The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-08-22
OCRACY
ND RIEPUBLICANISGI
y Clear Cut View of the Differ
crccS Between the Parties IN the
United States.

lNoN. j.. $. Henderson, OF Aiken,
who ~polM al tn" mass meeting in
Union last week, has defined the di$-
tcrCncG@ between Tie Democrats and
Republicans in this country, as foi-
lows:
Mr.. Henderson said IN opening th%t
issues arc brought about hy happening
OF events; nations mc initiated or dc
str0vcd bv issues, and t is the duty
Of every citizen to take an active part
IN such events. " AS d people, as II
natiOu,> he said, :" we occupy the
greatest country Of the earth. Bon
amiA the pcans Of liberty; liberty Of
conscience, liberty OF speech. and lib
crty OF religion, she has been baptiz, 4
in the waters Of advrrslty anu is nov
marching up the slopes Of apparclt t
prosperity and lowcr."
| The people compose The government
and must decide the issues. All nn,
tions of the nature OF The AmcrIuan n
republic must have rival poulic..
| parties.
The declaration Of independence an |
the constitution "werc hcSottcn IN The
revolt Of liberty against the royu. in
pcrialiStic colonization idea.
| The constitution was Il grant Of
power from the people; what was n,,
therein granted to lhC MOvcrnmcn {
| thereby formed was reserved absolute
| ~ TO the people.
| " Every line, every syllable of this
| magma charter Of thc people was cvON-
IL st ,tl ,ln Nt Il, l.,
centralized government on The OF.
hand and government OF the poop.c
on the other.
"The dust Of battle which vindicat.
cd the liberty principles Of the cOnstitA-
ton had scarcely rolled away whcl
Hamilton and his followers cspouscl
the cause of Il centralized government:
and jefferson and his followers the
cause of Democracy pure AID sim
pie"
Continuing, Mr.. Henderson sal
that this fight had come down to thn
present and is now wagcd. lie wen;
on to say that the Democratic par.y j.
bending all It's energies for the prcscr.
Natlon OF popLlr government and 4
strict construction Of the constitutions.
The Democratic party has borne dc
lCat hcroically; it has stood success ,
with cQunnlmlty. 1t has been tha
great cOuscrvatrr Of the business in
tcrcStS of the country, demanding com
petition, SO that labor and industry can !
be compensated. 1t has stood for the |
extension and protection of commerce |
by the making of better goods at |
cheaper prices, and it advocates today |
he promotion of that cormcrcc.
The Democratic party has stood for !
he defending of American territory
rom cncroachmcnts Of foreign world
,owcrs; it has gone further, ard "has
TODD for the peaceful acquisition OF
\mcric"H territory, for the prcserva-
ion Of American liberty and the de.
'clopmCpJ Of American enterprise and
Progress, but it novcr has, and pray
iod it ncvc: will, lend its aid and sane
ION to the acquisition of foreign terri.
Dry for p'undcr and pclf."
lie told OF the "IomSiana purchaser
ndcr the direction of Jefferson il,
SOB. The written contract guaranteed
he full light Of statehood of The com.
oncnt parts of the territory. The ac-
uisltion was ruled with the consent
f the governed" Mr.. Henderson de-
Jared thai it would make jefferson
huddcr i'll his coffin to know that this ,