The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-03-29


the States are "the parties to the compact."
(See John G. Hamiilon's edition of the Fed
eralist, No IS, p. GA
ls l. clear and certain, therefore, that the
doctrine and course of the Republican party
tends directly to Capitalization; that is, the
consolidation of power in the hands of the
Federal Government, utterly destructive of
the coordinate powers of the States.
inevitably producing controlling
centralized despotism, and thus
insidiously destroying and revo-
lutionizing that wisely devised political sys-
tenn which Clay denominated 1.-The fairest
fabric of human government that ever rose
to animate the hopes of civilized man."
This is vital and fundamental issue.
.. strict construction of the Constitu-
ton, the only means OF preventing the Fed
eral Government from absorbing all suprem-
acy and destroying the coordinate powers OF
the States designed to be salutary checks
upon the abuse and accumulation of power
in the hands of the General Government.
3. Opposition to the tyranny Of party, to
the spoil system Of Office, and to the part
lsan system OF sri" ryisors ard Deputy
Marshals of elections. which tend directly
ana inevitably 10 the destruction of popu-
lar government.
4. The strict maintenance OF the public
faith, State and National; and economy in
tie public exs enditures.
s. y sound currency and honest money
consisting of gold and silver, and gradual
introduction of god and silver Treasury
certificates to take the place, in course Of
time OF all paper money based ON credit
now in circulation.
6. A tariff for revenue, adj
jEsted in its details with a
strict view TO equality in the public bur
dens, and affording all the encouragement
TO the productive labor of the country prac-
ticsble without creating mOnopolies or Civ
ing unjust advantages 10 any.
Z. An amendment 10 the Constitution,
king the appointing power, Except as to
beads OF Departments) away from the Presl-
vnt, and giving il 10 a Commission consist
ing of two Commissioners appointed by Con
gresS Zone every two years. acting with
the head of the Department in which
appointments or renewals are made.
:. fine administration of the Government
with an especial yies t. equality of political
rights and equ,l AMI exact las ice 10 all, 50
IS 10 give coInple.e poo ectien TO every citi-
zen in all his rights of personal security.
personal liberty and private property.
g. The correction and remedy of the man
fold error, great wrongs and monstrous
,utrages committed in the long continued
mlsrule and mal-adm nistration of the Gov
eminent by the 50 called Republican party.
These issues, so stated, pre-
ent the great subjects for the
consideration of the American people, and
the field for the future mission OF the Dem.
Ocratic party.
DEMOCRATIC DocrRIxE.-The foregoing
statement of the political issues before the
| country emhonies substantially the political
| doctrines incuicated by Jefferson aud the
Revolutionary patriots, who agreed with
| ljm, a. 10 the structure and mode Of adj
1 NH ar
% favor most certainly Of . Democratic rep
| resentative Republic, and not a mOnsTchica
| Republic, and foreSaw the danger OF the &c
! cumulati0n of power in the hands of th,
| Federal Government. and of its running
INTO an absolu e and overshadowing mon
irchy, and (being an elective monarchy
II its becoming one Of tn,
corruptes: of all governments. Hence
| they insisted upon a strict construction, anI
Enormously opposed the idea of constructiv,
grants of power to the General Government
/ BuS the opposition TO the Democracy hav,
| Always insisted upon a laitudiDarian con
1 struction, and the doctrine OF construc;iS,
/ powers, In order To- strengthen and enlaTg,
| The powers of the Federal Government, so a
| 10 subord pate and finally absorb the pc xer
1 Of the States. This is q leading point II
| which the Democratic party has AWAY
| Uttered with It's antagonist party. Tn
| Democratic party has alw AVS been III favO
Of a well regulated Dem )cratic Republic
while the controlling element of its oppo
| sitiOn party has ever been in favor of
monarchical Republic, and of insidiOusl.
snlarging the powers of the Federal Gov
| eminent, and making ii as far as practicable
an absolute monarchy. The candid an,
most intelligent men of that party now tn
so-cslled Republican party) frankly anmi
1 in conversation that they prefer a mon
archy to "a republican form of government
This is no matter of doubt or speculation.