South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-07-29

larger measure OF freedom and
prosperity to the peop.e than has
heretofore been possible in the
world, aud that it will be an exam
pie and an inspiration to oil man
kind. 10 make aud keep ours
such government, to guard with
jealous care the rights of equal
citizcnship--to. bear. our freedom
safely along the march Of our ma.
terial progress unharmed. by. the
mighty sgencies that minister to
that progress-.his is the high and
glorious duty Of the democratic
party; duty that commits it to q
never ending warfsre with the
strongest and most enduring force
OF human nature, the Lust Of power
and the lust Of greed. These sre
the triumphant forces that in all
other ages and in almost oil ether
lands havc put down freedom and
brought government under their
control, and that are seeking in our
own land TO add Q greater victory
and . richer prixe to all tho tri-
umphs Of the past. It 10 . danger
GUS thing for political party to
continue Its existence after the
work which called it into being has
been accomplished. 1t will ineyi.
tably pass, as the political organi-
zation against which We contend
has already passed, into the service
Of the great special interests which
everywhere strive to secure political
power for their own advantage. OF
the present politics Of that party
it may truly be said that they all
tend to the Capitalization of politi-
cal power in the federal government
and the Capitalization of wealth in
favored classes. Against both ten
denotes we fight as against enemies
of our freedom. We believe that
the opportunities OF material pros
perity which our country offers, as
never before in human history, are
part OF that freedom, not to be
staked on the Issue of political bat
ties or ma3c the booty of party VIC
tories. The wealth that all may
gain is ROT a menace, but stro-g
bu tress to free government. All
men will protect what all may hope
to acquire rs the open prizes of in
dustry, thrift and intelligence.
But the wealth that comes from
control and pervcrs:on Of the rowcr
of taxation that is gathered by un-
just laws from the labor of the peo-
pie is a source of rightful discon-
tent and a growing peril to our
freedom. AS guardians Of that
FIRE dom we plant ourselves upon
the principle tat the necessities of
government are the beginning and
the necessities OF government are
the ending of just taxation. What
over goes beyond this increases the
power OF gov eminent It the expense
of the liberties of the people. The
government that is carried on be-
meath his own eve, by his own chos-
en- servants, and wls5in reach OF his
own regulating and punisn;r arm,
that government can be kept u;s
servant. Yet we have recently and
barely escaped a successful effort
to strike down the government that
stands nearest the citizen, and TO
strip from the people in the States
that right, preventative OF all other
rights, tho right OF holding their
own elections and of choosing their
own representatives. Zach, sir,
arc some of the is;uca OF lilo cam
paign on which we are about to en-
ter. They go to the foundation Of
our liberty. In this great contest
your party has summoned you to be
its leader. Four years ago, in tho
midcareer OF service that we'll de-
served the highest honorz your
countrymen could bestow, as We
feel sure that it will receive the
highest cncomiums that history oan
award, you were struck down be.
cause, as a democrat, you could
make no terms with those who
wished to plumber the peoples
treasury, or those VINO sought 70
perpetrste the passions Of OWL
strife. Your countrymen will
right that wrong. They will do it.
not fol your sake alone, but for
their own sake, and the sake Of tho
republic. They have seen the
fruits OF that defe 4 in many forms
OF misgovernment. With an over
flowing treasury, they have seen
taxes increased on the necesssPies
Of life and the necosss les Of labor,
because private interests demanded
it. They have seen that overflow
ing treasury emptied by extrsyagant
expenditures and tricks OF book
keeping resorted to to hide it's
emptiness from the people. They
have scen an attempt tt turn the
gratitude OF a great nation into an
elcctioneer ng fund for a political
party, and service to that party in
tho conflicts Of peace count for
more than service to the country ia
tho conflicts Of war. They have
seen every power Of thu federal ad