New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-20
MONARCHY IN DISGUISE.


before the public in pecuniary point OF
view suffer a thorough exposure and ven
tilation of their affairs. 1t sometimes ap-
pears in such cases that they have been
for years doing business on fictitious cap
ital. and have obtained credit on 'aIse
pretenses.
There was, perhaps, no greater political
deception ever perpetrated than "hen
party essentially aristocratic in It's tenets,
claiming a government OF States and not
of the people in the States, TOOK upon
themselves the name OF Democrat, ana
formed that unsuspecting and comprehen-
sive party called Estate Rights Demo-
Gratis"
A democracy is a governmer: OF the
people, by the people. and for the people.
The constitution which they form is not
intended to limit the people, but
to grant from their plenitude OF
power such defined powers as shall
prevent any agent from committing the
people beyond the proper limit OF repre-
sentation or executive action. The people
in this. part with no atom OF inherent
power, but may amend, alter OK repeal
this limitation at their pleasure. The
republican of early ages. and especially
those who, with Hampden and Russell,
have e1pounded the true principles OF
Anglo-Saxon liberty, always feared the
zone man power"-the government OF
'single person" to which the old English
republican was so hostile. This was also
the dominant sentiment among the men
who framed the American constitution.
They believed in the right OF the
people to govern themselves. They
defined exactly the powers dele
gated to the executive. Those powers are
guarded with great jealousy. The
veto is power to compel representative
reconsideration, nothing more. The real
sovereignty of every country is in that
'.pajesty Of the people" apostrophised by
the great republican orator Of the revolu-
ton. The first party distinction in the
Union was between those who desired a
larger power in the federal government
and especially in the executive department,
and those republicans who believed that
the representative department OF the gov
ernment could be more safely entrusted
with the rights of the people.
When, therefore, we find such sentl-
ment as that which.we shall quote uttered
by an authority which processes to be
democratic, it is plain that deception
has been practiced upon the real Democ-
racy of the country:
The will of the legislative department in
a majority in Congress is absolute, SO far as
the other departments of the governments
are concerned.
A power which has absolute unity in itself
in the legislative, executive and judicial de-
partments of government Is pretty ialr
description Of despotism.
This is an exposition of the government
of the people working out the purposes of
the people, under the organisms consti-
tuted by the people for hatpurpose. This
is democratic constitutional government.
The executive and representative depart
ments are elected by the people. States
are formed by aggregations of people. The
departments mentioned choose the judi
ciary. This is q democratic OF repub-
lican government as nearly pure and as
nearly based on the will of the people as
it exists anywhere on earth. Why it
should be called despotism by an organ Of
Democracy we can not imagine. 1t only
shows Of what incongruous and incon-
sistent elements the State rights Democ-
racy was composed.
We have heretofore had occasion to ex-
pose preference fox San honest military
despotism" reiterated from the same quar-
ter. Tried thus by all the tests Of repub-
licanism from the days of Brutus to
those of Emmet or Mirabeau, We claim
to be nearer their standard Of liberty
regulated by law. than those who, with
the name of Democracy on their lips.
cultivate discomfort toward a republican
form Of government. They paint an at
tractive picture of the monarch on his
throne. with an abhorrent sketch of
tyrannical mob. headed by a military
despot prosecuting all good and honorable
men.
Our creed may be stated in few words.
We believe in the political omnipotence
OF the people in the indispensable i'm.
portance of their moral and intellectual
education. We deny the superior wisdom
Of a personal dynasty. or the superior
virtue of an established priesthood. The
representatives Of a people are the most
fit persons to administer the trusts Of the
people. 1t is not when kings are recog-
nizing the representative rights Of their
subjects. OK flying from their thrones;
when the spiritual authority. once exercis-
ing temporal sway throughout the civil
lied world. has shrunk in its power and
pretensions to pa!try province in petty
State, that Americans should be called to
distrust their own representatives, and in
vite IAN homes. military despotism' to ad-
minister their government. But Demo
cratic" doctrine as prefering king to free
and representative system, is contradic-
ton in terms which all intelligent Ameri-
cans will appreciate and avoid.
THE HERALD AND GOVERNOR KELLOGG.
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