Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-11-01
WHY / AM A DEMOCRAT.
DAVID D. HILL,s sAYINas.
Extracts from Speech in New York Saturday,
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strict maintenance Of the reserved rights
Of the States, because / prefer the simple
form of government transmitted to us by
our fathers, largely based upon integrity,
intelligence and high sense Of national
honor, rather than upon mighty armies and
navies, and what is known as world
wide policy ] believe in the largest per
sonal liberty Of the citizens consistent with
the public welfare-in freedom of speech,
freedom of the press, freedom to worship
God according to the dictates of ones own
conscience, in the privilege Of habeas cor
pus and in the right Of trial by jury, and
in all the other guarantees of liberty and
the inestimable privileges contained in the
Constitution of the United States which
forms the basis and foundation of our free
institutions.
NEW DOCTRINE Is REPUDIATED.
Il am Democrat because believe in a
government of limited powers-linited
under the terms of written constitution
which defines and restricts the authority of
all officials chosen by the people to rule
over us Irepudiate the newly discovered
Republican doctrine that this government
can govern any portion Of our national pos
sessions outside of the provisions of our
Federal Constitution.
Congress has no more power to create a
colonial government thau it has to create a
king.
Neither has President and Senate any
authority to change the nature and form of
our plain and simple Government under an
alleged inherent treaty power, but all
treaties must be in conformity with the
express provisions Of our Constitution,
under which alone they must be negotiated
and perfected
FOR AN HONEST ADMINISTRATION
II am Democrat because / believe that
tariff taxes, like all other taxes, should be
imposed for public purposes only, and not
for the promotion Of private interests or to
build up one mans business at the expense
of another's The power to tax is the
power to destroy, and its exercise for any
other than public purposes is scarcely less
than tyranny itself Governmental favorit-
ism is nothing more Or less than govern
mental corruption.
Democracy means the rule of the peo-
pie.
Modern Republicanism meas The rulc
Of the bosses.
Everybody knows that without immense
election funds to improperly influence the
electorate of the country the Republicans
would be hopelessly beaten. Their strength
and our danger lie in the gigantic efforts
of corporate monopoly and selfish indi-
vidual greed in their behalf an unholy
combination held together by the cohesive
power of public plunder-by gratitude for
governmental favors received in the past
and for those expected in the future.
ELECT THE SENATORS.
4 favor the Democratic party in this
campaign because that party favors the
election Of United States Senators by the
people of the respective States instead of
State Legislatures.
II am an active Democrat in this cam
paign because believe that our free insti-
buttons are imperilled by the dangerous
doctrines which have been put forth by our
adversaries to sustain the untenabie posi-
lions which they have assumed. agree
with ex-President Harrison when he says
that the Porto Rico tariff legislation in
wolves "a grave departure from right prin-
ciples' and that the revenue provisions of
the Constitution apply to that island the
same as they apply to all other portions of
our governmental possessions.
There can be no serious question that
when President Mckinley approved the
Porto Rico legislation and when Republic
can Congressman voted for it they delibera-
tely violated their oaths Of office. They did
not sin in ignorance-they sinned with
full knowledge of the consequences of
their acts
NO KINGS FOR US.
"a colonial system of government pat
termed after European colonial systems, is
not rendered less Objectionable by being
called by Republican orators an American
colonial system An American King is
not a whit better than British King. We
are as much opposed to am American Emper-
or as to Russian or German Emperor.
s'This is a government of limited powers
powers limited under our Constitution,
and deny the right of Congress to govern
any portion Of our possessions according to
its mere arbitrary discretion uncontrolled
by the restrictions of the Constitution.
Il would not be here advocating the
election Of Mr.. Bryan if l did not believe
that he would give the country a safe and
conservative administration am ALSO
luteiy sure that he would do So Our OPP
ponents seek TO create the impression that
some danger to business interests is in
volved in Democratic triumph, and this
effort seems to constitute their whole stock
in trade.
"our candidate is an honest man. whose
absolute integrity is conceded by friend and
foe alike, and an election to the Presidency
will not change his nature. He will respect
his oath Of Office and enforce impartialIy
and resolutely the laws which he finds upon
the statute books, irrespective of the fact
whether they in every respect meet his
entire personal approval. There need be no
fears INDUCED that any honest and Iegiti-
mate business interest will be ieopardized
or antagonized.
''The public credit will be fully sustain
ed, to the satisfaction of the country; the
parity of every form Of authorized currency
viii be maintained at all hazards; and the
bonded Indebtedness of the nation will be
paid whenever it natures according to the
letter and spirit Of the contract.
No FINANCIAL JUGGLING.
There will be no financial Juggling for
the benefit of favorite moneyed syndicates
who desire to get rich out Of the necessi-
ties of the government; there win he no
official dishonesty tolerated =, 49, III