Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-03-08
.xsssssc 80 niRrnDAY.

Dssse~rasie ssessssss - Deliberate sa Aprn 2
sss Ssai pay es the rsrts's Fsssdss.
Hoo. Chauncsy r. Black, president Of
tse Nsticual association Of Democrats
clunp. hss issoed so the Democratic societies
the following rsqaes, 10 observe the birth.
daysct Thomss Jefferson:
The birth cf Thomas Jefferson wss On
event ef transceudant Importance, not only
10 Americana but 20 mankind. His 10 DO.
ence IN the severance OF The colonies from
thscrown ct knaland, and In the formau .
os the institutions under which We
nov livS wss moro decisive, ~ well
% more judiclous than that Of any
other In the whole line OF A nlerican patriots
and statesmen. The suthor OF the Declara.
tion Of Independence, snd the founder OF the
psmocrasie party, II Il TO hls Jea,ous viei.
the constitution Of the United btatep, com.
prisipg the bill Of rights and the rules OF
construction which constitute the SAFE
guards Of states and people sgainst the
eucrcachments Of centraliz I'd power. But
for th: sn'horily OF s III. ssnerated name. name.
enunciated by him and illustrated In his
administration OF the government, and
In the odmipistrations Of his succeeding
disciples, the constitution OF l7G would
long since have been construed and admin.
istsred away.
Essential 70 the preservation OF the free.
dom Of the people, the doctrine OF strict
construction, applied not morely TO the
Federal constitution, but 10 all constitutions,
is equally essential To the purity of govern
menL Corrupt practices inevitably follow
loose construction. Thus economy, fruRt ~
and taxes solely for the support OF govern
ment, are natural and necessary conse.
querces OF Democratic legislation and
Democratic administration; while extrava-
gance, corruption and taxes for the aggran.
dizement OF classes and the enrichment OF
Individual fsvorites, follow with fatal
certainty the ascendency OF Federalism.
The Democratic party exists to defend
those Jefiersonisn principles, without which
FREQ government must utterly perish.
The N rational Association Of Democratic
clubs In expressly founded upon his teach
ings. IL sppears, therefore, TO the under
signed, most appropriate that every Dem
ocratic club ana every Democratic society
in the Union should celebrate his approaoh.
Ing birthday, April 2, In some manner
suitable 10 the great occas lon.
At time when the dministration OF the
executive power of the Federal govern
Dent, snd the control OF the two Houses oi
Congress, have but recently passed, or are
party avowedly Fedoralst in corrupt
siliance with Q mighty aggregation ol
powerful private monopolier, and prac
tically acknowledging none OF the
restraints or Limitations Imposed by the
constitution, II 10 especially important that
the teachings of the great apostle oi
American Democracy should be again most
solomnly invoked.
/ 1t Ia, therefore, respectfully suggested
that the clubs and societies In the national
sssociation shall each In the manner above
indicated, do Its part toward recalling the
people OF the United States 70 thtss prin
oiplss under which alone We can hope fol
the ultimate safety Of our Institutions.
y. +. BLACK.