Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-09-21

SsuStion ana the magistrate our re-
spect when the compact is broken.
The evil results Of election frauds
do not expend themselves upon the
voters, who are robbed of their
rightful influence in public affairs.
The individual, or community, or
party that practices or connives at
election frauds has suffered irrepara-
bic injury and will sooner or later
realize that to exchange the Amer
can system Of majority rule for mi
nority control is not only unlawful
and unpatriotic, but very unsafe for
those who promote it. The disfran-
chisement of single legal elector
by fraud or intimidation is CRIME
too grave to be regarded lightly.
The right Of every qualified clector
to cast one Tree ballot and to have
il honestly counted must not be
questioned. Every constitutional
power should be used to make this
right secure and punish frauds upon
the ballot.
Our colorcd people do not ask
special egislation in their interest,
but only to be made secure in the
common rights Of American citizen
ship. They will, however, naturally
mistrust the sincerity Of those party
leaders who appeal to their race for
support only in those localities
where the suffrage is free, and cleo.
ton results doubtful and compass
their Observation-Disclosures their
votes would be controlling and their
choice cannot be coerced.
FREE EDUCATION.
The Nation, not less than the
States, is dependent for prosperity
and security upon the intelligence
and morality of the people. This
common interest very early suggest.
ed national aid in the establishment
and endowment Of schools and col
legcs in the new States. There is.
believe, present exigcncy that
calls Tor still more liberal and direct
appropriation in aid of common
school education in the States.
The territorial form of government
is temporary expedient, not per.
manent civilization. 1t is adapted
to the exigency that suggested it,
but becomes inadequate, and even
oppressive, when applied to fixed
populous communities. Several
territories are we'll able to bear the
burdens and discharge the duties
of free commonwealth in the Amer
lean Union. To exclude them is to
deny the just rights of their people
and may we'll excite their indignant
protest. No question of political
preference of the people of terri.
tory should close against them the
hospitable doors which have opened
to two.thirds of the existing States.
But admission should be resolutely
refused to any territory, majority
Of whose people cherish institutions
that are repugnant to our civilza-
ton or inconsistent with rcpubli-
can form of government.
CONCERNING TRUSTS.
The declaration of the Convcn.
ton against "All combinations of
capital, organized in trusts or other.
wise, to control arbitrarily the con.
dition of trade among our citizens. -
is in harmony with the views enter.
tanned and publicly expressed by me
long before the assembling of the
convention. Ordinarily capital
shares the losses of idleness with
labor, but under the operation of
the trusts in some OF its forms. the
wage-worker alone suffers loss.
While idle capital receives its divi.
dends from trust fund, producers
who refuse to join the combination
are destroyed and competition as an
element OF prices is eliminated. 1t
cannot he doubted that the legisla-
tive authority should and will find a
method Of dealing fairly and eflec.
lively with these and other abuses
connected with this subject.
PENSIONS TO SOLDIERS.
1t can hardly be necessary for me
to say that | am heartily in sympathy
with the declaration of the conyen.
ton upon the subject of penions to
Jul SOiolCIS anu sailors. w nat
they gave and what they suffered,
had some opportunity to observe
and, in a small measure, to ex.
perience. They gave ungrudgingly.
Ii was not trade, hut an Offering.
The measure heaped up, running
over. What they achieved only a
distant generation can adequately
tell. Without attempting to discuss
particular propositions, | may add
that measures in behalf of the sur.
viving veterans of the war, and OF
the families of their dead comrades.
should he conceived and executed in
n spirit of justice and Of the mos,
grateful lberality, and that. i'm
the competition Of civil appoint.
ment honorable military service
should have appropriate recogni
ton.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
The law regulating apportion.
ments TO the classified civil service re.
ceived my support in the Senate. in
the belief that IL opened the way 10
a much needed reform. | still think
So and therefore cordially approve
the clear and forcible expression
Of the convention upon this subject.
The law should have the aid of n
| friendly Interpretation and he filth