nj the
business Mems meeting, Tuesday even
my
NEW ioEH, Oct. !, 1850,
NJ HoloUuy, Chairman B,Sia,Ss M,BS
Meeting, CiHcjmdii, Ohio,
regret that Your invitation has
reached me so lato that can only send
n brief response Ivy telegraph, | sym,
pathi1c fully with the Indignation Of tho
men OF business of Ohio and elsewhere
against the imprudcnt assumption ot
republican speakers that the accession
ot the democratic party to power will
I've injurious to the industry and pros
pcrIy Of the country. Having uttcrl.
failed i'll thoir appeal to the
common sense If the people,
they now resort to the last despcr-
ate cNpcdicnt of arousiug the fears o
mon who cnu I've reached only through
selfish arguments, Happily in thiN
country Of general education, such ap.
pcals arc Justly regarded Ms an insult to
the intelligence of the people They are
equivalent "a the assertion that n ma.
jority vt the voting population are SO
sunk III ignorance that they cannot be
trusted TO protect their own rights and
interests, such appeals amount Ia n
denial Of the fundamental principles on
which the doctrine of universal suffrage
is based, and afford the hest answer 10
the hypucritiCal lamentations Of the rc-
publican leaders in regard 10 tho al.
legged failure of negro suffrage, For my
part am quito clear that tho only way
to preserve the public credit and to- re-
fund the national debt NJ II lower ratio
of interest Is to prove the utter tnllaCy
of these republican ISLANDERS 10y putting
the democratic party IN power
and showing to the world that debt
resting on the votes of the debtors is n
safer and heitcr security than one Gro
atcd 10y mere arbitrary power. During
my recent visit to Europe saw and
conNcrscd with many men who have
invested III our securities. The teCliSg
was universal that the election u( Ham
cock would greatly strengthen our
credit abroad, because it would afford
conclusive evidence that sectional mi.
musiticS had been forever buried. and
the people Of the north and south alike
had ecnscd 10 hook backward toward
the bloody scenes of civil war, and thnt
their energies, heretofore so powerful
for destruction, would hc al devoted To
the works Of industry, progress and de.
vClopmcnt. Moreover, the democratic
party is everywhere regarded ~ the
conservative element ~ unr ntlounl
life II hns fixed principles and
definite policy. These prlnc-
pies and this policy cnnncl.
atcd by Jefferson hive boon the
source Of our growth and our great
ness, They me based upon securing
freedom "a individual action They
do not rely upon government lur pro-
lection, hat upon tho unslmckIed en-
crgies Of the citizen for II promotion
OF the general prosperity. This con
sidcmlion presents the true issue in the
present contest. The republican idea
Is Il strong centralized government,
based upon property, with n powerful
army for III protection Tho demo
cratic idea is tint tie powers and pro
gross reside in .hc citizen; that he Is
The best guardian Of his own rights,
and the best Judge Of his own interest;
that individual liberty is the mnda
mental condition for the true prosper
ity and the real greatness of the nation,
That we shall prosper and grow just ~
proportion It's the shacklcs nrc
removed from trade and the area
Of commercial liberty il enlarged.
Nature is tire best and most
bountiful distributor, and under her
free grace labor will got all its share,
and capital will bo productive IN the
hands Of those who have n Just right TO
liz control. AZ prescnt politicians excr-
else this control, and all capital Is ut
the mercy Of the treasury department.
When tho democratic policy Il cstnb-
lishcd the treasury will be powerless 10
distribute the proceeds Of industry to
It's fagorites, but equal and exact JUS
lice WILDE mcted out 10 the productive
classes ~ the free play Of natural
laws, The republican policy tonds To
the unequal distribution Of property
aud die degradation Of the laborlng
clH.sr- to tine condition Of serk. The
democratic policy looks "a the more
equal and general distribution Of the
proceeds Of industry by preserving
ana exating thc rights and liberties
Of the masses % "A condition
~ comfort AMI prosperity oi
which we have had n
foretastc, but by no means the full fru-
ton IL this country. Tie frnllon can
only be prevented by converting the
government Of our fathers into u self
pcrpctuatng oligarchy Of office hold
crs. This is the great Danger 10 CAPT
tai and labor alike, and the coming
election will decide the question
whether our government il hencefortii
10 be 81 the people and for the people,
or whether il il TO be run ms machlne
| for the benefit Of select ring Of Office
holders and of their patrons who find II
| for their interests 10 pay for the perpet-
uation If ring rule. ! appeal then V
men Of business everywhere, and To the
men who toll for their daily bread, 70
settle tho question now and forever
whether this government IL to stand
upon the bnsis Of equal rights 70 all Of
| its citizens. or whether Il II hereafter
t. be run ID the interests Of "A special