The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-10
lions rom that cause, and took pains to guard


| Inc machinery of strong centralized gen.
t. s' so'erhment can be used to perpetllate
the same set of men in power from term to
term until it ceases to be a Republic. or Is
suci only IN name, and the tendency of the
party now in power is in that direction, as is
SHOWN III various ways. Besides the willing
ness recently manifested by a large number
oi tnat party TO elect President for an nm
limited number Of terms is quite apparent.
and must satisfy thinking people that the time
mas come when it will be safest and best for
tnat party to be retired. But in resisting the
enc'oachments of the general government
upon the reserved rights of the people and
otates, wish to be distinctly understood as
lavor,ng the proper exercise by the general
government OF the powers rghtfully belong
ing to 1t under the constitution. Encroach-
mehts upon the constitutional rights of the
general government, or IN the interference
with the proper exercise of its powers, must
ne carefully avoided. The union OF the
States under the constitution must be main
tained. and it is known that this has always
been the position of both candidates on tie
Democratic Presidential ticket. 1t is acaui-
esced in everywhere now, and finally and
forever settled as one Of the results of the
war. =
1t is certain, and beyond all question that
Lnion will not be overthrown or impaired.
should the democratic ticket be elected, In
mat even proper protection will be given in
every legitimate wav to every citizen, native
or adopted, in every section of the republic
IN The enjoyment of all rights guaranteed by
the constitution and its amendments A
sound currency of honest money Of a value
and purchasing power corresponding SUBJ
stantially with the standard recognized by
the commercial world and consisting of gold
and silver and paper, convertible into coin
VIII be maintained. Labor and the manu-
tact turing. commercial and business Interests
OF the country will be favored and encour-
aged in every legitimate way. The toilng
millions of our own people will be protected
from destructive competition of Chinese and
to that end their Immigration to our shores
will be properly restricted. Public credit
will be s"rupnlously maintained and strength
cned by rigid economy in public expentli-
lures and the liberties of the people and
property, will be protected bv government
Of law and order administered strictly in the
interests of all the people and not Of corpor-
ations and privileged classes. do not doubt
the discriminating justice OF the people and
their capacity for intelligent self g" vernment
and therefore do not doubt the success of the
democratic ticket. Its success would bury
hevnnd resurrection sectional jealOusies and
hatred which have so long been the chief
stock in trade of pastiterous demagogues and
in no other way can this be so efftctually ac-
complished. 1t would restore harmony and
good feelings between all sections and make
us in fact as we'll as IN name one people.
The only rivalry would be in the race for
development of material prosperity, elevation
of labor, enlargement of human rights. pro-
motion 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.
am, with great respect, very truly yonrs,
WIN. II. ENGLISH.