The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1879-10-18


Chief Executive Of the United
States, by whatever title known,
was to hold Office for life. How
regal and permanent that sounds !
Ninc-tcnths Of the holders Of in
tcrcst-bcnring Government secnri-
ties, national bankers and capital
lists, ont of trade generally, will in
dorsc that position now-not all Of
them, oponly-rNthcr than risk
their Investments 10 "a change Of
administration. They a.o fixed
comfortably, and what they want
is pcrmancncy. They are on top,
and they want to stay there. They
have the advantage Of the millions
below them, and they want to keep
liz. BY the plan presented by
Hamilton the Senators were also to
hold Office for life. This was
intended to create an aristocracy in
tho management Of the Govern
mcnt similar to the House Of Lords
in England. As to the States and
tho people Of the States, they were
to be trusted with nothing. The
National Executive Committee,
with the President, was to appoint
the Governors oithe various States =;
tho Legislatures Of the States were
to be permitted to enact laws, sub.
| ject, however, to revision md entire
repeal by Congress; and all the
courts of the State, "tor the deter
mination of all matters Of general
concern" were to be created BY act
Of Congress. And oven this vast
scheme Of consolidation fell short
OF the wishes of Hamilton and his
followers, us it does now, perhaps,
of the more advanced and stalwart
leaders Of the Republican party.
Hamilton boldly stated that it by
no means came up to his concep-
tion Of n model Government. In
discussing the chief executive head
of q Government he said:
"The English model is the only
good one on this subject. The
hereditary interests OF the King
were so interviewer with those OF
the nation, and his personal emol-
umcnts 50 grcat,,that lie was placed
above tho danger of being corrupted
from abroad, and at tho same time
was sufficiently independent and
sufficiently controlled to answer
the purpose of the institution ut
home"
In presenting his draft ola con-
stitution, no also said, speaking Of
tho American Senate. tha:;t should
he on the same model MS the House
of Lords in England, and that no
temporary Senate wonld have
"firmness TO carry out its proper
functions"
These principles Of Alexander
Hamilton, and Of the Federal party
1T the formation Of our Govern
mcut, show tho fountain from
which have descended the princi.
pies of the so-called Republican
party Of our times; principles
monarchal in their tendencies, re,
pugnant to the selt.respcct Of the
people, offensive to every senti'
mcnt Of manhood, and in OPP.
position to the spirit and the letter
of the Constitution. ! have here.
: toiorc forctold some things in the
political world which have come to
pass. Ipredict nov that the COM
ing issue in the near future is to be
between the broad principles OIL
Jefferson on the one hand, and the
monarchal doctrines Of Hamilton
on the other; tho latter supported
by all the monopolics, banks and
horded intorcst-gathcring wealth
: in, the land. Jefferson announced
that ho who feared TO trust the
people was 4 Tory by nature
Tia. was his mode Of describing
an cnomy to free government, and
We are rapidly finding out now
who are Tories, or enemies of free
government, by tho came rule,
, The leaders Of tho Republican
: party insist that You ought to sur
render the principle of self.govern'
mcnt, and of free elections in the
North, in order that the hnyonet
may he used, according to the
forms Of law, at the polls in the
South. For every piece OF wicked
and villninous legislation, inspired
by the hearts of designing men
who believed in fnsnntism and NOT