The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-19
BENxErrsvILLE. june 4.-special:. The

tho Great Men OF tho Past.
BENNErTsvILLE. Juno 4.-Special: The
following correspondence explains itself:
FLORENCE, s. c., June 8. 1901.
Hon. John l.. McI.aurin, Reanettsviiie,
S. C.--Dear Sir: have taken great inter
eat in the political outlook, and as mat
ter of instruction ask that you differen.
tiate between your views and the views
see no differences, but perhaps you can
show some difference; If so. please do It.
as ami not inclined to condemn you with.
out a b earring. You're truly.
BENNETTsvILLE. g. c., June 4, 1901.
Mr.. w. +. Clayton, Florence, S. c.
Dear Sir: In your letter OF June y you ask
ME TO diRerentiate between my viewe
most of us zee no difference i am very
busy at this time, but will dictate few
thoughts as they occur to me In reply tu
your question. / do this with the ::c.s
pleasure because you have been opposed
to me politically. but show a desire ia
seek the truth.
Al the time Of the adoption Of the Uni.
ted States Constitution there were several
distinct plans ce So:czzz1SnI proposed.
OF these plans the fight was made upon
two: the Hamiltonian idea and the Jeffer.
sonian idea. Alexander Hamilton openlv
maintained that the British Constitution
was the most perfect instrument OF its
kind ever in existence. He wanted all
laws for the government of the States 70
he passed by tho Congress OF the United
States. He wanted the President of the
United States and the Senators to hold
office during good behavior. He wanted
the Governors of the States appointed by
the President Of the United States and he
wanted the Federal Government to as.
sumo the debts Of the State. He wanted
strong Senate and a weak House Of Rep.
resentatives. and openly proclaimed his
government. John Jay was sent as min.
ister to England In order TO make com.
mercial treaty. which would have placed
our commerce under the control of Great
carried out that he succeeded in proven.
ing the incorporation of a bill Of rights in
the Federal Constitution. Under hi
leadership the Congress imposed the
excise tax, which made the rich
escape the burdens of taxation and
placed those burdens upon the poor. This
brought about the revolution in Pennsyl.
van;a and came very near disruptin0 the
new Republic. Thomas Jefferson forced
the bill. Of rights into the Constitution as
succeeded in defeating the purposes OF the
Jay treaty with England Hamilton fa.
vored and Jefferson opposed the granting
of monopolies, the establishing of u United
State debts by the Federal Government.
Associated with Jefferson were Madison,
Monroe. Samuel Adams, Albert Gallatin,
George Clinton and Benjamin Franklin.
Marshall, John Jay, John Adams and
Pinckney. The Democratic party has been
in continuous existence ever since the
adoption of the Constitution, while tha
Federal party. of which the Republicans
are the successors, has passed through
number of changes. The Federal party,
at first successful, finally committed sui.
eide by carrying their doctrine of cen.
trallzed government so far as to pass the
alien and sedition law. Under this law
own volition to expel from the country
any alien whom he might suspect as dan
gerous to the peace and liberty of the
country, etc. This radical measure crea.
ted powerful reaction.
The Democrats then remained In power
almost without interruption until 1860.
During this time all of the territory ac-
quired by the United States up to 1893
ka, and every foot of it was encountered
by the vigorous denunciation of the Re
publicans.
During this entire time the Democrats
were the progressive men; They held to
but that the General Goyernment. while;
keeping taxation at the lowest rate cen
sistent wiSh good government, should ex.
pend the fund thus derived for the good
OF the whole people. In 1865 they favored
subsidizing the Pacific Railroad. About
the same tame they started the subsidy to
the Collins Lime of steamships between
the United States and England. Based
upon tho principle of the Jeffersonian
concluded tresEtes with all the principal
nations. and those treaties are still In force.
They had built Up our foreign commerce
until 1t excited the wonder and admiration
hn tT1ra-v n n
General jackson. stopped Imprisonment
for debt. Tney had fought two successful
wars with foreign nations. They had es.
tablished q credit throughout the world
lighting for, the principles OF liberty OF
thought and action and the freedom OF
American citizenship. Matters Of internal
concern the leaders Of the party differed
about. General jackson was the first To
make reciprocity treaty: The next reel
Fierce John Randolph, acting against the
leaders OF his party, voted against the
embargo Act, and was dnally successful
IN deieatinge that legislation. Clay, Cal
noun. Cheves and Lowndes actively CD.
posed Pres dent Jefferson in the matter Of
decreasung the army. The first proposition
OF protective tariff for the purpose OF
projection came from james Madison. and
son in it's favor. The Federallste opposed
protection. Clay and Calhoun favored
measures OF internal Improvement, and
Madison vetoed them. Our great distint.
tive foreign policy known as the Monroe
doctrine was Democratic policy. The
democrats defeated the scheme Of the
republicans to turn over Oregon and
washington to Great Britain. a
The Democratic party has never yet dc
nled to any man within it's lines the priv.
ieee OF free thought and free speech, II
mas never yet failed toAcorrect mistakes
wheD 1t has made them. 1t has lost no
opportunity to build up the merchant
marine and open up our trade with foreign
ports 1t opened up the Japanese ports
failed. --','
The party he's never been inconsistent,
ana yet it has never stultifled itself by
adhering 10 previous platforms when the
conditions which demanded them had
changed. Until 1886 the Democrats hnd
uenied the power in the Federal Govern.
me ment to make internal improvements, and
YET 1t was the first to advocate the great
improvements OF the Pacific railroads, and