The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-08-12

at Washington, discharging the public duties for
which thay are paid by the people. But
with all their clevemess and ability, discrimina-
ting public will no doubt read between the lines Of
their speeches that their paramount hope and aim
is to keep themselves their satellites four year,
longer in Office.
Perpetuatmg the power of chronic federal Office
holders four years longer will not benefit the mil
lions of men and women who hold no office, but
who must earn their daily bread by honest indus
try The EMS same Discriminating public will NJ no
cause OF their own industry and economy:
and Gods bountiful harvests, that
the country is comparatively prosperous:
not because Of them but in spite Of
the people, endeavorng to regain the
political power which rightfully belongs to them
and to restore the pure, simple, economical con-
stitutional government of our fathers on the one
side and 100000 federal office holders and
their hackers, pampercd with place and power
the other. Hence the constant assumption of new
and dangerous powers by the general government
under the rule Of the republican party and
the effort to build up what they
call strong government: The interference with
hone rule and the administration Of justice in the
courts of the several States the interference with
the elections through the medium Of paid parti-
san federal Office holders interested in keeping
their party III power and caring more for that
than fairness in elections; in fact the constant
croachments which have been made by that party
upon the clearly reserved rights Of the people, and
the states, WILL it not checked, subvert the lber
ties OF the people, and the government Of limited
powers, created by the fathers, and end in great
concentrated government, strong indeed for evil
and the overthrow Of republican institutions. The
wise men who formed constitution knew the
evils OF strong government and the long continu-
ance Of political power in the same hands. They
knew there was u tendency III this direction in all
governments, and consequent danger to republl-
can institutions from that cause, and took pains
to guard against it. The machinery Of u strong
centralized government can be used to perpetuate
| the same set OF men in power from term to term
until it ceases to be u republic, or as such only i'll
name ; and the tendency of the party now in power
that ho. direction ~ as shown in VARIOUS
manifested by IA large number Of that party to
elect president t"an unlimited number OF terms:
il quite apparent, and must satisfy thinking peo
pie that the time has come, when it will be safest
| and best for that party to be retired. But in re-
| sisting the encroachments Of the general govern
ment upon the reserved rights of the people and
states, wish to be distinctly understood us ia
voring the proper exercise by the general govern
ment Of the powers rghtfully belonging to it I'M
der the constitution. Entertainments 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
stituton must be maintained and it is well known
that this has always been the position of both the
candidates on the democratic presidential ticket.
1t is acquicsced in everywhere now and finally
and forever settled of the results of the
war. 1t is certainly beyond MI question that the
legitimate results Of the war for the union will
not be overthrown impaired should the demo-
cratic ticket be elected: In that event proper
protection will be given in every legitimate way
to every citizen. natives adopted in every Sec
ton of the republic in the enjoyment
of all the rights guaranteed by
the constitution and its amendments. A sound
currency Of honest money Of value and pur-
the standard recognized by the commercial world,
and consisting Of gold and silver and paper con-
| vertible into coin. will be maintained. The labor
and manufacturing. commercial and business inter-
ests of the country will be favored
and encouraged in every legitimate way.
The toilings Of our own peopl 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 n will be scrupn?";;y maintained n and
in public expenditures and the liberties OF the peo
pie and the property Of the people will be pro-
! tected by government Of law and order, admin
istered strictly in the interests of all the people
and not of corporations and privileged classes. l
do not doubt the discriminating justice OF the
self government; and therefore do not doubt
the success of the democratic
ticket Its success would bury beyond resurrec-
ton the sectional jealousies and hatred which
have so long been the chief stock in trade of pes
tiferous de,nagogucs, and in other way can this
be SO effectually accomplished. 1t would restore
harmony and good feeling between all the sections
and make us in fact as well as in name,
one people: The only rivalry then
would be in the race for the development Of ma
terial prosperity the elevation Of labor; the en-
largement of human rights; the promotion of
education, morality, religion, liberty, order and
all that would tend to make us the foremost ma
ton Of the earth, in the grand march Of human
progress
I am, with great respect very truly yours,
(SigncD VIM. H. ENGLISH.