Telegram-herald., 1890-08-12

Here Is some good Jefersonlan doc
trine for the Democratic party. Ia
letter written IN 1915, he said: I'VE
must place our manufacturers by the
s.de OF the agriculturist-
Experience has taught me that manu-
facturers are now ss necessary 70 our
independence as our comfort" jeff
erson recognized that TO maintaiD our
Identlty as nation, and 20 preserve
the life-germs of perpetual existence,
We must utilize those elements within
our national domain, which contribute
to such perpetual existence, that IN the
exercise of our brain, a. well as IN
Drawn, there comes development of
our national resources which makes Us
more independent of the action of 9TH
er nations. and less liable TO be affected
by reverses which might occur TO them,
as we would be, were our resources not
utilized by being wrought into neces-
sary products by manufacturers.
Hence the manufacturer is an import
ant factor in our political economy.
But the Democratic doctrine, as now
annunciated, Is TO buy wherever you
can buy the cheapest, which really
means buy our manufactured goods
abroad. And still the democratic par
ty claim to be in the true apostolic sue
cession from jefferson. Itis forever di-
lating upon its Jeffersonian simplicity,
when in fact its chief reliance is upon
an autocracy, and autocratic principles.
1t claims to be the party of the people,
while at the same time it IS using its
best endeavors in suppressing the rights
of citizens. Ii declams In loud-sound-
ing and sonorous sentences of its pat
riotism and patriotic purposes, while
trying to nulhfy the constitutional laws
of our country. 1t would fam have the
people believe the often repeated as
sertion that the liberties of the people
are safe only in its control, while at the
same time, for the perpetuation of its
power, it is using the methods of the
savage and brutality is its chief ally.
Ii claims the right TO rule because of
superior intelligence and patriotism,
while it invokes butchery to enforce the
assumed rights of superior intelligence.
In what then is the party the same
old Jeffersonian party? What part of
its tenets and principles could IN any
manner whatever connect it with the
principles of Jefferson? Jefferson's
purity of purposes, patriotism and love
of country and of justice have no place
with it. His views of domestic polItica
economy, as far as protection is con
cerned, are far from it. His keen sense
of the rights of humanity has certainly
not descended untarnished to it. Wha
then has the party IN common with
Jefferson1 He was a firm believer il
State sovereignty, and so is 1t, but hC
was patriotic in his belief, thinking il
the true principle, and proper interpre
tation of our Constitution. He little
thought for what base and unpatriotl'
purposes State sovereignty would be In
yoked. He little thought that within
less than century of our National ex
istence, it would be the chief corner
stone of a confederacy of States, organ
lied for the purpose prosecuting oper
and armed rebellion against the Gov
eminent, to perpetuate human slavery
and free trade. But State sovereignty
IS the only political heirloom OF Jetfer
sonianism which the Democratic part.
now possesses, misapplied as 1t has beer
since Jetferson's time, and weighed
down as 1t now is with overt treason
} disloyalty and oppos ton TO all true
rights of humanity, which constitute It
presest history.
And yet Democracy and Jefferson
isnism are the same. So says the Dem
Ocratic party.