The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-10-05

derson said "the doctrines of Hamilton
must be the text book of the hour"
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts, in his life of Alexander Ham
ilton, thus states his doctrines:
"The republic of Hamilton was to be
an aristocratic as distinguished from a
democratic republic, and the power of
the separate states was to be effectually
crippled. The first object was to be at
tained by committing the choice of the
president and senators, who were to
hold office during good behavior, to a
class of the community qualified to vote
by the possession of O certain amount
of real property. The second was to be
secured by giving to the president of the
United States the appointment of the
governors Of the various states, who
were to have a veto on all state legis-
lation. These provisions, as may be
seen at glance, involved the essential
character of the government, and al
though purely republican, came much
nearer to the British model than any
other by their recognition of classes and
of the political rights Of property,
while. by the treatment Of the states, a
highly centralized national government
was to supersede entirely the confeder-
ate FORM"
So these doctrines are to be "the text
book of the hour" and such is imper-
ialism as the Republican party policy
indicates. Alexander Hamilton was an
ardent admirer of the British form of
government, and said 'if his plan were
once formed in this country 1t would
maintain itself" The idea Is that i'm
perialism will maintain itself by pub
lie debt and bonds, franchises, trusts,
a large standing army and costly navy,
a colonial system, etc. In 1900 these were
the very doctrines in issue and the
American people elected Thomas JEFF
ferson, and throttled federalism.
Thomas Jefferson was a different man
from Alexander Hamilton in his prin-.
ciples and policies as to government.
They were antipodes indeed. The au-
thor of the declaration of the American
independence was not Alexander Ham
ilton. Mr.. Hamilton did not believe "all
men are created equal-endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienabie
rights, among which are life, liberty
anu lllt puI VI udppilltSS, tiiat "
secure these rights governments are in
stituted, ETC." Hamilton did not agree
with Jefferson in these fundamental
principles, but wanted an arrangement
modelled after the British system, and
prominent Republicans now openly pro-
claim for Hamiltons schemes and de-
nounce Jefferson and his views. In his
first inaugural address Mr.. Jefferson
lays down his Essential principles of
government" numbering a dozen or so,
the first being, Equal and exact JUS
tice to all men of whatever state or
persuasion, religious or political"
Another, the seventh perhaps, is, "Ab-
solute acquiescence in the decisions of
the majority, the only safety in a repub-
lie, from which is no appeal but to force,
the underlying principle in despotisms."
Republican organs are laboring to ex-
tricate themselves and their party from
the trust obloquy, and as usual, are not
particular in telling true tale as to
their party action and nom action, and
also as to what Democrats have done,
or not done. One important thing they
omit entirely, towit: their protective
tariff which gives opportunity for the
formation of trusts and which a fair
tariff for revenue would not give. This
administration has made no attempt
to enforce the law against trusts, and
the noted Senator Marcus A. Hanna,
certainly an important part of the party
and the administration, is ever ready
to say a word in defense and extenua-
tion of the trusts, even to declaring
there are no trusts" In fact the Re-
publican party takes three positions:
l. There are no trusts. 2. Trusts are
good things. 8. The Republican party
will suppress the trusts. 1t will be seen
that the Republican party is ready with
promises to meet every contingency.
But promising Is one thing and doing
another. Mr.. Hanna is more anxious
for full campaign treasury than full
dinner pail for the laboring man. And
this Republican magnate Is not Of
Tending the trusts now, and will not II
his party continues In power. 4
Congressman Tayler Of this district
got considerable notoriety by the active
part he took in keeping Roberts, Of
Utah, from taking his seat in the House
on account of having a plurality of
wives. By his course Mr. Tayler got
credit for being strongly opposed TO
polygamy. Is 1t not strange that Mr..
Tayler had nothing to say against that
treaty with the sultan of the Sulu is
lands? Here was chance for our con-
gressman to show his hand, but he did
not open his mouth, although by the
treaty our government recognizes poly
gamy and slavery too, and our flag
flies high and undisturbed in that group
of distant islands, in the Pacific. The
campaign Is not over, and Mr.. Tayier
may yet say something on this point.
Well see.
The Sulu archipelago consists of about
15O islands with less than 100, 900 inhabit-
ants, and were annexed by Spain in 1879.
Many Of the smaller islands are un-
inhabitated. These islands were for
merly attached to northern Borneo and
lie bewteen Borneo and Mindanao
the large southern island of