New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-23

ended He throttled BoctionalisW ano purioo ~
Republic for which half million men had died ana .
million been wounded 50 hrmly bedded IN INC ncs
the minds and the blood Of IT. 20 pa that the
Of dissolution will more form part OF the scnene'
Of its poan or require the wisdom Of its statesmen
and the patriotism Of its people - .,.,.,
and moral deyeopment disappearance OF the dread
and deadly Issue Of dissolution and civil wa, nun :,
politics Tho Nation, enancpaed rom @ e., S,s ascM
nolicy and industrial progress Our substantial CROWN ~
every element national strength stree tns war Put
been greater than In all the years when picc, ,he
49, conditions of this tremendous development ana tno
mighty forces concentrated and involVed ~? =. .s,.
r,ehlews which must be solved II We wouio po ~.
1s m ons,dle IN 1884 cannot believe in ,he
Spra,icn OF Government whose task is 70 nou ~, 70
forty different peoples spread over ambitions and
.ras among them and unite the action OF ,hel i
dependent wills for the accomplishment, % rovspment Of
Unless am greatly mistaken the feuei Nor. e. draws
ne limited States tends to become daily weah 80 and
back from kind OF business a,er Mu,av feeble
moro restricts the sphere OF It's action,
q, abapdous even the appearance OF ieree'
THE HAMILToNIAN EXTREME hEAOhI -
u,,h tho admission OF the Territories alreaiy khon
m, az the door and fully Quahel to become oS IN
ing ~ tn aonnd neTocouevile's fatal forty But IN
WI ,nnan,,me the pendulum Of our politics mas s~s
back from the !edersonian 70 inc ,hn states in
The FEDERAL Government is everything u,o ,rr and
n.,IonaI sense nothing The abolition OF sisVe9' 80
with 1t sectional lines and the civn war ano more
much to produce this; but commerce mas u ~ rnads
rhe anpcatlon OF and electricity 10 tra1e ~ Ino
forty Commonwealth one. Ii II nov uisea .,o =, a
which creates the dangers OF the disineeso" e.
Caornment but dinlculty Of intercommunleaion- SAV
Iins 81 neope covering continent are In much closer
communion to-day than were the iou. ". Tho Cons,Itu
Atlantic Coast az the OF the adoption OF inc Oo
ton The President whose authority Deloequ's,'
thought weak and gradually being reduced 70 ,hs
nos aconired mower beyond the dreams ana feas vi ~
,,so,s The 4rblirary arrests the proelamations Oh
lar reaching import which Mr. Lincoln qua not heA
Indicated what President may do In time Q, war
,,u seryce four times as large standing army,
and subject executive appointment ana rehovai'
the frequent exercise Of the veto power oy fies ~
Cleveland, exhibit the extent OF his po"efS e''' "
peace .. a.. a.. u,aslsants
The poorest AMI weakest Of them hal patrlousn sn
az nuble duty which prevented the resort 70 oes
perae expediepts for the retention OF power pus -
the country Increases I'm population ana III nc" co
ties The functions of the Executive become more po
tent The Legislative and judicial branches remain ue
same but the President grows as potential factor Oh
Government We are always at the mercy OF the major
ity hut its Intelligence has heretofore protected US o
,,s easily stated and possible pers But with a nun
dred millions Of people and commensurate ciV seIoe
with the blind fury intense political passions win an
able audacous and interruptions President ANXIOUS Tor
re election and sustained by his party In anything winch
secures it, situation will be full OF danger
NEED or ONETERM PRESIDENCY.
