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under the same party that perpetuated them.
 Besides it should not be forgotten that the last four years of power held by that party
 were procured by discreditable means, and held in defiance of the wishes Of majority
 of the people. It was wrong to every voter of our system of self government which should never be forgotten or forgiven Many of the men now in office were put
 there because of corrupt partisan services In thus defeating the fairly and legally ex- pressed will of the majority, and the hypoc- risy of the professions of the party ln favor of civil service reform was shown Dy placing such men in office and turning the whole brood of federal office-holders loose to infiu- ence the elections The money of the people taken out of the public treasury by these men for services often poorly performed, or not performed at all, is being used in vast sums, with the knowledge and pre- sumed sanction of the Administration, members of the Cabinet are strolling about the country making partisan speeches instead of being at Washington discharg1ng the public duties for which they are paid by the people. But with all their cleverness and ability discriminating people will no doubt read between the lines of their speeches that their paramount hope and aim is to keep themselves or their satellites four years longer in office. That perpetuating the power of chronic federal ofice-holders four years longer will not benefit the millions Of men and women who hold no office, but earn their daily bread by honest industry, IS what the same discerning public will no doubt fully understand, as they will also that 1t is because of their own industry and economy and Gods bountiful harvests that the country is prosperous, and not because of anything done by these ofice-holders. The country is comparatively prosperous, not because ot them, but in spite of them. The contest is ,laorr $( gain the political power which rightfully be- longs to them and the pure, simple, econom-
 ical, constitutional government of our faith
 CTS on the one side and hundred thousand
 federal office holders and their voters, pam pered with place and power and determined to retain them at all hazards, on the other. Hence the constant assumption of new and dangerous powers by the general Government under the rule of the Republican party The effort to build up what they call a strong government the interference with home rule and the administration of justice in the courts of the several States, the interfer- ence with elections through the medium of paid partisan federal office-holders interested in keeping their party in power, and caring more for that than fairness in the elections, in fact the constant encroachments which have been made by that party upon the clearly reserved rights of the people and the State will, if, not checked ,subvert the liberties or the p0Opl0 aIu Gu0 ROV0fnQ6uG O1 11A11bCu powers created by the fathers and end in great consolidated government, strong indeed for evilA and the overthrow of repub- hcan institutions. The wise men who framed our Constitution knew the evils of a strong government and long continuance of power in the same hands. They knew there was a tendency in this direction in all governments and consequent danger to republican institu tions from that cause, and took pains to guard against it. The machinery of strong centralized government can be used to per petuate the same set of men in power from term to term until 1t ceases to be republic, or is such in name only. The tendency of the party now in power in that direction as shown in many ways beside being manifested by Q 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 1t will be safest for that party to be retired.
 But in resisting the eRcroachments of the general government upon the reserved rights of the people, I wish to be distinctly under stood as favoring the proper exercise by the general government of the powers rightfully belonging to it under the Constitution. En- croachments upon the constitutional rights of the general government, interference with the proper exercise of it's powers, must be carefully avoided. The Union of the States under the Constitution must be main CAu6u, auu It lS we'll kuOWu Gl1etL GllS has always been the position of both candi- dates on the Democratic Presidential ticket. It is acquiesced in everywhere now and finally and forever settled as one of the results of the war. It is certainly beyond all question that the legitimate results of the war for the Union will not be overthrown or impaired should the Democratic ticket be elected. 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 guaran- teed by the Constitution.
 A sound currency of honest money, of value and purchasing power corresponding sub stantially with the standard recognized by the commercial world and consisting of gold and silver and paper convertible into coin, will be maintained. The laboring, manufacturing, commercial and business interests of the country will be favored and encouraged in every legitimate way. The toiing 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 by rigid economy in public expendi- lures, and the liberties of the peo- pie and the property of the people will be protected by government of law and order administered strictly in the interests of all the people, and not of corporations or privileged classes. I do not doubt the dis criminating justice of the American people and their capacity for intelligent government, and therefore do not doubt the success of the Democratic ticket. It's success would bury beyond resurrection the sectional jealousy and hatred which have so long been the chief stock in trade of pestiferous demagogues, and in no other way can this be so effectually accomplished. It 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 material prosperity, the elevation of labor, the enlargement of human rights, the promo tion 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.
 1 am, with great respect, very truly yours.
 WILLIAM H. ENGLISH
 To Hon. John W. Stevenson, President of
 the Convention Hon. John P. Stockton,
 Chairman, and other gentlemen of the
 Committee of the National Democratic
 Convention.
 The Republican Committee st Work.
 WASHINGTON, July 3O-The Republican Congressional Committee is already at work Secretary McPherson spends most of his time xl,