The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-09-10
.e.-g FINDAY OHIO FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER TO- 1863

rob the rich FOR the benefit OF tn
poor, or the poor for the benefit O
of the rich; and views with equa
abhorrenco the partisan who advo
Gates The collection Of unjust claim
and the advocate of the repudiatiol
Of just ones. But, knowing that lie
gal provision for the security of pri
vate property generally suffices TO
the protection OF the rich Democra
cy, without violating individual
rights, will always aim to educate
and elevate the masses OF the peo
pie.
Fifth-Ofiices should be created
only when clearly demanded by nee
essary public business, and such sal
aries be paid as the nature and im-
portance OF the business requires
leaving no just grounds of complaint
or excuse Tor peculation. A policy
that leads to or requires the multipli
cation of offices is anti Democratic,
unjust and dangerous to freedom. A
fpol,cy which changes men in Office
Tor individual profit instead of public
good, is o perversion of the princi-
plies of business, anti-Democratic,
cOrrupting, and perilous to the lib
critics of the people. Official power
is a trust for the common good,
which no public officer has right to
use for his private benefit, and who
ever does so is greater scouudrel
than he who misapplies funds in his
trust; because the official trust is
more sacred, and the wrong done
more difficult to detect aud measure.
Whoever obtains votes under false
pretenses is Il baser knave than he
who obtains goods under false pre-
lenses, and, on account of the great
cr dlllic1lty of detecting aud measur-
ing the evil done. deserves seyerer
punishment and reprObatiOn. Re
garding all officers as servants OF the
people and trustees of power for the
common veal, Democracy favOrs
such modes of appointments and
tenures of Office IS reason and eXpe
rience slow best calculated TO secure
good conduct and efficiency in the
public service, without regard to
private interests, public customs or
individual pretensions. Reason and
experience alike condema frequent
and needless changes OF public Off
GERS, and the generally prevailing
practice of making them for private
benefit, instead of the public good, is
acting in great matter OF the State
aud nation on a principle which would
ruin any private business, and, un
less corrected, will bring the admin
istration OF free government into de-
served contempt. 1t is essentially
TO the principles of Demo
cratic government, aud it behooves
The Democracy OF the United States
10 make war on the practice without
truce or delay, returning to tue JEFF
lcrsonian standard of Official qualifi-
cations-''Is he honest, capable and
faithful z"
"Sixth-Tae immense increase of
national Executive patronage, plac
Ins upwards of one hunired thou
sand offices, besides numerous minor
positions OF emolument, at his dis
pcsaI, and the habit of changing the
to secure or reward EX
ecutive partisanship, have become
dangerous to the liberties OF the
country, and demand a prompt and
remedy. That remedy, at
least in part, and numerous important
national advantages may be found by
that no President shall be
eligible for more than one term,
without q joint resolution of Congress
passed by two thirds vote in each
House previous to the election de-
daring the same, and further pro-
vision that the Presential term shall
be extended to six years.
.'Seyenth-The Democratic doc
Irine of suffrage requires distinct
Democracy has always
held that suffrage is not natural
right of every human being, nor of
sex or race, but a political
privilege, and who should exercise it
. question TO he decided by what will
produce the greatest good TO the
greatest number; and, therefore, as
lar as possible, TO be determined To-
cally, where lies the great body of
Lhe rights of the people. But in
.hcsc local discussions the Demo-
:ratic idea favOrs u broad, rather
han q narrow basis OF suffrage. 1t
s not unmindfnl or regardless of the
tights of women, of minors, OF prop |
,rty, and inferior races; but seeing
,ther effective aad advantageous |
ways these can have their Influence
n all legislation affecting their inter
est, at present it prefers giving the
light Of voting to manhood and
qualifications which will tend to |
,reate bonds of political brotherhood
between the rich and poor, based on
mutual interests, and to avert con-
licts between capital and labor. The
:aucus system, invented by the Dem
,crats, is practical way of fading
mt who is 4 proper person to be vOt-
II for, where 4 constituency is too
arge to know each other personally.
md, in spite OF its glaring imperfec-
ions and corruptions, now adopted
" all parties, should be improved by
he Democracy, and carefully reg u
ated by wise provisions of law.
'These views 1 believe to be ex-
,licilly heli by three iourths OF our
'oling population and only require
Iistinct Democratic enunciation to
licit n substantial response from the
,eople, who well know that neither a
,ublic policy based on passion nor
per Sc. can long rule
without running the country, and
you'd be glad to combine for the
,ublic good, on grounds that would
estore our State and National adj
TO the spirit and prac-
ices of democratic, republican sim
,licity. Should there be Democrats,
rliose mental organization or temper
Ioes not permit them to recognize
xisting facts or conform their ac-
ion 10 great popular char ges, let
hem, for the public good, abdicate
he leadership, and leave the ener
lies of the people free to act in the
inc of life and progress. The ex-
optional political condition of par