The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-03-28
From the Portsmouth Times.
Old school RepubIicanism vs..
Modern RepubIicanIsm: p

sumes the distinctive name OF the old demo-
cratic party Of which Thomas Jefferson was
the leader. They are fond Of quoting his
opinions, and the claim 10 preferred uncess-
ingly that his principles are Identical with
theirs. We shall not argue about this mat.
ter, just now; it ID enough that we present
series Of facts, which defy such analysis
| as shall favor the preteneions Of these new
found admirers of Mr.. Jefferson. =
We want the reader to note that the old
Democratic party Of l796-lS00 was strong
est in precisely those localities where the
Democratic party in 1869 10 dominant to- day.
Further, we wish him to observe that where
the old school Republican," of 1900 were
weakest, the new.light sham Republicans
are strongest. In other words, the Demo.
cratic party of 1859 is entrenched, 30 far SO
majorlties go, In the same States it held in
l796-lS00; and the modern Republican
! (OPPosition) party preponderates in the
same States that were carried against Mr..
Jefferson in 1896, and 1900.
Observe, First, That the stronghold OF
Black Republication is New England
The six States comprising that part OF the
Confederacy are now represented in both
branches of the National Legislature by q
solid phalanx Of Black Republican Con-
gressmen. Every district has been carried
against the Democrats. How was it in
1896 when, for the first time, Mr.. Jefferson
was q candidate for the Presidency! Not
one vote was given him by a New Eng
land State-n0t one! John Adams Feceiv.
ed II votes, and of these, 39--more than
hOlf-came from New Hampshire, Vermont,
anhr ofk holo I'll
and. The populsr expression in New Eng.
land was not more decidedly adverse to Mr..
Buchanan, three years ago, than against
Mr.. Jefferson, sixty years before. Here is
a striking coincidence. What will you do
with it!
Observe, Secondly, That in New England,
at the election Of 1900, the result was pre-.
ciseIy the same as it had been in 1885,
Electoral vote-39-was cast for Mr.. Ad.
ans; for Mr.. Jefferson, as before, not one.
Thus second time repudiated, utterly, in
that very section that now as emphatically,
| repudiates Mr.. Buchanan. The old and the
new-the man and the party of 1900 snd the
man and the party Of lS56-are just alike
Will some OF our modern sham Repub blicans
explain the phenomenon Do! or else
shut up your mouths about Thomas Jetfer.
son, and Thomss Jeffersons principles being
yours.
In 1904, there was no systematic opposi-
ton to Mr.. Jeferson's re. election, In con-
sequence of this, the electoral colleges were
nearly unanimous for him. He received
1862 votes out l76. Nine of the IA given
to Mr.. PlnkDey came from Connecticut, a
strong Republican State. Al this election,
Mass .chusetts-for the first, last, and only
time-cast her suffrages for a Democratic
presidential nominee. Her sixteen electo,
raj votes we're given to Mr.. Jefferson, and
here, observe that this circumstance was stig.
matized by Joseph Quincy, jr., as "sxteen
evidences Of the existence of the Slave
Trade in Massachusetts! !" A harsher ex.
preston could not have been employed
1t is intensely significant of the real feeling
of that time, and shows up sham Republi.
can pretension in a strong light. This 10.
| siah Quincy, jr., was living in 1856, and
( gave Fremont a decided and-we will saw
it-an intelligent support. He knew wha,
he was about.
Towards the close OF Jefferson's second
term, in 1908, a caucus of the old.school
Republican members of Congress nomina-
ted Mr.. Madison for the Presidency. We
notice that the authority of his name is often
invoked by the modern Republicans. Well,
how many votes did he receive in New Eng
land! But six-those of Vermont. The
votes of Massachusetts,, the of New Hnmp.
shire, 4 from Rhode Island and 9 from Con
necticut were given to c. c. Pinkney, and
made up 36 Of the Al cast for him over all
the Union. Observe Mis, will you! Ex.
plain it too
How was 1t in 1919, when Mr.. Madison
was candidate for reelection The same
story, exactly. He got the support of bu,
one New England State-Vermont, with
her 8 electoral votes-while the colleges oil
Massachusetts (22), New Hampshire (s)
Rhode Island (4), and Connecticut (9) de-.
clared for Dewitt Clinton.
Thus we have established the fact tha,
New England was as strongly adverse to the
old Jeffersonian Democratic party as she il
against the party which in 1859 supports the
Administration of James Buchanan. Gain.
say our proofs-let him who can!
Having thus shown that the stronghold oil
modern sham Repnblicanism was the strong
hold OF the enemies of old-school Jefferso.
nian Republicanism, we shall next demon
strate, by the same kind Of proofs, that the
States which were reliably "Republcan," }"
from 1895 to 1912, are a. reliably Demo.
cratic now.
In 1896, Mr.. Jefferson received SO elec.
toral votes for the Presidency-all from the
South, except IA given by Pennsy
This looks like 1856.
In'1sO0, his electoral vote was 73-all
from the South, except Pennsylvania (8)
and New York (l2); 90 in all.
In 1904, there was no organized oposition
to him, as stated above.
In 1908, Mr.. Madison, cold school Repub-
lican," carried every southern State except
Delaware.
In 1919, he carried every southern State
except Delaware. Maryland dvided-cast-
ing 6 votes for him, and for Dewitt Clin
ton. At the North, he received the support
of two States only, Vermont and Pennsyl.
vania.
From these facts it will be seen that the
"oId-schoo! Republican" party was as much
OF a Southern party as the Democratic party
Of to, day And where it was all.conquer'
ing. the modern sham Republican party
does not 80 much as exist and neuer did
Comment is needless.
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