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becomes tyrannous, corrupt and an
bearably despotic. Our security lies in
a rigid adherance to the Constitution;
and in the administration of our federal
affairs, our Individual safety, the per-
petuity of the Republic ard of free
government depend upon it. We can
not afford 10 GU. lonse. ard venture
recklessiy upon legislation ~ govern
mental action as party expectancy. or
the whims and caprice OF mere nn-
merical ma ority.may- dictate or sug-
gest. This will give US Mobocracy for
Constitutional goverpmnnt-the mo@s
despotic ard Dangerous of all forms If
/ government.
While our vanity Leads ia to boast e
a superior wisdom and more extended
knawlefge OF the science of govern:
ment than was possessed by our, faith
ers and those who famed the conssitc.
tion 1T Is Very safe, ard especially So
in these days, for us toinsist, as they
did, on strict construction of the con.
seitution; on the exercise OF none but
delegated powers by the Federal gov
eminent; on limiting: the exercise Of
the taxing powsr 10 public purposes
only, and on the maintenance and pre-
servation OF the rights OF the States,
las the sufest guatante. against arti-
republican tendencies
To sh4se who are in: be habit re-
fecting and observing the trend of
events, there is much in the present
condition OF the country to awaken dis
trust and exeia. alarm for. the future.
1t is useless to attempt 10 disguise the
fact, that by reason OF the preverson of
the powers OF government a distinctly
privlit ged class has been created and
grown upin this country, for the benefit
OF which all the privileged are lald
under heavy burdens and subject to a.
system OF taxation which il none tht.
less robbery because aeeomplis he'd I'M
der the form of law Il has created
miillonaires and gildea palaces on the
one hand, AMI penury, want. .hoyelszand
rags on the other. 1t has Impoverished
and is impoyerishing, the mechanic, the
farmer and agriculturist and is DESTROY
ing class which is the surest butwark
and support ut the State Protection
while it has made its ,nillionaires, has
also caused to be piaslered over with
mortgages for millions of debt some of
the falrest and most productive por-
lions of the Republic. 1t has throttleu
labor under the gulse of being its friend. :
and assassinated agriculture, by de-
stroying the markets for it's surplus.
1t is the mission. therefore, of true
democracy to fight for the redemption !
of the country and of the people from |
this monstrous system, this cruel, heart
less, mexcusabie system Of legalized
robbery. There should be a bold and I
agg ressive fight made on the lines in
dicated. No cowardly lodging, or
or straddlirg of these issues.
There must be clean methods, and clean
men for public Office. Machine meth
DDS and machine mea have wrought
mischief enough, and under the grow.
ing and more healthy public sentiment
these will be banished, and will be re-
remembered ere long as the fungus
growths of corrupt and degraded con-
dltion of party poliucs. Neither of the
political parties can longer afford to
1efy the better elements in each.
which are becomming more and more
hostile to such methods and more IA Z
7orable to purer methods and higher
standard of political acrion. K
have no idea who are likely to be
he standard bearers of the democracy
n the next campaign in this State. /
rope the party viii act wisely and choose
he hest men-men whom the Office
eeks and not office seekers--for The
Tarious offices to be filled; men of
,nown integrity and character, whose
Ibihty and fitness for the office shall
ommend them to the public, and COM 1
nand, if not success at the polls, the {
expect at least Of their opponents. / /
Q not think, as our republican friends
fleet to believe. that the democratic: {
arty is mori6und IN West Virginia. j
ur ITS condition Is pst such as TO admit | |
/ any folly, or supiheness on the part i
its adhefents. The blunders and ]