The morning news., 1892-03-17

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exists 70 this very hour. Applause Detea
has not disheartened its members. Disaster
nave not terrified them II survives every dis
ester and 1t comes forth 20 battle.
DEnoCRACY's ACHIEVEMENTS.
know there are those who belittIe what va
accomplished by the Democratic party when ]
held possession Of this government for mani
long years. know there are those OF this gen
GRAFTON who seem 10 think that all glory anC
greatness OF this country has taken place since
the war. They forget what was &C
comlished during democratic rule TheJ
forget that the principles Of thi'
government were firmly secured by
the efforts of democratic statesmen IN The
days Of its early history. They forget the
principles which were laid down by Jefferson
himself and which have controlled 70 a
large extent the destinies OF our
land. You have not forgotten the
fact that all the great and valuable acquisitions
of territory Of this country we're acquired
Through the efforts OF democratic statesmen.
You have not forgotten the great foreign wars
which this country waged under the auspices OF
the democratic leaders. The war OF iolS was
maintained and insisted upon by our demo
cratic leaders. The war OF lS45 was waged by
our democratic heroes. 10 is the party that
gave 70 the country James Monroe, who estab
Hshed the Monroe doctrine, essential TO the per
petuity Of the safety of this country OF ours.
All the great principles relating TO civil liberty
and equal rights were those that were put forth
early by those who controlled the destinies OF
The land at that hour.
FIRST STORY OF THE TRIP.
have no patience with that man who now
Bays that we are indebted to the Republican
party for all that gives luster 20 the history Of
this country. / deny it. tApplsuse,l / can
and you will permit me 20 repeat that little
story once heard which perhaps illustrates the
point which / am trying to make: There was
~ old general living in Boston who had lost a
limb In the service Of his country in the
war Of 1912. he was somewhat vain,
II is true and be supposed
evarvhodv kDevr the occasion, for his larneuess
He was pretty well known around Boston, but
there came along one day young dude of a
Yellow, probably republican llaughterl, who
thought he would have a little fun at the eX-
pense Of the old hero who was hobbling along
SO he stepped up TO him with conceited sort
of an air. and said: General, what makes you
hmpf What occasioned your lamenessg Was
'9t a swelling upon your limbf" The 6foot hero
of 1879 turned around to him with an air Of dis
,Rust and disdain and said t. him: young
anan, you talk like d fool; why don't you
read the history OF your countryY" lGreat
daughter l tell your republican friends to
read the history Of their country before crticiz-
ing the democratic leaders and democratic poll
cies. LApplause.l
OUR LOSS OF SHIPPING.
You have not forgotten the fact that under
democratic rule our flag noated our com
Tnerce in every sea alluded the other day in
"a speech, which had the honor in making on
2fny way here, 10 an address of President Harri-
bson in some town along the railroad in which
me lAmented the fact that we have lost, to a
VERY large extent, our foreign commerce, and
she hoped that the time would come when we
would achieve the victories which we had in the
spast. when he trusted that we would enter into
competition with other countries for
the commerce of the world. Per
init me to say to him again what /
said then that the difficulty with this country is
now, and the reason why we don't control the
commerce of the world, is because of the re-
6tricted, narrow legislation of the Republican
party. Of which he is the head to-day. ZAP
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rag could be seen upon ships in ev-
cry port In every part OF the world,
and under the narrow policy pursued by our ad-
Sersaries in the last few years we
account. We cannot have it until
the barriers which check our commerce shall
have been removed, until the selfish policy
which now actustes the republican leaders
shall be changed LApplause.l Then we can
bave renewed commerce and wider and better
markets for our products. That is what this
country needs to-day. / said that our party
was OF ancient origin. l repeat il and we are
proud Of the fact.
JEFFERsoN's PRINCIPLES.
II was in Jefferson's inaugural address that
he laid down the essential principles Of de
mocracy. He declared certain principles to be
essential ones of our government, and conss-
Quently those which ought to shape its admins
fration. This is fitting time TO
aepeat them in your presence:
Equal and exact justice to all men
70 NnhleN6E state OF persuasion, religious or
political; peace, commerce and honest friend
ship with all nations, entangling alliances with
none; support Of the state governments in all
their rights; preservation of the general gov
ernmeut in its whole constitutional viRor; ieal-
GUS care of the right of election by the people;
absolute acquiescence In the decisions of the
majority; well disciplined militia; su
premAcy of the civil over the mill
tary authority; economy in public expenses
that labor may be lightly burdened Honest
payment of our debts and sacred preservation
of the public faith; encouragement of agricult-
pre- and of commerce as its handmaid. Diff
fusion OF information, and arraignment of all
abuses at the bar Of public reason freedom of
religion; freedom of the press freedom of
person under protection Of habeas corpus, and
trial by jury impartially selected.
BRIGHT CONSTELLATION.
These principles form bright constellation
which has gone before us and guided our steps
Through an age of revolution and reformation
dGreat applause. These are what term the
e elementary principles of true democracy laid
down by the great founder of the Democratic
party Thomas Jefferson, himself. [Applause /
What is the history OF our party in connection
with these principles' We believe in
municipalities Applause We do not
believe that the general government has any
right TO interfere in the domestic affairs of the
states. LApplause.l We believe that the people
of Alabama have the right to control their own
domestic affairs in their own way. Applause |
We believe that you have the right here to con-
troll the machinery of your own elections. and
that the general government has no constitu-
tional or moral power to interfere. Applause. I
1t follows that we believe in strict constructiye
action of the constitution. IApplausa |
If l was TO describe in a word the one
great essential difference between the DEM
ocratic party and the Republican party, and of
the other parties that have preceded the Repub-
Hcan party, would state it in the words: The
Democratic party has always believed aud now
believes in the strict construction of the federal
constitution. lApplause.l And our opponents
bave always believed in loose. extraordinary.
general power or construction. We belieye
Just precisely what the constitution says in its
letter and its spirit. Applause All powers
not conferred upon the general government are
reserved 10 the states or people. [Applause.l
CLAIM OF THE REPUBLICANS.
know what our opponents claim. 1 dis.
cussed the question to some extent in my ad.
dress before the legislature of Mississippi yes
terday. They clam extraordinary powers
under what am pleased to call the blanket
power OF the constitution, namely, the general
clause, 70 DO everything necessary to promote
she public we fare. / submit that a fair and
just construction of the constitution does not
give the government any greater power than is
contained IN the specified powers of the consti
tuition. Applause. Whatever is necessary 70
carry out the specified power of the consti-
tuition, the general government has general
power 60 DO; but protest against the modern
republican construction OF that clause which is
chat under the theory that they have the right
70 do whatever is necessary to promote the
general welfare they exercise the right To nro
mote their own individual welfare and the wei
fare OF private interests. Applause1 The
Democratic party has always been a bold on
ponent of Capitalization of power in the gen
eral government. We are opposed to the gen
eral government assuming unwarranted and
unreasonable and unnecessary power Let the
states control domestic affairs let nunicinalitia