Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-08-25
OLYMPIA. WASHING TER.
FRIDAY EVEG, AUG. 25, 1882
Principles that Never Die.

The Dayton journal, our new
Democratic aid, noles iu the COM
plimentary illusions to its advent.
that its Republican friends, with
singular unaninity, persist in af-
frming that the Democratic party is
dead. This is no new thing, and
should not disturb our contempora-
ry; so set have become the organs of
speech in shouting this stale shib-
boleth of party rancCr, that, like
the words taught the parrot, it is
uttered without support Of the SEM
bance Of sense or +, ason.
Our contemporary very truthfully
says: "A party winch has been i'll
existence nearly ever since the
foundation of the Government; was
in power for over sixty years; has
withstood the fury aud rage of sew.
erai now defunet opposition parties;
and which, though not now and for
over twenty years has not held the
reins Of the national Government,
still numbers in its body more than
one-half the voters of q mighty ma
ton; fights for the laborer and
against the oppressor; and at
all times has the greatest good to
the greatest number at heart;-can-
not, in reason, be called a dead
party"
It is not denied that some of the
principles once advocated b! the
Democratic party have, by the pro-
gress Of events, become obsolete,
but that the fundamental ideas
which gave the party its birth and
vitality are discarded, or less nec-
essary to our form of government
now, than they were eighty years
ago, requires but little consider
alton to demonstrate. The main
cause of division, at the foundation
of parties under tho government,
was the question of Capitalization of
power, tho same love of monarchical
rule which still exists. In the
convention which framed the Con-
stitution, this spirit was manifested.
Some leading members refused to
sanction the document with their sig
natures for this cause, and siren
uous opposition was made to its
ratification by the States, because
the powers and limitations were not
clearly defined. This Lewiston OF
opinion was carried into Congress;
one side, the Federalists, insisting
that the Constitution, by implied aud
constructive powers, made the gen
eral government supreme, and the
other, Anti-Federalists, who, while
favoring a general government, were
opposed to a destruction Of the
supremacy of the States over local
aud internal affairs. This difference
of opinion wcs shared in by the peo-
pie, and was the first division Of
the country into parties. The Anti.
Federalists, afterwards we're known
as Republicans and Democrats, the
two terms being synonymous, lodi
eating the same party. Jefferson,
the most prominent founder, called
it the Republican party, but in time
the term was dropped and Demo.
cratic became it's general designa.
ton.
The first Presidential contest be.
tween the Federal and the Demo.
cratic Tor Republican, parties, took
place as early as 1876, when John
Adams was elected President and
Jefferson Vice President. -Four
years later Jefferson was elected
President, and after this the Demo.
cratic doctrine prevailed for series
of years, contested by the Federal
lists. Iu 1916 the latter party, again
defeated by the election of Monroe.
formally disbanded, Lut the doc
trine Of Capitalization was still ad.
vocated by leading men and pre-
vailed with every party raised to OPP
pose the Democracy, under a variety
of names.
In 1882 the opposition to the
Democratic party appeared under
the name of the National Republican
party. and supported ticket headed
by Henry Clay for President. Jack
sonwas reelected by Democrats with
Van Buren, for the second place on
the ticket. Four years later, the