The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-06-14
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8aGS Yours truly,
Bennettsvilo s. O., Juno 4, 1901.
\ Mr.. ". F. Clayton, Florence, s. G.
Dear Sir: In your letter of Juno 3rd you
ask me ITO difforcn,iato between my vicws
and tho views of leading Republicans as
most Of US see no difference" | AM very
bney at this time, but will dio,ato q few
!. thougbts as they OCCUR to mo in rcply to your
question. do this with the moro pleasure
beoauto you havo been opposed to mo poiiti-
gully, biit show desiTo TO seek The truth.
s At the time Of tho adoption Of tho United
States constitution thcre we're several dis.
tinct plans Of government proposed, or
these plans the fight was mado upon two;
tho Hamiltonian idea and tho Jclicrsonian
idea. Alexander Hamilton openly main
tanned that tho British constitution was the
most perfect instrument of its kind ever ia
Z existence lie wanted all laws for the GOV,
4 ornment Of tho States to be passed by tho
h congress- Of tho United States EIe wanted
J tho pi csident of the United States and the
{ senators to hold Office during goo beh Nior
4 Ho wanted tho governors of the States ap-
: pointed by tho president Of the United
y States and he wanted tho Federal govern
4 mont to assume tho debts Of tic statutes He
4 vented Str onR senate and weak house of
representatives and openly proclaimed him
solf that the people wero incapable Of self
government. John Jay was scDt as minis
Y ,er 10 England in order to mako CONNER
4 oial treaty which would have placed our
y commerce under the control Of Great Britain
a The Hamilton idca was 30 far carried out
F that he succeed In preventing tho incorpora.
tion Of bill Of rights in The Federal constitu.
tion. Under his leadership the congress
Imposed the excise lax which made the rioh
escape tho burdens of taxation and placed
[. those burdens upon tho poor. This brought
about tho revolutio" in Pennsylvania and
\ came very nearly dsrupting the now ropub
4 lic, Thomas Jefferson forced tho bill of
rights into tho constitution as an amend
ment AS minister 10 Franco he succecded in
\ defeating tho purpose of the jay Treaty with
n England. Hamilton favored and Jefferson
81 opposed the granting Of monopolies, tho
B establishing of o United States bank, and tho
assumption OF tho State dobts by tho Federal
\ government. Associated with Jefferson were
Madison, Monroe, Samuel Adams, Albert
Gallatin, George Clinton and Benjamin
& franklin. Associated with Hamilton wero
h Jonn Marshall, John Jay, John Adams and
K flnokney. The Democratic party has bee n
/. in continuous existence over sinoc the adop.
tion Of the constitution while tho Fcdcral
party Of which tho Republicans are tho sue
cessors have passed through number of
changes. The Federal party, at first sue
ceessial, finally committed suicide by Garry
ing their doctrine Of centralized aovern-
ment 60 far as to pass tho alien and sedition
laws. Under this Law tho president was
authorized upon hiH own volition 10 expol
( from the country any alien whom he might
euspeot es dangerous TO the peaoo and liberty
OF the country eto., this radical measure
4 created powerful reaction.
The Demporats then remained in power
amost without interruption until 1860.
4 During this time all the territory ACQUIRED
by the United States up to 1898 was secured
eexceptotho territory Of Alaska. and every
loot Of 1t was encountered by the vigorous
denounciation of tho Republicans.
During this entire time the Democrats
were tho progressive mon. They held to
the principle that the people should rule but
3 that the general government whlc keeping
taxation at the lowest rate consistent with
good government should expcnd the fund
thus derived for the good of the whole peo-
po. In 1866 they favored subsidizinc
tho Pacific railroad. About tho samo time
they started the subsidy to tho Collins line
OF steamships between the United States and
England. Based upon the principle of the
Jciiersonian commercial treaty with France,
they had concluded troaties with all tho
IN force. They had built mp our foreign
commerce until II excited the wondor and
admiration Of the entire world. They had
undor Gen. jackson stopped imprisonment
for debt. They had fought two successful
wars with foreign nations. They had es.
tabliehed q credit throughout tho world
second to no nation on earth. They were
lighting for principles of the liberty of
thought and action aad the freedom Of
American citizenship. Matters of internal
concern, the leaders Of the party differed
mado reciprocity treaty. The next
reciprocity treaty waa ado by President
Pierce. John Randolph acting against the
: leaders OF his party voted against tho en-
barge aot aud was finally successful in de-
feating that legislation. Clay, Calhoun,
Cheves and Lowndes actively opposed Prsi
4 dent Jtffcrson in the matter OF decreasing
the armt. The frat proposition of rotco-
s tive tariff for The purposes Of protection came
Z from James Madison and Calhoun aud
Lowndes joined with Madison in lis favor
The FederalIsts opposed protection. Clay and
Calhoun favored interna, improvement and
Madison vetoed them Our great distinc
tive foreign policy known as The Monroe
doctrine was Democratic policy The
Democrats defeated the scheme Of tho Re
publicans TO turn over Oregon and Washing
ton TO 0rea. Britain
IL The Democratic pIrty has never ct denied
TO any man within It's lines the privilege Of
I free thought and free speech. 1t ha, mover
{yet failed to correct mistakes when it hos
made thom. II has lost no opportunity to
build up tho merchant marine and
opcntu up our trade with foreign ports. 1t
opened up the Japanese rorts whom all Of
tho nations Of the earth had failed.
4 The party has never been inconsistent,
and yet it has move stultiicd itsof by adhcr-
Ing to previous platforms whom tho oondi-
\ Stions which demanded them had changed.
4 LIInlil 12hH iha nPmnnrnia had dnniad tha