The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-08-05

beers Of the Cabinet are s~trolling about the
country making partisan speeches. instead oS
being In their departments at Washington. d;s-
charging the public duties for which ther are
paid by the people. But with all their clever
ness and ability, q discriminating public will M
doubt read between the lines of their speeches
that their paramount hope and aim is to keen
themselves or their satellites four years loneeripp
Office. That perpet1ating the power OF Chronic
Federal Office holders four years longer will NOT
benefit the millions of men and m who
hold no otice, but earn their daily bread BY
honest industry, is what the same discernins
public win no doubt fully understand, as they
will also that it is because of their own indus
try and economy, and Gods bountiful harvest,
that the country is comparatively prosperous,
andnot because Of anything done by these Fed
eral Office holders. gUtFl TTTsfS
The country is comparatively prosperous, not
because Of them, but In spite Of them. The
contest is in fact between the people endeavor-
ing to regain the political power which right
fully belongs to them, and to restore the pure,
simple, economical, constitutional government
Of our fathers on the one side, and loo, 1000
Federal Office holders and their hackers, 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 o strong government,
the interference with home rule and with the
administration of justice in the courtsEof the
several States, the interference With the election
Office holders, interested in keeping their party
In power, and caring more for that than fair
ness in the elections; in fact, the constant en-
c~roachments which have been made by that
party upon the clearly reserved rights of the
people and the States, will, if not checked, sub
vert the liberties of the people and the govern
ment Of the limited powers created by the
fathers, and end in q great consolidated central
government, strong, indeed, for evil and the
overthrow of republican institutions.
II wise men who framed our Constitution
knew the evils OF q strong government and the
long continuance Of political power in the
same hands. They knew there was q tendency
in this direction in all governments and conse-
quent danger to republican institutions from
that course and took pains to guard against
it. The machineryof q strong, centralized gener-
algovernnentc can be sedtoperpetuatethe same
set of men inipower from term to term, un-
til 1t ceases to be q republic, or is such only in
name, and the tendency of the party now in
power is in that directihn, as shown in various
ways, besides the Willingness recently mani
tested by q large number. of that party to elect
o President an unlimited number Of terms, is
quite apparent, and must satisfy thinking peo-
pie that the time has come whenit will be safest
and best forthat party to be retired. >
But in resisting the encroachments Of the
General Government upon the reserved rights
OF thelpeople and the States, I wish to be dis.
tinctly understood as favoring the proper ex.
ercise blythe General Government Of the pow
ers rightfully belonging to it under the Consti-
! tuition. E~ncroachments upon the constitutions
rights of the General Government, or inter
ference with the proper exercise of its powers
must be carefully avoided. The Union Of thu
States under the CONSTITUTION must be main
tanned, -and well known that, this hal
always beenthe positionof both the candidates
OF the Democratic Presidential ticket.
It i~siacquiesced In everywhere now, and final,
and forever settled as one of the results of tn
war. 1t is certain beyond an question that tn,
legitimate results Of the war for the Union VII
not b loverthrown orimpaired should the Dem
ocratic ticket be elected. In that event prope
protection will be given in every legitimate wa,
to every citizen, naIive or adopted, In every sec
ton of the Republic, in the enjoyment of al
the rights guaranteed by the Constitution an
its amendments. sTtf1t bEsE Is -
A sound currency of honest money, of q valu
and purchasing power corresponding sub
stantially with the standard recognized by tn
commercial world, and consisting of gold an
silver and paper convertible INTO coin, will b
maintained; the labor and manufacturing, com
mercial and busines interests of the countr
will be favored and, encouraged in every legiti
mate way; the toiling millions of our own pee
pie will be protected from the destructive com
petition of the Chinese, and to that end thei
immigration to our shores Will be properly re
stricted; the public credit will be scrupulousl
maintained and strengthed- by rigid econom
in public expenditures, and the liberties of tn
people and the property of the people will b
protected by o government Of law and order
administered in the interest of all the people
and not Of corporations and privileged classes
ilGI do not doubt the discriminating justice c
the people, and their capacity for i~ntelligen
self-government, and therefore do, not .dout
the success of the Democratic ticket. Its su,
cessiwould bury, beyond resurrection, the sex
tional jealousies and hatreds which have :
long been the stock in trade of pestiferor
demagogues, and in no other way can this /
SO effectively accomplished. IT would r,
store harmony and good feeling betwee
all the the sections and make us in fat
as well as in name, one people. TIL
only rivalry would then be in the race for th
development Of national prosperity, the elev,
ton of labor, the enlargement of human right
the promotion of education, morality, religion
liberty, order, and all that would tend to NAL
us the foremost nation Of the earth in the gran
march Of human progress.
I am, with great respect, very truly yours,
G;f5 -a1teIL WILLIAM b. ENGLISH.