Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1894-11-03
Mr.. HATHoAN s SPEECH.

n. G. Hathcm's speech delivered
in Woodvillc, 30 far rs a rather
rambling tall; can be reviewed.
lie was somewhat ingenious in
his methods and was careful to
say very little TO offend what he
was pleasd 10 term the frank and
file Of the Democracy" lie even
went further and oulogized the
democratic party ~ the party Of
Of the people, as his party,
for more than a half century Of its
history.
II was only the modern demo-
cracy as lac called IL, that he as
sailed and this modern Demo
cracy was not TO be found among
the people, but among the leaders,
and particularly among demo-
cratic Congressman.
He claimed that the only true
and Jeffersonian democracy Of the
past survived in the platforms
and principles of the Peoples
Party. IIathorn, like every
other Populst that we have heard
Of, carefully avoided explaining
what true Jeffcrsonian Demo-
cracy was. lie contcntcd himself
with invoking the name of the
Sage of Monticello as authority
for the vagaries Of his party, but
wisely attempted no such folly rs
to try and prove his wild as"
sertions.
Democracy--and that means
Joffersonian Dcmocracy-as we
understand it, is nothing more
nor less than tho principle OF
Constitutional Interpretation and
construction as laid down by JEFF
ferson and Madison, and others
Of their school,
Mr.. jefferson, Of all men, fear
ed the concentration Of all power
in the Federal Government. and
rs a safeguard against this dan
ger he vigorously asserted the
paramount authority of the states
in all matters not expressly dele
gated to the United States. As a
corrollary Of this doctrine of
State rights he insisted on the
very strictest construction of the
Constitution in determining the
powers granted by it to the
Federal Government, and was
exceedingly jealous and watchful
of any attempt on its part to OK
coed these limitations.
He denied the right Of the
Federal Government to make
internal improvements, for in
stance, and any paternal control
over the states or their citizens,
or any intermeddling by it with
their affairs would have done
violence to his understanding of
The true intent and purposes for
which il was established.
The wholesale paternalism
preached by the populists of to-
lay was never dreamed of by
rhos. jefferson It's among the
possibilities of the future.
Mr.. Hathorn, said that the
currency question, and particular
Y the silver question, was the
eading issue of the day.
In this he is more or less cor
ect, as the tariff adjustment |
cached by the present Congress
will most probably remain I'M
disturbed, in the main, for some
ime to come. He attributed all
'ur present ills to the unfriendly |
egislation, as he calls it, against
he white metal, and in this he
ound the cause of the general
Ow price of commodities through
nut the world. lie claimed that
n increase of the currency to
so per capita, would bring
bout universal rises in prices
nd jubilee of prosperity and
emanded that the Government
npply this much needed deficit.
o refute this we ouly give a
aw facts and figures. 4
In 1866 the per capita circula-
on was $40 90 the cotton crop
ras little over 2 million bales
nd the price As cts,
In 1869 the circulation fell to
7 60 and the crop increased one
Iillion bales and the price fell to !
} cts.
In 1870 the circulation increas- I
to Is 10 but the crop ran up !
four and one third millions and