Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-08-10

doubt read between the lines Of their
speeches that their paramount hope and
aim is TO keep themselves or their satel-
'lites four years longer in office.
"Hhat perpctuating the power Of
chronic Federal offcCholdcrs four years
longer will not benefit the millions of
men and women who hold no Office, but
earn their daily bread by honest indus
! try, is what the same discerning public
win no doubt fully understand, as they
will also that il is because of their own
! industry and economy and Gods houn-
! tiful harvCsts that the country is COM
paratiyrly prosperous, ana not because
of anything done by these Federal office
holders. The country is comparatlvely Y
prosperous, not because of them, but IN
| spite of them, This contest is, in fact,
between the people Gndeavoring to re-
gain the political power which rjghttul-
" belongs to them, and TO restore the
pure, simple, economical constitutional
Government of our fathers on the one
side and u hundred thousand Federal
| oiilcehOlders and their hackers, pamper-
ed with place and power and determin-
ed to retain them at all hazards on the
other.
"IIence the constant assumption Of
new and dangerous powers by the Gen
eral Government under the rule of the
Republican party. The effort to build
up what they call strong government,
the interference with home rule and the
administration of justice in the courts Of
the several States, the interference with
the elections through the medium of
paid partisan Federal OiilCeholdcrs inter-
ested in keeping their party in power,
and caring more for that than fairness
in the elections--in fact, the constant
encroachmonts which have been made
by TINT party upon the @early-reserved
rights of the people and the States-will,
| If not checked, subvert the liberties of
the people of the Government of limit
ed powers created by the fathers, and
end in q great consolidated central gov
ernmont, strong indeed for evil and the
overthrow of republican constitutions.
"Thc wise men who framed our Con-
stituton knew the evils Of strong gov
ernment and the long continuance of
political power in the same hands. They
knew there was u tendency in this direc-
ton in all governments, aud subsequent
danger to republican institutions from
that cause, and took pains to guard
against it. The machinery Of strong
centralized General Government can be
used to perpetuate the same sort of men
in power from term to term until 1t
ceases to be n republic or is such only in
name; and the tendency of the party
now in power in that direction, rs shown
in various ways besides the willingness
recently manifested by large number
of that party TO elect n President an un-
| limited number Of terms, Is quite appa-
rent, and must satisfy thinking people
that the time has come when 1t will be
safest and best for that party to be re-
tired.
"But In resisting the cncroaclmonts
Of the General Government upon the re-
served rights Of the people and the States
| wish 10 be distinctly understood as ia-
voring the proper exercise by the Gen
eral Government Of the powers rightful-
" belonging to II under the Constitu-
ton. Encroachments upon the consti-
tutional rights Of the General Govern
mcnt, or interference with the proper
exercise Of It's powers, must be carefully
avoided. The union of the States under
the Constitution must he maintained,
and it Is well-known that this has al
ways been the position Of both the can
didatcs on the Democratic Presidential
ticket. 1t Is acquiosccd everywhere
now, and finally and forever settled as
olio of the results of the war.
cit Is certain beyond all question that
the legitimate results of the war for the
Union will not be oycrhrown or im-
paired should the Democratic ticket be
elected In That cucnt proper protection
will be given Tn every Legitimate way to
every citizen, native or adopted, IN every
section Of the Republic, IN the enjoy
mcnt Of ull The rights guaranteed by the
Constitution and its amendments. A
sound currency OF honest money, Of q
value and purchasing power correspond
ING substantially with the standard rec
ognlaed by the commercial world, and
consisting Of gold and silver and paper
convertible into coin, viii be maintain
ed. The labor and manufacturing, COM
mcrcal and business interests of the
country will be- favored aud encouraged
In every Legitimate way Tho tolllng
millions Of our own people VIII be pro-
lccted from the destructive competition
of the Chinese, and TO that end their im-
migration 10 our shores will be properly
restricted. The public credit viii be
pcnipulously maintained and strength
ened By rigid economy In public cXpen-
dituros, and the liberties Of the people
will be protected by government OF
law mud order. administered strictly IN
the interests of nl the people, and not
of corporations and privileged Clnsses.
81 do not doubt the discriminating
Justice Of the people and their capacity
for intelligent self-govcrnmcnt, nnd
therefore do not doubt the success Of the
Democratic ticket lts success would
bury beyond resurrection, the sectional
Icnlodslcs aud hntrcds which have 10
long hccn the chief stock In trade of
pcstlferoue dcmngOguea, nnd IN no other
way can this be W cfloclually Nccom-
plishod. II would restore harmony and
good feeling between MI the sections,
and mako MA In fact nv IN nomc, one
people.
"rhc only rivalry then would be IN
the rnrc for the development Of mnlcrlnl
prosperity, the elevation of labor, the
enlargement Of human hglts, the pro-
motion Of education, morality, religion.
liberty, order and all that would tend
~ make us thc foremost milton on The
enHh in The grand march " human
progress. I nm, with great respect,
very truly you're,
WM, H. ENdftar.
10 Hon. John w. Stevenson, president
" the convention" Sc.
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