The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-10

ImpeTialist. During the attempt at Chi
eagO to nominate Grant for a third term
the streets were filled With staggering
monarehlsts, who declared for Grant as
king for the third term, as a pathway to
the throne in the United States. The
friends of President Grant Intended to
subVert the Republican system In the
American Government.
Now, since this evil, almost miracu-
lOusly aVerted, has passed away it is
worthy OF Thoughtful patriots to exam
Inc the power which rested in the auto
erat to subVert the Government, and
take due warning from 1t to prevent its
| recurrence again.
The President is commander in chief
OF the army and navy of the United
states; he controls the collection and dis
trlDution of the public revenues arising
from eXcises, tariff, and the various
| forms or internal taxation, by appoint
ing the officers who collect and disburse
IL. This revenue has reached the enOr-
nous sum of $5OO,0OO,O00 per annum, and
last year the amount appropriated,
which will be used as an electiOneerinR z
ana corruption fund, amounted to 80
per capita for every man, woman and
mia III the United States. How can
the purse and the sword be more COM
pletely united In the hands of one man ?
But the President controls the Su-
1reme Court. He appoints the Judges
OF the court by and with the advice and
con ent OF the Senate, which places the
court at his discretion and mercy. The
President appoints the Government
| prosecuting Attorneys, who are mere
| tenants at will. This gives TO the Pres
ident the power to shield his friends, as
IN the case of the private secretary Bah
1 cock, who was tried for completely in
the St. Louis whisky rings; or to perse-
cute his political enemies to ruin. The
iarsnal- are IN like manner appointed
by the President and the Senate, and In
Mr.. JeffeI sons time he denounced the
office OF attorney and marshal as the
most dangerous power to liberty in the
hands OF the President. Such was the
power welded by these officers that the
| elder Adams appointed them To perpetu-
ate his administration after his term Of
Office had expired. These appointments
| give to the President the entire control
of the courts, which are always found
acting In harmony with the appointing
| power.
But the President, with his immense
| power Of patronage, controls the votes
and very largely dispOses Of the appoint
ment OF Senator'S by placing patronage
| In the hands of the candidate for Senator
to distribute among those who may in
huence the Legislatures who appoint
The Senators. There are 10000 post
masters with whom 1t is impossible that
The President and the Postmaster GEN
tral may be even partially acquainted.
But these pOstofice appointments are
distributed by the administration to
pay tor party fealty and are bestowed
| upon the editors of newspapers TO pay
/ them for party services in support OF
the party in power. These pOstOflces
give to the administration the control
of the moral press Of the country, which
makes his power almost supreme among
the people who read and are fed upon
the Misrepresentation Of the hireling
/ press.
With this absolute appointing power
| le President has the choice of his Cabi-
net offices who dictate the domestic pO-
| Icy of the Government, and he has the
| appointment OffOreign ambassadors and
,Unsuls who control our foreign policy.
If there is anything of power needed to
| give the President power of dictator
with the power to perpetuate his term
of Office indefinitely II fail TO see 1t.
With far less power Napoleon 1, and III.
assumed Imperial titles and held Oh to
| them until driven ny misfortune from
the throne. Under this very power now
held by the President Legislatures have
been dispersed and imprisoned with i'm
punity by military officers. Judges of
the court have been sent to prison and
| treated as common felons for conscienti-
Ously enforcing the law, members OF
Congress have been dragged away from
their seats, the civil law has been made
/ subordinate to the order Of some petty
military commander. In all of these
usurpatiOns the people have been as
helpless as children; without remedy
and without hope.
| With the Federal Government ordain-
| ed by I'VE THE People," who never were
DIRECTLY consulted about one article,
section, clause, or sentence Of the Con-
stitutiOn, we have the absurdity Of
government by the people who are not
| allowed to vote directly for q single ju-
| dicial, ministerial, or executive officer
and one of the Legislative bodies only
is elective by the people.
| The Senate is elected by cireumlo-
cutOry or double election. The people
elect their Legislature, and they elect
| or appoint the &c natOrs after the man.
ner of the cireuitOus elections of the
Italian Republics, as the more ready
way OF cheating the people out of their
| choice. 1t Is notorious aa the current
history OF the times In which we live,
that United States Senators have bought
up Legislatures, with patronage-wfth
money and controlled them by forged
| kilograms.
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Electors, sometimes elected by the ped,-
pie, and at other times and places, ap-
pointed by the Legislatures OF the sew
eTal States.
At the end of one hundred years of its
existence the people Of the United States
see the shameful record of govern
ment Of the people, by the people and
for the people," in whibh the people are
not directly consulted in the election Of
one single executive judicial or minis
terial officer, a Government In which
one man holding the purse and the
sword apparently, more than one hun
dred thousand officers, who rule over
100000 Of people, without their con-
sent either expressed or implied. Upon
this system upon which an Oligarchy of
OfficehOlders rob rnd Oppress $4,000, 600.
| there has been established as completes
system of personal aristocracy as that
which scandalizes any Government OF
| Europe. .tH
We have in the United States life Off
ces which are always repugnant to the
spirit OF liberty, and utterly at war
with Republican Government. Indeed,
no Office can be held for a longer term
than life. As embOdying the Democratic
doctrine upon this subject, quote from
President jackson In his first annual
message TO Congress in December, 1929,
Andrew Jackson says: "There are, per-