Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-07-21
A DEMOCRAT TIC REVIVAL.

The autumn with n tear;
Then comes old winter, Death, and all
Must fnd their level there.
A DEMOCRAT7 Revival.
From the foundation OF the Rcpub-
lie until comparatively recent peri
cd, the Democratic theory Of our poll
teal system was the one most gcner-
ally accepted by the people and their
leading statesmen. That theory is
that the Union and Government of
the United States were founded upon
compact, and derived their being and
powers from the several States; that
the Federal Constitution, being dele
cation Of specific powers to a common
political agency by sovereign and in
dependent States, should be strictly
construed in favor of the inherent and
original rights of the sovereign
parties that the bond OF union
between the integral parts is not force,
but the sense Of common interest, mu-
tual dependence, and reciprocal affec-
ton and that the spirit appropriate
to the administration of tho govern
ment of such union is the spirit of
liberty rather than the spirit of des-
potism.
In those days there was hardly a
statesman to be found who would
make any explicit statement of prin-
ciples differing essentially from the
foregoing. Even the writings OF
Hamilton, the founder of the Federal
party, are often quoted by Democratic
statesmen as good authority in respect
to the fundamental nature and princi-
piles of our fabric of government. The
real difference between the Democratic
party on the one hand, and the FEEDER
al party and its successors on the 9th
er, was in the different spirit with
which the government was admins
tered by them whenever they had con-
troll of it-thc one usually adhering
closely to the true nature Of our sys.
TEN, and the other practically tending
to centralism and arbitrary pewer
I, The political and military conflict
with the secession movement of Ger
~oro NOR a~nI;ci, ayowoI bv mony writers
and nuhi;c snaaLers Of ant. Democrat
IL doctrines President lincoln in his
messages to Congress, gave expression
to views and feelings which tended
unconsciously TO himself, TO subveri
,ho fadorai Il roo,ar of t5o ITn;on
Powers were also EXERCISED repeatedly
hv ,bo pyos,dont and Coporess which
,.oro moi confsred bv tbs Const;tu,
t;on and in some instances were al
rectiv antaoonistic to its in;unctions
! AZ tbe Close Of the conflict = scheme
of reconstrnction was adonted which
wos no CLEARLY Unconstitutional as 1,
was iniudicious And from time tc
time financial and other measures have
becn adonted some of which are mn.
warranted by a strict or even liberal
Construction of the fundamental laws
Statesmen and orators. in the National
lCapitol and In popular assemblies. have
given expression to views of the ma
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su,S =, Gua u1v.,e ;,t ,h~ao de 20 % ,Ia
y eniy n'.InS,ssoni .i p,,'a mi'" Th 1no's VI wy y
a.no,s ,ha ,ss, VI Inv .n0 ., pIu. rnu a sv' ~ -
stances tended to favor a construction
=, our sys'o'n nloie nNe 'na' ci .h' M
,u,oIoan o rnsas, ,IoTru; TT'';o, '"H M VI ods ~,
nino''oan u,, reuo,.n on'on n1 Poop's
,healiwnilo coh,lnueu 70 % looh upoi
tncse omlnous Phehomeha WIN appa
ron. p ahcohceii ,' 80, ~ -
put oi la.e ucclueu cnangu 's op
serVaoio III .no 'ono VI 'es's''''vo my
poPuiar ora'ory, anu oi 'he pr1uuc p,
uons ol the press. many hcpaohcai
statesmen, VINO were iinPiica.eu IN tn'
uh,o,su.u'ioiai n'easures vi 'ne war
ana IN tne uhiawlul anu unhappy
scneme Oh reconstruction, nave re
voted against the more recent vioia
uohs OF hperty ana Oh CONSTITUTIONS
principles, ana nave taken ner9l'
stana as champions Oh pure ana uhde
hled democracy. There are otherf
VINO, ior selnsn ana partisan purposes
arc assuming the Democratic lace ane