Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-08-24

TTTOHUT, IIUOTITO
withdraw their votes from him. WISH THAT
AT THE END OF THE FOUR YEARS,
THEY HAD MADE HIM FOREVER mel
IGlBLE A SECOND TINE"
This is the strong and most unoquivocal Ian
guago of Jefferson; aud yet the locooco federal
isis say this is Hartford Convention doctrine
But we have not done these denunciaors of
the one term doctrine not only Jederalisis them
selves, in their views on this subject, but they are
arront hypucres Ont Of their own mouths will
we condemn them.
In pamphlet entitled Proceedings and ad-
dress OF the Vermont Republican Convention
friendly to the election of Andrew jackson to the
next Presidency of the United States, holden at
Montpelier, June 81, 1928" "printed by Geo. w.
Hill Patriot Office we find an address to the peo.
pie of Vermont o5-CORNELIUS p VAN
NESS Seth Cushman, Charles Linsley, Benz. f.
Bailey deceasedl and Hcmdn Lo,cy constituted
the committee TO draft this address. They say
Before we close, we would barely point TO the
important and beneficial results, which would be
sure 20 flow, from n determination, TO discontinue
ibe practice Of dD0rbg The President tCith second
election In that case, the time and attention OF
the Chief Magistrate and the patronage Of the
government, which are now so VIGOROUSLY given
mp TO the purpose ofsecuring re- election, would
probably be devoted to the interest Of The Coun
try. AT any rate the causes which kow induce
to n course so subversve of the public good, and
so derogntory to the honor and character Of the
nation would be removed. No sensible and c0n
did man. therefore, can fuilio perceive The p,opriey
and adrantoge ofthis change" Page H.
Again When C, P. VAN NESS proved trail
tor to the old republicans who supported John
Quincy Adams, and suddenly came out for Gen.
Jackson he strongly preached the ONE TERM
DOCTRINE. Hear him; in hls address to the
people. March IS, 1927:
we cannot but be struck with the proprety OF mol
continuing any President hereafter Ermore hdn one
term al The measures Of The first Jour gears are
suJSerUient 10 the object Of securing second cleo.
ton: and The interest Of The country is lef IN The
back ground. lit was understood that the Pres.
ident could have but one term the inducements
for such course would be removed, and the
whole period OF each administration would lie de.
voted exclusively to the public interest. For the
reason stated, MS well rs to favor the republican
doctrine of rotation in Office, the adoption Of this
principle could not fail 10 prove highly salutary.'
Thus the locoiocOs eeclioneered in 1927 and
1923: then the doctrine was democratic, and we
doubt not that on this ground alone, many of the
honest citizens of Vermont were led to support
Gen Jackson.
Well The General was elected, pledged on this
point, aud what said he? Read:
81 would therefore recommend such an amend
mcnt of the Constitution as may remove all inter
mediate agency in the election of President and
Vice President" Gin connection with such an
amendment, 1t tUouH seem ddri=able 10 limit Mt
service ofhc chief magistrate 10 SINGLE ERIN
Of eithcr four or sir gears" Message, 1880
6 have heretofore recommended amendments
n a tutia tl,p pIp .,
President and Vice President to the people, and
limiting The Serpice Of The former 10 a SINGLE
TERM. So important do consider these chan
ges in our fundamental law, that cannot, in ac
cordancc with my sense Of duty, omit to pres.
them upon the consideration of new Congress.
Message, 1881.
" | trust that may he also rardoned for renew.
ing the recommendation have so often submit
ted to your attention, in regard TO the mode Of
olecting the President aud Vice President Of the
United States" "Could this be attained, and the
terms of those officers be limited TO n SINGLE
PERIOD of either four or six years, lhiuk oul
Hbenies icopH possess an additional safeguards y
.NcSSGge, 1884
Here then is documentary proof The one
term doctrine was democratic, in 1857 and 1888
it was said to be democratic, too in 1927 nnd
from that time TO 1884, the Jackson men, as {
party, adopted it i'll 1925 Van Ness electioaeereC
with it, and Jackson preached it. And no0: oh
MIR. Van Ness and the party lenders would cleo
Mr.. Van Buren, for second term, aud the locofo
co organs denounce the term doctrine AZ
Hartford Convention measure
What say the honest old Jackson men to thi
exposition Of the hypocrisy and duplicity of Val
Ness and Co.? viii they longer be used as tn
mere tools Of unprincipled demagogues? Ant
what say the old democrats will you swallow tn
Hamiltonian doctrne-or go with Harrison 10
the true democratic doctrine of ONE TERN
ONLY?
10 " ashngton Benevolent Societies ieder
nsm.-PGiriot.
What of it : Wen see. The federalists fire
quenlly and the WindHr Washingtonan par
ticularly in 1914 styled old Tip "Granny liarr
SON." The Globe in 1910 does the same thing
and the little echoes follow suit. And to rcvers
this test; in 1914, the democrats admired and SUP
ported Harrison In 1910 the loco focos abus
him by all sorts of hard stories and bad names
We come then to this conousion--lhe ocos stan
on the old federal ground But again in wha
company do the loco ioco abusers of Harrison fin
themselves All with James Buchanan, VIII