The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-21

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president Of the United States, is Is fol-
lows:
GKNFLEMKH-I have received your
comm1n lcaiion dated July %, 1854, in
forming me Of my nomination TO the Of
fee Of president Of the Bnited 6tstes by
the national Democratic Convention,
lstely assembled a. Chicago. / aecept
the nominotion with q greAsfnl appEeci-
alton OF the supreme honor conferred
and q solemn sense of the responsibility
which in its acceptance assume. ]
have carefully considered the platform
adopted By the conYenti0n and cordially
approye the same. So plsIn statement
OF Democratic faith, and the pTiceIple
sufrsges Of the people, needs no supple
ment or explanation.
THE OFFICE.
lt should be remembered that the Of
dce OF president is essentially executive
in its nature. The laws enacted by the
legislative branch of the government the
chief executive Is bound faithfully TO
enforce, and when the wisdom Of abs F,u-.
htical party which selects one Of its
members as nominee for that Office has
outlined his policy and declared its
PRINCIPLES 1t seems 10 me that nothing
ia the character Of the office or the
necessities of the case requires more
from the candidate accepting such nomi-
| nation than the suggestion OF well
known truths so absolutely essential to
the safety and welfare of the nation that
/ they cannot be too often recalled or too
seriously, enforced.
THE GOVERNMENT.
We proudly call ours government by
the people. Is is not such when q class
| Is tolerated which arrogates 20 itself the
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/ control the people instead of represent
| ing them. Parties are the necessary
Oulgrowth OF our institutions, but gov
ernmenL is not by the people when one
i party tastens its control upon the coun-
/ Try and perpetuAtes its power by cejoling
/ and betraying the people instead of serv-
/ ing them. A government is not by the
/ people when a result which should rep
resent the Intelligent will of free think
/ ing men is or can be determined by the
shameless perversion of their SURFACES
FREE BALLOT.
When an election to Office shall be the.
election by the voters. OF one of their
number 10 assume for q time public
/ trust instead of has dedication to the pro-
i fessiOn Of politics, when the holders of
the ballot quickened by a sense of duty
shall aveDge truth betrayed and pledges
broken and when the suffrage shall be
free and uncorTup.ed the full realization
| of the government by the people will be
at hand, and of the means to this end
not one would, In my judgment. be more
effeStive than an amendment TO the con-
stltutiOn disqualifying the president
from reelection. When we consider the
patronage of this great office, the allure.
menss of power, the temptation to retain
public place once gained, and more than
/ all the availability a party. finds in an
/ incumbent whom horde of Office hold.
ers, with . zeal born of benefits received
and fostered by the hope of favors yet to
come, stand too ready to aid with money
and trained political service, We recog.
nize in the eligibility OF the president
for re election, a most serious danger to
/ that calm, deliberate and Intelligent 20
| lItical action which must characterize q
government by the people.
PROTECTING LABOR.
A true American sentiment recognizes
the dignity OF labor and the fact that
| honor lies in honest toll. Well paid
labor Is 9 sign of national prosperity.
/ Ability 10 work constitutes the capital
and the wages of labor and the income
Of vast number of our population, and
| this interest should be jealousIy pro-
tected. Our wOEkingmen are not asking
4 unreasonable indulgence, but as intelh-
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same consideration which those demand
| who have other interests at stake They
should receive their full share of the
care and attention Of those who make
| and execute the laws to the END that the
wants and needs of the employers and
| employed shall alike be subserved and
| the prosperity of the country and CON-
mon heritage Of both be advanced.
IMMIGRATION.
As related to this subject, while we
| should not discourage the immigration
of those who come TO acknowledge allie
/ glance to our government and add TO our
| citizen population, yet, as means of
/ protection to our WOrklngmeO different
idea should prevail concerning those,
who If they come or are brought to our
land, do not intend to become Americans
but will injuriOusly compete with those
/ justly entitled to our field of labor. In
| a letter accepting the nomination of
the Office of governor nearly two years
ago made the following statement to
which have steadily adheared: The
laboring classes constitute the main part
OF our population. They should be pro-
tected in their efforts to peaeeably assert
their rights when endangered by
aggregate capital and ali statutes on the
subject should recognize the care of the
state for honest toll, and be framed with
view of improving the condition of the
WorkingmAn. A proper regard for the
welfare Of the workingn.an being insep-
arably connected with the integrity of
onr constitution, none Of your citizens
are more interested than they in guard
ing against any cOrrupsing influences
which seek to prevent the beneflclent
purposes Of our government, and none
should be more Watchtul of the artful
installations of those who allure them
to selE-inflected injury.
/ CIVIL RIGHTS.
In free country the curtailment of
the individual should only De such as Is
essential 10 the peace and good order of
the community. The limit between the
proper subjects of governmental control
and those which can be more fittingIy
left 70 the moral sense and self-lmposed
restralntof the citizen should be care
fully kept in view. Thus, laws uneces-
sarIly interfering with the habits and
customs Of any Ut our people which are
not offensive to the moral sentiments
of the civilized world and which are
consistent with good citizenship and the
public welfare are unWise and vexatious
THE COMMERCE..
The commerce of nation to great
extent determines its supremacy. Cheap
and easy transportation should therefore
1 lNOCAGAAY lO6SCtS4 WltDl4 tAC AAAuAbo Va
the constitution. The general govern
ment should % improve and prUtect its
natural waterways as Will enable the
producers of the country to reach e
profitable market. Tue people pay the
wages of the public employees and they
are entitled to the fair and honest work
which the money thus paid should COM
mand. It is the duty OF those entrusted
with the management Of their affairs to
see that such public service is torthcom-
ing
TENURE OF OFFICE.
The selection and retention of subOTdl-
mates IN government employment should
depend upon their aseertained fitness and
the value Of their work, and they should
be neither expected nor allowed to
do questionable party service. The
interests Of the people will be
better protected. The estimate of pub
lie labor and duty will be immensely
improved. Public imployment will Be
open 10 all who demonstrate their fitness
70 enter it. The unseemly scramble for
place under the government with the
consequent impurity which imbitsers
official life will cease and the public de-
partmeDts will not be filed with those
T who cohesive IL TO be their first duty 20
reward those 60 which they
owe their places instead Of
rendering patient and honest return TO
, the people l believe that the public
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