Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
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until 1860. During this time all Of
tho territory acquired by the United
States up to 1893 was secured except
the territory of Alaska, and every
foot of it was encountered by the
vigorous dcnunciation Of the Repub-
licans.
: During this entire time the Demo
Gratis were the progressive men.
They held to the principle that the
people should rule, but that the
general government, while keeping
taxation at the lowest rate consist
ent with good government should
cxpcnd the fund thus derived for
the good Of the whole people. In
1856 they favored subsidizing the
Pacific railroad. About the same
time they started the subsidy to the
Collins Line of steamships between
the United States and England.
Based upon the principle of the
Jeffcrsonian commercial treaty with
France, they had concluded treaties
with all tho principal nations and
those treaties are still in force.
They had built up our foreign COM
merco until it excited the wonder
and admiration of the entire world.
They had, under Gen. jackson,
stopped imprisonment for debt.
They had fought two successful
wars with foreign nations. They
had established credit throughout
the world second to no nation on
earth. They were fighting for the
principles of liberty of thought and
action and the freedom of American
citizenship. Matters of internal con-
Germ the leaders Of the party differed
about. Gen. Jackson was the first
to make reciprocity treaty. Tho
next reciprocity treaty was made by
President Pierce. John Randolph,
acting against the leaders of his
party, voted against the Embargo
Act, and was finally successful in
defeating that legislation. Clay,
Calhoun, Chcves and Lowndcs ac-
lively opposed President Jefferson
in the matter of decreasing the army.
The first proposition of protective
tariff for the purpose of protection
came from James Madison, and Cal
houn and Lowndcs joined with
Madison in it's favor. The Fede-
ralists opposed protection. Clay
and Calhoun favored measures OF
internal Improvement, and Madison
vetoed them. Our great distinctive
foreign policy known rs the Monroe
doctrine was Democratic policy.
The Democrats defeated the scheme
OF the Republicans to turn over
Oregon and Washington to Great
Britain.
The Democratic party has never
yet denied to any man within its
lines the privilege of free thought
and free speech. 1t has never vet
failed to correct mistakes when it
has m..dc them. 1t has lost no
opportunity to build up the mer-
chant marine and open up our trade
with foreign ports. 1t opened up
the Japanese port when all of the
nations Of the earth had failed.
The party has never been incon.
sistcnt and yet it has never stulti.
fed itself by adhering to previout
platforms when the conditions which
demanded them had changed. Unit
1856 the Democrats had denied the
power in the Federal government tc
make internal improvements, and
yet il was the first to advocate the
great Improvement Of tho Pacific
railroads and the Nicaraguan canal
In the matter of tariff it was 4
protection party under tho leader
ship of James Madison; declared
for free trade in 1913; for "inci
dental protection" in 1868; q tariff
for revenue only in 1880, and ir
1884 the convention said
"Morcovor many industries have
come to rely upon Legislation for sue.
cessful continuance, 80 that any
change of law must be at every stcr
rcgardful of the labor and capita
thus involved. The necessary reduc
ton and taxation can and must bt
effected without dnpriving American
labor of tho ability to compete sue
oosnfu'Iy with foreign labor anG
without imposing lower rates of dut,
than will be ample to cover any in
creased cost Of production which
may exist in consequence of tho
higher rate of wages prevailing il
this country"