The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-10-13
A Jacksonian Democrat.


Jacksonian Democrats will this year have
an opportunity to vote for gentleman for
Governor, whose father was member OF
Jacksonis Cabinet. Hon. Robt. NJ. McLane's
father was Jaekson's Secretary of the Treas
ury, and afterward Secretary of State. Louis
McLane was staunch Democrat of the Jack
sonian school, and his son, our candidate for
Governor, learned Jackson Democracy from
him.
When Jackson retired from the Presidency
on March Bird, 1887, he issued farewell ad-
dress That was forty-six years ago, and
President jackson foresaw then the drift of
manufacturing interests and corporations to-
wards obtaining legislation to foster them
selves at the expense of the people and the
agricultural interests. The Republican party
is levying taxes in order to foster monopolies,
and revenue is being collected at the rate OF
over one hundred million dollars year above
the necessities of the government. This not
only Expresses the people but begets extrav-
agance and corruption. The large amount of
money in the treasury for which the govern
ment has no use, leads jobbers and corrup-
ZIONIST to get up schemes to expend it. Upon
the plea of rebuilding the navy, millions have
been spent upon worthless ships, the bulk of
it going into the hands of the contractors,
while some of the ships will not even float,
and very few are seaworthy.
Gen. jackson in his address, after explain
ing the true principles of taxation, said
aPlain as these principles appear to be,
YOU will vet find that there is constant effort
to induce the general government to go be-
yond the limits of its taxing power, and to
impose unnecessary burdens upon the people.
Manv powerful interests are continually at
work to procure heavy duties on commerce,
and to swell the revenue beyond the real ne
cessities of the public service; and the coun-
try has already felt the injurious effects OF
THEN combined influence. They succeeded IN
obtaining a tariff OF duties bearing most OPP
nressiyeiy on the agricultural and laboring
classes Of society, and producing revenue that
could not be usefully employed in the range
of the powers conferred upon Congress.
jackson foresaw whittier the country was
drifting, and he warned the people. As long
as Democrats controlled the government, his
advice was needed, and corporations and
monoplies were kept at bay. Under Repub-
lican rule, we have seen corporations and
monopolies fostered by legislation-high tar
iffs-and we have seen millions upon millions
pouring into the treasury beyond the necessi-
ties of the government. To stop this, and to
stop extravaganza aud corruption we must
limit the taxes to the needs of the govern
m IL. q IN, oft,,., To,
Democratic government-to Jacksonian prin-
ciples of pure and simple government, as was
founded by our fathers and provided for in the
constitution.
The Maryland Democracy, in nominating
thorough jackson Democrat for Governor,
have taken step in the right direction, and
all who would see the government reversed
and carried back to the old days of purity and
simplicity, should march up to the polls on
November 9th, and deposit ballot for Hon.
Robert NJ. McLane.
Under jackson the public domain was not
given away to huge corporations; star-route
thieves were unknown; corrupt naval contracts
were not made; millions were not spent on insig-
niGcant little creeks and rivulets; there were
no whisky rings to rob the government; there
were no public defaulters All of these are
the result of Republican rule.
Under McLane Maryland will have sys-
tenn of government as simple as jackson en-
forced. He belongs to the Jackson school of
politics. and there are few men anywhere that
so well understand the theories and practices
of government.