The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-15
POLITICAL.
QUESTIONS OUT OF A POLITICAL
CATECHISM
Question. Pray, sir, what politics do you protest.
Answer Sir, / am Democrat.

Question Pray, sir. what politics do you profess!
Answer. Sir, am Democrat.
O. In what does your democracy consist1
A. To be I" oil things Fat tmesl to oil men," To
advocate the establishment and utility OF national bank
in 1916 and repudiste il in 1928. To oppose Sub
treasury in 1884, and to aud it TO the skies in 1887
To advocate tie democracy OF August and September,
1897, declared and expounded by the Albany and
what has declared and expounded to be by the repub
lican committees in December, 1887 after the Loco
ocos (Which ill then the tail end Of all parties, as
pronounced by the Globe and Argus) were admitted
into ranks
Q. What, then, is your definition Of Iocofacol
A. The present definition is equivalent TO democrat
Before this found by Van Buren, TO be the case,
called them AgraIians, FANNY Wrightmen, Infdels.
Radicals, Four-barrcl party, &c, but Mr. Ming ana
Mr. Slamm, and their associates, satisfied Mr. Van
Buren, they the true Democratic party, end there
fore, the Conservatives turned out OF the party
O. What do you mean by Conservatives!
A. | mean party that supported Van Buren, for
President through thick and thn and afterwards would
not obey his orders to support the SUD Ireasary sys
tenn!
O. What do you mean by the Sn5- Treasury system,
A. mean system that would concentrate the whole
money power with the sword, in the hands Of the Exc
cutive, and ruin all the banks-a power that would
enable the Executive to accumulate patronage and
power to extent that would pcpetua.e him and us in
Office.
O. thought the Constitution gave Congress the
power of regulating the Treasury
A. So il did, according to its ancient construction,
but we have found shorter way that is Ito consrue
the Constitution understand it," And surely the
party only understand il in such il
shall best answer the good (the party Ask Mr. But
er-the former, mean the present Attorney General
Of the United States I'LL Septsmbcrwhether this is mo-,
the defniton and Mr. Butler is certainly the best
expounder Of Constitutional law have ever had in
this country. g..
L. han tho fttttnpt 10 o al
subserye only the interests Of the party!
A. Certainly ~.
@ Has not the country at large something to say
about this affair."
A. The country at large has nothing to do with it,
We the democracy the country in its proper and
legitimate sense.
Q. In what dictionary do you find your definition!
A, In no dictionary. We want such trash
Webster's, Walkers Johnson's dictionaries. They
were all rank ars,ocrats, and that enough for the
true democracy.
Q Do you hold the doctrine that the democracy Of
numbers or as II. Blocker quantity calls it, King num-
bers the true test Of republican country TO what
the people want and ought to havel ..@... r.
A. II was once the doctrine ~-hs, p.r,y
the majority, but it has since been exploded.
@, Why so!
A. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it is rather now an in
convenient doctrine.
Q. Please expainl IT,, ... ".s ..:. r.
A. WE'LL If the truth must out, we have lost already
twenty States in the recent elections, and con-
foundedly afraid that shall lose the remaining six
We incline to the opinion that the minority OF
numbers" should govern.
Q. Do you consider Presidents orders and OPT
MONS to be always definite and conclusive upon the
party!
A. Certainly so long as he processes our democ-
racy.
O. What do yon consider the Bible of your democ-
racyl a.%. .". H..
A. The Globe and Argus.
@. Do you believe all they say!
A. Certainly
O. But when they contradic themselves how do you
then manage!
O. We take their last assertions to be the true de-
mocracy We follow in this the Revised Statutes, (and
remember Mr.. Butler of the Revsors,) "the
last clause or section shall prevail"
Q. Good day, sir, may ask you, perhaps at another
time few more questions
A. I shall answer them with great pleasure Q.
[Greensborough, IN CO. Patriot.