Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-08-14

shadows of coming events it is but the
terrible fulfment of the prophecy of the
fathers of the Republic. Among the
prophecies which looks so familiar in the
present atmosphere is that f"charac-
terizing parties by geographical discrimi-
nations-northern and southern, atlantic
and western-whence designing men may
endeayor to excite a belief that there is
a real difference of local interests and
views. One OF the expedients of party
to acquire influence within particular
districts is to misrepresent the opinions
and aims of other districts.
= All distractions to the
execution of the laws, all combinations
and associations under whatever plausi-
BILE character, with the real design to dl-
rect, control, counterfeit, or awe the
regular deliberation and action of the
constituted authority, are destructive OF
this fundamental principle cot liberty
and of fatal tendency. They serve to or
ganize faction to give it an artificial and
extraordinary force, to put in place OF
the delegated will of the nation the will
of party, oitener small, but artful and
enterprising minority of the community;
and according to the alternate triumphs
of different parties, to make the public
administration the mirror otill-concerted
and incongruous projects of faction,
wholesome plans. digested by common
counsels and modified by mutual inter
ests. However combinations or associa'
tions of the above description may now
and then answer popular ends, they are
likely, in the course of time and things
to become potent engines, ny whilst. 1890
ming, ambitious, and unprincipled men
will be enabled to subvert the power OF
the people, and to usurp for themselves
the reins of government; destroying at
terward the very engines which have
lifted them to unjust dominion"
What are these combinations and as
sociations under whatever plausible char
acter"? A man having authority to pu
down mob, supincly and by inactioi
permits it to assume almost the proper
tions of civil war, and then resists TIL
federal authority by every means bu
overt acts, while the latter is putting
down the riot under constitution com
manding him to quell domestic insurrec
tions; and then goes into convention
with which that same lawless element i
i'll sympathy and aids in the passage @
resolution condemning the exccutiv
who preserved the peace-a resolutio,
pointing directly at that act as being al
arbitrary interference by federal author
ties in local affairs" etc.
What awes "the regular and delibera
tive action of the constituted author
ties? A threat of what shall be don
by court as it may hereafter be cor
stituted." Words burning with NOR
than partisanship, with venom.
What are the associations" that ar
referred to? Those disconnected group
which the rccreant son of Massachusetts
is stirring to lawless acts by a feigne
and false sympathy.
What is the plausible character" an
the real design" which is in further flu
flment of prophecy? 1t is in attackin
the present gold basis of finances an
pointing out all its evils, both real an
imaginary. and comparing it with tru
bimetallism without weighing it at a
against the real substitute proposed
which is the monstrous proposition t
fix an absolute and unyieldng ratio 70
metals so that it cannot be changed, II
matter what variations there may be i
values or whatever other EFFICIENCY ma
arise.
1t is in stating authorities who dist
gree with the gold standard theory an
are in favor of national bimetallisr
without stating their absolute conden
nation of the theory in the platform {
those who have usurped the place of trr
democracy and now seek to usurp til
powers of the government "as it ma
hereafter be constituted"
1t is in falsely pretending to the Poop
that the real issue is between gol
standard and bimetalism as discussed i
the books, while they know perfectly we
that the real issue is between a gol
standard and a new theory which nearl
all the books condemn.
1t is in saying to the people orinstane
that Prof. Walker is with them becaus
he says certain things in opposition t
the gold standard without telling thei
that he says that their theory is Quixot
and unworthy the sound practical sen:
of our people"
But it is said that an administratio
reared in the midst of disconnected, jaui
diced and turbulent clements will hay
more influence to control them. Tt
stme reasoning precisely would ha,