St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-06
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The instincts of the people became
alarmed. They became Disguised at
at this snobbish mimicry of royalty, and party
OF the people took form emhodying the plain,
wholesome principles OF democracy, II not
at once taking the name, but forming, at least,
the nucleus of the Democratic party; and this
party going to the polls elected Thomas jeff
erson, the first Democratic President, the
real father of the Democracy.
The Federal party, exasperated by their de-
feat. made vain effort in combination with
that knavish politician aronBurr.to defraud
Jefferson of the Presidency by giving 1t to
Burr, on a constitutional technically, who
was elected Vice President on the ticket with
Jefferson. In this effort the old Federal par
ty was not as successful rs was its lineal sue
cessor the Republican party, in stealing the
Presidency from Tilden and giving it to
Hayes
The old Federal party fingered on in feeble
antagonism to the Democracy. till in the war
as 1912, under Madison when the old, lead
ing Federalists, met in alleged reasonable
convention in Hartford, to weaken the adj
ministration of Madison with Great Britain
But instead of damaging the administration,
by their disloyalty they gave the cOuy de grace
to their own existence, and fretted no more
upon the political stage.
Madison's dynasty came to a close, and an
interregnum of party strife ensued. Mon
roe was elected and reelected President,
without serious orefactive organized opposi-
ton. Ia 1924, without any clearly defined
party action, there WAS a scrub race for
the Presidency, on mere personal grounds
and preferences. Andrew Jackson, John
Quincy Adams, William II. Crawford and
Henry Clay were the contestants. OF course
there was no election by the popular vote,
and the choice of President went into the
House. Jackson led all his competitors in
the popular vote, and of right ought to have
been chosen President. But Clay the lowest
in point OF votes received, combined his
strength with Adams and the latter was
made President, and in return Clay was
made Secretary of State by Adams, giving
rise to the famous charge of "bargain and
sale, which chung to the high contracting
parties for the remainder OF their lives.
Meanwhile various other parties and factions
arose, such as the Anti Masonic party, the
National Republican party, and others, whose
very names have passed from memory. But
in 1929 the well defined Democratic party
went into the canvass and overwhelmingly
elected Andrew jackson, and in four years
reelected him. Van Buren, succeeded him
by the suffrages of the Democracy.
Meanwhile, the wing party arose sweeping
in the fag-ends of antagonsn.s to the Demo
cracy, and in the crazy ''hard cider' cam
paign of Tippecanoe and Tyler too'' in 1910,
a campaign fought out on no principle, but
simply carried by songs and maudlin bur
rahs. Harrison was elected, but in his death,
the wings lost all the expected fruits of VIC
tory.
In 1874 Polk was elected over Clay. In
1S4S the wings elected Taylor, aided by the
Free Soil party detection. In 1858 Pierce
was elected, over the wing party, and that
party, as an organization bit the dust
went to pieces, and straight was seen nc
more" Then the Republican party was
organized, composed of the odds and ends
of the factious antagonisms arrayed against
the Democratic party, aud in 1856, was de-
feated with Fremont as their standard bearer,
by the election Of Buchanan. In 1860 the
Republicans elected Lincoln, and have re-
manned in power ever since. But at last,
its days are numbered. Corruption has
robbed the foundation of its strength. Fac
tons have arisen within IFS lines, and three
non-descript nominees for the presidency,
outside of tbe,regular parties are in the
field.
Gen. Butler, for quarter of century a
Republican leader leads one section st.
JOHN, Republican, another; and Pomeroy,
a Republican ex-senator, another. Thus the
work of Republican disntegration goes on.
But the Democratic piarty, organized in
the days of jefferson aud adj
vanced in the days of Jackson,
stands fine and un broken in its organization.
The Republican party like its predecessors,
counting from the old Federal party, has
had its day, and is now in extremis, its period
numbered Weighted by its corruption, and
by other unworthiness of its Presidential ON
inee, the people are about to spurn it, once
and forever. Like The old Wing party, after
November next it will have written on its tab.
lets tekel, teEel upharSia. Weighed in the bal
ance and found wanting.
But the Democratic party still lives and
will live on, because it has for its basis true
and living principles, unswayed by mere
selfshness, or BY narrow, unpatriotic aims
1t Is the champion and bulwark of the best
interests of the people. Democracy stands
for Honest government, for purity of admin
stration, for antagonsm to unnecessary bur
dcns of taxation, as thef foe of corruption and
corrupt officials, for ''equal and exact jus
tice TO all men, Of whatever state, or persua.
!, sion, religious or political" as proclaimed by
!, jefferson in his first inaugural address. II
} stands as the inRexible champion of all tht
: great rights of man, as the advocate of al
Honest government of, for, and by the PEG
pie.
Standing on such ground work of principle
inspired by such aims, is the secret of it
survival of all the wrecks of all other partie.
and factions which have arisen and gone
down since the organization of the govern
ment.
A party not founded on such rock
ribbed principles, or unfaithful to them
could not have stood the defeats and ravage
of quarter century, and present itself il
the living vigor of an all conquering organi
cation, as does the Democratic party to-day
1t has fought good fight. 1t has bravel
breasted the waves of corruption by which i
has been engulphed. II has patiently bat
tied for the rights of the people, unfor
: tunately blind to its benefcent designs, and
at last, has the happiness OF seeing the peo
pie focking to its standard in maioritie
that are sure to put stop to the corruption