The Sunday globe., 1901-05-05
Democratic Principles.

Democratic Principles.
/ In the Cardinal principles of the Demo
cratic party Bryan and Cleveland, DlviC
B. Hill and Carter Harrison and six o
seven millions Of their fellow Democrats
believe Democracy, as contra-distin
guished from Republicanism, is the teach
ings Of jefferson as against the theory
and convictions Of Hamilton.
Responsible for the two great modern
/ parties, Jefferson and Hamilton, re-
spectively stood the one for strong gov
ernment, the other for strong people
The central idea was Hamilton S, with
its developing train Of colonial exploita.
tions and imperialiStic possibilities; power
in the people with a government under
control and responsible to the masses
was and still is the Jetfersouian or Demo
cratic ideal Of republican form Of gov
ernment.
Any internal differences existing in
either one Of the two great parties is
due to the application Of these respective
basic principles, and not to modification
or abandonment Of the principles them
selves.
There is no unprejudiced student of
history who will gainsay the assertion
that if the principles of Hamilton had pre-
vailed, this republic would have arrived
at its present milestone on the road to an
imperial form Of government more chan
halt century ago, and to day we would
be in the aristocratic enjoyment Of full
iiedged monarchy, following the custom
AIRY progressiveness Of political creations.
The Jetfersonan idea took hold Of the
people, and its judicious dissemination,
nurture, and beneficence destroyed i'm.
perialism and rong-gOyemment Hamn-
tonism, but left the germ which modern
plutocracy and class aspiration have, in
our day, warmed into life aud giant
growth, until the monster now has the
republic by the throat, and the ideals of
Jefferson and Jackson are but the dis.
carded idols whose worship is confined
to an incoiruptible minority among the
leaders and to the thoughtful and unpur.
chasable among the masses.
The glib slave who parrot like, defends
his voluntary serfdom by reciting the
litanes Of his masters, is ever asking
"what arc the principles Of the Demo
cratic party utterly ignorant or m-
crate ully forgetiul Of the fact that to
those principles he is indebted for even
the freedom which permits him to crit-
else government and parties.
The Democratic party advocates and
believes in home rule and domestic tran
guilty as opposed to internal oppression
aud colonial conquest and spoilation,
1t is a foe to the aggrandizement of
government at the price of liberty; in
other words, it would have its elected
servants the instruments, and not the
masters Of the people, thereby insuring
an administration Of affairs IN conf rmity
to the theory aud practice Of democra-
c'es-a government of the people, by the
people, and for the people,
The Democratic party advocates a gov.
enment oi intelligence as opposed to the
plutocratic and monarchial principle Of a
government OF exclusiveness and wealth;
it would have the equality Of general
education the fundamental principle of
a republic, as opposed to the perfection
Of a wcalth.ruling class exercising the
functions Of irresponsible Imperialism
over an ulterate, disqualified and ig.
nonnt mass,
Hence il euforces, where 1t can the
educational test for the exercise Of the
franchise, 10 the end that the degenerate
may be rehabilitated, the ambitonless
and ignorant made intelligent reasoners
of policies, and the soulless, indifferent
slave Of political sloth transformed into
the manly capability Of enjoying the full
blessings of a citizen and a peer.
II would furnish servants fora govern.
meut of lrccmon, and not satraps 10 rule
| clfcoustiiuted slaves.
II would bold public servants to full
accountability, and opposes their deifca.
| tion as gods,
] II rcmrortc., reyiyihus, encourages, anC
maintains the power of the people ant
the responsibilities Of government to iti
creators as opposed to the assumption o
superiority in the ruler and his responsi
bility alone TO privileged class.
It jealousy prevents the Strengthening
of government where it weakcns tn,
power Of the people as opposed TO The
Hamiltonan Federalist principle Of 1
strong central government mdestructibl'
by the people, impervious to their ASSAULT