Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-05
PERIL OF POPULAR PASSION.
The President Speaks of Dangers to
the REPUBLIC.

The President Speaks of Dancers to
the Republic.
President Cleveland said in his letter to
| the Tammany Society yesterday:
1.-The patriotism and devotion of those
| who fought for our liberties and cstab-
| lished our free government ought always
be held In grateful remembrance, and
neither lapse of years nor changed condi-
| ton should ever detract from the zest and
enthusiasm of their CONNIE rnoration.
1.-THE thought must not escape us, how
ever, that while every anniversary of
American independence reminds US of the
stern sacrifices of the fathers of the re-
| public, and while on such occasions we
| find abundant cause for rejoicing in the
splendor of their achievements, we should
not fail to be seriously impressed by the
proper apprehension of the duties and re-
sponsibilties have inherited as their
| successors and legatees. 1t was their lot
to endure the rigorS and hardShipS of a
discouraging war in order that govern
ment by the people might be established.
I'VE cannot without wicked recreancy
disregard the lessons taught by their suf-
ferings nor can we without disgrace neg
lect the duty of preserving and maintain
ing in their integrity and strength the
free Institutions born of their heroism.
Their work was done through privation
and in the midst of doubt ard glory.
"Our duty can be well performed if we
are simply honest, intelligent and pa
triotic.
They found their danger on battle
fields ard in the uncertain issue of an
armed contest.
Our danger is found in the recklessness
of seffshness and in insidous appeals 20
popular passion and thoughtlessness.
Nothing but the same patriotic stead
| fastness and adherence to principle which
led to their success viii now shield our
government from disaster, and preserve
our national glory and prosperity.
Il earnestly hope that the celebration
contemplated by your organization will
stimulate those who are within Its in
fiuence ard do valiant deeds in the political
field. and amid present perpleNites to
teach by example and declaration, the
potency of adherence to sound and con-
sistent principles and the safety of re-
lance on the honor and patriotism of our
countrymen, when impending danger
arouses them to activity.
Spirit of Socialism Abroad.
Senator Hill wrote.l.T
TT Is useless to disguise the fact that
the spirit of socialism, is unfortunately
abroad in the land, demanding. among
other things, a more liberal construction
of the federal Constitution than our fathers
were ever willing to sanction, insisting
upon odious schemes of taxation foreign
to the genius OF our flee institutions; pro-
posing to ignore or belittle the reserved
rights of the states; seeking an extension
CT the functions or Jurisdictions of the fed.
eral Judiciary by the gradual and insidious
absorption exercise 5uf powers hereto
fore not invoked in viola ton of the spirit,
if not the letter, of the Constitution: per-
sistently insisting upon special legislation
for the benefit of private interests and
cliques, rather than tor the general well
fare and for public purposes: clamoring for
a fiat or deprecated currency in the place
of the coined money OF the Constitution;
urging the assumption on the part of the
state of the actual management of nearly
all corporate interests Of a semi public
character. rather than a reasonable con-
troll and regulation by law, and desiring to
intlict upon us the enactment arbitrary
enforcement of unjust. veXatious and puri-
tanical sumptuary laws which needlessly
interfere with the harmless habits and GUS
toms of large portions of our people.
I'm other directions there are indications
of efforts to change the nature of our gov
eminent by transforming it from a simple
republic of states to A strong centralized
government with vastly augmented pow
ers; of endeavors to maintain an immense
! standing army and a powerful sea-going
| navy, not for the purpose of defense, but
in readiness cor conquest, in furtherance
| of schemes for national aggrandizement or
| iilegitimate uses of intimidation; of ten
denotes toward rlutocracy, and for the ex-
clusion of the rule of the plain people and
OF attempts to prescribe citizens from po-
| litical preferment on account of their ma
tionaity, religion, occupation or social
status"
Ex-Gov Campbell talked about the Mon
roe doctrine. Great Britain ought not to be
| told again that she would have to submit
the Venezuelan question to arbitration, or
| be prepared to see the United States en-
| force the Monroe doctrine.
EX-Gov. Waller declared If to be an
American was a lingo. he was a lingo all
| the time, and he subscribed to everything
| said by Gov Campbell.