Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-11-08

answer? Certainly not the Republican party, for 1t had never been in power and was just organized. Who then was responsible? History presents the facts. They are matters or record, no one of ordinary intelligence pretends to dls- pute them, and no one can successfully contradict them. The Democratic party had been Tn power for thirty years
 previous, and the Democratic party left
 the nation m this condition. and the
 Democratic party alone was responsible
 for the degraded and pitiable position III which We as a nation were then
 placed. These are unpleasant recollec- tlons. They are memories winch
 awaken sad, and (may we hope) never to
 be repeated "reminiscences. They are
 historic incidents winch we do not
 desire to refer to except in illustration of subsequent facts, and Tn comparison
 with subsequent events. In this lament
 able emergency what dil the Republi- can party dog Did it surrender its
 honor! No. DId 1t quail md tremb.e
 before the terrors which beset the
 nation? No; but strong and firm in the
 justice of It's principles, it performed
 feats of vaior, and exhibited patriotism
 untqualled. It displayed statesmanship,
 financial sGlll, indOmitablv energy, in-
 ven,Ive power, successful strategy and
 trancendent ability in every department
 such as appalled, the nations of the
 earth with fear and astonishment.
 It brought to a successful termina-
 ton an lnternecine war winch the
 Democratic party inaugurated for the
 destruction of the nation and then pro-
 ceeded to bring order out of confusion
 aud the establishment of govern
 mental authority. It did thls too dur
 ing a period when chaos reigned
 supreme, when all the discordsnt ele-
 ments were struggling for the mastery, when political sycophants and dema-
 gogues were labOring with an internal
 energy for recognition, and putting
 forth theIr respective views on re-
 construction, when the good ship of
 state was making strenuous efforts to
 right mp, and the genius of the ablest
 statesmen was put to the test to devise
 the most practicable method for restor- ing quiet and harmony, and when the
 political narpies of all parties, clIques
 and factions were assiduously at work by
 every conceivable plan to raid the
 treasury and fatten at the public crIb.
 That corruption should be occasional
 iy discovered at such time and under
 such circumstances is not to be snr-
 prIsed at. With such discordant ele-
 ments at work the government not knowing whom to trust, and the whole
 political and social status of the nation
 completely overturned; the success of
 the Republican party in bringing the
 country through such a crisis Is simply
 an anomaly m the history of govern
 ments. But fellow citizens when cor
 ruptions were discovered in govern
 mental affairs, who sounded the alarm
 and inaugurated relentless and vigorous
 prosecutions: The Republican party, and no P, sitlOn, however exalted, or influence however great, were sufficient to rescue the guilty from just pro-ecu- ton. Where are the Credit MobilIer coEspirdtOrs, the vendors of cadet shipsE Who prosecuted these offenders ings Tn tho face of money influence and a very strong Democratic clamor? 4 Re publican administration, and the very men, both III the Senate and House, and n other departments of the government, who were connected directly or indirect ly with these frauds on tine government, ire either in their graves or in disgrace fUl retirement.
 The charges of corruption which have been be.ched forth by the Democratic party with periodical regularit.y during ihe past twenty years have found DO echo in the hearts of the citizens of our common country. UpCn each and every occasion the verdict of the American people has been a complete refutation fh..aa rnarnEutfr-ac flhnrr hpu-a kza-, iterRted and reiterated with persistent zeal by Democratic speakers and the the Democratic press. They have done this despite the popular approval, des- pIte the overwhelming evidence to the | contrary, despite the earnest and sue cessful efforts of the Republican party | 10 purify its own councils, despite the | vigorous prosecutions against fraud, | despite the honest payment of the Dem- ocratIc debt. despite economic admins l tratiUn of the government, despite the | honest and faithful collection of the | reyenue, despite the increase of national | wealth, despite the general faithful dis 'harge of official duty, despite the ex- and unprecedented standard | 1t the public credit, despite the univer .Hl admiration and profound astunIsh- neDt of foreign nations at our grandeur and political power winch demand universal homage; until | he wonder of the world has been taxed | Q t'e extent of its power at beholding hese extraordinary eveldences of the confidence of the Democratic party in human credulity.
 One of the great boasts of the Demo- ,ratic party has ever been that Thomas Jefferson was the founder of the party md the author of its political creed. That as Democrats they have adhered O the principles laid down by Jefferson, md that the Democratic party of today : iu pefect accord with JefIersonian deas. The first of these propositions s partly true, but the latter, like most claims, IS entirely without oundation.
 In the time of Jefferson there was no Democratic party, as such. During the of Washington a differ nee of opinion arose between Alexan- CT Hamilton, who was Secretary of the treasury, and Thomas Jefferson, who -as Secretary of State. The French evolution was the disturbing element, nd NIT. Jefferson sided with he French 1 their efforts to throw of the rule of inrs. NIT. Hamilton considered It i'm ortaut to maintain friendly relations lth Great Britain, which natlon was { len at war with France, and he opposed I Ir. Jefferson in his peculiar views. Tashington coincideI with Hamilton ' ,ainst Jefferson, and the breach wid led, until MT. Jefferson became the ' under and leader of a new party, call | tbo apublican marty d In lSOO Mir. Jefferson and Col. Burr | ere elected President and Nice-Presi- ' mt by the Republican party, and MT. Q ffsrson was reelected m lS0i, as a r apublican. In his first inaugural address p ,liyered March 4th. 1891, Mr. Jefferson Il Us lays down the principles of true z spUblicanism, which he then and there | as his political creed, and , lich be adopted ard sustained 5 rouch life as the fundamental telets II
 correct Republican government as b flows: Equal and exact justice to all men, "
 whatever state or persuasion, re- J 4ous or political; peace, commerce, al d honest friendship. with all nations IT an,unglinr alliances with none; the al