Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-25
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mOcracy connect themselves With . peEDanent
organization. The party is scO-existent With the
foundation Of our republican institutions, and
three.quarters Of the century has 20 eutWihe3
it in the institutions Of oar cOantEyt thGt ~
existence 10 Hxed and irTeVOcable % log -
our government exists.
It has been opposed BY various psFtteg IN
their turn, some Of which have had temP0saS
~ triumphs, but they ultimately Iell uUdeT
the cOnquering march of the imvincible De.
mocracy. The wars Of lanatiCisln have beat
en- against, and have sometimes almost seemed
to cngulf it, but animated by the central prin-
ciple Of justice to all classes and conditions Of
men, it has ever risen in majesty shove the
raging billOws 1t has been opposed by the
eloquence Of Clay and Webster and others Of
less note, but il has withstoOd the assaults Of
all, and the very last act OF these great states
men was to confess their error and commend
the Democracy. We may occasionally be out.
numbered for time, but triumph will soon
follow. We have shaped the Institutions Of
our country from its foundation, and point
with pride to our handiwork, and it is the des-
tiny Of the party to guard, protect and up
hold the nation until the last line of liberty
has been written upon the record Of time.
The following gives historical view Of tho
opposing parties in this country, from the ear
liOst period to the present time. The oppO-
sition to the Democracy, since the orgaRixa-
tion Of the Government, have passed the fol-
lowing laws:
The Alien Law" in 1898, giving the Pres
idcnt (John AdamS) the power 10 order kom
the country any unnaturalized foreigner IL
migth deem suspicious person.
Tho SeditiOn Law" passed in 1898, BY
which any person who wrote OF published
anything against the President OF any Of the
members Of Congress, was liable to be heayi.
y fined and imprisoned, on conviction in the
United States Courts.
An act passed in 1908, extending the term
Of naturalization Of foreigners from five to
fourteen years.
They passed the General Bankrupt Law, in
l64l, which enabled such persons who de-
sired to do SO to repudiate their old debts.
They favored the high tariff Of 1S42, taxed
the farmers, mechanics, and laboring men,
and those engaged in commerce, heavily, for
the benefit off few manufactures in New Eng.
land.
These are all the important laws the oppo-
sition ever passed. Every one Of them was
repealed in less than four years alter their
passage. The opposition to the Democracy
was never continued in power BY the people
more than one term. They never elected but
four Presidents, viz:
John Adams, in 1905.
John q. Adams, in 1924
William II. Harrison, in 1910.
Zachary Taylor, in 1848.
The following Presidents were elected Ay
the Democracy against the efforts Of the %.
position:
Thomas jefferson, In 1900. ,
James Madison, in 1905.
James Monroe, in 1916.
Andrew Jackson, in 1898.
Martin Van BOren. IN 1855
James K. Polk, In 1874
Franklin Pierce in 1869.
James Buchanan, in 1855
At the end Of Mr.. Buchanan,s term In 1851.
the Democracy will have had the Presidency
lorty.eight years to the OppOsition'S sixteen.
The Democrats have had . majority II Con.
gress at least fifty'four years to the oppOsi.
tons ten years. "
The opposition have opposed vainly and in
effectively the following Democratic measures:
The purchase Of the Louisiana Territory in
1902.
They opposed the war with England in
1912. -
Aney were w1illng the British should search
our vessels upon the high seas, aAd take from
them, by force, American scamen. -
They opposed the purchase of Florida in
1919.
They opposed the putting down Of that dan.
gerous and corrupt institution to the liberties
Of our country, mammoth National Bank.
They opposed the adoption Of the Inde.
pendent Treasury law Of 1041. ----z.
They opposed the annexation Of Texas n
lS4. and 46.
Thew opposed the Mexican war n le10.
throughout that struggle
They opposed the purchase Of ArisOGia 10
1854. y
Tho never admitted State. They never
organized Territory They were also against
their country in the time Of war.
Such are the main exploits of the opposi.
ton to the Democracy.