The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-08-11

.rnment Of the limited powers created
by our fathers, and endin a great con-
Solidated central govera ment, strong
indeed for evil and the overthrow Of
Republican institutions. Wise. mea}
who formed our Constitution knew
the evils of a strong government
and the long continuance Of political |
power in the same hauds They knew
5here was a tendeney~in- this direction
IN all governments and consequent
danger to Republican institutions
from that cause, and took pains to-
guard against it. The machine of
strong centralized General Govern
ment cen be. used to perpetuate the
same set of uen in power from term
to term until it ceases to be Repub.
lie, or such only in name and a ten, :,
dency of the party now IN power in ]
that direction, as shown in various
ways, beside the willingness recently
manifested by large number Of that
party to elect President for an un-
limited number of terms is quite appa-
rent and must satisfy thinking people,
that the time has come when it Will
be safest and best for the party to be.
retired. But IN resisting encroaeh-,
ments of General Government upon
the reserved rights of the people and
States I wish to be distinctly under
stood as favoring a proper exercise
by the General Government Of all
powers, righsfully :. belonging toHit.
under, the .Constitutiop. Encroach
ments upon the constitutional rights
Of the General Gevernmenr or inter
ference with the proper exercise ofits
powers must be carefully avoided.
The union of States under: the Con-
stitution must be, maintained, and it
is well known that this has always
been the position Of both candidates
on the Democratic Presidential ticket.
It is aquiesced Ia everywhere now and
finally: and foreverisettled as one ofthe
results of the war. =. It is. certainly be-
yond all question that the legitimate
results Of the war Of the Union Will
not be overthrown or impaired, should
the Democratic ticket be- elected. 10
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 enjoy
ment of all the rights guaranteed by
the Constitution! and its amendments.
\ sound currency of honest money
value and purchasing power, CORES
ponding substantially with the stan
dard recognized BY the COMMERCIAL
world, and consisting Of gold and sill
YER and paper, convertible into coin,
will be maintained. Labor and man
ufacturiDg, commercial and business
interests of the country will be favour,
ed and encouraged in every legitimate
way. The toiling millions of our own
people will be protected from destruc-
I:tiEe competition Of the Chineses and
to that end their emigration to our
shores will be properly. restricted.
Public credit will be strengthened by
rigid economy in public expendi-
lures and the liberties and the prop
erty Of tbe people will be protect
ed by government of law and order,
administered strictly in the interests
of the people, and not of corporations
and pri7iledged classes. ! do not
doubt the discriminating justice of
the people and their capacity for in
telligent self-government, and therefore,
do not doubt the success Of the Dem
oeratic ticket. Ets9snccess would bu,
~, beyond resurrection, sectionaljeai-
ousies and. hatreds which have so long
been the stock in a trade Of pestifer-
ous demagogues, and in no other way
can this be so efectually accomplished.
It would restore harmony and good
feeling between all sections and make
US, in fact. as well as.in name, one
people. The only rivalry thep would
be in race, for the Development Of ma
terial prosperity, elevation Of labor,
enlargement of human rights, promo
ton of education, morality, religion,
liberty, order and all that would tend
to make US the foremost nation of hu-
man progress. I am with great re.
speet, truly yours, =;
49,. ...,,. WIN. r. ENGLISH.