New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-22
ALAS, POOH ANDREW JACKSON!

In the general Democratic political jail
delivery which has recognized the par
tisan equality Of all men without regard
to present color or past political opinion,
we have found the grave of Jackson
desecrated and spat upon by men who in
his name pretend to work many political
miracles. The revolt Of Pasha Bill Allen,
who repudiated the idea Of hard money;
the open advocacy of Randall, who would
take cent per cen: Of protection for Penn
sylvania iron and coal, with the shinplas-
ter manifesto of Mr.. Hendricks and his
friends, all show that the Democratic doc
trine as laid down by the opponents of
Henry Clay, have been abandoned, and
the doctrine of that greatest Southern
statesman have been impudently adopted
or tacitly allowed by the Democratic
leaders.
The independent Picaylne has taken up
the declaration of the President that when
Congress has not made the application of
the appropriation positive duty
He would take care that no public money
should be expended on useless works, or
upon sny that were not clearly national.
For this cooperation in economy the
President is snubbed. He has in effect
said: "You, gentlemen Representatives,
have devoted nine months to saving up
and cutting down the appropriations; I
will, during your short recess, see that
your professions are strictly carried out "
Now, does the Democratic Cato demand
that the President shall expend public
money ION useless" works? Do Southern
Democrats ask that public money shall be
applied to works which are not national?
The independent Pic denounces the ex-
erciss of that discretion which Congress
has enjoined upon the President. 1t as
serts that
He assumes the right to exercise his per.
sonal Judgment, and to override the will OF
Congress at his own caprice.
Well, where the law is not imperative
is not the amour. or application of the
appropriation expressly left to the per-
sonal judgment of the President? In its
universal and unqualified denunciation Of
every act which the President does OF
omits to do, the Picayune forgets at once
the dictates Of justice and the demands
of logic. If the President failed to do
what he has been instructed to do by the
national representatives he might be i'm.
peached for contumacy.
TWAS our purpose, however, to compare
this charge of "a personal government,
based upon the very dimsy reasoning o.
Mr.. Reagan and others, with the grand
Democratic example of Jackson. That
hero declared that his Cabinet were the
secretaries of the executive, and asserted
that he would administer the constitution
| and law as he understood them" The
old crafty leaders Of Democracy who
like Tilden and others, defended jackson
upon the Wing charges of administer
ing the executive department as ar
Independent and dominant branch Of tn
government, now assail President Gran
for having obeyed the orders of Congress
and avowed his purpose to exercise tina
discretion with which Congress has in
trusted him. It really appears that ever!
anchor of principle ever planted by tn
Democracy has dragged from its moor
ings, and that the new Democracy ar
drifting without chart, compass or com
mander wherever the attraction Of inter
est or the gusts Of political passion impe
them. The meaning and the doctrines o
poor old Andrew Jackson have fallen int
contempt, and any new recruit in tn
Democratic camp may pervert or defam
this patron saint of Democracy withou
fear of being court martialed for it. Tn
followers of Ignatius Loyola never drift
ed further from the stern faith of thei
founder than the modern Democrat,
from the memory aud doctrines of An
drew Jackson.