The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-06
psmocrat,c M,sreprese ntation

Democratic Misrepresentation.
The platform OF the Democratic
party adopted at Chicago, starts up
with the following bold and mlslead-
INTERPRETATIONS:
.srhe representatives of the Demo-
cratic party of the United States, In
National Convention assembled, do re.
arffim their allegiance to the principles
OF the party as formulated by Jefier-
son and exemplifled by the long and H.
lustrlous line OF nine of his successors
In Democratic leadership from Madi-
son to Cleveland
This lie the rankest kird Of misrepre-
sentatlon to start out with. Jefferson,
Madison and jackson were as much
ree-iraders as Benjamin Harrison IL.
There Lave been four eras OF tho Dem
ocratic party In the history Of the
United States. The first was headed by
Jefferson and Madison. The second
existed in the days OF jackson and
may be denomineted the Southern
Feee.Trade Democracy founded by
Calhoun and to which Jackson was op-
posed.
The third was the National Demo-
cratic party, of which jackson was the
leader and Jefferson the prototype,
and which was more opposed In prln-
ciples and doctrines to the Calhoun
wing than it was TO the Wing party
Itself. The fourth and last is the
Cleveland Free-Trade party of to-day,
the legitimate successor Of the Cal
houn Democracy, I'VE refer to this
only to show the hypocrisy of the
present day Democratic leaders in re-
ferring to Jefferson and jackson as
their patron saints. The present
Democratic platform says: We do.
founce Protection as q fraud" Let
us see what Jefferson says upon this
subject: ""...=..-
"fhe prohihitive duties we lnyon all
articles of foreign manufacture which
prudence requires us to establish at
home, with the patriotic determine
tlon of every good citizen to use no
foreign article which can be made
within ourselves, without regard to
difference in price. secures US against
relapse Into foreign dependency"
How very careful our Democratic
fSjsp4s are. Shaa ilaav sU,9t4ale f[eysGis
position upon the tariff question.
But the Democrats did not go back as
Tar as Jefferson in their setting out
declarations at Chicago. but commen-
eed with Madison; let us see what that
ulustrious Statesman and President
had to say upon the question OF Pro.
lection:
although other subjects will press
more Immediately on your attention
q portion OF them cannot but DO we'll
bestowed on the Just and sound policy
OF securing to our manufactures the
success they have attained and are
still attaining, and 10 our navigation,
tue fair extent OF which is at present
abridged by tho unequal regulations
Gf foreign governments. Besides tho
RESPONSIVENESS of saving our manu-
factuIes from the sacrifices change
OF circumstances might bring on
them, the national interest requires
that, with respect to such articles ut
l98St as belong to our defense and our
primary wants we should not be left
n unnecessary dependence on ex-
sernel supplies"
How does this sound with the bold
declaration of the latter day Democ-
rdcy that denounces protection as a
traud2 But Madison has been quoted
a Democratic saint. How will oul
Dem ceratie friends reconcile tho diff,
ierence2 They say: I'VE denounce
protection as fraud.n Madison adyo
sates the policy of securing to our
manufactures tie success they have
STAINED and are still attaining
Still protection Is fraud.a We'll let
us sec what jackson, another Demo.
cratic patron saint, said upon that sub.
lect. The paragraph is long Que, but
it is SO strong and positive for protec.
ton tlat we gnow We will be excused
9or reproducing it. Here it is:
Heaven smiled upon and gave us
liberty and Independence. The same
providence has blessed us with the
means OF national defense. lie has
filled our mountains and our plains
with minerals-with lead, iron and cop
per-and given us a climate and sol
Tor the growing of hemp and wool.
These being the greatest materials 81
our national defense, they ought tf
have extended to them adequate uLt
fnir protection. that our mannfnctur
ers and laborer5 may be placed in s
Lilr composition with those oil Europe
and that we may have within our
country y supply of those eading and
Important articles SO uecesSaryin war
will ask what IL the real situation OF
tho agtteulturlsti Where has The
American farmer u market for his sur.
plus produce?
Does not this clearly prove that
there Is too much labor employed il
agrieultufef Common sense at once
points out the remedy. Take from
agriculture in the United States 800.
600 mon, women and children, and yoF
Will at once give a market for more
breadstulfs than all Europe now ftlcn
ishes u.s. In short, we have been tot
long subject to tie policy oil British
merchants. tbs Time Wh should be-
come n little more lAmerieabized, ant
Instead " feeding the paupers ant
laborers q Europe feed our own, o
else In short time by continuing on
present policy, We shall all be render
ed panpers ourselves. A. JACKSON.
No wonder jackson was called "Olt
Hickory He meant what no said
His Democracy was fully defined whel
compared with the Calhoun Free
Trade Democracy, and wlon calhoun's
HIM TO attempt qualification o.
the Constitution. Jackson the CRANE
old hero OF protection and liberty, ros,
In tho majesty OF his greatness AMI
declared referring to CalGouns at
tempt to nullfy; by the eternal tn
Union must and shall be preserved. y
Yet in the face OF all this, the Demo
gratis Of the present day put up Jack
son, ths great proteetionlst, along sid,
Of Cleveland the great free.trader Al
an exponent of Democratic free traG,
ideas. What a comparison! Compar,
the Democratic platform upon whiel
Cleveland stands with tho noble decIa
ratfons OF jackson and then tell us, Y,
Demoerats,who can wherein jackson.