Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-01-23

| tuIeG snail not De protected al tue eX
pense Of the farmer-Ihat the banker
should not be exempt from the payment
of his debts, while the farmer is COMPEL
ed TO pay his; hence. their insertion o
what is famiIiarly called the "private re-
spOnsibility clause" in bank charters. anC
hence, their determination to insist upon
that clause. 1t is their love for the prin
ciples that arrays them in opposition t.
the establishment Of national bank, Civ
ing to few the control of the curr encJ
and the custody of the funds of the ma
ton, and induce them TO urge the re-e8
tablishment of the independent treasury
law, by the provisions of which the funds
of the people are kept by agents Of theil
own selecting.
1t is their love for these principles too
which induce them TO take the forei igner
by the hand and welcome him to our hap.
py land, and invite HIM to participate in
our government. We find no Naive
Americans amongst the democrats.
Can such party, with such principles
at heart, fail TO triumph? To doubt it, is
doubling the capacity of man for selEgov-
srnment. They cannot fail.
But should we want further assurance
Of our success in the coming contest, we
have only 10 look to the present condis
ton of our political opponents. By the
death of President Harrison they are
taught the necessity of running candid
ates who dare make disclosures for the
public eye
This is all that is necessary TO insure
their defeat. Had the democracy in 1910
been able to have driven them to this, the
result Of that contest would have been
far different. What we then failed to do
however, President Tyler, the man ol
their own choice, has done for US; and
they will now place before the public,
candidates whose principles are too we'll
known 10 require further disclosures for
the public eye Indeed, believe they
will have for The Presidency man, said
by them tObethevery'smbodIment of whig
principles Be this as it may, if Mr.
Clay is their candidate, his principles
must be theirs, for he has shown to the
world thai he is not to be 'palsiad by the
will of his constituents
We have only, then, to look to the po-
litical principles of Mr.. Clay to learn
what measures the wbig party will adopt
if honored' with the confidence Of the
people. We will here find that they are
in favor of a liberal construction of the
cOnstitution-or in other words, treat it
entirely as dead letter-a high tariff for
protection, accompanied as il always has
been, with an extravagant expenditure
ofthe public mOney-sn assumption OF the
debts of the States, to benefit the rich
bond holder--a distribution of the public
domain; and to complete our ruin, the
re- establishment Of an United StatesBsnk.
And we would further find this whig par
ty backed up by the wealth Of this natioh,
and portion Of Europe's; and that they
would stop not until these measures were
adopted.
Such, fellow citizens, is the issue be-
tween US and our opponents; and such
being the issue, who can for moment
doubt the result.
Again, remember that the ballot box
is now protected by law. II cannot now,
as in 1910, be polluted by, the touch OF
the 'pipe. layer'-it is open now only to
the citizen of the district In which it is
kept.
And with all this, should any faint
hearted democrat still doubt our success
let me point him with pride and pleasure
TO the assemblage here at this inclemen'
season of the year, of thousands of free
men, who have left their homes to tests
fy their attachment to the glorious cause
in which we are engaged, and surely ht
can doubt our triumph no longer.
The following persons were appointed
from their respective districts TO nomin
ale to the Convention, Presidential cleo
tors, and delegates 10 the National Con
ventiOn: