The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-09-05
10 TIE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

~ lIIE AA6uNUhJN AGOA LIZ
That par,v which was hurled from power in 1928, |
by the elevation Of Andrew jackson to the Presidency
:. Txst eartv which sustained an inglorions defeat
when warning ior United States Bank in lSS2--That
parv, which first began to call itself WHl9 in the
xrea contest of 1884 and which in that contest was
sgain sisnaly ebaked by an intelligent people, That
pary which sustained another disastrous defeat in the
presidential election of lsS6-That party which, BY
laying asd its accustomed leaders, by denying its former
principles by hypOcrcal professions of Jefersonian
democracy, BY thousand fraudulent prelsnsions and
insineere promises and BY tens OF thousands osandeT-
BUS fasehoods, gained the memorable election OF lS4O
That party which, after having been stripped OF its dis
guise was again Indignantly hurled from power in the
election Of lSil and 49;-That party, now also, as
when under Ae Bank banner in 1888, calling itself the
WEIG PARTY seeks restoration to power.
Do the people Of this country want such rsstOra-
tion7
Do the people want that corrupt and dangerous en-
gine of,he money-power, A U. STATES BANK, re-
storeda
Do the people want perpetuity Of oppressive and
UNEQUAL TAXATION under the form Of an un-
just Tariff law2 =,
Do The people want DISTRIBUTION Law,
which, IN violation o. the Constitution shall increase
the public buthens by squandering portion Of the
public moneys upon those scheming rnonopOliss and
specuators who taen upon the spos Of State legsla
tionP
Do the people want that VETO POWER STRICK
EN- FROM THE CONSTITUTION, which was
placed there by the founders Of the Republic chief
safeguard Of our liberyl
Do the people want party restored to power which
regards the Constitution OF the United States as mere
waste paper, and holds that CONGRESS SHOULD
PASS WHATEVER LAW 1T PLEASEs, in
spite Of the wholesome restrictions OF the Consttu-
iionl
Do The people waLt party IN power which favors
the rich at the expense ofthe poor and the leaders Of
which avow that government should be founded, NOT
UPON THE EQUAL RIGHTS OF MEN but up
on PROPERTY?
Do the peopls want party in power which avows
that it will fsuccessul engage ih proscrpon for
opinions sake" hitherto unexamped in the history Of
our country2
Do the people want party in power which has al
lied itself with the fell spirit Of NATIVE AMERl-
CANlSM, which deny to the oppressed Of other climes
that asylum here, which was promised them by our
fathersf
Do the people want party in power which derives
maxims OF government and its chief measures Of pol
Icy from ALEXANDER HAMILTON,-a profess
cd AONARCHIST, an 4dmirr OF the British Consli-
tuition, and the founder Of the FEDERAL PAR
TYa
Do the people want party in power which includes
within its ranks every living revier OF the ilustous
JEFFERSON; and which, blindly cnging to old abu-
ses invariably oppose those who like Jefferson and
Jackson, liitup the banner Of reform!
Dothe PEOPLE want "a SPLENDID GOV
ERNMENT supported by POWERFUL MONO
POLES AND AR1STOCRATICAL ESTAB-
LISHMENTS;"o or d. they, with the plain-minded and
pure-heared Democracy Of the land desire IA PLAIN
SYSTEM, VOID OF POM2-PROTECTlNG
ALL, AND GRANTING FAvORS TO NONE?"
These questions founded upon the issues now ac
tualy pending between the whg party and the democrat
&c party Of this country Let every patrotireemen pom
them we'll and take heed lest he vote away these blood
bough, liberties upon which he and his children de-
pendent for their happiness