The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-03-07
The History or the Democratic
aera Party. bov1

Saulsbury--the "secesh'' Senator
from little Delaware-lately made a
speech in which he attributed all our
woes to the Republican party, and laud-
ing the Democratic party, declared
that the Democratic party was "born
with its country's birth and died with
its country's DEATH" Senator Doohttie,
in a brief, concise, speech gave the
Democratic party, as follows:
MIR. DooLITTLE-I wish to say few
words in reply to my friend from Del
aware. / say that the Democratic par
ty, by name, is a party of very modern
origin | remember before 1T was born
/ was present at its christening. And
/ propose now to strip off the vail,
which covers what is claimed some.
times to be the glorious antecedents OF
the great Democratic party. What Is
the fact. Mr.. President? In 1898 the
Republican party was originated. JET
ferson, Madison, Monroe, and the great
statesman ofthat period, were its found
ers. In 1900 the Republican party
elected Jefferson President for four
wears. In 1904 the Republican party
elected Jefferson again for four years
more. In 1908 it was the Republican
party which elected Madison President
of the United States. In 1872 the Re-
publican party elected, Madison a Sec
ond time President the United States.
In 1916 the Republican party elected,
Mr.. Monroe as President of tho United
States, and again in 1920 elected him
without any opposition whatever. The
party opposed to the Republican party
during all the period from 800 to isYo
was the Federal party. In 1920 the
Federal party as such yield up existence
and in 1924 there We're four candidates
for the Presidency, every one OF them
i. as Republicans, not as Democrats AZ
all. Mr.. Crawford was the nominee
of the regular caucus in 1924, Gen
Jackson ran as an independent Repub
lican candidate from Tennessee, ano
Mr.. Clay as an independent Republican
candidate from Kentucky, and MIR. Ad'
ans as an independant Republic can
didate 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 peo-
7 ple. and it went to the House Of Repre-
sentatives, and Mr.Adams was chosel
! President. In 1928 Gen. Jackson wa
, nominated by the people; not as Dem
ocratic candidate, bnt as the people
candidat and Republican and wa
elected President. And IN 1882, 10
, the first time in history of this country
+ was the assumption given to the lie
publican party, or that branch OF
which supported Gen. Jackson, OF tn
: Democratic Republican party. 1t wa
J, the contriyanoe of Y an Buren to secure
. not the nomination of Gen. jackson
but his own nomination as Nlcc-fTe'
: ident under it. And it was when TN
e first national convention ever called l
! the United States, called at the instigi
: tion of Mr. Van Buren and his friend
c for the first time, that branch OF tn
: Republican party which supporte
n Con. Jackson assumed the name {
II Democratic Republican. In 1855
/ assumed the same, in ls4O the SAM
2 From that gradually it began to dro
1t the name of Republican and adopt tn
0 name of Democratic.
r Mr.. Salisbury, in reply to MIR. Do
n little, said he had known HIM when
was High Priest in the good old Den
'r ocratic party.-He had no doubt tn
Mr.. Doolittie would say, as others sal
thatbe did not abondon his, Democrat
70 principles, but that the Democrat
party abandoned its principles; :,
Mr.. Doolittle-I did not leave y
Democratic party. Neither did u
Democratic party leave me. All tn
r was good in that party came with II
ct into the Union party, ard are the
t, now. 4.
i, Mr.. Lane, ofIndiana, Union)-l +,
to point of order. 1t is not IN ord
as to hold an inquest on the corpse OF Il
le Democratic party when the Coroner
n. not here.