Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-11-27


mhen party lines were not strictly drawn
The Washington administration were ena
bled to carry all the important measure.
which they brought forward through botl
houses of Congress.
The federalists continued to call thei,
opponents anti-federalists, by which they
meant enemies to the Constitution. INIT
the year 1898, when Citizen Genet ARR.
we'd IN this country as the first ambassa
doris from the French republic. The oppo.
sltlon to the administration of Washington
warmly sympathized with the French re-
publcans, and received Genet with omen
arms; although he sought to involve the
United States ina war with Great Britain,
and issued commissions to vessels of war
TO sail from American ports, and cruise a.
gainst The enemies Of France. It appears
to have been expected in France that the
United States would engage on his side,
from treaty stipulations or inclination, a.
gainst England. Washington and his ca
binet were Of opinion that this country was
not bound to take part in war begun by
France; and in April, 1893, the celebra-
ted proclamation of neutrality, by Presi-
dent Washington was issued, which has
been the guide of the nation ever since in
affairs with foreign nations.
Mr.. Genet was said to have introduced
into this country the idea of democratic
Societies" which were first formed in the
United States about this time, in imitation
of the Jacobin clubs in Paris. After the
fall of Robespierre, these clubs or secret
societies, fell into disrepute both in France
and America. From this time the Fede-
ralists stigmatized their political opponents
as democrats" but they always refused
to acknowledge the name, and called them
selves "Republicans," and their opponents
"Torles" "Monarchists," or "Aristocrats,"
according to circumstances. Some, of the
violent federalists called their opponents
"Jacoblns," but the name never grew into
general use. 1t is to be observed that Mr..
Jefferson in his writings never uses the
name Of Democratic" as applied to his
political friends, but uniformly calls them
"Republicans." The Federalists, however,
always called them, in derision or other
wise Democrats" and these terms of
"Federalists, " Republicans" and Demo
Gratis" continued in use until after the close
of the war with Great Britain, in 1915,
and the election Of Mr. Monroe to the Pres
idency, in 1916, when a dissolution of the
old parties generally, took place, and what
was called "the era Of good feelings" took
place, and continued until the Presidential
election Of 1924.
We must here allude to the formation
OF local and personal parties connected with
politics in several Of the States, after the
election Of Jefferson to the Presidency III
1904. Such parties arose in various States
where the republican OF democratic were
in the majority, but did not assume much
importance anywhere except in the State
Of New York. In this State Colonel Aa-
ron Burr was the acknowledged leader Of
the republican party. In consequence of
an equal vote between him and Jefferson,
1t became the duty of the House of Repre-
sentatives in Congress, as the Constitution
then stood, to decide which of the two re-
publican candidates should be President.
The federalists supported Burr, and the re-
publicans voted for Jeferson-and after a
protracted contest Jefferson was chosen
President, and Burr of course was declared
Vice President. This affair caused divi-
sion in the republican party in New York.
George Clinton, Dewitt Clinton, Judge
Spencer, Morgan Lewis, the Livingstons,
and other leading republicans entering the
list against the Vice-President (Burr,) and
his friends. Parties were then called
"Clintonians" and "Burrites," and Burr
attempting to run for Governor against
Morgan Lewis, in 1904, was compelled to
rely mainly on the federalists for support.
The consequence was the political prostra-
ton of Burr and the little band of repub-
licans who supported him. Subsequently,
the republicans fell out with Governor
Lewis, but few of his political friends adj
hered to him, and the federalists endeavo-
red to sustain him, but he was easily pros
trated by the superior popularity of Daniel
D. Tompkins, who was then young man,
and Judge Of the Supreme Court He
was brought forward by the Clinton por-
ton of the republican party, headed by
Dewitt Clinton and Judge Ambrose Spen-
Ger, and it is curious fact that these same
leaders were engaged years afterwards in
a crusade against Tompkins; Mr.. Clinton
being the successful candidate against him
for Governor, in 1920. In the contest of
the Republican party with Governor Lew
is, in 1907, the few republicans who adhe-
red to the Governor were called "Lewis-
ties The personal friends Of Colonel
Burr who were always active in politicsre-
tanned the name Of '.Bunites.'
In 1912 Dewitt Clinton was the favor
lite candidate of the republican party Of
New York for President, and he was NOM
mated for that high Office by large ma
jority of the republican members of the le-
gislature. Mr.. Madison, however, received
the nomination of the caucus Of the repub-
lican members of Congress at Washington,
and war having been declared with Great
Britain, Mr.. Madison was considered the
war candidate, and Mr.. Clinton, who reoei-
we'd the support Of the federalists in this
and other States, was called the peace par
ty candidate. The friends of Clinton in.
this State were called "Clintonians," and
the opponents "Madisonians." The success
of Mr.. Madison in his reelection TO the