The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-30
What Thurman Said.

all demand that the Republican party
shall 90; that there shall be a change in
the administration of our national af-
fairs. In monarchical countries the
spirit. nay, the very letter Of their insti-
tntions are that power shall not long rest
in the hands of any one man or set of
men. Hence we find in our constitu-
tions both state and federal, limitations
upon the power of the officials whom We
choose. The central idea Of the demo-
cratic form of government is to prevent
long continuance in Office. What Is true
of individuals is true of parties.
After extolling the record Of the demo-
cratic party while in power, Mr.. Thur
man continued:
WHY THE REPUBLICANS MUST GO.
The Republican party came into power
at the outbreaking of the civil war, with
an apparent and fixed determination to
hold as long as the sun shOne and stream
shonld continue to flow. 1t is a had
thing for party to remain 80 long in
over. 1t is not necessary that it should
have bad motives, be unpatriotic and
corrupt in order to be turned out. You
may grant them honesty and patriotiam,
yet long continuance in power brings
with it evils. In the first place the in
evitable tendency is to create rings and
leaders who at last, from long-c0ntinued
success, come to think the government
belongs to them in rerpet,'ity, something
like divine right; therefore any tietesta-
BILE means is justifiable to keep them in
power. The leaders Of the Republican
party would never have dared inaugurate,
much less carry into effect, such an afro
cious crime as the counting out Of Tilden
if it had not been for their long continu-
ance in power.
In 1880 the election Of president turned
upon Indiana. They inaugurated and
carried through one of the most corrupt
schemes that ever disgraced the annals
of any country. The vote of that state
was given against Hancock, who would
have received it if the election had been
honest and he would have been elected
president of the United States. The
chief agent was afterward given grand
dinner in New York. Such a thing
would never have taken place had it not
been for their long continuance in power
They came to the conclusion that they
would win, no matter if they violated the
constitution and trampled under f0otsthe
i liberties and rights of the people. Shall
; we sustain them in power? It is only a
question Of time until people Of this
| country will teach them different les-
son from that; that there are other in
terests in our country besides these Re.
publican rings and leaders; that there
are others interested besides star route
plunderers and whisky rings and credit
mobiliers. think you are going to de-
monstrate that this year. think there
are tens of thousands Of right-minded
and Independent republicans who will
! clasp hands with us to teach these meI
! that this government does not belong te
the republican party, but to the people
of the United States. The continuance
of party in power becomes 'desp6tic. NJ
one can deny that, at least half the peo-
pie of the United States are democrats
vet what democrat in the GROVE, ever sf
| well educated, ever 80 upright and mora
has the least possible chance ofgetting
federal office. There are millions who
are thus completely disfranchised.
BLAINE's LETTER AND THE TARIFF.
Tn Mr.. BIaine's letter of acceptance thu
only civil service reform measure HI
urges is to increase the length oftime o
republican office-holders. They havt
held the offices of the national govern
ment twenty-three years, yet are no
satisfied, and their candidate for tn
presidency advocates one civil ;seryic'
reform measure, and that to fengtheI
the term of Gffice Is it not time to asl
the people whether they desire form o
government in which the many are mad
hewers of wood and drawers Of water
while few ride upon their backs? MI
Blaine devotes large portion of his let
ter to a discussion of the tariff. Tn
tariff is nothing but tax, and the tern
tariff is only used to hide the fact that ]
is nothing but tax. Blaine, in osder t
prove what an immense benefit the pro
lection tariff has been, contrasts wbA
he calls the value of property in tn
United States, as shown by the census o
1860 and 1880, and says, look here, wha
an immense increase has taken. place il
twenty years, and almost distinctly de
clares that the increase, as shown b.
these census returns, in due to the bene
ficient results of the protection tarif
which prevailed during that period. HI
seems to have supposed no man knev
the country had increased in wealth bu
himself. Every intelligent man know
that the increase between 1860 and 180
was due to the enorm ous increase of cuI
rency. This was greatest during tn
war. Flour was twice as high az now
The apparent wealth of the country ma.
he doubled and trebled, yet the taril
has not increased the wealth OF tn
country dollar Yet Blaine says not
word of this. The explanation Of tn
apparent increase of our wealth is plain
Is it the tariff th:t makes lands wort
$40 per acre in 1850 in the Westerl
states now sell for $40 and $50? Wh
no: yet Blaine says SO. What has cause
that wealth? Into whose pocket did
go? How much has gone into the pock
cts Of the laboring men Of this country
That il the question l would like Nj
Blaine to answer. Why is it that eyer,
paper we pick up, If the laboring ma
got a share, contains an account Of
strike? Do the laboring men thrO,
down their tools for the pleasure of hay
ing Il strike and hear the cries Of thei
children for bread? Of this immens
increase. Of the wealth Of the country
| n,,sf sav tho 1al.orinv man haa aurnl