The best Of Presidents have lowered the standard OF
administration when seeking a second term Inc pr
Executive is officer highly esteemed Tor singular
honesty and dectncss of purpose and remakabie lof
ncxperience In the duties Of government ana Tor ehor
ance Of the great before the country with per-
feet frankness and intention 10 carry out his
pledges he defcd the traditions party in his bold
utertnces civil service reform. lie both understood
what he promising and believed he had the courage
and power 70 make good his word The best sentiment
question And yet as the canvass OF 1855 opens tns
tremendous advantage Of an auxiliary force OF one hundred
thousand faithful workers has reegaed Roman virtue 10
the and brought the spells system to the 'front.'
changed and the borrowed nomenclature OF
Reform means the old practices with the fanar result
Of the constant substitution of the partisan recruit FOR the
veteran official
with the growth OF the Republic the known and i'm
piled powers OF President become OF Increasing value
As with larger and populous districts Congress be-
comes more distant AMI vague the people will need and
demand Executive to whom appeal be Immediate,
responsibility
by constitutional prohibition be made ineligible for
second term As the peculiares Of his position Ie-
tircment from Office prevent his participation In the
binary business avOcaons OF the citizen he should re-
ceve an ADEQUATE pension for life and on the retired list
though stil In the service be 10 call any
public duty where his experience character and ability
would be OF value Thus his administration free from
with resolue and mnnching enleavor win paudts
Of the present and the admiration and gratitude pos
terity.
DANGER OF REFRESHING INDEPENDENCE.
While no act thought should tend 20 resurrect the
balefu doctrine Of state Sovereignty, need to be Ell
ucated in the direction OF State rights immensely
FEELING or dependence Government which enfceblcs
the American character and is hostile to American lib
erV Home rule is the school and inspiration Of manli
ness and independence Tho meeting brings power
oifecuy to the people where it belongs,
ana clearly and sharply draws the line
ness Tho American travelling Europe ehafes under the
restraints OF administration The bayonet the baton
is always by his The Government carries his ncr
son ana goods transmits his appears as q pro
prictor In the mine and factory suoca,e onterpr
development and ambition The demapogue and the ari
taor are already appealing the sentiment for strong
Government-to make II strong that will both I'm
poversh and enrich with It's burdens and its bounes and
the citizen sur1endering his individuality. will 90 for
Etrhs 70 INC Government This Is the underlying
principle OF despom under operation there would
have been great Republic and the West would have
remained q wilderness
We are too and generous and have too MANY
ana vast opportunities to adopt selfish motto OF
America Tor Americans" meaning to include only those
who are now citizens and their descendants But the
needs OF the present and the preparation for
quire That oil citizens shall be Americans Healthy pat
rosm can be sentimental, but IL must be Intelligent
Said the philosopher Let write the songs people
ana care not who FAKE their laws That day has
passed, never to return. Steam and electricity have
broken the spell Revolutions longer coniured
nor ancient rights defended by neIo1y The marching
sellase or the National an hem hut the high and har
monions teachings OF tho school,
AMERICANTSM TIE FOE OF ANARCHY
There is an intellectual awakening in this land and |
Its stimusnts affect the well being and safety life ana
pr-perty ana law The trades union - debating clb
session OF the knights congress Of labor the sabbath
picnic is school, of divinity but OF theology The
Questions discussed are vital in their solution
state society and the church. The churches Of all
crFds and men OF every faith doing magnificent work
In the conservation OF the virtues and habits liberty
but the preacher has lost his political influence and the
pres much OF the power he possessed In the print
tive period
The teachers Of disinepIation destruction and ingdel
ity possess the activity Of prcpsgandsts and the self
sacrificing spirit OF martyrs Their field is Ignorance
their recruiting sergeants distress ONLY faith grounded
In knowledge these dangerous ceaseless and |
corruptng influences In the midst OF these perls
sheetancbor Of the Ship OF State is the school
Before the OF great cities and crowded populations
when 1t easy both TO living and gain o
petence when the best Influences OF every settlement
reached every part OF IT, the State requirement
In furnishing free fair business education. But now
by far the larger part OF people have
ccstry In the Revolutionary War. and has
come TO Its majority which knows little OF the Rebellion
and Its results COlOnists from Europe communities
both In city and country where they retain the language
customs and traditions Of the and live and die
In the belief That the Government Is their enemy. To
meet these conditions the provides education
that does not educate and the prison
Ignorance Judges the Invisible by the visible. Turn |
on the lights Teach first and last Amercanism Let |
no youth leave the school without being thoroughly
GROUND In the history the principles and the ncalcuabe
blessings OF American Liberty. Let the be the
trained soldiers Of constitutional
intelligent mothers Of rcemen, and the OF the An.