People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-07


Hamilton, says that his purpose in
creating the Funding System and the
National Bank, was not less political
than financial.
His plan was to T bind the wealthy
men, being at that day the aristocra-
cy bequeathed by provincial times,
to the new system, and thus assure
to the property Of the country the
control of the Government"
In other words, Hamilton wanted
the Dollar TO rule this land-not the
people
III. Lodge is fraak enough to say
that Hamilton had endeavored to in
troduce a Class influence into the
Constitution at TIE time it was
framed, by limiting the suffrage for
the President and Senate with a
property qualification.
Failing in this direct attempt to
establish Class rule in the organic
law, he Immediately went to work to
devise other means Of doing it. His
Funding System and his National
Bank was the result
The Greed of Jefferson became
the basis of politieel organization
known during his Ire as the Repub-
ican Party. He gave it that name
himself, and always spoke Of it by
that title.
What were It's articles of faith?
will quote them from It's illustri-
Gus founder. In each instance, I
will give you the words Of Jefferson
himself.
JEFFERsoN's- DOCTRINES.
In his first Inaugural Address he
laid down this F" Golden Rule" of
Government -
GA wise and frugal government,
which shall restrain men from iniur-
ing one another, which shall leave
them otherwise free to regulate their
own pursuits of industry and i'm
provement; and shall not take from
labor the bread it has earned. This
is the sum of good Government"
Further he said, in words which
have become venerated whereve the
principles Of Democracy are cher
ished:
equal and exact Justice to all
men, of whatever state or persuasion,
religious or political; peace, com,
merce, and honest frien 1ship with all
nations entaagling .Isnees with
..---e, tue supporC of sac State gov
ernments in all their rights as the
most competent administration for
our domestic concerns and the surest
bulwark against anti-republican ten
denotes the preservation of the gen
eral government in all its constitu-
tional vigor as the sheet-anchor of
peace at home and safety abroad
Jealous care of the right of election
by the people a mild and safe COR
receive of abuses watch are Topped
by the sword of revolution where
peaceable remedies are unprovided
absolute acquiescence in the decision
of the majority, the vital princi pies
of the republic, from which there is
no appeal but to force, the vital prin-
ciple and immediate parent of des-
potism; a well-discplined militia
economy in the publi' expenses, that
labor may be lightly burdened the
honest payment Of or debts, and sa-
cred preservation of he public faith
encouragement of agriculture, and of |
commerce, its handnaid; the diffu-
sion of information, and the arralgn-
ment of all abuses atthe bar Of pub
lie reason freedom # religion free
dom of the press /; freedom of the
person under the protection of habeas
corpus, and trial by juries impartial
ly selected-these principles form the
high constellation which has gone
before us, and guied our footsteps
through an age of rvolutlon and re-
formation"
Listen to these futher words:
"Men by their constitutions are
naturally divided ito two parties
those who fear anddistrust the peo-
pie, and wish to drW all power from
them into the haas of the higher
classes; those who identify them
selves with the p9ple, have conf
dence in them, chesh and consider
them as the most honest aud safe,
although not the rpst wise, deposit
ors of the public irPrests- In every
country these two arties exist"
Hon. w. L. Wilsn, of West Vir-
g1nia, one of the blest and purest
Democrats now liug, thus summa-
rizes the principle of the Republi-
can Party foundedby Thomas JEFF
ferson:
l. Opposition tthe Funding sys-
tenn.
2. Opposition tdhe National Bank.
8. Opposition tthe Internal Rev |
enue, or Excise Stem.
4. Opposition Q the Protective :
Tariff.
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