Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-11-02

position was accepted, and the letter was
written and sent to the Vermont Patriot
and was copied into the democratic papers
throughout the country, stating that the
Rev. Aaron b. kinsman of Vermont a
venerable minister of the gospel was so
shocked by the immoral character of
Henry Clay, that although whig, he
could not support him, but should vote
for Mr.. Polk and do all in his power to
elect him. Well, now for the sequel
After Mr.. Folks Inauguration, Klnsman
went to Smith and demanded the fulfill
ment of his promise. Smith told him
that he had been thinking the matter over
and talking it over with his friends-that
his democratic friends were unwilling
that he should retire from the postoffice-
that if he did they would cease to trade
with him. The prospect of losing his
best store customers shocked the simple
minded knsman, and he reluctantly con
sented to let Smith hold on to his office.
But" said Smith, "Pll do you a favor
/ n renewing my commission, | shall have
| to give bonds, and you may be one of my
bondsmen." This was highly fi,tterlng
| to kinSman, who owned considerable
property. This may be set down as one
of the many tricks performed in various
| localities.
The defeat OF Mr. Clay was shocking
surprise to the wings of the country,
brought about as 1t was by fraudulent
voting in the State OF New York as men
| toned in my last communication. An ar
dent admirtr of Mr.. Clay, a young man of
| 10 years, took the defeat so much at heart
that he went into the beltry of the Congre-
| gatioual church in Chelsea and tolled the
| bell by way of expressing the wide spread
| grief During the two campaigns men
toned, there were many clmDalgn glee-
| clubs who entertained the audiences with
songs, of which remember only one line
from one OF the songs sung in 1874:
"Cass, poor fool, he should write his name
| without he c."
This may be taken as sample of too
much camp ign literature, which is not
| creditable to any party.
WHY NOT \ DEMOCRAT.
Dismissing the notes on the campaign
OF 1910 and 1914 / will tell the reason why
| | cannot be democrat. The democratic
party, even in its truest and best days,
vas based on principles constitutionally
and radically wrong, and the late rebel
lion of II seeding States was the
natural outgrowth of those principles In
the convention that framed the constittl-
ton there were two parties-one party
contending tor constitution that should
be strong enough to hold the States to-
gether, to bind the Union by inseparable
bonds, and give the central government
authority and power to defend itself and
enforce its laws against the jealousies, the
1ivalries and anmoslties of the STATES
Therefore, the States were not given any
power to raise armies or navies, nor to lay
impost duties on foreign imported goods
Sovereignty means supreme power or au
thority Therefore, State sovereignty wheI
applied to the exercise of State authority
J against the central government is a mis-
homer Where State laws come in con
J flcu with the laws of Congress or of the
central government they are declared by
! the constitution to be null and void. Con
gress has power TO enact all laws necessa
enforce pXnrpSSpd nrOVisiOnG and
| all laws deemed necessary for the gene
, raj welfare" This is national sovereignty
The party that maintained and advocated
. strong form of government, were called
federalists, and had for theil leaders sucl
r men rs George Washington, John Adam
aud A exander Hamilton. The party tina
5 opposed giving so much power to the cen
I tral government were called republican
or democrats at the head of which wa
Thomas jefferson and others. A few o
, the more conservative democrats lik
r James adison, voted with the federal
lists aud with their aid the federalsts pre-
l vailed aud carried the constitution. Flo
! the last so years the wings and republi
cans have construed the constitution t
: mean as it reads-as having powers suifi
: Gent to enforce its laws, to defend tn
} government against all assaults of State
e or individuals, and to provide for the gen
eral welfare, such as improving its har
bOrs and navigable rivers and protecting
;. | will remind the readers that in 1910 tn
+ Vermont Legislature passed resolution
: on the tariff In which it was declared tina
t it was as much the duty of the govern
e ment to protect the capital and labor o
4 its citizens from foreign competition as
was to protect its soil from foreign invs
= sion. AS a party the democrats have or
y posed this theory, though there are note
II worthy exceptions. Its leaders oppose
s the adoption of the constitution when sal
e mltted to the States tor their ratification
ii Patrick Henry of Virginia taking tn
o the sovereignty of his State, and made
= a mere province. Tue New York deli
l. gates in the convention went home in di.
g gust before the convention adjourned
/, because they could not get their Stat
g rights or State sovereignty theory adop
% ed Aud when the constitution was adop
r. ed and ratified and became the suprem
J. law of the land, the same democrats trie'
4 To make the constitution mean what the
1 couldn't make it read. The leading DEM
e Gratis of the South and many at the Mort
S have held to the State sovereignty theor.
ID while the wings of the South as we'll {
,, those of the North have held that the col
| stitutiOn means what and as it reads
Al that 1t has supreme power to protect ltse
Il against secession and rebellion, and
8. protect the capital aud labor and life {
I'd It's citizens. The doubts OF Presiden
r. Buchanan when the South was inaug'
lie rating st cession, as to the power or a
80 thority of the government to "coerce"
r. State to stay in the Union, were the doub
re of a democrat badly educated in our pc
of itics. and kept the old president in su
Of pense, higglng and hesltatlng, while q
ig enemies OF the Uuion were arming, sci
ne ing the government property, haulln
I'd down the national flags, and preparing
II, "coerce" themselves out of the Unto
ii Bnt the South led by its leading dem
n Gratis a pealed to arms and We're beate
and the dangerous theory of State so
arairutv WAS heaten with them