Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-06

money Of the people taken out il the public
treasury by these men for services often poorly
performed, or not performed at all i being used
n vast sums, with the knowledge ana presumed
sanction Ut the administration tn .on,r,i ~,
elections ana even the members of the cabinet mr.,
strolling about the country MAKING narti.an
speeches instead of being in their cCnirrme,,s
at Washington dschargius the public duties for
which they are paid by the people. Bur
with all their eleNerness and ability, "a discrimina
ting public will no doubt read between III. line f
their speeches that their paramount hope and aim
i to keep themselves their satellite, four wears
longer in office.
Perpetuathg the power OF chronic federal Office
holders four wears longer will not benefit the mil
lions of men and women who hold no Office bur
who must earn their daily bread bv honest indus
doubt fully understand, that il is be-
cause Of their own industry and economy
and Gods bountiful hawcsts. that
the country i comparatively prosperous:
not because Of them but in spite ii
them. This contest is in fact between
the people, tndeavornr ID regain the
political power which righttully belong, d them
and % restore the pure simple. economical CON
stitutional government Of our fathers on the one
side and a 100 900 federal Office holders and
their backers, pampercd with place and power
and determinedto retain them at all hazards on
the other. Hence the constant assumption of new
and dangerous powers 10y the general government
under the rule of the republican party and
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 pnrti-
SAN federal office holders interested in keeping
their party in power and caring more for that
than fairness in elections: i'll fact the constant en-
cruachments which have been made by thai marty
In ala ri . Of
the states will il not checked subyert the liLer-
ties of the people and the government of limited
powers created by the fathers. and end in n orcat
concentrated government strong indeed for ayi
and the overthrow Of republican institutions. The
wise men who formed our constitution knew thr
evils Of il strong government ana the long routinr-
ance Of political power in the same hands Tiny
knew there was d tendency in this direction IN ain
governments, and consequent danger u rcpubli-
can institutions from that cause and took pains
to guard against IT, The machinery az a strnn,,
centralized government can be used 10 pcp,tuafr
the same set Of men in power from term Ia term
until il ceases to be republic or MS surb only in
name and the tendency of the marty now in n3wrr
in that direction AS shown in yarious
WAYS besides the willingness, recent,
manifested by n Iar,re nlimhrr Of thnt marty Ia
elect president to an unlimited number of terms
is quite apparent and must satisfy thinking peo-
ile that the time has come when il " n be safest
and best for that party Ia he retired But in rn
sstin,r the e1 roachnents of TN, r,urrul onyrr,,-
mcnt un,n thp reserved RIGHTS If 'tLr nno1Jr mad
.tstrs wish to he aistnrtl wndnr.tpoP AZ. a." o.,
yornr the nronet rxrr,i.n Inv tLr General ,rn,.r,,-
ment If the nnwcr, rightruy BELONGING to i mn
d., The constitution EnrrnorLmcnts man
The constitutional riohts Of I'M rnmarn
Government a. intrrfrr,nce Win ~
,ronrr EXERCISE of its mowers must NJ rnrefullv
avoided. The union IL thc .tatrs ,m,lrr M I'M,
s,itntinn mnst ~ mnntn;nsa mn II i well Lnn,,,
NM NH has always hon ths nnsitinm ~ NIX M
cand;dntes nn no d,no,ratirF ,ra.;denti,I ,;rkrt
IL i ac9,iesred IN rvrrywherr nav mi finally
md forever settled as an. ~ thc results If III
wur. Ii Is certainly beyond MI nur.tinl thnt Tia
lenitmnte results - ths wnr far I'M. mion win
not be oyerthrnwn or impaired should tho demo
cratic ticket he elected In that event nroncr
nrotrction will bc riyrn in every leoiti,not. wnv
to every ritizen natives a., adomt.d in every src.
tion of the runbc in the rnioyment
of all the right, guaranteed Ly
the constitution and its amendments 4 sound
currency of honest money of value and mr..
chasing newer corresponding substantially with
the standard recognized by the commercial world
and consisting of gold and silver and pnpcr con
vnrtihl,. intn COIN viii he mointainrI iThc IaL"r
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