Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-25

claimed sometimes to be the glorious ante
cedent ofthe great Democratic party. What
is the fact, Mr.. PRESIDENT In 1908 the Re-
publican party was originated; Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, and the great statesmen
of that period were its founders.
In 1900 the Republican party elected
Jefferson President for four years. In 1904
the Republican party elected jefferson again
for four years moro. In 1903 it was the
Republican PARTY which elected Madison as
President OF the United States. In 1912
the Republican party elected Madison a
second time President of the United States.
In lsi6 the Republican party elected Mon
roc as President o. the United States, and
in 1890 elected him without any opposition
whatever. The party opposed to the Re-
publican party during all that period from
1900 to 1920 was the Federal party.
In 1920 the Federal party, as such, yield
ed up its existence, and in 1924 there were
four candidates for the Presidency, every
one of chem running rs Republicans, not as
Democrats at all. Mr.. Crawford was the
nominee of the regular cancus. In 1924
General Jackson ran rs an Independent. Re
publican candidate from Tennessee, and Mr.
Clay as an Independent Republican candi-
date from Kentucky, and Mr.. Adams as an
Independent Republican candidate from
New England for he at that time had given
in his adhesion to the Republican, party.
In 1924 there was no choice Of President
by the people. 1t went to the House OF
Representatives and Mr.. Adams was chosen
President In 1923 General Jackson was
nominated by the people, not as q Demo
cratic candidate, but as the peoples candi-
date, and a Republican was elected Presi-
dent of the Upitcd States, and in 1882, for
the first tine in the history of this country,
Vas tic assumption given to the Republican
party, or that branch of it which supported
General jackson, Of the Democratic Republi.
can party. 1t was ts,c contrivancc of Mr.
Van Burcn 10 secure, not the nomination OF
General ,sackson, but his own nomination as
Vice President under it, and it was then
the first National Convention was called in
the United States-callet, at the instigation
of Mr. Van Burcn and his friends. For the
first time that branch of the Republicans
which supported General jackson assumed
the name of Democratic Republican. In
1886 it assumed the same and in 1910 the
same. From that time gradually it began
to drop the name of Republican and tc
adopt the name of Democrat.
Mr.. Doolittlc contended that the Whis
and Democratic parties had gone to piece!
and from their runs had sprung into ex
istence the Republican party of Jefferson
and Madison. On these ideas it stoot
pledged to-day, as from the beginning. Ths
true Republican party was based upon trutl
which never died. those who represent
cd the Republican party to-day were true tc
the principals upon which it was reorgan
lied in 1884, 1856 and 1860, it would rul,
the aestiuies of the country for q century tc
come.
Mr.. Salisbury, Of Delaware, in reply t.
Mr.. Doolittle, said he had known him wher
he was high priest in the good old Demo
cratic party. lie had no doubt that Mr.
Dooittle would say, as Others have sale
that lie did not abandon his Democrat,
principals, but that the Democratic part,
had abandoned his principles.
Mr. Doolitt!e. | did not leave the Demo
cratic party, neither did the Democrat,
party leave me all that was good in that par
ty came with me into the Union party, ano
is there now.
Mr.. Lane, of Indiana. rise to point o
order. 1t is not in order to hold and in
quest on the corpse Of the Democratic part,
when the coroner is not here