, 1880-08-06
AMERICAN POLITICS.
A Canadian View Of the Sub.
leot.
Prof. Goldwih Smith, Liberal, in the
Toronto "Bystander,"

field, as n represehtnuFT OF inc CIVILIAN elc-
ment. 70 wt'!ch nc essentlahy belongs, may
be sn'tl to form special issue III th's e'ec-
ton; Otherwise inc contest VIII pe simply
Struggle ior power una 'pn1lonaee between
tno nepuo''c@' ana t1e pemocfa.'c par'y.
What arc Inc nepuol'cah ana Denoctat-
10 part.es9 IS a. question often
md ono which htss American friend
sa,ao,,,no. ~ hn. 5,c,n,Stv r. nn,,va,,,r ,ho
s.s ."s n.ey ~ s.,i j., H., ~.
' eb as e eon es ae1 Ges M IN s
merely Latin and Creek for tho san,c thing.
nse ts " ana
10 ,or,ieary lac haId tn
The solution. however, is simple; md the
history Of American. PARTIES, apparently 50
cnn,,,lox and hewIlderihr. NAV. 40 fnr A. lie
an c,,rs"n, run i. cnnccrned h. ,od n M IN 10 yery
few words. AT tho outset .tl1cIo were two
lMrtrs-a Conservative, party, headed BY
AIa,nB and Hamilton, Which wanted astrone
central government, as nearly after the In.
tae , icrc,Iitary principle; and l,evclationslss
mr,y, closely allied In sehtllnent 10 the Ncyo.
iutIonnry marty In Francc. and hcudc,l by.lrf-
tsrso1l' which wished that thofe shonta DC rs
little ot central government rs possible, and
that public alfa!ra should be carried on rs far
as II was practicable by the Immediate action
u Tue ota.cs. a., lao m.st' WIS .s u's pa.sy ~
fedcfatlon, the secohdtwaS that ot state
rights, q sloctrinc In those days really denlt>-
er.ttc. Slavery ind at thot time not assumed
nn tr tcfhoiT H. tnyr;t"n ~ tc eoson rM: II an
nrnrrti nv tI,n rr,mnnnt III n system t,f hnnti.
servtse tG ns.'im, IT, Iv IL Tia curso Of natrc to
expire. Dut When slavery bccanc ,he great
ntcGet 'Ss e f9 Set an SnT tosd
II ~ h,ai,vnri. ~ ;ha anrtyinr ~ NH Stntp.riph,s
Whish. torbade Federal Interference with
th. da,nncrnttc nlf1irs nnd iustitt,.
t!o,,s of ny s1dte. ecos iHas < Me
s1I, siyi:ti leader Of psm1craey. and tie Keyot,-
tia,,ary cruetl of .irtIcyson' lie uhiinntkroulst
anil liz frinmd II of c9,,nity. was trn,,s,nied
i Il, 5 no mnsG az
nijtes sI at III tho Soril, nf Iva k}nis.VnjMtocrats
likS hi,nsn'f n M md woid-he arsts,crats on tho
n,,S fHs nn: 1d On T the otler tho Is md m tho i
werc .ls dsmoeratis viii Viii s venreai.cy, anS 10
wao n r. Tue ,;3p upn NJ was en''eS waEss slVeaf
;GMsir scrxtc" ."ha IN liz army arr nf "S siayc1w
,ino W; ;'ot ~ W.. i1,Snd
S;nfcs ,,fr l. thnt.the oi'iy eo,ntrr II, whist,
thc nros9tc III nntls E of ntarn.. ieccn t thn
I've nv 'sye nsdn a rnc
s;t,n wrro ,yrnlitrj,t M ttc wsrst Of ti1use mis-.
dcct,s "t. M ~ tj,iGh ranu;,,t 'I ncmocrorv hns
borno Tia ,enrnnct,. si,ch.Ss the ir1trofi,ctIon
non,cd nj @ hv afossaehascttS amd % fIe J Icjsn " If
"n11,nishsi ~ nri,na mi ~n,,hlc % nj nIpnd,sr r. r.
Snw Ynrk' Inn nnnnsed 10 tho slare.owner
az, tts Hcr+hor ,faIaratc. o no r,,ia
tn WerG sa, e wqrt 'sggnis ha III TT
rasn @ Se11 ~ nstic, Ky inrnf%nf e e'iS an,,;m
,Ti hn.,vowor o nrisl,n"} ni, oltor ~ fanntf,
sis, i Whici,, Is It manifest Is tsi,,!cd TO hirry
tsn'i ~ .1 a,,G asas
ntn ~" i."S iS,onrn,i ,,nrtT W ~. ncetis ~
H. to! III ow tx ,m. ~ lS Ion@th ~
nnv ,,,,,. thSt ther'. ,,"v H., l. s,re n S,,fIre1
o,yner y SSew dnwn Ell i how he
tni! ,rni,,rv IN N"rt,;"r,, Mi,,,r -; hie
nnr;v 'n i,is ri r,,Iu' w S,,cf, II: lin bacEbSne Of
] tIhe'f3tsiu.Y. ~ There hayc been ,sneclal move.
pn,,s' a,,ts ena end II there havo Been scJ!suIs %
atst'' nna' ,aw ".v' ti"nor,urnsS oe eo..ttnn" n
IeSm,t nuncr strnnso names. In whtcii
ambition and niher nsrsonoj iny,ncnrrs
sro y If to s,torIinste sscs his s besn
tn; iint, irtwecn s Frrn Trasic md Prniectinn.
Tht. E ,%as ,3nt nronnac,eS yIth liz tc nain f..
siIn. hecnrse i'm Sinvs Stntns. as ttev Wero
"c..ssnrlv u for Frrn Trae is n t Fre., ETcn
atatns ,nyyufact,,res -, ,v"ro7 rrn,"n.. h,,t ia
Inns of dirisi''n omol 't5sMtirm the Pcnm.
1--WE nvIs, II MItg hnvnr ir, ny ny onrn
samn,!r.t nna Prntsctjnn;at tf Tha ~ wSr UeI n
Mr sn.,,c s'.m Whict hed ornat r,1 n En. r..
~; "a dpH, ~ t mv IT, ~ amnric,n ci,1
Vnr aMd az uo IL whic, H. mo1n iss,, ns 5Snr
sa,tsf %'.u ~ II hoh,r ~ h"tunat s'ovorv nni
Er,n naor ~ n ,,f h.,s,reop ETca Tr,ins and
PtoiacIin1 % p9, wa. sE,jfulo attsmnt " r.
sniei ,, nom,srcn, M svmSn,es ~ Emrjond t
a. IN III es,o ~ tha Snf,, an r. " r.cHSn"iio
~ a19;s III S"!u or,,it oittonnn o." ,,sth ia sinrn
gs a, ,e ~ "l ,nrnl ",u t',ni 'r r,i -
HS trnt6 which Il neesssarv 15 to sye @ SoEue 70
faTsahnot mti4eA 20 oeeoe'"'S :" e''' 'oeos ~
tatsehou W tho srror. and ..sndat. ~ "a, erotps
,yo tarns s a,d II II. ni,n;m;..
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iis sn oaa;r ut u ~ rnennnsa ~
~ ~ sstu .anani ~ @ 10 onnt, ~, :
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a.,,t mS't Mnsv Ie ~ y
t n.. =. Rt , f,s H., ~. w
cass ~ !eaas ~ tluA! vutS loI tH I!estssuSs !.
~ so !nst e,Gcto; a M , 70 g", sns Mnt y , noM
ppoSsoseS aG.t -. ni LII ~. ~ Gu,,
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