The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-09-30

How did these laws come to be re-
pealed? Thomas Jefferson was on
his farm in Virginia. He publish
ed an appeal to the American people
lust as William J. Bryan is now max
ing an appeal to our people. Jefter-
son said, ga free government cannot
be maintained without free speech"
He said, Virtue need never shun a
contest with vice when left to de-
fend itself on equal terms before
free and intelligent people," He
said, "If the President can order
people out of the country, and if no
one can criticise the officers of the
government, we may for while
maintain the forms of freedom, but
it's spirit and substance will depart"
The people hearkened TO the voice of
Jefferson. He was triumphantly
elected president. John Adams.
Alexander Hamilton and the advo-
Gates of Imperialism were driven into
obscurity. The odious Alien and
Sedition laws were repealed. From
that day to this any person can crit
icise the President, the Supreme
Court, members of Congress and the
Cabinet, but if he is an intelligent
and honest man he will thank the
Democratic party for the privilege.
Der: The man who was the leading
advocate of establishing a monarchy
just after the Revolutionary war and
making Washington king, was
Alexander Hamilton of New ork.
He was the man who wanted and
tried to get it placed upon the Con-
stitution that the President should
be elected for life, and should ap-
point all governors and have power
to veto all state laws. He was the
man who advocated the Alien and
Sedition laws. He frequently de-
clared, and it is so recorded in his
works, that, with all of its faults,
the kingdom of England was the
best plan of government human in
teIligence had ever devised-and he
is the father of the Republican party
just as Thomas Jefferson is the
father of the Democratic party. The
Hamilton club of Chicago is the
most Influential Republican organi-
cation in the United States. No
well-informed Republican will deny
that his party draws its inspirations
from the teachings of Alexander
Hamilton just as the Democratic
party draws it's inspirations from
the teachings of Thomas Jefferson
Soma well-meaning but ignorant
man may deny this, but no one who
knows what he is talking about ever
thinks of making such a denial.
Like father, like child. The only
difference between Hamilton, the
father; and the Republican party,
the child, is this: Hamilton was
open and above board about what be
wanted to accomplish; the Republi-
can leaders try to conceal their pur-
pose. They are like the assassin who
with the other. Hamilton tried to
overthrow the government by open
assault; the Republican party lead
ers, perceiving that it cannot be
done in that way, are endeavoring
to accomplish the same result by
stealth and stratagem. They know
from experience that the people oil
this country are heart and soul fol-
the Republic, and that it can only be
destroyed and an empire established
by indirect means, and by deceivinq
the people.
They claim that they are only
maintaining the honor of the flag
Let US see: The Constitution SAYS
Congress shall have power to levy
and collect taxes" No department
but Congress can rightfully exercise
this power. mckinley is and hal
been levying and collecting taxes in
Cuba and the Philippines without
any act of Congress. The Queen O.
England nor the war Emperor o
Germany could not do this withou
permission of their law-makinl
bodies. The Car OF Russia, the
: Sultan of Turkey, the Empress O
China, and William Mckinley, presi
: dent of the United States and EN-
peror of the Philippines, are the only
great monarchs on earth who car
and do levy taxes. If this is not tht
exercise of imperial power, what il
, it? What clause of the Constitution
authorizes it? But the Republican,
do not like the Constitution. Wen
dell Phillips, one of their leaders be
: fore our civil war said, ''the Constitu
ton is in covenant with Death and
league with He'll" VIM. Seward