Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-05
SENATOR RAYARD,s OPINION.
What he Said in an Interview with =
Baltimore k.(aaxet1e, Rsn0rtar


as internal, tariff and excise taxes, need
reformation and re-estabiishmsnt upon
broad and equitable principal Of equal
adjustment of public burden upon all
classes of population and ali sections of
this country. The power of taxation is
the great sovereign power of a
government and is controlled only
by the discretion of those in authority.
If it is exercised with Partially, favor
ing certain classes or localities in the
Union, discomfort, alienation and the
disorders that follow in their train must
inevitably occur, and know OF no deeper
or more tar-reaehing question than how,
to what extent, and upon what subjects
shall our National government exercise
its powers of taxation. 1t is the Demo-
cratic doctrine that taxes should be i'm
posed upon the citizens only for public
purposes and justihable public ends, and
not for the purposes Of giving advantage
TO persons engaged i'll special classes Of
pursuits over others. The political
doctrine that looks tosubsidies drawn from
the public treasury in aid of individual
enterprises, or which gives undue advan-
tages in any way to classes, corporations
or associations Of any kind, however
meritorious, in the shape oil high pro
tectlVe farms or grants oil pubic lands, or
unequal legislation III any iornl' are al
ti-Delnocratic, and need the steady, un-
swerying opposition of those who believe
the famous apo,hegm Of Mr.. Lincoln that
this Is a government of the people, for
the people, by the people. There are
problems OF our day filled with difficulty,
ana the solution OF winch Is not easily TO
oe stated On the one Aaiit we nave the
growing power oil accumulated wealth,
marvellous and beyond all precedent IN
history and this capital ,assetiatlns Itself,
ana WIN the lnoustria! activities oil our
| people, encouraged ~ our Tree lhstltu-
tons oil government Is developing the
resources oil our country with most mag
| hlnceht results All this Ia gratifying 10
me Priue OF the american people, ana YET
| IL Is accompanied t'y lacts wen calculated
| TO alarm those VINO believe that the great
| secret OF maintaining Aiee government Is
| % prevent the aggregation oil power m
dangerous proportions III single hands.
CoiuhulhS' MT basara discussed me
Hanger TO individuals from the growing
| power OF corporations, see IN TINS
sro"th oil wealth. ana us consolidation
sfeat danger 10 our INSTITUTIONS oil gov
"fhlheilti WHICH were intended 70 secure
Petaonat H'eFty an" INDEPENDENCE ny
distributing power, anu create demo
rlaue and not pMoeFatlc repuoiic'
IL IS III my Judgment the great mission
OIL the Democratic party 10 uphoid the
laws 'hat create ana protect property ana
encourage us accumulation Tut 10 pre-
vent TINS power through the forms oil leg
lsiatlon from gaming UNIQUE influence
over the llpeftles OF the lhuifldual cltl-
zen, py keeping before the american
people the great ldea' the constantly
eieFatlho tilouehe, tHat eNe MAN IS Always
10 ee considered ABOVE the productions oil
ms LABOR, ana the government should
consist III checks upon power ana pro-
lection lor weakness
Inc control ol corporate powers 10y the
general government would tend to cen
trailAatloh. ShoQld the government be-
come the owner Oh these corporations "our
present government would disappear ITS
whole lorlh and the lndlfidual Agertles 1t
was designed 10 secure "euid ee abso,
lutely DESTROYED, Ihe power OF oihelal
would be too strong for the government
ITSELF, and the country would pass hope
. lessly under the permanent control vi thu
party once IN the possession OF such
. power. IL would work an absolute rero
, utlpn under the forms OF law.
Mr. Bayard regards the present session
OF the Senate as good in ITS effects upor
1 ihe South and the Democratic party
The entering wedge OF 'Mahoneism
which was expected to split the Demo
cratic organization in Virginia, will onl,
= have the effect u harmonlZtng local dis
. contents and combining the better ele
ln"nts OF society IN that state and III th
other Southern states in favor Of stric
e and honorable performance OF all publ
a obligations.
il The Republican managers who hav
arranged at the dic.ation Of Mr.. MaIou
, to bring forward kiddleberser rs sergeant
~ alarms Of the SENATE have, in nay Jud.
lnent, greatly underrated the moral sells
q the American people. In the inveierac
i. Of their pfeiudiees against the sOuther
p"ople they have don" them great in
nstiee III surprising that Tiny were read
4 to sell their birthrghts fpr such Remark
:. ably poor mess o. pottags.
y.
am disposed 70 believe that I'll
W attempt OF Nh, Malone and his new alIi-
a viii prove a boomerang to the originator>
i and 50 far FROM being an ruteriu
., wedge To split the Democratic party
the southern states, viii only consolidat
; ita efforts lur success upon platform tia
!. must commend Itself To the confidence
Of The people ol the Northern States and i
4 the entire country
What the North and South both nee
u inst now Ia that the real condition