Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-08-11

the government of limited powers ere
ated by the fathers and end in 0
great consolidated central government
strong indeed for evil and the over
throw OF Republican institutions. The
wise men who framed our Constitution
knew the evils of a strong government
and the long continuance of political
power in the same hands They knew
there was IL tendency in this direction
in all governments aud consequent dan
ger to Republican institutions from
that cause, and took pains TO guard
againstit. The machinery Of strong
centralized General Government can be
used to perpetuate the same set of men
in power from term to term until ii
ceases to be a Republic or is such only
in name, and the tendency of the par.
ty now in power in that direction, as
shown in various ways besides the will
ingness recently manifested by large
number of that party to elect a Presi.
dent an unlimited number Of terms, is
quite apparent and must satisfy think.
ing people that the time has come
when it will be safest and best for that
party TO be retired.
IN FAVOR OF THE CONSTITUTION.
But in resisting the encroachments
Of the General Government upon the
reserved rights of the people and the
States | wish to be distinctly under.
stood as favoring the proper exercise
by the General Government of the
powers rightfully belonging TO it and
under the Constitution. Encroaoh.
ments on the constitutional rights of
the General Government, or interfer-
enco with the proper exercise of its
powers, must be carefully avoided.
The union of the States under the Con
stitution must be maintained, and it is
well known that this has always been
the position of both the candidates on
the Democratic Presidential ticket, 1t
is acquiesced in everywhere now, and
finally and forever settled as one of
the results of the war 1t is certain
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.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS WILL DO.
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 guaranteed
by the Constitution and its amend
ments. A sound currency of honest
money, Of a value and purchasing
power corresponding substantially with
the standard recognized by the com
morcial world and consisting of gold
and silver and paper, convertible into
coin, will be maintained The labor
and manufacturing, commercial and
business interests OF the country will
be favored and encouraged in every
legitimate way. The toiling millions
of our own people will be protected
from the destructive competition Of
the Chinese, and to that end their i'm
migration to our shores will be prop
erly restricted.
Tho public credit will be scrupu.
lously maintained and strengthened by
rigid economy in ppblie expenditures
and the liberties Of the people and the
property Of the people will be pro.
tected by q government of law and
Order administered strictly in the in.
terests of all the people, and not Of
corporations and privileged classes.
1 do not doubt the discriminating
justice of the people and their capacity
for intelligent seli.government, and
therefore do not doubt thesuccess of the
Democratic ticket Its success would
bury, beyond resurrection, the sectional
jealousies and hatreds which have so
long been the chief stock in trade of
pcstiferous demagogues, and in no
other way can this be SO effectually
accomplished. 1t would restore har.
mony 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 developments of ma.
terial prosperity, the elevation OF labor,
the enlargement of human rights, the
promotion of education, morality, re-
ligion, liberty, order, and all that would
tend TO make us the foremost Nation
of the earth in the grand march Of hu.
man progress.
/ am, with great respect, very truly
yours, WILLIAM IL. ENGLISH