The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-31

value of this SYSTEM is dangerously de-
1reciated and mYn are remitted to
methods of goveYhment fundamentally
intagonistic TO d9mocracy. Once convince
ihe pubic that 9eir will has been nullitied
BY dishonesty, (ud the ballot box has
been made to s6eak falsely, that the ma
lority appears Ito ee such only through
fraud anu prbctices which are abhorrent
10 every non7sL man, and Democracy has
received bybw from which
Not poppy for mandragora.
Nor all the<irowsy syrups OF the world
snail eveP medicine it.
Its only remedy is an awakened pub
Tic conscience and fearless enforcement
OF the Jaw upon those who would thus
oyertErn the government.
JEFFERSON AND HAMILTON.
My second point is which of the two
parties in this country is truly Demo-
cFatic or in its organization and practice
best calculated to subserve aud conserve
onr Democratic form OF government.
When James A. Garfield had received
the Republican nomination for President
in 1880, he came to New York and in front
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel he made
speech In which he used this language
I believe the fame OF Jefferson
is waning and that of Hamilton
is waxing, and that we are tending to
a stronger government aud am glad OF
it, No one believes Mr. Garfield referred
to what we consider a fame. for no two
men stand more equal in fame than def
ferson and Hamilton, men Of wonderful
ability. To say that Jefferson's fame is
waning is to contradict all we know OF
history. 1t Is growing brighter and
brighter aud will continue to grow
brighter until republics cease to exist on
earth. But Mr.. Garfield referred to Jef-
ferson's opinions Ii we understand what
were the principles Of these two men. we
Will know what Garfield meant wnen he
said we were drifting to a stronger gov
ernment.
"What was Hamilton's scheme of gov
ernment? You know that In the consti-
tutional convention three plans were
brought forth, one known as the New
Jersey plan because it was introduced
by Mr.. Patterson. of New Jersey. pro-
vided for a confederation of sovereign
States and went no further. The States
were at liberty at any time to retire from
the union. the bond being no better than
rope of sand.
The Virginia plan was introduced by
Mr.. Randolph, of Virginia, and IL was the
plan finally adopted, with few modifica-
tions. But neither of these suited Mr..
Of the world. He did not believe that
either OF these would do; they Were pork
with different sauce, but pork still.
HAMILToN's PLAN.
'He submitted his plan, and 1t was to
that plan of government Garfield referred
when he said:-'We are drifting toward a
stronger form OF government Hamil-
IONS Senate was TO consist of men elected
to serve during good behavior. IL was to
take the place of the British House of
Lords. and was to stand as the represent
alive of the conservatism OF the
country.
'For the election of the Senators the
~. ho 6fuf6 al inf al N m
districts. The States were to be wiped
out as States; for, as Hamilton said. they
ought to be abolished. The executive, he
said, should be invested in Governor, TO
be elected to serve during good behavior.
He was TO have much more power than
the Queen of England.
"Tne President was to be elected by
electors chosen by the Senatorial districts
aforesaid. For certain purposes the States
were to be preserved, but in order to pre-
vent their ever attempting to pass laws
contrary to the central government the
Governors of the States were to be APP
pointed by the President and have the
power to veto the laws passed by the
State, so that whatever remnant OF life
was left in the States was TO be strangled
ny Governors appointed Dy the President.
In his private opinion he made no scruple
of declaring that the British government
was the best on earth. and he doubted If
anything short of 1t would do for Amer
ica."
Mr.. Winfield then went on to show how
the action of Speaker Reed in the present
Congress and the whole line of policy of
the Republican party was directed toward
securing the strong central government
advocated by Hamilton. He quoted
figures TO demonstrate the falsity OF IN g
charge that the Democratic representa-
tion in Congress was secured by fraudu-
lent gerrymandering and showed how in
many States it took as many votes 20
elect one Democrat as it does to elec
three Republican Representatives.
Thomas Jeffefson, ne continued, once
said that our county was then taking so
steady O course as to show by what road
it would 60 to ruin; first by consolidation
and next by corruption. Mr.. Winfield
then maintained that we had now
reached the age of corruption and dwelt
upon the vast sums of money which We're
raised by John Wanamaker the "Chris-
tian statesman of Philadelphia" and
other Republicans for the purpose of cor
rupting the voters of this country.
THE DOCTRINE OF JEFFERSON.
'For eighty-six years." Mr.. Winfield
continued, '.the Democratic party has
suosisted on this doctrine, notwithstand
ing all the adversities which have come
against it. That doctrine is equal aud
exact Justice to all men, of whatever
:
peace, commerce and honest friendship
with all nations. eutangling alliances
with none; the support of the State gov
ernments In all their rights, as the most
competent administrations for our
domestic concerns and the surest bull
warks against anti-Repub tenden-
cies: theipreseryationso of the general gov
ernment in its whole constitutional vigor
as the sheet anchor of our peace at home
and safety abroad; a mild and safe cor
rectiye of abuses which have arisen by
the sword of revolution, where peaceabie
remedies are unprovided; absolute acqui-
escence in the decisions of the majority the
vital principles OF republics from which
is no appeal but to force the immediate
parent of despotism; a well disciplined
militia our best reliance in peace, and for
the first moments of war, till regulars
may relieve them; the supremacy of the
civil authority over the military; the hon
est payment of our debts and sacred
preservation of the public faith; encour-
agement Of agriculture and of commerce
as its handmade. the diffusion OF infor-
nation and arraignment of all abuses at
the bar OF public reason; freedom of re-
ligion, freedom of the press and freedom
OF person, under the proteetion of the
habeas corpus, and trial by Juries impair
TALLY selected.
"1hat is the grandest platform ever
laid down for party and one upon which
the Democratio party can fight as well
today as 1t has in the past.
SIEM0NS GETS BAIL.