The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-02-10
LABOR AND LIBERTY.
How Our Government Has Fallen
Away from Its High Promise.
How to Make It Of the People, by the
People, and for the
People.
rsOm tho Pittsburgh Post. ]

delight, as the promise of permanent re-
form, the late election which Ousted the
machine robbers OF the governments of
the Eastern states. They hope for more;
that the possibilities of centralized rob-
berries should be destroyed in the FEEDER
al Government. At no time since 1900
when Jefferson was elected President
has there been such complete change
OF the popular vote, and so OyerWhelm-
ing burial OF the party in power. The
revolution of 1900 was utilized by the
followers of Jefferson, and made Derma-
nent by the growing success of his party
for sixty years, ending with 1851. The
Democratic party then at once repealed
the alien and seditiO9 laws, which were
even more offensive than the worst laws
or England upon the same subject. I'm
der the benign influence of JeffersOn's
generous teaching, the Democratic par
W commenced in good earnest the line
OF progression, until it earned the title
of the " Progressive Democracy" Under
ahls rule all the hateful vestiges Of ar
istOcrRcy and monarchy began to rapid
ly disappear from the land. PrimOgen-
iture and entailed estates we're general.
ly wiped out from the statutes Of the
land, and John Randolph Of Roanoke,
spent lifetime signing for their return
Randolph was a painful example of a
brilliant man thinking through dis
ordered stomach. Imprisonment for
debt soon followed primOgeniture to its
home in oblivion. jefferson In the or
dinance for the organization of the ter
Titory of the northwest (Which 1t is said
was prepared by him) incorporated this
remarkable clause: Religion. moral
ity and knowledge being necessary to
good government and the happiness of
mankind, schools and the means Of edu
cation shall be forever encouraged"
Homestead and other exemption from
execution were very generally adopted
At the adoption OF the Constitution OF
the United States, life offices and prOp-
erty qualification were the rule in near
ly all the states. But the force of pub
lie opinion and the determination of
the people to paI ticipate in their own
government, abolished property Qualifi-
cations and life offices together. Vir-
gtnts never pOpularized her government
until 1852, and the people of South Car
oltnR never elected q Governor of the
state until after the reconstruction of
the state. Each succeeding decade of
Democratic rule was an advance toward
liberal government, exceeding the de
cade which preceded it. In 1854 the
Democratic party called a halt, and led
on, first by Senator Douglas, and then
BY the South, to extend slavery, that
had been denounced by all ChristendOm
and by the general verdict of ciViliZa-
tiOn, was doomed to an early violent
death. This faux pas of the Democratic
party drove from it the large body of
working people who had made up its
strength since the foundation of the
government and the organization Of the
party. This loss extended into the Sou
thern states, where the poor people of
the mountainous districts in Tennessee,
Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia and
Mississippi joined the Union army; and
after the war became the most violent
radicals. The slave question separated
the working classes from the Democrat
ie party which had elected James Bu-
ehanan in Pennsylvania, Lewis Cass in
Michigan, and Douglas in Illinois, to
the Senate and controlled the whole
northern states. For over twenty years
the Republican party held the produc-
ing class by the worst appeals to human
passions and human frailties.
During these twenty years the most
thorough rObberies have been made upon
she Industries Of the producing classes.
Enough money has been collected to
have many times paid off the public debt
which yet remains with the army Ofrey-
0nue collectors which absorb the pro-
ductiOn Of labor.
In these twenty years capital has CEN
tral1Eed under new and dangerous forms
OF artstOcracy, which have absorbing
power and new and delusive names,
OAONAb HAODlll6Ip anu WOuOD-
olleS. These new aristOcracles own a
large per centage of the entire property
OF the country, and employ armies of
men and control the appointments of
abe Government, and exercise an inVis-
1ble power and influence over legisla-
lures, courts and Congress, and are yet
responsible to nobody for their briberies
Oxtortions, expressions and crimes
against honesty, justice and liberty.
In these twenty years these aristo-
cratic combinations have assumed the
form OF an Oligarchy, and have gone
Into the Presidential mansion and de-
manded the appointment Of judges, at
torneys, marshals, foreign ambassadors
and cOnsuls, with members Of the Pres
ident's cabinet, collectors of posts and
the pOstmasters of the principal cities.
These oligarchtcal localities have re-
eeiVed from the Government enough
land TO form many states, and are sell
Ing them out at enormous prices to the
hard working men whose labor alone
can tmpart to them substantial value.
Eyery industry has been converted into
monopoly TO mend the few at the ex-
pense and ruin of the many. European
capital has combined with American
special privileges to control the wild
lands Of the West, and mOnopolize them
for immense herds Of cattle and sheep,
after the manner and style Of the Ro-
AAAA pdbilOAtuop WIN bOOk pOSSoSSlOl OF
the conquered lands, driving off the
plebeiaps,w who were not allowed to raise
their small herds. Every industry, in
terest and business has become mono
poly, while the great body of the people
are mere renters and tenants, at the
! will and mercy OF the monopOlist. To
enhance the danger to the liberties Of
the people, the United States courts have
absorbed the business and power of the
State courts, which nO1Onger deal with
the great values In litigation In the
.eOnrts. These vague localities, without
any foundation In the Constitution, are
metamOrphOsed into Citizens of anoth-
or State" to give them standing in
court. fsttssf
During Grants arbitrary administra-
tion. most distinguished for its usurpa
uAiOns, the crimes and the trial and con-
V1eti0n OF the revenue 0noer8 In every
pSrs St the eOUAtry, and the lOaAiRg