The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-04-09

named parties,--the "Adams mem
and jackson men,"
With the election of jackson In
1923 the second wing of the Repub
lican party came into power, and
soon took the name of Democratic
1t was the old Republican party
purged Of its progressive element
1t stood, therefore, for strict con.
struction of the Constitution, and
was anti-bank, anti-tariff, and
against internal improvements al
Federal expense. During Jack
sons first term, the party as q
whole was not ready to accept all
these principles, and lie was there
fore forced to make an unprece-
dented use of the veto power, In
order TO defeat internal improve.
ment bills passed by the National
Republicans with the aid OF Demo
cratic votes. BY the close of his
administration these had been driv.
en- from the party, which then took
and held the strict construction
views of the Constitution.
The memorable events of jack
sons "reign" are his wal on the
national bank; his defeat of the
nullifiers; the passage of The COM
promise tariff of 1888; the payment
of the national debt; the gold act
of 1881; the specie circular; the re-
moval of the deposits; the vote Of
censuie by Whig Senate, and the
expunging of it by Democratic
Senate; the distribution of the sur
plus revenue; and the introduction,
IN 1882 and 1915, of the national
nominating convention as a polit-
ical institution. At the former
(held at Baltimore, in May, 1882,
Jackson and Van Buren were
nominated; and at the latter (held
at Baltimore, in May, 1855, Van
Buren and r.. M. Johnson.
The wild era of speculation on
which the people entered In 1880,
aided by the removal of the Gov.
ernment deposits from the Bank OF
the United States, the specie circu-
lar and the distribution of the sur
plus, brought on the panic of 1887,
and added to the principles already
held by the Democrats the new
0ne of "divorce of bank and State"
The pledge was made good by the
establishment of the sub. treasury
system on July 4, 1910.
The political principles which
lad thus been accepted in the
course of twelve years were taken
Up in 1910 by the nationa, conven-
ion of the party, and set forth in
is first party platform. A few !
blanks may be mentioned:
/. That the Federal Government
s one of flimited powers.
2. Congress has no power to car
y on general system of internal
3. Congress has no power to
harter bank.
4. The divorce of bank and State.
8. No protective tariff.
On this platform Van Buren, was
nominated in 1910, and beaten by
he Wings in the famous clog Cab
n-Hard-Cider" campaign. For
moment the Democrats seemed to
ave been driven from power; but
he death of Harrison (Apri 4,
S4D put Tyler in the chair, and
or four years they continued to de-
eat Whig measures. 1t 1914 it
gain went into power, and elected
ames X. Polk and G.. M. Dallas.
hen came the annexation of Tex
s; the settlement of the Oregon
oundary line; the re-establish-
nent of the ub.treasury system
destroyed by the Wings; the war
With Mexico; the acquisition OF
ew territory; the split in the party
n the question of extending slav-
ry into the new territories; and
he defeat, in 1848, of Lewis Cass
nd w. o. Butler.
The compromise of 1850 closed
he breach, and in 1852 Franklin
fierce and w. r. King were elec ct
d; but the Kansas. Nebraska Act
( 1864 re-opened 1t, and, though
he party elected james Buchanan
nd John G. Breckenridge in 1856
The nominating convention met
t Cincinnati, June p, the division
rev wider, and in 1860 two sets OF
andidates, John c. Breckenridge
nd Joseph Lane, and Stephen A.
Douglas and fl. V. Johnson, with
~o platforms, were put before the
eople. The one, the Breckenridge
r Southern platform. set forth,-1.
hat slavery in territory could