The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-04-29

d was a most delicate and difiicuir task
20 secure for US even respectable treat
ment from foreign governments. MT Jef-
ferson returned from Europe and Presi-
dent Washington appointed HIM 10 the Of
flee OF secretary Of state. the one which
at that time was the most difficult 20 be
filled. Hamilton was also In Washingtons
| cabinet. and except az TO bimetallism
stood for exactly the opposite Of all OF
those principles. convictions and theories
| OF government which were represented by
| jefferson. Hamilton was secretary of the
| treasury and made an abe and exhaustive
| report on the financial question He sub
| mltted copy OF IL 20 Mr. jefferson. and
| IN referring to that feature OF II relating
20 the two metals. said: TO annul the use
or either OF the metals as money Is TO
I aDridge the quantity OF the circulating me-
dunn. and Is liable TO all the objec lions
| which arise from comparison OF the ben
efits OF full with the evils OF a scanty
circulation In answering this letter Mr.
Jefferson wrote 10 Hamilton as follows;
4 concur with you that the unit must
stand on both metals.
Against hanks Of Issue.
jefferson was opposed 10 the funding
| and other financial schemes OF Mr.. Ham
ilton because they would load the couE-
| try with unnecessary burdens and APP
! peared 10 be in the interest OF stock job
bers and spectators. lie abhorred a bank
fare OF the country and especially aid he
| oppose the creation OF a United States
bank. In letter to Adams. In 1914, he
said: i have ever been an enemy OF banks.
not OF those discounting for cash, but OF
those foisting their own paper into cir
culation. My zeal against those institu-
tioEs was warm and open at the estab-
lishment of the Bank of the United States
that / was derIded as maniac by the
tribe OF bank mongers who were seek
ing 10 fitch from the public their swindling
and barren gains. The evils they have en-
gendered are now upon MS and the ques-
tion is how we are TO get out of them
"At this time the American people be-
came divided into TWO parties. one called
federallsts were headed by Hamilton and
were strongly in favor Of American indie
pendence. but did not comprehend or I'M
derstand democratic government. or dem
ocratic principles. They believed In fol-
lowing the example OF European govern
psnts: they believed IN the government
by wealth tinctured by corruption. and
with them the revolution simply meant
the overthrow of the foreign aristocracy
and ruling force and the substitution OF
q home aristocracy and ruling force, ana
they had the impudence TO denounce JEFF
farson as a demagogue. They believed In
having government control nearly all Of
the affairs of the citizens. Under their
theory the citizens existed by permission
of the government.
: Pounds the Democracy.
THE other party consisted OF the demo-
! Gratis then called republicans. headed by
Jefferson, and believed in a system OF gov
! eminent that should interfere as little as
possible with the affairs of the private
individual: they believed that all power
/ rested in the people: that instead OF the
people existing by permission or the gov
; eminent the government was the creation
! ! ard the agent OF the people They wer'
$ bitterly opposed 10 anything like ruling
aristocracy or governing class. They be-
e lieved that mankind were capable OF sell
y government and that the highest develop
| ment OF man could only be attained In fre'
e institutions.
@ when Washington retired from thu
n | presidency he was succeeded by John Al
1 | ans. federalist Of the narrowest type
: During his administration the principles o.
: the federalistic party began TO take form
& The whole tendency was against IN
4 masses OF the people and in favor OF IN
n central power. The Infamous alien ana Sc
dition laws were passed during this admin
! istration Frightful strides were made 10
: vard strangling the spirit OF dem ocrati
: institutions and establishing in their stea'
i the aristocratic principle. Had this pohc'
g become permanent the whole career OF tn
4 new republic would have been different
a the oppressed and the liberty-loving OF a
e lands would never have sought our SHORES
: Elected M President.
e But the people of the young repu bile ha
not thrown off British yoke simply I
wear a more odious home yoke, and J
p 1900 they rallied under the leadership {
"A I Jefferson ard overthrow the odious ac
IL mIntstratlon of Adams and the unrtput
II lean policy OF the federalists Jeiierso
II was elected president and the objectionabl
Il legislation of the prior administration wa
a, / uiprd out at once, the whole policy or IN
= : government was reversed. the face OF IN
i nation was turned toward the morning
Is Liberty and progress. humanity and Jus
4 tice became the watchwords ana 'he
~ brought TO us the best muscle ana hrai
- Of the world The spirit of man. bel g thu
NJ unclaimed and encouraged in It's asprs
"a lions and efforts. leaped forward ana CAV
az the republic a career that was without
,e parallel In all history
IN "Jefferson's far-seeing eye perceived u
ia advantages OF extending our domain, an
L. under what was known as the Louisar
purchase we acquired that vast territor
o. lying west Of the Mississippi ana HTetci
az ing from New Orleans northwest 10 u
he Pacific ocean This was merely OPPOSE
by the federalists. But II at once change
A., our character. Instead Of being repubi
a. IN the Atlantic coast OF North Amerie
nj we became the great American repuni
70 IL was during the eight years OF Jene
ne sons administration that the fouruauoi
he 1 OF our greatness were laid ana thal OF
~ destiny was SUdptu. lht eA'"N
On men who do the worlds work, VINO lo'
10 freedom and hate oppression, who love Ju
o. tice and despise hypocrisy. had been G
~ nented together. The great democrat
80 party was foundd. That party guided u
~ republic for "A years. jefferson being su
al ceeded by Madison and he being Follow
~ by Monroe The Monroe doctrine that '
hear much of in recent years was mr.
officially promulgated TO the world
= President Monroe who was pupil a.
-, disciple of Jefferson
:. Rctircs Still Poor.
on my friends. find a principle OF COVER
ment that has helped to make us 81
tlnctiye and grea, and you Will IND
a.. was of democratic and Jeffersonian pa
- entage. CHANGING at this quarter OF
- century during which the breath OF j.
- ferson was animating the nation, we n
~. | that none of these great men INDUCED
~ political hucksiering or trading tn
- stood for definite principles and resouts
. carried them out. Office came TO them
-. cidentally, there was no deception OF co
y. stituents, no false promises made beit
election and broken afterward, no enol
~. TO mislead and no betrayal. Jefferson 4
- tered public life wealthy. and served
country faithfully. lie retired from
ra, presidency poor and died In poverty